Day: January 19, 2015

    The richest one percent are likely to control more than half of the globe’s total wealth by next year, the charity Oxfam reported in a study released on Monday. The warning about deepening global inequality comes just as the world’s business elite prepare to meet this week at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, reports The New York Times. Unless things change, by 2016 wealth of the top 1% will exceed that of the rest of the world http://t.co/o1EwiTc6xRpic.twitter.com/B9osgHR4Ee — Oxfam International (@Oxfam) January 19, 2015 Rising #inequality & climate change are defining challenges of our time. You can help: http://t.co/ONSAl4jeRJ#wef15pic.twitter.com/B4ee6BVYvf — Oxfam International (@Oxfam) January 16, 2015 The 80 wealthiest people in the...

    The fifth session of the current parliament began this afternoon amid the ongoing nationwide blockade by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. The Jatiya Sangsad went into its session around 4: 15pm which will continue till March 5, according to the decision of the parliament business advisory committee. To finalise the duration of the JS session, the parliament business advisory committee sat in a meeting around 3:00pm today. President Abdul Hamid started his opening address around 4:35pm at the first JS session of the New Year. The president delivered his speech based on government activities highlighting development works. A bill related to the control of formalin is likely to be passed during the fifth session.