Dhaka, Mar 12 : A recent upward trend in daily coronavirus infection rate could force the government to keep educational institutions shut longer than expected. “If the upward trend continues, the government will reconsider [changing] the reopening date based on…
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Police May Pull the Trigger, but It’s the System That Kills
By Richard E. Rubenstein Fifty years ago this year, I published my first book, entitled Rebels in Eden – an exploration of mass political violence in America focusing on the uprisings that had by then incinerated substantial portions of the…
May warmest on record, CO2 levels hit new high in slowdown
6 June 2020 – Last month was the warmest May on record and carbon dioxide levels also hit a new high despite the economic slowdown from COVID-19, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, in an urgent appeal for…
BB asks banks not to take interest for April, May
DHAKA, May 3, 2020 (BSS) – Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed all banks to transfer the interest or profit for the month of April and May against the existing loans or investments to transfer an interest free blocked account and…
ODI skipper Tamim may bid for Mushfiqur’s bat at auction
Dhaka, May 03 – Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he might bid to buy the bat what Mushfiqur Rahim announced to put on the auction to raise money to help the poor people who are left stranded due to…
Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus.
Padma Bridge work may suffer if coronavirus persists: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Padma Bridge’s construction work will be hampered if the coronavirus situation does not improve within two months.
UN human rights ruling may spur climate change asylum claims
The UN Human Rights Committee has determined that countries cannot deport people who have sought asylum due to climate-related threats.
REHAB Housing Fair may cross last year’s Tk 15bn spot order
Dhaka, Dec 27 – The REHAB fair on Friday experienced a crowd of customers who showed much more interest in buying both apartments and plots, which, according to organisers, might help surpass their last year’s spot order record of around…
EC may schedule Dhaka City Corporations polls on Sunday
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Election Commission (EC) is going to sit on Sunday with a number of agenda including DNCC and DSCC polls schedule and delimitation of parliamentary seats.
Eating chilli peppers may prevent fatal heart attacks, stroke
Chilli peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from a heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes…
Deviation from secular position may weaken India: FM
Dhaka dismisses any repression on minorities Dhaka, Dec 11 – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday ruled out any repression on minorities in Bangladesh saying any deviation from India’s historic position as a tolerant and secular nation might…
Shahadat banned from NCL, may face one-year suspension
Former national pacer Shahadat Hossain Rajib was banned from the ongoing National Cricket League (NCL) after physically assaulting his teammate Arafat Sunny Junior during their side Dhaka Division’s second day’s play against Khulna Division in the sixth and last round…
Obesity-linked arthritis risk may turn hereditary: study
A new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests obesity may increase arthritis risk not only in obese people but in their children and grandchildren, too.
Public, election officials may be kept in the dark on hacks
If the FBI discovers that foreign hackers have infiltrated the networks of your county election office, you may not find out about it until after voting is over. And your governor and other state officials may be kept in the…
Rainwater may help meet most domestic needs in BD: Experts
Dhaka, Sept 19 – Bangladesh receives on an average 1500 mm rainfall every year and this is adequate to meet most domestic needs, experts said on Thursday. They were speaking at the 4th Rainwater Harvesting Convention held at a city…
Mitigating climate change may give Asia-Pacific a dev. boost
7 September 2019 Climate Change The urgent need to move towards a low carbon economy and build resilience, would not only mitigate the worst impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific, but also lift the region economically, according to the…
Dengue situation may worsen after Eid
The dengue situation across the country keeps getting worse every day with the authorities fearing further deterioration during and after the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. The number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals has been increasing since the beginning of August, sources…
Alia may sing for own music video
Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, who has crooned a few songs in her movies, may soon release and feature in her own music video. Pinkvilla and Mumbai Mirror claimed that Alia may sing a song and feature in the music video,…
New UK rules to end gender stereotypes in ads may go further
by Magadlena Zawisza Advertisers still often hit consumers with gender stereotypes. And do they often miss—at their own business expense. Remember the infamous ‘beach body ready’ campaign from 2015 for the supplement brand Protein World? It’s the one that challenged…
Arsenic-laced water may cause more young deaths
Chronic exposure to higher arsenic concentration through drinking water may cause more deaths in young adults in a number of different diseases, says a new study. It reveals the different diseases include cardio-vascular disease (related to the heart), cerebro-vascular disease…
May: UK to seek further Brexit delay, try to break logjam
London, Apr 3 (AP/UNB) — With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek another Brexit delay and hold talks with the…
Israeli forces’ 2018 Gaza actions may constitute war crimes
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – During the large-scale demonstrations that began in Gaza on 30 March 2018, individual members of the Israeli Security Forces, in the course of their response to the demonstrations, killed and injured civilians who were neither directly…
Bd ruling coalition partner Ershad may take oath Sunday
Jaitya party chairman HM Ershad is likely to take oath as an MP of the 11th parliament on Sunday.
Gano Forum MPs may join Parliament: Dr Kamal
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday said their party is thinking positively for sending its two newly elected MPs to the 11th Parliament.
EU says no to May on Brexit renegotiating deal
Theresa May’s bid to make her Brexit deal more acceptable to MPs have suffered a blow after EU leaders said it was “not open for renegotiation”. She wants legal assurances on the Irish backstop to help her deal get through…
Trump told me to sue the EU: May
Donald Trump told Theresa May she should sue the EU rather than negotiate over Brexit, she has told the BBC. The US president said on Friday at a joint press conference he had given her a suggestion – but she…
UK pledges extra £44m for Channel border security
An extra £44.5m is to be spent beefing up Channel border security, the UK government is to say later. It will be spent on fencing, CCTV and infrared detection technology in Calais and other border points. It comes as French…
Trump hits out at May after far-right video tweets
Donald Trump has told UK Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on “terrorism” in the UK after she criticised his sharing of far-right videos. “Don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within…
May to dine with EU chiefs amid Brexit ‘deadlock’
Theresa May is to travel to Brussels later for a dinner with EU leaders in a bid to end a stalemate over Brexit. The meeting, with chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, comes days after the pair…