Bangladesh has encouraged Saudi Arabia to join the UN Security Council to promote and protect the interest of humanity at large, and that of the Ummah in particular, in this important global forum.
Day: October 29, 2013
80,000 Yaba pills seized in Cox’s Bazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 80,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Ali Khali village in Teknaf upazila on Monday night.
Rubel takes six as Bangladesh win first ODI
Rubel Hossain took six wickets as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 43 runs in the rain-reduced first match of the three-match one-day international series on Tuesday.
Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United can recover to win league
By Alistair Magowan BBC Sport Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says the team can overturn a poor start to win the Premier League, despite being eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal.
60-hour hartal ends, 12 dead, clashes across country
The 60-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended at 6pm on Tuesday amid violent clashes, vandalism, arson and crude bomb blasts, leaving a total of 12 people dead across the country.
Strenghening BSTI cpacity stressed
Speakers at a discussion here on Tuesday stressed that the capacity of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) must be scaled up to provide timely services for proper quality control of consumer products.
Gareth Bale in running for world player of the year award
World record signing Gareth Bale is on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa men’s world footballer of the year award.
Domestic help’s body recovered in Comilla
Police recovered the body of a domestic help at Bangpai village in Chauddagram upazila of the district on Monday.
Grid capacity worries spark UK solar farm boom
By Matt McGrath Developers are racing to install large-scale solar parks on land across the UK in unprecedented numbers.
Jubo League man chopped to death in Ctg
A local activist of Jubo League was chopped to death by unidentified miscreants in the city’s Tigerpass-Ambagan area on Monday midnight.
Communities can monitor forests ‘as well as experts’
By Mark Kinver Communities living alongside the world’s tropical forests can estimate an area’s carbon stocks as effectively as hi-tech systems, a study has shown.
Sacked Bolshoi dancer gets top ballet job
Dancer Nikolai Tsiskaridze, who was dismissed by the Bolshoi in a row over an acid attack on its director, has landed one of Russia’s top ballet jobs.
One killed in Ctg road crash
A man was killed and four others were injured as a human hauler (Ranger) slammed into a roadside wall in Baluchara Science Laboratory area in the city on Tuesday morning.
Daniel Barenboim to leave La Scala opera house
Conductor Daniel Barenboim is stepping down as musical director of Milan’s La Scala opera house two years early at the beginning of 2015. Stephane Lissner, superintendent of La Scala, called Barenboim’s departure the “end of an era”.
Telephone talks don’t inspire nation
It was the conversation the nation had eagerly waited for — but listening through the more than 37 minutes of the Hasina-Khaleda conversation would not inspire much hope for a country desperately looking for political reconciliation.
Cameron talks tough against media airing Snowden leaks
British Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a veiled threat against media organizations, calling on The Guardian and other outlets to stop publishing the disclosures leaked by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Govt talks offer a sham: Fakhrul
The government is playing a ‘dialogue game’, the opposition BNP spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
Indigenous communication gains strength
By Orsetta Bellani In Latacunga, capital of Ecuador’s Cotopaxi province, the antenna for Tv MICC stands beside the one for state television. It’s a symbolic victory for the country’s first Kichwa-language television station, which started operating in 2009 following an…
18-party to stage countrywide protest rallies Thursday
The BNP-led 18-party alliance will stage countrywide rallies on Thursday protesting the killings and arrests of opposition leaders and activists and repression on them allegedly by the law enforcers and ruling party “cadres”.
Businesses to mount pressure to resolve crisis
Urging the country’s two top political leaders to reach a consensus peacefully, FBCCI President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday said they will mount pressure on the politicians to resolve the political crisis politically and peacefully ensuring a sound business…
Rohingya using larger boats to flee Burma, Bangladesh
Steve Herman Bangkok — Activists in Southeast Asia say thousands of people are fleeing Bangladesh and Burma by sea, resuming a seasonal migration that has seen many head south in recent years. Nearly all are attempting to illegally enter Malaysia…
US spying: Senate intelligence committee orders review
The US Senate’s intelligence committee has announced a major review of the country’s surveillance operations. The committee’s chair, Diane Feinstein, said eavesdropping on leaders of friendly nations was wrong.
Turkey’s Bosphorus tunnel to open sub-sea Asia link
A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait is due to open in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. The tunnel is the world’s first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes.
Lessons from the China-India MoU on the Brahmaputra
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Does the latest memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on the Brahmaputra River by China and India recognise rights of lower riparian countries on its waters? ‘No’, say Indian water experts as against the drum beating on what…
Enhanced GO-NGO efforts for reducing disaster risk stressed
Speakers at a discussion here have stressed for coordinated and enhanced GO-NGO efforts involving the community people and early preparedness for reducing disaster risks, losses of lives and damages of properties.
Foreign diplomats worried as violence grips country
Foreign diplomats in Dhaka have continued to express their worries over the increasing violence arising out from the country’s political impasse over the nature of election-time cabinet that cast a shadow on the next general election.
Experts for creating social awareness to prevent HIV/AIDS
Health experts have stressed for imparting proper knowledge with social values among young generations and vulnerable group people to create awareness for preventing spread of deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
Apple CEO Tim Cook estimating an ‘iPad Christmas booming’ to increase sales from last year
The demand for Apple’s iPad has been waning over the past six month as rivals such as Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Samsung Electronics have introduced tablets that offer similar features at lower prices.
Age of the smartwatch
By Dan Seifert Wearable technology is an exploding market. A trickle of devices ranging from fitness trackers, to smartwatches, to identification tools are rapidly turning into a flood, with many more expected for 2014.
Deep-sea block bid submission deadline now Jan 12
State-owned Petrobangla has finally announced a new schedule for the aspirant international oil companies (IOCs) submitting bids for three deep-sea blocks under revised terms and conditions.