Incensed at the death of a female patient for alleged wrong operation, her relatives vandalised a private clinic in Magura town on Friday.
Day: September 14, 2013
Sirajganj flood situation slightly improves
The flood situation in Sirajganj has marked a slight improvement with a little fall in the water level of the river Jamuna.
Firearm recovered, 2 held in Sylhet
Plainclothes police recovered a firearm from a house in Nijkuara area under Osmaninagar thana in the city on Friday and detained two people in this connection.
Farmer found dead in Pabna
Police recovered the body of a farmer from a pond at Fatehmohammadpur Pramanik Para in Ishurdi municipality area on Friday.
Three-day Bonsai exhibition begins in Rajshahi
A three-day Bonsai exhibition and competition began here on Friday aims at making the bonsai culture popular among the people.
Relief for flood victims distributed in Gaibandha
District Administration has distributed rice among the flood affected people of three upazilas in the district.
Jute harvest nearing completion in south western region
Harvest of jute in 10 districts of Khulna division during the current season is nearing completion.
Bumper Aus rice production achieved in Rangpur
Farmers have achieved a bumper Aus crop production of 75,372 tonnes clean rice in Rangpur Agriculture Region in the current season.
Japan launches ‘affordable’ Epsilon space rocket
Japan has launched the first in a new generation of space rockets, hoping the design will make missions more affordable.
Rebels and troops resume fight in southern Philippines
Fighting has resumed between government troops and Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines, despite a recently agreed ceasefire.
Naomi Watts cuts short radio slot
Simon Mayo says he is “baffled” by Naomi Watts’ decision to finish an interview about her new movie Diana ahead of time.
Cory Monteith film wins at Toronto
A film starring late Glee actor Cory Monteith has won a top award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Carbon capture and storage to be monitored by cosmic rays
By Simon Redfern
Smart approach to house spider survey
By Ella Davies
Biofuels: Euro MPs vote to cap use for transport
The European Parliament has backed proposals to limit the amount of food crops used to produce biofuel.
Voyager: Through the door to eternity
Dr Carolyn Porco is one of the world’s leading planetary scientists and was part of the Voyager-1 imaging team. She helped Carl Sagan set up Voyager’s famous “Pale Blue Dot” portrait of Earth when the probe had reached beyond Neptune…
Mobile app to manage diabetes and athletic performance
By Simon Redfern
Amazon cloud goes down in Northern Virginia
Updated Amazon’s mammoth compute cloud experienced problems on Friday, disrupting the constellation of sites that depend on it, such as Heroku.
US, Russia agree Syria arms deal in Geneva
Syria must give inspectors access to all chemical weapons ahead of their complete destruction, US and Russia agree. US state secretary John Kerry outlined a six-point framework under which Syria must hand over a full list of its stockpile within…
For Hollywood liberals, it’s identity politics Uber Alles
Ed Asner’s explanation for Hollywood’s silence regarding Obama attacking Syria epitomises the absurdity and danger of political correctness and identity politics. Ironically, Hollywood progressives find themselves slaves of their own emotion driven brain-dead loon-icy. Hollywood along with Democrats and the…
Uranium supply and demand in balance for now
World nuclear capacity is set to continue to grow, but the supply of uranium should meet predicted demand for the next few decades according to the latest World Nuclear Association (WNA) report on the nuclear fuel market, released Thursday at…
Yesterday’s poll results
Question: A senior examiner has in this paper’s column described flaws in SSC, HSC script evaluation. Is he right? Yes 84 percent No 14 percent Other 0 percent Today’s question: Shall installation of video cameras in all polling stations…
India, NZ tour a tough duo – Gibson
Renaldo Matadeen Ottis Gibson, the West Indies head coach, believes the impromptu India series will be the most stern test for his team’s progress since their T20 World Cup title in Sri Lanka. Gibson admitted that he was eager for…
World Cup 2022: Qatar chief rejects calls to move finals
The head of the Qatar 2022 World Cup has rejected calls for the tournament to be awarded to another country.
Andy Murray wins Davis Cup opener but Dan Evans loses
Andy Murray gave Great Britain the lead in their Davis Cup play-off in Croatia but the hosts levelled the tie at the end of the first day of action in Umag.
Movie review: Can Robert De Niro save ‘the family’?
By David Blaustein Well, if you’re going to continue to exploit a tired Mafia stereotype, you might as well do it with the best.
Kate Middleton Shines in First Official Post-Baby Appearance
Kate Middleton has done it again! The Duchess of Cambridge, 31, dazzled during her first official appearance — at Thursday’s Tusk Conservation Awards in London — since she and Prince William, 31, welcomed Prince George in July.
Will Pope Francis let priests get married?
Pope Francis has promised to shake up the Catholic Church, and his new secretary of state did just that this week, saying that the tradition of priestly celibacy should be open to debate.
Green Home initiative helps reduce UK’s energy use
Energy broker Inenco looks to expand as sale is confirmed Councils are needlessly blocking community renewable energy projects Green Open Homes scheme launches to boost energy efficiency Wednesday 11 September.
Two new species of octocorals discovered in the Pacific Ocean
The vast expanse of the Earth’s oceans makes finding a new species like finding a needle in a haystack. In fact, finding a needle in a haystack may be easier than finding a new species of octocoral in the Pacific…