By Arab News
Month: August 2013
Iran condemns deadly crackdown on Egyptian people
By Iran Review
King Abdullah Science Tech varsity to become one of best
By Farouk Luqman
Networking for high performance computing
By Eurasia Review
Bangladesh World T20 venues make progress
The construction work of stadiums in Sylhet and Cox’s Bazar for next year’s World Twenty20 will be completed by mid-October, said BCB president Nazmul Hassan. The expected finishing time is likely to exceed the ICC’s September 30 deadline but an…
Usain Bolt and Adam Gemili ease into 200m semi-finals
Defending champion Usain Bolt eased into Friday’s semi-finals of the 200m at the World Championships in Moscow.
Jose Mourinho will find it tough to control emotions on return
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says it will be difficult to control his emotions when he returns to the Stamford Bridge dugout for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Hull City.
Olinguito: ‘Overlooked’ mammal carnivore is major discovery
By Jane O’Brien
Ecuador approves Yasuni park oil drilling in Amazon rainforest
Ecuador has abandoned a conservation plan that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in previously untouched parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest. President Rafael Correa said rich nations had failed to back the…
Ostrich necks give clues to dinosaur flexibility
By Melissa Hogenboom
13 banks break fixed asset ceiling
Thirteen commercial banks have invested in fixed assets beyond the limit set by the central bank.
Cairo bloodbath official death toll 525: US, EU, UN regret violence
Egyptian authorities on Thursday significantly raised the death toll from clashes the previous day between police and supporters of the ousted Islamist president, saying more than 500 people died and laying bare the extent of the violence that swept much…
The nation mourns Bangabandhu
The nation is observing the 38th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Thursday by paying homage to the Independence War hero.
Madhupur municipal Mayor and BNP leader Shahid arrested
Police have arrested Tangail’s Madhupur Municipality Mayor and BNP leader Shahidul Islam, better known as Sarkar Shahid. Shahid is the second elected mayor affiliated to the BNP arrested in the last few months. Another such mayor faces charges of war…
Sons, grandchildren greet Khaleda
BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s grandchildren have wished her on her ‘birthday’ on Thursday.
Movment would be fruitless- Ashraf: BNP get ready for polls- Nasim
In the wake of opposition BNP’s threat to wage a tough movement to realise its demand, Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Thursday said no movement could bring any amicable solution.
4 Jamaat leaders held in city
Police arrested four local leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from the city’s Gopibagh area on Wednesday night.
Bifurcated DCC polls lose way in bureaucratic labyrinth
The hope for holding the election to bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations any time soon fade as the polls process lost way in fresh bureaucratic tangles. The elections to the two city corporations — Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka…
2 Demu trains launched from Parbatipur on trial basis
Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Thursday launched two Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (Demu) trains on Parbatipur-Lalmonirhat and Parbatipur-Thakurgaon routes on experimental basis.
Unusual tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway in Comilla
A 30-km tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway on Thursday following a road accident in Daudkandi upazila, causing sufferings to thousands of people.
BSF troops in eastern frontier to learn Bangla
All ranks of the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in India’s eastern frontier would be assigned with a special task from Independence Day — to learn Bangla in its spoken and written forms.
Idols vandalised in Shibchar, Madaripur
Unidentified miscreants vandalised five idols at a Hindu temple in Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila on Thursday morning.
Don’t recast Grameen Bank, US lawmakers urge
Thirty two members of the US Congress and forty prominent personalities from around the globe in two separate open letters to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appealed not to implement the recommendations of the government-appointed Commission on restructuring the Grameen…
Rail bridge alongside Jamuna Bridge on PPP basis
The government will build a separate railway bridge alongside the existing Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge to facilitate railway connectivity and the project will be implemented on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
Spending spree in final year govt’s term
Matiur Rahman
District level user security training on web portal held
A two day district level refresher and user security training on web portal digitised service for the government officials concluded at the local circuit house here on Wednesday.
2 Bangladeshis freed after 8 months’ jail term in India
Two Bangladeshi nationals who were sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for intruding into India were released from Dumdum jail in Calcutta on Wednesday.
212 kg Hilsa seized in Satkhira
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in a drive seized 212 kg Hilsa fish worth Tk 2.12 lakh from Alipur area in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.
AL internal clash hurts 50 in Faridpur
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of the ruling Awami League (AL) over establishing dominance in bordering area of Sonatandi and Ballovdi villages in Saltha upazila of the district on Wednesday.