BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday described the government press note on the Mar 11 violence outside the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters as ‘bundle of lies’.
Day: March 14, 2013
New pope’s views on art, gay marriage
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio surprised the world on Wednesday when he ended a run of nearly 1,300 years of European popes and greeted St. Peter’s Square for the first time as Pope Francis.
Speaker now Acting President
Parliament’s Speaker Abdul Hamid is standing in for the ailing President in line with the Constitution until Mohammad Zillur Rahman fully recovers.
Turkish progression to last eight
Galatasaray progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to a 3-2 away win against Schalke.
Suchana wins Nacho Bangladesh Nacho crown
Suchana Banik of Chittagong won the crown of dance reality show, “Mangoli Nacho Bangladesh Nacho”. She won the crown at the grand finale of the contest held at the Winter Gander of Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in the city on Monday…
Endangered Sharks
Well-known species of sharks such as the great white shark, tiger shark, blue shark, mako shark, and the hammerhead shark are apex predators—organisms at the top of their underwater food chain.
Conservation technology boosts wheat production
Experts at separate field level learning tours have stress for expanded adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) technologies to increase wheat production at lower cost for ensuring food security under adverse climate.
Google announces Android leadership change
Sundar Pichai is replacing Andy Rubin as the head of the Android operating system, announced Google CEO Larry Page on the group`s blog.
Jakarta wants stronger trade ties with Dhaka
Indonesia wants more comprehensive economic ties with Bangladesh and looks for fresh investment in prospective areas reducing the existing trade gap between the two Muslim countries, its visiting Foreign Minister Dr Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa said on Thursday.
US to support renewable energy programme
The United States will extend its support to Bangladesh in participating in the `United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Program’.
Israeli settlers cut Olive trees in Nablus
A number of extremist Israeli settlers cut dozens of Palestinian olive trees near Qaryout village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Massacre of Rohingyas in Myanmar
The Rohingyas in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine, formerly known as Arakan, have again been subjected to a major massacre. The Rohingyas happen to be a Muslim minority living in the Buddhist majority country. They have been victims of…
Jalebi uncoiled: Nothing makes sense
Dr Sudhirendar Sharma New year resolutions are about doing ‘something’ which is different and better compared to the previous years. Isn’t it? But my new year resolution has been to do ‘nothing’ because I have been made to believe that…
Argentine Bergoglio picked, will be Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — With a puff of white smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and to the cheers of thousands of rain-soaked faithful, a gathering of Catholic cardinals picked a new pope from among their midst on Wednesday…