Republicans in the US House of Representatives have met President Barack Obama amid renewed efforts to avert a looming debt crisis.
Month: October 2013
Giap, Wallace, and never-ending battle for freedom
By Ramzy Baroud
Mr. President, tear down this barricade!
By Alan Caruba Ronald Reagan made a lot of history as President, but when he stood before the Brandenburg Gate not far from the Berlin Wall that divided the city and said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”, he rocked…
Govt shutdown leaves Antarctic research operations in the cold
From: Robin Blackstone, ENN The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the suspension of all operations “not essential to the human safety and preservation of the property”�. This means that field and research activities will be wrapped up as the…
European Union on track to reach 2020 climate goals
From: Edouard Stenger, Clean Techies
Public money and its proper use!
Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid, says that 30,000 schools have got e-services and some schools have got multimedia projector, laptop and other accessories in the meantime.
BNP smells digital rigging in polls
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday alleged that the government is chalking out a plan for digital rigging through holding a unilateral election to cling to power.
Police arrested four people, including a young woman, from city’s Mohammadpur area on Wednesday night in connection with the killing of an ATM booth guard of Dutch Bangla Bank.
Shibir man killed in clash with police: Hartal in Khulna Sunday
Dhaka – Chhatra Shibir activist was killed and another five were injured in a clash with police at Damurhuda in Chuadanga on Thursday.
Defence grilling closes in Ten-truck arms case
The defence has completed the questioning of prosecution witnesses in the sensational ten-truck arms haul case.
Nayan Ali confesses to leaking SQC verdict
Nayan Ali, employee of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Thursday made confessional statement to a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in the tribunal’s verdict leaking incident.
PM opens 3-day Batexpo in city
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday put emphasis on good coordination between garment owners and workers to foil any sort of evil design for destroying this sector as the country is advancing to clinch the highest exporter title in the world. “There…
Hasan Mahmud rejects TIB report on climate fund
Turning down the recent study report on climate projects prepared by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the graft watchdog came up with the report to deliberately undermine his ministry’s successes.
Canada’s Alice Munro wins Nobel literature prize
Canadian writer Alice Munro, a thorough, but forgiving documenter of the human spirit, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for being a “master of the contemporary short story,” the Swedish Academy said.
5 ICC recommendations could yield tangible outcomes
Five recommendations developed under ICC initiative, including implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access for exports from least-developed countries, could achieve tangible outcomes by the end of 2013, to harvest gains from the WTO’s Doha Development Round.
Price of crude near $101 as US supplies rise
Oil prices clawed back a little ground Thursday, a day after a big drop precipitated by an increase in U.S. crude inventories.
Azharul’s indictment order Oct 28
Closing arguments on charge hearing matter from both the prosecution and defence lawyers, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 set October 28 whether it would indict detained suspect 1971 Al Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam of Jamaat-e-Islami for his involvement in crimes against…
2,000 AL men join BNP in Comilla
Around 2,000 Awami League leaders and activists joined BNP at Daudkandi upazila here on Thursday.
PM opens Elasin Bridge over Dhaleshwari
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the much-awaited Elasin Bridge (Shamsul Haque Bridge) over the River Dhaleshwari on Aricha-Ghior-Doulatpur-Nagarpur-Tangail regional highway, fulfilling the long-cherished demand of the people of Tangail and Manikganj.
‘Terrorist’ arrested in Laxmipur
Police arrested an alleged terrorist at Poddar Bazar in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday.
Life expectancy up, says minister
Health minister AFM Ruhal Haque has claimed that improved health services during his government’s tenure pushed up people’s average life expectancy by three years.
3 killed in Natore road crash
Three people, including two cattle traders, were killed in a road accident on the Natore-Rajshahi Highway at Ekdala in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.
B’desh-UK joint military training ends at Qadirabad Cantt
The closing ceremony of ‘Bangladesh-UK Joint Counter Improvised Explosive Device Training’ was held at Engineer Centre and School of Military Engineering on Thursday.
Dhaka-Ishurdi rail route unsafe
Travelling on the Dhaka-Ishurdi rail route in Sirajganj has become very much hazardous causing frequent accidents especially for absence of gatemen at most of its level crossings.
BJ Watling’s ton powers New Zealand to 469 against Bangladesh Chittagong
Lower-order batsmen BJ Watling and Doug Bracewell frustrated Bangladesh’s bowlers as New Zealand’s tenth wicket stand added 127 on the second day of the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday.
BCL leader hurt by miscreants at SUST
A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit was injured in an attack by miscreants in Subidbazar area of the city on Wednesday night.
Indian liquor seized in Sylhet
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 454 bottles of Indian liquor worth Tk13.63 lakh in Joitapur, Goaighat and Companiganj upazilas of the district early Thursday.
5.72 lakh tonnes Aus rice produced in N’region
The farmer have achieved bumper production of the off-season Aus crop through producing 5,72,441 tonnes clean rice in the northern region during this season, official sources said.
Woman killed in Jhalakathi road accident
A woman was killed in a road accident in Kathalia area of the district on Tuesday.
RU Eid vacation begins Saturday
An 18-day vacation in Rajshahi University (RU) begins on Saturday on the occasion of Eid ul Azha and Durga Puja.