“Do it in the suit.” According to Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff,” that’s what mission control said to Alan Shepard during Mercury-Redstone 3, when the astronaut said he needed to urinate. Shepard did as he was told. The first…
Day: July 15, 2013
Robots to revolutionize farming
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — On a windy morning in California’s Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, refrigerator-sized contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the…
Billionaire Carl to invest $15.4bn for Dell
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is ready to raise the stakes in his bid to take control of computer maker Dell.
Shahbagh protesters start assembling again
There are signs of revival of the Ganajagaran Manch on news that the verdict for Jamaat-e-Islami founder Prof. Ghulam Azam on charges of war crimes in 1971 is due.
India compensates family of Bangladeshi killed by BSF
The Indian government for the first time has provided compensation of Rs 5,00,000 to the family members of a Bangladeshi national killed in firing by its Border Security Force (BSF).
Retract remark against 5 city mayors, apologise: Moudud
Senior opposition lawmaker Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Sunday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to withdraw their remarks against the elected mayors of five city corporations and advised them to make apology to the people.
Writ challenges quota system in BCS exams
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking its directives to cancel the 56 percent quota in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Yunus put among top influential global economists
Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus featured as one of the most influential business thinkers in a new ranking compiled by The Wall Street Journal.