UNSC unanimously adopts Syria peace plan
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria. The 15-member council reached rare agreement on the issue in a session in New York on Friday. The resolution endorses talks between the Syrian government and opposition in early January, as well as a ceasefire. The Syrian war, which is heading towards its fifth year, has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced millions more, the UN says.
However, disagreements remain over the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The US, UK and France called for his departure, saying he had lost the ability to lead the country. Almost five years of fighting has left large parts of the country destroyed
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Economic zone plan threatens tea workers
For the fourth consecutive day, about 15,000 Bangladeshi tea workers have continued an indefinite strike against a government plan to acquire hundreds of hectares of land that would adversely affect their lives and livelihood.
Workers and family members from four tea estates in Habiganj district of northeastern Sylhet division are demanding the government scrap plans for a special 207-hectare economic zone on spare agricultural land belonging to the Chandpore Tea Estate, which the tea workers' families cultivate.
The Chandpore estate has 1,655 registered tea workers and a total population of more than 6,000 people. The estate is managed by
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BCIM Economic Corridor to bolster BD’s development
The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor will promote trade, transport, tourism and investment for Bangladesh due to its strategic location between India and China, said an economist.
MS Siddiqui, an economist and a professor, made the comments in a recent interview with Xinhua. China raised the proposal of building the BCIM Economic Corridor in 2013 to deepen friendly cooperation and connecting East Asia and South Asia.
Siddiqui, a regional representative of the World Mediation Organization (WMO), a Berlin-based international network of scholars and 
Lawyer takes aim at fatwa violence in Bangladesh
Hena Akhter was 14 when she was whipped to death for allegedly having an affair with a married man. There was uproar in local and international media at the time of her death in 2011, followed by a fervent call to outlaw so-called fatwa violence in Bangladesh.
The high court ruled that Hena’s body should be exhumed to determine the extent of the violence to which the young girl was subjected. A second post-mortem examination found that she died of septicaemia due to severe internal injuries. The court ordered an investigation, which led to several arrests, including that of the Muslim cleric who issued the fatwa.
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BD set to supplant China top cotton importer
As China’s economy has grown, it has become the largest importer of raw materials from copper to iron ore. Yet for one commodity, at least, it’s poised to lose that title.
Bangladesh will probably overtake China as the world’s biggest cotton importer in the current crop season, which lasts through July, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
In year ending July 31, Bangladesh will import a record 5.75 million bales of the fiber, up 6.5 percent from a year earlier, the USDA said 
Mukti Utshob at Robi Walk-In-Centers
Following overwhelming response from the customers last year, customer centric mobile phone operator Robi has kick started this year’s Mukti Utshob from today. This year’s edition will last for four (4) days ending on December 21, 2015; Monday.
The main objective of this sales extravaganza is to promote the use of smartphones in the country. On a first come first serve basis, Robi 
is serving the customers with high quality world class handsets at an amazing discount rate in partnership with the leading handset makers of the world.
As expected, Mukti Utshob cre...
is serving the customers with high quality world class handsets at an amazing discount rate in partnership with the leading handset makers of the world.
As expected, Mukti Utshob cre...
