The Imams could play the most vital role in preventing militancy, extremism and terrorism through preaching the real sprit of Islam, speakers at a daylong divisional conference said in Rangpur on Sunday.
Month: October 2013
Sec 144 imposed in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla
The local administration on Monday imposed section 144 in Hasnabad Bhitikandi Bazar of Daudkandi upazila as opposition BNP and ruling Awami League called separate meeting at the same venue and at the same time.
Jamaat leader held for criticising PM’s family
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Durgapur Bazar of Ashashuni upazila early Monday for making disparaging remarks about the family of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
‘Terrorist’ held with bombs in Jessore
Police arrested a suspected terrorist in possession of two hand bombs in the district town early Sunday. The arrestee was identified as Shahadat Hossain alias Laito Shahadat, 28, of Shankarpur of the town.
Mother hilsa, nets seized in Munshiganj
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard Monday during an overnight crackdown on hilsa netting flouting a ban seized 30 mother hilsa fishes and 60,000 metres of fine fishing nets from the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila.
48-hr truck strike underway in Tangail
The 48-hour strike enforced by the District Truck Workers Union protesting attack on its president Bala Mia by Detective Branch (DB) of police is being observed peacefully in the district on its first day Monday.
Youth crushed to death by train in Comilla
A young man was crushed to death by a train at Tughuria in Monohorganj upazila on Sunday morning.
1 killed as bus overturns in Munshiganj
A man was killed and 30 others were injured as a bus overturned on the Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Louhajang upazila on Monday morning.
Minor boy drowns in Sirajganj
A minor boy drowned in the Fuljor River in Kamarkhand upazila on Sunday evening.
15 hurt in Bagerhat AL-BNP clash
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between local activists of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Dingshaipara in Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night.
Clash over land kills one in Laxmipur
One person was killed and eight others were injured in a clash over a land-related dispute between two groups at Shaharapara village in Ramganj upazila on Sunday night.
45 hurt in Sirajganj BNP-police clash
At least 45 people, among them a few policemen, were injured in a clash between BNP activists and police in Baro Bazar area of the district town on Sunday.
Breakthrough in CO2 conversion to useful forms of carbon
From: Roger Greenway, ENN CO2 is an important air pollution emission contributing to climate change. Researchers around the globe are looking at ways to remove CO2 from flue gasses and to store it (sequestering) or to in someway use it.
The benefits of allergies
From: Editor, ENN For those of us that suffer from seasonal allergies, or even from indoor allergens like dust or mold, the symptoms that we have to these allergens is actually a positive reaction as two new studies show that…
Taking apartheid apart
IS Israel an apartheid state? This question is not going away. It raises its head every few months. The term “apartheid” is often used purely for propaganda purposes. Apartheid, like racism and fascism, is a rhetorical term one uses to…
Ecology: Life’s Connections
From: Glen Barry, Ecologist Ultimately, all humanity and all life have is the biosphere, the thin layer of life just above and below Earth’s surface, composed of ancient, miraculously evolved natural ecosystems. The natural Earth is a marvel – a…
Arctic Temperatures Highest In 44,000 Years
Average summer temperatures in the eastern Canadian Arctic are higher than they have been in at least the past 44,000 years and perhaps higher than at any time in the past 120,000 years, according to a new study.
Rahul advocates a new kind of change
By Pradeep Bhargava Talking to large rallies of people with scores of everyday problems, pains and sorrows — to a farmer, a laborer, an unemployed youth with so many dreams — is no easy work. It is all the more…
Prince George ‘promised Aston Villa visit’
The Duke of Cambridge has indicated he will be soon taking his new son Prince George to see his team, Aston Villa.
Tim Roth to play Fifa president Sepp Blatter on film
British actor Tim Roth is to star as Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a film about football’s governing body.
Antonia Bird, film and TV director, dies aged 54
British film and TV director Antonia Bird has died at the age of 54, her agent has said.
The toilet system turning human waste into energy
Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been working on ways to make towns and cities more sustainable by taking waste from housing and turning it into energy.
Dino impact also destroyed bees, says study
Scientists say there was a widespread extinction of bees 66 million years ago, at the same time as the event that killed off the dinosaurs.
Fighting fear by lighting Lagos’s streets
By Neal Razzell Flying into Lagos at night, you would never know there are up to 21 million people down there. There is no orange glow, as you see on approach to cities such as New York or London (both…
South Africa all-rounder fined for ball tampering
The International Cricket Council has fined South African all-rounder Faf du Plessis 50% of his match fee for ball tampering against Pakistan.
Pope Francis pictured with Sunderland shirt ahead of derby
Troubled Sunderland may have been anything but infallible this season, but one man appears to be keeping the faith.
Sebastian Vettel beats Nico Rosberg to pole at Indian GP
By Andrew Benson Sebastian Vettel beat Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg to pole position for the Indian Grand Prix, where he can clinch the drivers’ world title.
Dangers in random terming of terrorism and terrorists
Dr. M. S. Haq In nano, passed big bang and other senses, terms such as terrorism and terrorists could include, at present and as appropriate, activities of peoples, governments, political parties, terrorist organizations, research + development + engineering (RDE) in…
Emerging from Rana Plaza ruins
When Minu’s limp body was piled onto the mass of corpses after Rana Plaza collapsed, she prayed that someone would notice that she was still alive. Too weak to call out, she had been smothered under dead bodies in the…
‘Illegal’ Hasina govt will be ‘buried’ on Nov 7: Khosru
The BNP-led 18-Party alliance leaders of Chittagong have termed the Sheikh Hasina government illegal.