Gavá (Spain) – Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi appeared in court on Friday to answer charges of evading 4.16 million euros ($5 million) in taxes in a case that stunned the sporting world.
Month: September 2013
Cameras capture eagle killing deer in Russia
Remote cameras intended to monitor Siberian tigers in Russia instead caught a golden eagle’s fatal attack on a deer, snapping three photos as the massive bird dug its talons into the distressed animal’s back.
Bill Clinton: Chelsea would make a great president
Forget Hillary. Bill Clinton thinks Chelsea would make a better president — at least in the long run.
Spectacular jaguar attack captured on video
Big cat is observed silently stalking and then attacking and immobilizing alligator-like caiman in Brazilian wetlands; ‘This guy knew his business’
Tatmadaw is the biggest dacoit of Burma
By Kanbawza Win
Rohani tells UN no nation should have nuclear weapons
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has told a UN meeting on nuclear disarmament that no country should have nuclear weapons and called on Israel to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
Soviet officer averted 3rd World War 30 years ago
By Ria Novosti
Refocusing environmental education
Washington, D.C.—Over the past decade, more college students than ever have completed environmentally oriented courses or graduated with degrees in environmental studies and science (ESS). While many hail this environmental renaissance in U.S. higher education as an important step toward…
Saudi recruitment ban on Bangladeshis to go
A ministerial panel has advised the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to lift a ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.
SC quashes Sayedee’s petition
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a petition from convicted war criminal Delawar Hossain Sayedee urging two judges to abstain from hearing his appeal against the death penalty given to him.
Using performance skills in the classroom
Masum Billah
America’s Labor Market by the Numbers
– Mohamed A. El-Erian
Huda formally urges EC not to register BNF
Former BNP leader Nazmul Huda on Thursday formally asked the Election Commission not to register the controversial new political party Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) he founded. He, however, admitted that his name was not mentioned in the party’s application letter…
‘Erosion capping disappointing’
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Shawkat Ali, has expressed his unhappiness over the slow pace of development work and people’s suffering inflicted by river erosion in his constituency Shariatpur.
PM signs ATT, Protocol on explosive remnants
Bangladesh on Thursday signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions of Restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
No factual error in voters number: Shah Nawaz
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Thursday said inconsistency in the total number of the country’s voters is not a factual error; it might be due to clerical or technical mistakes.
Why DU Senate graduate representative polls voter list not illegal: HC
The High Court on Thursday issued a rule upon the authorities of Dhaka University (DU) asking it to explain as to why DU Senate Registered Graduate Representative polls held outside Dhaka on September 14 and September 21 should not be…
IGP asks cops to tighten security during Eid, Durga Puja
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandker on Thursday directed the policemen to remain alert and perform their duties carefully to ensure peaceful celebrations of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja.
BB Governor denies ignoring HC
Hours after the High Court declared the contempt of court law illegal, Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman claimed he had not violated any court order.
Constitution amendment is the only solution: Farroque
Opposition chief whip Zainul Abedin Farroque on Thursday said the ongoing political crisis over the polls-time government can be solved by only amending the constitution.
Over 100 hurt in RMG workers-cops collision
Over 100 people, including 15 policemen, were injured as garment workers clashed with police at Fatullah while staging demonstration for minimum wage of Tk8,000 for the 6th straight day on Thursday.
Those who will try to foil the polls to be resisted: MKA
Home Minister Dr Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Thursday said any attempt to thwart the upcoming elections would be resisted strongly.
Marchers vow Rampal resistance, Govt seeks to clarify position
A day after Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury announced the government’s decision to lay the foundation of the coal-based Rampal Thermal Power Plant on Oct 22, the National Committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, and Power-Port has…
PM in a shrewd move seeks BNP patriots’ support
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged BNP activists who fought in the country’s Independence War to stand by the ongoing trial of war criminals.
AL unmasks itself by threatening Govt officials: Fakhrul
Dhaka – Acting Secretary General of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Awami League leader Mohammad Nasim unveiled the musk of the government by threatening the public servants to send them back home…
HC scraps Contempt of Court Act 2013
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday scrapped the Contempt of Court Act 2013 declaring it ultra vires to the Constitution.
Ctrl+Alt+Del command a mistake
Bill Gates has described the decision to use Ctrl+Alt+Del as the command needed to log on to a PC as a mistake.
New island in the Indian Ocean
By Anup Kaphle When a devastating earthquake struck the remote Awaran district in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province on Tuesday, it killed hundreds of people and left thousands homeless, as the government struggles to rescue those who need help.
Space fence solution: International collaboration
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Rahul Prakash