UNB: The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) has protested the proposal presented by the deputy commissioners (DCs) at their annual conference, asking for the power to oversee the design and implementation of projects in their districts. "The DCs proposal is unrealist ...বিস্তারিত
Reuters: Russia is violating the "fundamental principles of child protection" in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption, the U.N.'s refugee agency (UNHCR) chief said. Speaking at the UNHCR offices in Kyiv following a six-day t ...বিস্তারিত
DOT Desk: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday said to reap the benefits of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), scientific practice must be increased at a massive rate, reports Dhaka Tribune. “Cashless society is gradually deve ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Adani, 60, began his week the world's third-richest person but has tumbled down the rankings to seventh on Forbes' billionaires tracker after losing $24 billion in yesterday's trade. His flagship Adani Enterprises plunged 15 per cent in Mumbai after midday, a fall of 50 ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: Hundreds of Iraqis gathered on Wednesday in front of the central bank in Baghdad to protest after falls in the local currency against the US dollar, AFP journalists reported. The official exchange rate is fixed by the government and remains unchanged at 1,470 dinars f ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: The Ocean Viking rescued 95 migrants off the Libyan coast Wednesday, but at least four were still missing, the French NGO that operates the humanitarian vessel said.Some of those rescued said at least four people were thought to have fallen into the sea before rescuers ...বিস্তারিত
AFP: UNESCO added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city Odessa, often described as "the pearl of the Black Sea", to its World Heritage List on Wednesday, overcoming opposition from Russia. The 21 member states of the agency's world heritage committee approved inscribin ...বিস্তারিত
UNB: Bangladesh has urged its national and international partners to prioritize strengthening capacities to identify trafficking in persons and focus on creating a victim-friendly criminal justice system. “The emerging effects of Covid 19 and climate change on human traff ...বিস্তারিত
BSS: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today underscored the need for a paperless office in delivering faster business registration services online. "We will go for full-scale automation, and we will be going through some internal proceedings while we aspire to be a paperless o ...বিস্তারিত
BSS: Renowned Indian pediatrician Dilip Mahalanabis, who worked at refugee camps during the Bangladesh's war of liberation in 1971, gets posthumously the Padma Vibhushan award, the second highest civilian award of India. The Indian government announced the Padma Awards mai ...বিস্তারিত