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.
Month: October 2013
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.
Khaleda’s red phone now operative: BTCL
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) on Monday said the red telephone at opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s residence is operative at present.
President reaches London to attend 9th WIEF
President Abdul Hamid reached London on Monday on a three-day official visit to the UK to attend the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The President reached the Heathrow Airport at 9:20 am (local time) by a regular Emirates flight,…
4 Bangladeshis killed, 9 injured in Kuwait road crash
Four Bangladeshi nationals were killed and nine others injured, five critically, in a road accident at Amgara in Jahara, Kuwait on Saturday, Foreign Ministry officials here said on Monday.
4546 Bangladeshis now in foreign jails: Minister
Some 4,546 Bangladeshis are now jails abroad on charges of various crimes, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister told Parliament on Monday.
JS body formed to probe Ctg Port irregularities
A parliamentary watchdog on Monday formed a four-member subcommittee to look into the alleged corruption in procuring three ships and an ambulance and other irregularities by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).
Bombs blast at Judge Court Complex
Unidentified miscreants exploded two bombs one after another inside Dhaka Judge court complex on Monday evening.
Are US-India not in same wavelength on Bangladesh?
A major Indian newspaper has reported that the US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena went to Delhi “uninvited” and discussed Bangladesh.
Six killed on 2nd day general strike
Widespread violence, clashes, vandalism and huge crude bomb blasts marked the second day of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, killing at least six people.
JS passes RPO (Amendment) Bill ’13: Horse trading promoted
Parliament has endorsed a new law that will allow politicians to change sides as they deem fit. As the bill becomes a law, it revokes the RPO requirement to be a member for three years in order to become a…
Govt must start dialogue- Fakhrul: Ball in BNP’s court- Nasim
It is the government that should reinitiate a dialogue, the BNP’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
PM rules out army takeover
Emphasising the importance of having respect for the Constitution and democratic practice by all, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out the possibility of grabbing power by the army what had happened in 2007.