Over the next few weeks, tens of thousands of swans and geese will arrive in the UK, as they attempt to escape the Arctic cold.
Month: September 2013
Nature’s biggest treasure hunt
Shaney Hudson
Ghana’s dead whales: Oil linked denied
Ghana has dismissed accusations that oil operations could have caused the deaths of several whales washed up on beaches over the past week.
Canadian’s phone ‘scares off’ polar bear attacker
A Canadian reportedly had a lucky escape as a polar bear mauling him was apparently scared off by the light from the man’s mobile phone.
Mosquito ‘invisibility cloak’ discovered
By Melissa Hogenboom
British govt rejects science behind neonicotinoid ban
By Matt McGrath
Four convicted for Delhi gang rape
Four men have been found guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student in the Indian capital Delhi last December.
Syria conflict: France to float tough UN resolution
France will put a resolution to the UN Security Council to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control so they can be destroyed, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. He said the resolution would threaten “extremely serious” consequences if Syria breached…
Japan and South Korea: Burying the past?
By Rajaram Panda
Cell transplants could be a novel treatment for schizophrenia
Research from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio suggests the exciting possibility of using cell transplants to treat schizophrenia.
The changing development order
– Viswanathan Shankar
Emerging markets’ Euro Nemesis
– Daniel Gros
Tax evasion charge from NBR, Cabinet baseless: Yunus centre
The ‘Yunus Centre’ on Monday said that the allegations, brought by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus for dodging income tax, were groundless as per law.
ACC charge sheet former Speaker for graft
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday approved charge sheets in two graft cases against former Speaker Barrister M Jamiruddin Sircar and former Deputy Speaker Akhter Hamid Siddiqui.
EU team to sit with BNP Tuesday
The visiting five-member European Union Election Exploratory Mission will sit with the main opposition BNP on Tuesday to discuss election issues to have an idea about pre-polls situation in the country.
Prosecution’s dillydally impedes Nizami trial: ICT
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction as the prosecution failed to comply with its standing order to run the trial uninterrupted in recording testimony of witnesses against war crimes accused Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami.
BD ranks 110 in WEF capability index
Dhaka: Bangladesh ranked 110th in the World Economic Forum (WEF) capability index in 2013-14 improving eight steps from last year’s standing.
Creating entrepreneurs: DCCI-BB meet on roadmap
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) met Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman at his office on Monday to finalise the roadmap for DCCI’s project of creating 2000 new entrepreneurs.
3 killed in N’ganj road crashes
Three people were killed in separate road accidents in the district on Monday and Sunday night.
Bangladesh plans Rohingya count
The government will do a headcount to ascertain the number of illegal Rohingya migrants in Bangladesh.
GP 3G launch in Oct
The country’s largest mobile phone operator Grameenphone says its 3G services will be available to certain areas in Dhaka and Chittagong in October.
Give up chemical weapons, Russia urges Syria
Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpile under ‘international control’ in a bid to avoid US military strikes and then have them destroyed.
BNP ready for negotiation to overcome crisis: Fakhrul
A day after US Secretary of State John Kerry’s call for engaging in talks, opposition BNP on Monday said it wants an understanding with the government through a dialogue to overcome the ongoing political crisis over the next general election.
Kerry’s letters to AL, B NP: Sit for immediate dialogue
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has written to Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia urging them to a dialogue to end the current deadlock over the poll-time administration. His letters come barely…
Legislature to decide whether JS to be dissolved: CEC –
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Monday said it is the legislature that will decide whether the current parliament will be dissolved or not ahead of the 10th parliamentary elections.
Jamaat leaders can’t meet EC avoiding appointment
Leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami, the registration of which was declared ‘illegal’ by the court, failed to meet the Election Commission despite their several attempts.
5yr jail for food adulteration
The government has given its final nod to the draft ‘Safe Food Act-2013’, providing for a maximum of five years’ imprisonment and a fine of Tk 500,000 for food adulteration.
2 labourers missing in Sirajganj boat capsize
Two labourers went missing as a boat capsized in the Jamuna River near Moti Shaheb Ghat in the town on Monday.
Flood situation in C’nawabganj slightly improves
Flood situation in Chapainawabganj has marked a slight improvement while the lowlying areas of the district still remain under flood water.
International Literacy Day observed in Rangpur
Speakers at separate discussions have said the government has been working relentlessly to achieve cent percent literacy to free the country from illiteracy by 2014 in the process of building an educated nation.