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Hasina’s Delhi visit postponed: Foreign Minister refers to threat
Staff Reporter
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India scheduled for December 19 has been postponed.
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni made this announcement yesterday while briefing reporters at the Ministry yesterday.
She said the Prime Minister's four-day visit to India was not possible on December 19 as both the Bangladesh and Indian Prime Minister would join the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change on December 18, a day ahead of the planned visit.
The Foreign Minister said now the Prime Minister's visit may defer to January 10 and 11.  |
World leaders urged to stand beside Bangladesh
bdnews24.com, Copenhagen
Low-lying countries like Bangladesh and small island nations could be submerged due to the sea level rising result of global warming, IPCC chief Rajendra Pachauri told the start of the Copenhagen climate talks on Monday.
Speaker urged world leaders to take climate change action and support vulnerable countries at the opening session at the Bella conference centre in the Danish capital.
Pachauri, chairman of the Inter Governmental Panel of Climate Change, urged to all to stand beside the vulnerable country such as Bangladesh. |
BNP to emerge stronger from council
Easin Alam
A new BNP will be appeared before the nation through completing its 5th National Council, which will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city today, thinks BNP leaders and activists.
Newly elected party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia already expressed her wish to present BNP with renewed vigor to reorganise the party from grass root level to top level.
Top leaders of the party are founding significance in the speech of Khaleda Zia.
A standing committee member wishing anonymity told this correspondent that chairperson's 'new BNP' means change of leadership and new direction for the nation. |
Dhaka to press for treaty at Copenhagen summit
UNB, Dhaka
Bangladesh will press for a legally binding agreement at Copenhagen summit for deep cuts in carbon emissions and a dedicated fund for helping the most vulnerable countries in adaptation to the calamitous climate change, as world leaders began converging on the Danish capital to deal with the most pressing problem of the present times.
"We want binding commitment from big climate-polluter nations," Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said at a press briefing at her Ministry on Monday afternoon. |
Hasina urges scientists, experts: Innovate environ-friendly tech to protect people
UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the country's scientists and technology experts to come up with new technological invention and environment-friendly use of technologies to protect the people from the wrath of global climate change.
She gave the call while addressing the National Science and Information and Communication Technology Fellowship distribution ceremony at the city's Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the morning.
"Climate change has become the biggest threat for the world civilization. |
Compensation from industrial countries demanded
Staff Reporter
Different organisations yesterday organised programmes in the city raising the demand for compensation from the industrial and developed countries responsible for climate change and marking the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change.
Campaign for Good Governance (Supra) formed a human chain in front of National Museum to draw the attention of international community to the negative impacts of climate change.
Coordinator of Supra Mohammad Shahidullah, President of Bangladesh Bhumihin Samity Subal Sarker, President of Bachte Shikho Nari Firoza Begum, Ferdous Ahmed and Bilkis Akter among others, spoke on the occasion. |
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Internet Edition. December 8, 2009, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM 
