DW: The Norwegian capital plans to cut emissions by 95 percent by 2030, despite being one of Europe’s fastest growing cities. As European Green Capital 2019, it hopes to set an example for others. Oslo’s waterfront was once a mass of shipping containers and a vast intersection jammed with cars pumping out fumes. Today, traffic…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT The Election Commission has started preparations to hold the next upazila parishad elections in March. The elections have to be held then as the SSC examinations were scheduled for February and HSC examinations were in April, said EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed reports BDnews. He revealed the plan at the Election…
The Opening Convocation & Freshers’ Reception-2019for the newly-enrolled students of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) held at its campus on 02 January (Tuesday)2019. BUP Vice Chancellor Maj Gen Md Emdad-Ul-Bari, ndc, psc, techaired the programme. At the beginning of the ceremony, selected representatives carry faculty flags in the front while Deans, Other Senior Officers and…
DOT Desk: Stocks failed to stay positive trend at midday on Wednesday as some investors started to book profit after eight days’ gain, reports The Financial Express. Following the previous eight sessions’ 245 points gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities. Within first 15…
Arafat Hasan of DOT The United Kingdom has urged the Bangladesh authorities for a full, credible and transparent resolution of all complaints related to the conduct of the December 30 general elections, reports The Daily Star. “While I welcome the participation of all opposition parties in these elections, I am aware of credible accounts of…
Abrar Hussain of DOT Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has urged the elected BNP lawmakers to accept people’s verdict and take oath. He was addressing media at the Secretariat yesterday when he said, “It will not be wise to reject the verdict made by the general people of Bangladesh. Though they [BNP]…
Noor Majid of DOT India will maintain close relationship with Bangladesh. It will expand its co-operation with the current government and its administration, despite widespread allegation of Election fraud and malpractices in the national elections. Professor Manoj Kumar Mishra, a reknown Indian foreoign policy expert of Hyderabad University said. In this regard he explained some…
BSS: Farmers are happy with production of vegetables and its market price during the current winter season everywhere in the region including its vast Barind tract. At present, local wholesale and retail markets both in rural and urban areas have become abundant with varieties of winter vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, beans, tomato and potato. Production…
DOT Desk: Illegal drug trade continues to be a cause for concern across the country despite intensified crackdowns by law enforcement agencies and prosecution of over seven lakh drug dealers over the last decade, reports The Daily Sun. However, drug traders dodge crackdowns in many cases allegedly with support from a section of law enforcers….
Todd May, Professor of philosophy at Clemson University and the author/Gulf News Our species possesses inherent value, but we are causing unimaginable animal suffering There are stirrings of discussion these days in philosophical circles about the prospect of human extinction. This should not be surprising, given the increasingly threatening predations of climate change. In reflecting…