Desk Report Dhaleshwari river is being seriously polluted due to the discharge of untreated and partially-treated liquid wastes through surface drainage directly to the river from the central effluent treatment plant (CETP) in the relocated tannery industrial estate in Savar, reports UNB. National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) Chairman Dr Muzibur Rahman Howlader stated this in…
Arafat Hasan A writ has been filed with the High Court yesterday, seeking directives on the dissolution of the 10th parliament 42 days ahead of the next national election and formation of a caretaker government. The writ, filed by Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akond, also sought issuance of a rule asking the respondents to…
AFP After more than a century of conflicting evidence, Anglo-French animosity and a H.G. Wells novella involving murder most fowl, scientists said Wednesday they have finally solved the riddle of the world’s largest bird. For 60 million years the colossal, flightless elephant bird — Aepyornis maximus — stalked the savannah and rainforests of Madagascar until…
Rebecca Kolinski, Freelance Writer & Editor/Thrive Global I had my first experience with meditation during a yoga teacher training class. The first few times I tried it, I wasn’t sure what all the fuss was about. I spent most of the time thinking — or trying not to think. By the end of each session,…
Desk Report Despite Department of Environment warnings, the factory owner has not changed how his factory operates A polythene factory is operating in Khulna’s Sonadanga area, breaching environmental laws. The Department of Environment’s (DoE) Khulna divisional office has issued several notices to the factory but its owner pays them no heed. The factory, without a…
IndependentBD Bangladesh cricket team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will remain out of the field for around a three-month due to his little finger injury on his left hand. The prolific all-rounder underwent an emergency operation in Dhaka on Thursday (September 27) and left the hospital on Sunday. reports UNB. “If I would wait another few…
Desk Report Swiss Bio Hygienic Equipment (SBE), a joint venture of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd Bangladesh, Bio Engineering Switzerland and AMS Technology of Germany, has opened ‘Electro Polishing Plant’ at Dhamrai in the outskirts of Dhaka city on Saturday. Senior Secretary of Economic Division Kazi Shafiqul Azam formally inaugurated the plant at Krishnapura Sahebelishor area of…
Utpal Dutta : US ambassador extends international concerns about Digital Security Act fearing that the act could be used to suppress free speech that might bear on democracy, development and prosperity in Bangladesh. Marcia Bernicat says it in a statement on Sunday in Dhaka. Earlier in New York, PM, Sheikh Hasina defends Digital Act, 2018 is…
Kabir Humayun : Bangladesh has sought four more orbital slots from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to launch country’s second satellite Bangabandhu-II into the space. Officials said the country has taken the move following the successful launching of its first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I into the orbit this year, reports Daily Sun. Contacted, Bangladesh Communication…
Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed : In too many places around the world, workers are denied basic human rights and some are even persecuted and killed. Whereas the truth is access to more and better jobs is the key to improving living conditions and achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Employment is the link between economic development and…