Singer Eydie Gorme, who had a hit in 1963 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 84, her publicist has said.
Day: August 11, 2013
Tangail market fire burns 42 shops
Tangail – At least 42 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Ghatail upazila of the district early Sunday.
Bus-truck collision kills 5 in Bogra
Bogra – Five people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus and a truck collided at Banani in Shahjahanpur upazila on Sunday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Police and witnesses said the…
General Ashab made envoy to Kuwait
DHAKA – The government today announced appointment of Major General Mohammad Ashab Uddin as the country’s new ambassador to Kuwait.
DSE trading resumes tomorrow
DHAKA – Share trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) resumes tomorrow (Monday) after 6-day holiday on occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr.
Cell phone drivers not associated to accident
Researchers have found no link between the number of drivers making phone calls while on the road and the number of accidents recorded.
Tremor jolts Sylhet
Sylhet – A light earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Sunday afternoon.
Female engineer hit by stones in train, dies
CHITTAGONG – A female engineer was killed after miscreants threw stones into a running train at Bhatiyari area under Sitakunda upazila of the district on Saturday night.
Section 144 imposed in Chuadanga
CHUADANGA: The local administration on Sunday imposed section 144 at Bhangbaria village in Alamdanga upazila to avert an imminent clash between two groups of BNP convened separate programmes at the same venue and time.
Gazipur mayor, councillors take oath
Dhaka – Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Prof MA Mannan and its 75 councillors, including 19 women, took oath on Sunday.
Section 144 imposed in Naogaon over AL, BNP row
Naogaon – The local administration has imposed section 144 in Mahadebpur upazila for today (Sunday) as the local BNP and Awami League called separate meetings at the same venue and time.
Gazipur clash over land dispute leaves 20 injured
GAZIPUR: At least 20 people including a lawyer were injured in a clash over land dispute at Kapasia upazila of the district on Sunday.
Bhola without power for two days
Bhola has been without power since Saturday night after the 34.5MW gas-fired power plant there closed down following technical glitches.
35 shops gutted in Bandarban
BANDARBAN – Thirty-five shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Prodhan bazaar under Gozalia union of the district on Saturday evening, police said.
Guaranteeing communication coverage in event of disaster
By Eurasia Review
3 killed in seperate Chittagong incidents
CHITTAGONG – Three persons including women and a young girl were killed and five others injured in separate incidents here on Saturday.
Perseid meteors to light up summer skies
By Eurasia Review
African nations for tougher stance on dumping electronic waste
By EurActiv EurActiv — African nations have called for continent-wide action to staunch the import of electronic waste, including old computers and mobile telephones from Europe where stringent environmental laws make exporting used goods cheaper than disposing of them at…
Tangail market fire burns 42 shops
Tangail – At least 42 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Ghatail upazila of the district early Sunday.
Eels to be helped back into Lake Windermere
Critically endangered eels are to be helped back into Lake Windermere, Cumbria, where they have not been seen in significant numbers for 30 years.
‘Golden rice’ GM trial vandalised in the Philippines
By Matt McGrath
What does a stem cell burger taste like?
By Melissa Hogenboom
How to: make a microscope from a webcam
Mark Miodownik, presenter from Dara O Briain’s Science Club on BBC Two, reveals how you can perform simple science experiments at home. Try some DIY science and see the microscopic world up close by turning a webcam inside out…
car that will be capable of reaching 1,000mph
By Andy Green
Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to reach Rogers Cup final
Rafael Nadal moved into the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal after beating world number one and top seed Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-2).
Ashes 2013: Chris Rogers the unlikely superhero in fourth Test
Chris Rogers does not look much like the classical sporting hero. Almost 36 years old, a short-sighted spectacle wearer who is also colour-blind, he is less Superman than Clark Kent, Peter Parker rather than Spider-Man.
Brendan Rodgers tells striker Suarez to apologise
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has told striker Luis Suarez he must apologise for his recent conduct.
3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
DHAKA: Three United States soldiers were killed in Afghanistan’s eastern borderlands on Sunday, US and Nato officials said, the first Nato combat deaths this month.
Gunmen kill 5 Yemeni soldiers at checkpoint
SANAA – A Yemeni military official says gunmen believed to be from al-Qaida have killed five soldiers at a checkpoint in a southern province.