Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) are going to sit with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia separately in a bid to find out a solution to the political impasse over election time…
Day: October 28, 2013
Huda proposes Fazlul Azim as poll-time PM
Former Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda on Monday proposed the name of lone independent Member of Parliament (MP) Engineer Fazlul Azim as the Prime Minister of the poll-time interim government.
Cloth shop gutted in Satkhira
A cloth shop was gutted in a fire incident which took place at Kadamtala Bazar in the city on Monday morning.
8 rescued in Benapole while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued eight people, including a woman, from Putkhali border area in Benapole town while they were being trafficked to India on Sunday night.
Illegal timber seized in Rangamati
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 105 cubic-feet timber from Narayan Giri Khal under Kaptai upazila of the district early Monday morning.
Jubo Dal man chopped to death in Laxmipur
Miscreants at Digholy in Sadar upazila of the district chopped a Jubo Dal activist to death on Sunday night.
Aman rice production may exceed target by 2 lakh tonnes
The overall production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice may exceed the fixed production target by two-lakh tonnes this season in the northern region, officials and experts predicted Monday.
Success in sanitation improves rural health indexes: Speakers
The tremendous success achieved in sanitation coverage has improved all public health indexes in rural areas in the country in recent years, speakers at a post-rally discussion said on Sunday afternoon.
DAE fixes 86.50 lakh tonnes winter vegetables production target
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 86.50 lakh tonnes winter vegetables from 4.40 lakh hectares land during this Rabi season throughout the country, official sources said Monday.
Social curses, superstitions being eradicated from char areas
Laudable changes have taken place in eradicating social curses and superstitions through hectic GO-NGO efforts in the remote and hardly reachable char areas in the Brahmaputra basin in recent years.
Crime-free society is must for cherished national uplift
Speakers at a conference said wide-ranging community participation is very important for making the community policing forum effective and meaningful for the sake of building crimes-free society.
India – China: MoU on sister city relations
By DS Rajan In the modern era, the concept of sister city ties between countries in the world which in the main focuses on ‘people to people contact sand learning from each other’, have come to play a strong supportive…
Radioactive waste: Where to put it?
As the U.S. makes new plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste deep underground, geologists are key to identifying safe burial sites and techniques. Scientists at The Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting in Denver…
Has democracy really failed in Pakistan?
By Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi Whenever there are elections the people who get elected and sit in Pakistan’s assemblies do not deserve to be there. They tend to be, in the rural areas, feudal landlords or the descendants of long deceased…
Michel Platini: World Cup should be expanded says Uefa boss
Uefa president Michel Platini wants the World Cup expanded from 32 to 40 teams. The 58-year-old has proposed the move after Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested more countries from Africa and Asia should qualify at the expense of those from…
Hosts Bangladesh have to qualify for World T20
Bangladesh will have to play the opening round of next year’s World Twenty20, which is effectively a qualifying round for the Super 10 stage of the tournament. In the opening round, they will be grouped with three other Associate and…
Southee declared fit for one-dayers
Pace bowler Tim Southee, who has been working his way back from ankle surgery, has been passed fit for the one-day cricket series against Bangladesh.
Dolphin-inspired radar could help detect roadside bombs
British engineers have taken inspiration from dolphins for a new type of radar that could help detect roadside bombs more easily.
Australian bushfires fan global warming debate
By Jon Donnison Australia has been battling unseasonably bad bushfires for weeks. The flames have destroyed hundreds of homes – and have also intensified a political debate about whether there is a link with global warming.
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray released from jail
Conrad Murray, the former doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson’s death, has been released from jail.
Fleetwood Mac cancel tour dates as John McVie has cancer
Fleetwood Mac have cancelled shows in Australia and New Zealand after bassist John McVie was diagnosed with cancer.
China Tiananmen Square car blaze kills five people
Chinese state media have said at least five people died and 38 others were injured after a vehicle crashed in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Three of those killed were inside the car and the other two were bystanders.
NSA surveillance: Spain demands US explain ‘monitoring’
Spain has urged the US to give details of any eavesdropping, amid that reports it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls in a month. The US ambassador to Spain, who had been summoned by its EU minister, vowed to clear…
Education sector beset with problems
Almost all are is praise that the education ministry has done a good job during the incumbent government, but the reality is different. Quality teachers are at the heart for the development of education sector in all countries. In our…
Your headphones could be used to measure your pulse
By Aaron Souppouris Researchers have developed software that could let you measure your pulse using nothing more than your earphones and a smartphone.
LG Electronics unveils curved smartphone in race against Samsung
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc unveiled a curved smartphone on Monday in a move to catch up bigger rival Samsung Electronics Co.
Graft cases against Khaleda deferred again
A Dhaka court deferred again on Sunday the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
DB cracks Bakhtiar killing case; 4 arrested
Detectives have cracked the sensational Bakhtiar murder case as they arrested four alleged killers of the A level student from the city on Saturday night. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police also recovered a revolver used in the…
Khaleda criticised in JS for sticking to hartal
Senior treasury bench lawmakers in Parliament on Sunday came down heavily on Opposition Leader Begum Khaleda Zia for not accepting the Prime Minister’s invitation to dialogue and sticking to her hartal programme putting country into uncertainty again.
Moudud returns home
BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed returned home on Sunday after his 15-day tour of London for medical treatment.