By John James
Month: September 2013
Nepal-Maoist’s election dilemma
By Sohan Prasad Sha
Syria crisis: France, Russia admit attack differences
Russia and France’s foreign ministers have disagreed over who is to blame for the chemical weapons attack in Syria.
Teacher gives birth in Chigwell school
A primary school teacher has spoken about how her colleagues helped deliver her son at the school where she works.
Is China’s non-interference policy sustainable?
While the US, UK and France pushed for intervention in Syria and Russia noisily blocked them at every turn, China was in the background, saying very little. As Kerry Brown of the University of Sydney argues, today’s Chinese diplomats are…
Stephen Hawking speaks out about assisted suicide
UK cosmologist Prof Stephen Hawking has publicly said he backs the notion of assisted suicide for people with terminal illnesses.
Sony smart stick to challenge Google Chromecast dongle
Sony has confirmed plans to launch a dongle to add apps and other smart-TV features to its televisions.
Valve drops hints about Steam game hardware
Valve will next week reveal more details about the gaming hardware it has been developing. Valve boss Gabe Newell made the announcement during a keynote speech at the LinuxCon 2013 conference.
Australia may seek 2022 Fifa World Cup compensation
Australia’s soccer chief Frank Lowy says his country’s Football Federation (FFA) may seek compensation if the 2022 World Cup is switched to the winter.
Ronnie O’Sullivan says ‘many more players throw matches’
World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan says Stephen Lee is not the only player guilty of fixing snooker matches.
Classic Brits to honour Pavarotti with posthumous award
Opera star Luciano Pavarotti is to be given a posthumous honour at the Classic Brit Awards. He was offered the lifetime achievement award six years ago in 2007 but died later that year before it could be presented to him.
NY art dealer admits to multi-million dollar art fraud
A New York art dealer has pleaded guilty to being involved in a 15 year multi-million dollar art fraud.
A threat to survival of white-bellied herons in Bhutan
While Bhutan plays a pioneering role to protect the critically endangered White-bellied heron, an endangered bird species across the world, with the establishment of the Punatshangchhu hydro project, ornithologists from Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) say the habitat…
Short-haired bumblebee nests in Dungeness
A species of bee reintroduced to the UK after becoming extinct has nested for the first time in a quarter of a century.
Biblical-era town discovered along Sea of Galilee
A town dating back more than 2,000 years has been discovered on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel’s Ginosar valley.
Quader Mollah gets death penalty: Jamaat calls 2-day strike, clashes reported
Bangladesh Supreme Court has sentenced a senior Islamist opposition leader to death for mass murder during the country’s 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
Yesterday’s poll results
Question: Is BNP’s stand for joining the current session of Parliament only if government introduces a caretaker bill right? Answers: Yes 67 percent No 33 percent Other 0 percent Today’s Question: Is British Parliamentary Group leader Nick De Bois MP…
UN confirm sarin gas used in Damascus
There is “convincing evidence” that sarin gas was used in a rocket attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus, last month, a UN report is to confirm.
South Korea shoots dead man swimming to North
South Korean troops have shot dead a man trying to swim across a border river into the North, officials say.
Egypt army storms Islamist-held town
Egyptian troops have stormed the central town of Dalga, which has been held by Islamists loyal to the ousted president, Mohammed Morsi. Army and police backed by helicopters entered the town early on Monday.
Verdict on Quader’s Appeal likely today
The Supreme Court will deliver its final verdict on the life sentence awarded to Jamaat e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla on today.
Govt inks protocol of cooperation with Aga Khan Deveopment Network
Bangladesh government and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Monday signed a protocol of cooperation for development in different fields including education, health, economy and environment.
CNG stations to operate round the clock Oct 11-19 for Eid
CNG refueling stations across the country will remain open round the clock from October 11 through October 19 to facilitate journey of the home-bound people during the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
WB country director meets Dhaka Wasa MD
World Bank country director Johannes Zutt called on managing director of Dhaka Wasa Taqsem A Khan at his office on Monday.
Both bourses continue to gain
Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange, continued gain on second consecutive trading day of the week on Monday.
Convicts to be barred from contesting polls
Dhaka -The cabinet Monday approved a draft law barring convicted war criminals from contesting national elections, a media report said.
Jail lessons will be valuable, says Rony MP
Ruling Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony has been released from the Kashimpur jail, 53 days after he was incarcerated for allegedly assaulting journalists.
AL opens lying lab: Rizvi
Dhaka – BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that Awami League leaders had opened a laboratory of lying.
Jamaat’s hartal on Sep 18-19, if…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has threatened to call hartal for Wednesday and Thursday if Supreme Court passed any verdict against Qauder Mollah, a source in Jamaat told journalists on Monday.
Govt backs assailants, allege CPB-BSD
Sylhet – Communist party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) have said that the government-backed Chhatra League assailants, attacked their Sylhet rally Sunday, as no initiatives was seen so far to arrest them.