New Nation unveils digital show ‘Rising Stars’
The New Nation, a prominent English daily newspaper in Bangladesh, announced the launch of 'Rising Stars,' a new digital program designed to highlight and encourage rising talent in a variety of sectors. The program will highlight people who are doing very well in a variety of fields, including science, education, music, culture, business, debate, mooting, and programming.
On Thursday, the Director of The New Nation, Javed Hosein, formally announced the debut of "Rising Stars," the show's new digital series, at Ittefaq Bhaban in the capital.
Javed underlined how critical it is to identify and develop young talent in a variety of profes
Instrument of accession to int’l convention on enforced disappearances signed
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today signed the Instrument of Accession to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances.
He signed the instrument at the weekly meeting of the council of advisers amid clapping by the advisers.
"It is a historic occasion," the chief adviser's press wing quoted Prof Yunus as saying.
The instrument was signed a day before the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
The i...
The instrument was signed a day before the International Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances.
The i...
Ameer Shafiqur Rahman makes sense
It’s been a most refreshing experience to read Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Ameer Shafiqur Rahman’s call for patience and restraint above the shouts and screams that permeates Dhaka’s polluted air seeking premature fresh elections.
Sir Frank Peters
It’s only been a couple of weeks since President Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu swore in Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus as Chief Adviser to the Interim ...
Life expectancy in Bangladesh drops by 4.8 years due to air pollution
Bangladesh is the world's most polluted country and fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) shortens the average Bangladeshi resident's life expectancy by 4.8 years, relative to what it would be if the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline of 5 µg/m³ was met, says a new global report released on Wednesday.
Some areas of Bangladesh fare much worse than others, such as the Gazipur and Narsingdi districts, where air pollution is shortening lives by more than 6 years, it said, reports UNB.
All of Bangladesh's 166.4 million people live in areas where the annual average particulate pollution level exceeds both the WHO guideline and 96.8 percent of the country's population live in regions that don't meet the country's own national standard of 35 µg/m³. Even in the least polluted distr...
5-member commission to detect force disappearance
The government has formed a five-member Commission to find out forcibly disappeared people by the law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2010 to August 5, 2024.
Retired judges of the High Court Division Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli have been made president and member of the Commission. Other members of the Commission are: human rights activist Nur Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris and human rights activist Sazzad Hossain.
The Commission has been given 45 working days to summit the investigation report to the government.
Yunus calls for revival of SAARC
Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus called for the revival of the SAARC for enhanced regional cooperation in an effort to boost economic cooperation in the South Asian region.
"SAARC could be a model of relationships like the European Union. We must work together for mutual benefits," he said on Tuesday when Pakistan High Commissioner in Dhaka Syed Ahmed Maroof paid a courtesy call on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here.
During the meeting, the Pakistan envoy underscored the necessity for reinvigorating the trade and econ...
During the meeting, the Pakistan envoy underscored the necessity for reinvigorating the trade and econ...
