BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said all the citizens of Bangladesh are equal and there is no minority community in the country.
Month: October 2013
AL to return to power, Hasina hopes and promises homes for all
A day after offering to form an all-party interim government to oversee the next general election, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hoped that her party would be able to return to power with people’s mandate through the next election.
DMP prohibits rallies in capital, keeps BNP office under siege
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday imposed a ban on holding any kind of rally and bringing out procession in the capital from 6 am Sunday.
BNP slams govt for snatching democratic rights of meetings, rallies
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday accused the government of snatching people’s democratic rights by imposing a ban on holding rallies and meetings in the capital.
Coastal aquifers show alarming salinity level: Freshwater scarcity acute
Salinity intrusion into the aquifers of the country’s coastal districts has reached an alarming proportion due to unplanned use of groundwater in agriculture and seawater seeping into underground due to sea-level rise caused by global warming.
Tiger census in Sundarbans begins Sunday
Tiger census using camera trapping method under Bengal Tiger Census and Monitoring project begins in the Sundarbans on Sunday.
Rental power plants find new conditions ‘hard to accept’
The government move to extend contracts with some rental power plants may suffer a setback as sponsors have found the new conditions tougher than earlier.
First return Hajj flight arrives
The first return Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying over 400 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia, arrived here on Saturday.
DAE sets vegetable production target
Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has fixed the current fiscal’s target for vegetable cultivation at over 7.66 lakh hectares of land.
Earning from hobbies
Maria Mohsin The traditional way for starting the earning life is to educate yourself in a particular direction and wait to earn until you are appointed by clashing with the huge number of candidates in the job market. Everyone wants…
Cries on stage during song about Bieber?
Selena Gomez is still torn up about her ex, Justin Bieber — or she’s a really good actress … that’s the only explanation for her sappy and tear-filled performance last night in Brooklyn.
Lady looks like a dude: Female model goes male to get more jobs
By Mike Krumboltz, Yahoo News If you’re looking for a career that can take you into retirement, don’t be a female model. But if you already are one and find yourself approaching the (gasp!) big three-oh, consider doing what Elliott…
Blow to multiple human species idea
By Melissa Hogenboom The idea that there were several different human species walking the Earth two million years ago has been dealt a blow.
Egypt unrest: Bomb hits Ismailiya intelligence HQ
A car bomb has exploded outside a military intelligence building in the Egyptian city of Ismailiya, north-east of Cairo.
Hollande: Deported Roma girl can return to France alone
French President Francois Hollande has said a Roma girl who was removed from her school bus and deported can return to finish her studies, but that her family cannot.
Electricity grid access preventing a community energy revolution
The Government’s plans for a revolution in community ownership of energy schemes risks stalling before it has even begun, according to new research which found many community projects are being delayed or cancelled as a result of problems obtaining a…
India, China close to reaching border accord to lower tensions
India and China are close to an agreement to prevent tension on their contested border touching off confrontation while they try to figure out a way to break a decades-old stalemate regarding overlapping claims to long stretches of the Himalayas.
Historic opportunity for Iran to make fresh start
By Aijaz Zaka Syed Iran finds itself in the media spotlight for all the right reasons, for a change. The smooth and event-free presidential elections in June surprised many, including the Iran ‘experts’ in the West. This time around the…
Stefan Kießling apologises for scoring bizarre ghost goal winner
By Brooks Peck Bayer Leverkusen’s Stefan Kießling was given a very generous gift by the match officials when he was awarded a goal against Hoffenheim for a header that somehow squirted through the side netting and ended up inside the…
Diego Maradona verbally attacks Pele for the millionth time
by Ryan Bailey Diego Maradona and Pele are two of the leading contenders for the greatest player of all time. And since neither has any sense of humility, they have been bickering at each other for decades in a vain…
Cricket: Anderson learns plenty in Bangladesh
Nick Walker, A challenging introduction to test match cricket is starting to hit home for one of the Black Caps’ newest test players.
Hafiz centre opens at DU
A Hafiz premise constructed with support from the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was inaugurated at the 5th floor of the Arts faculty building of Dhaka University on 10 October last.
Husband-wife killed in Manikganj
Mohammad Younus Ali, Manikganj A Husband and his pregnant wife of Dhalla-Kafatia village under sadar upazila in Manikgnanj were killed. The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam Dhalu, 35, and his wife Hena Akter, 30. Police recovered the beheaded and…
Meeting the mammal that survived the dinosaurs
From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM So, here I am, running in a forest at night over 2,000 miles from home. This forest—dry, stout, and thorny enough to draw blood—lies just a few miles north of a rural town in the western…
Meeting sustainable business goals
More than two thirds of CEOs (67 percent) believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, while the same percentage report that the private sector is not making sufficient efforts to address global sustainability challenges, according…
Breaking urban ground for community gardens
From: Robin Blackstone, ENN Community Gardens bring people together, builds relationships, improves quality of life and activates communities through its bounty, exercise, therapy, education, family budget augmentation, social interaction and neighborhood beautification.
Air quality still not good in European cities
From: EurActiv More than 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to unsafe levels one of the most health damaging air pollutants, with Bulgaria having the dirtiest air among EU countries, says a new study by the European Environment…
Four ways for facilitating universal access to clean water
Chicago – ‘The planet’s entire supply of freshwater that can be used by humans and ecosystems amounts to approximately 200,000 cubed kilometers (http://www.unwater.org/statistics_res.html), or less than one percent of all freshwater resources. And, unfortunately, humans are using these limited resources…
Syria’s top intelligence officer killed
By Al Bawaba News Gunmen have killed a top army General Jamaa Jamaa on Thursday while on duty in eastern Syria, state-run Syrian television said.
Palestine is being disappeared
By Jonathan Cook Two recent images encapsulate the message behind the dry statistics of last week’s report by the World Bank on the state of the Palestinian economy.