M Humayun Kabir: The Election Commission yesterday said that the upcoming 11th parliamentary election will be held in the last week of December. The EC is now taking preparation to introduce Electronic Voting Machine in 100 electoral constituencies, said its secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed, reports The Daily Star. Amid opposition from different political parties including…
Bakr Sidqi/Middle East Monitor Turkey has recently been under intense pressure from both Washington and Moscow. In some statements by government officials there have been signs of a rapprochement with Europe, as if it were the lifeline for the next economic crisis, which is expected to have dire consequences. This was encouraged by the fact…
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed Ansar and VDP is the largest community based disciplined organization of Bangladesh. The total number of this force is about 60 lakhs. The female members cover the half of the total number. The organization of the force is extended up to village level. In the villages, we have one male VDP…
Banglanews24: Educat-ion Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said if authorities of private universities fail to control its students from joining movement, vice-chancellors will have to answer for it. Though students of schools and colleges have returned to classes from their protest for safe roads, students of private universities took to streets after them. The Education Minister…
Desk Report: World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides, with various activities around the world since 2003. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP), collaborates with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Federation for…
Kiron Sharma, from Chattogram: Orbis International, a flying eye hospital, has been providing treatment, medicine and treatment materials, including glasses, to locals of Cox’s Bazar and Rohingya refugees for free. It is also operating upon the people with cataract probleam, helping them get back clear eyesight. The free services were delivered in Baitush Sharaf Hospital…
Desk Report: The top 100 contestants, aiming for the Miss World Bangladesh 2018 crown, locked horns at head-to-head round at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. The pageant, organised by Antar Showbiz, aims to find Miss World Bangladesh 2018, who will represent Bangladesh at the upcoming Miss World 2018. The 68th edition of Miss World pageant will…
Sumaiya Kabir The Rampal Power Plant, a proposed coal based power plant dangerously close to the Sunderbans, has been fiercely opposed ever since the agreement to build it was signed in 2012. Although the proposed 1320 megawatt power plant will produce electricity using coal, an affordable and abundant energy source, the consequences of building the…
Hossen Sohel: Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan’s new prime minister, is expected to appear before the country’s anti-graft body in connection with the misuse of government helicopters which caused Rs 2.17 million loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa exchequer, reports PTI. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on August 3 had summoned 65-year-old Pakistan…