Speakers at a views-sharing meeting here have asked the teachers for creating mass social awareness against the curable disease of tuberculosis that kills 70,000-people annually in Bangladesh.
Day: November 21, 2013
26 arrested in different cases in Joypurhat
Police in separate drives arrested 26 persons on various charges from different places of five upazilas in the district during the last 48 hours till this morning.
Expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice for food security stressed
Agriculture experts at a farmers’ field day have stressed for expanded cultivation of flood tolerant rice to attain sustainable food security through increasing rice production under adverse climate.
Farmers urged to farm flood tolerant paddy to avoid losses
Agri experts in a function here on Wednesday urged the farmers to cultivate flood tolerant paddy on the land of flood prone areas in larger scale to avoid the losses and help the country achieve food security.
2 robbers held with arms in Laxmipur
Police arrested two alleged robbers along with a few weapons after foiling a robbery bid at Sonapur in Raipur upazila early Thursday.
The Ottoman Caliphate and its European legacy
By Muhammad Jilani The Caliphate system has left its mark on history, but contrary to a basic view of history, the Caliphate did not just leave one mark but several.
Can we reverse migratory flows to urban centres?
By Jayshree Sengupta Recently Sonia Gandhi reportedly expressed her unhappiness at the steady migration flows from rural areas to urban centres despite the MNREGA scheme which guarantees 100 days of paid work to any member of a rural family.
Monty Python to reunite for live one-off show in London
The surviving members of comedy group Monty Python have announced their reunion will be a live, one-off show in London next July.
Studio challenges Wonderful Life sequel
Paramount Studios have threatened to take legal action over a proposed sequel to the 1946 film It’s A Wonderful Life.
Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva
The EU’s foreign policy chief and Iran’s foreign minister have resumed talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Jumbo jet ‘stuck’ after landing at wrong airport
A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane may be stuck at a minor airport in Kansas for some time after it apparently landed there by mistake.
Nepal Maoist head Prachanda calls for election halt
The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party has threatened to boycott parliament if vote counting in this week’s “rigged” elections is not immediately halted.
‘Cinderella’ gas a threat to climate and ozone layer
By Matt McGrath The United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has issued a warning about the dangers posed by nitrous oxide, the so-called “laughing gas”.
Edinburgh forum says putting value on nature could save it
By Claire Marshall Business leaders and environmentalists say putting an economic value on nature could be the best way to save it.
World Cup 2014: Uruguay clinch final spot with Jordan win
Uruguay became the last nation to book their spot at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a 0-0 second-leg draw against play-off opponents Jordan.
Stuart Broad unconcerned by Aussie abuse
England paceman Stuart Broad was able to laugh off the boos he received from Australian fans on the first day of the Ashes after he took 5-65 as the hosts were reduced to 273-8 in Brisbane.
Public Examinations are bad for kids!
In the last week-end, on the way to Rajshahi in the silkcity train I met Abul Kalam Azad, head of an institution of Narayangonj. Students from grade one to ten are studying in his institutions. It is a very old…
The 2013 Commonwealth Summit that was
Masum Billah Sri Lanka hosted the 23rd Commonwealth summit with a dazzle of dancers and red-carpeted stairway lined with smiling children to greet leaders from its member states. At a lavish opening ceremony held at the Nelum Pokuna Theater, Britain’s…
Reflections from COP 19, November 20
Georgia Foddis, Youth Press Agency, Italy What a sad coincidence that I, as a young woman from Sardinia, am here in Warsaw at COP 19. This year’s climate change negotations are a solemn event, however this has seemingly made it…
Strengthen campaign, force govt to quit: Fakhrul asks JCD
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon the leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student organisation of the opposition BNP, to take strong position in the streets to force the government to…
ACC to punish lawyers if neglect in Tarique-Mamun cases found
Secretary of Anti-Corruption Commission Faizur Rahman Chowdhury on Wednesday said the commission would take action against its lawyers, if any negligence is found in carrying out the money laundering case against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his friend Gias…
Study estimates 400,000 seabirds are killed by gillnets
From: Jordanna Dulaney, MONGABAY.COM A recent study from the Biological Conservation journal brings shocking news: every year across the globe, an estimated 400,000 seabirds are killed by gillnets.
Children’s congenial heart defects linked to toxins
From: Editor, ENN Approximately 8 out of every 1,000 newborns have congenial heart defects — abnormalities in the heart’s structure that happen due to incomplete or irregular development of the fetus’ heart during the first stages of the mother’s pregnancy.
Armed Forces Day Thursday
The Armed Forces Day that marks the establishment of Bangladesh military during the country’s War of Liberation will be observed on Thursday with due solemnity and enthusiasm.
Lawyer held over Salauddin Quader’s verdict draft leak
Plainclothes police arrested Barrister Fakhrul Islam, a lawyer of war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, from the city’s Segunbagicha are on Wednesday.
Protein imbalances doom hybrids
Why do crosses between closely related species fail to produce fertile hybrids?
Remarks on war crimes trial misinterpreted: Khandker Mahbub
Sticking to his guns, senior advocate Khandker Mahbub Hossain, also BNP chairperson’s adviser, on Wednesday said he had honestly made the statement over the ongoing war crimes trial and still he believes in it. Replying to the pre-contempt of court…
24-hr transport strike Thursday for Shimul Biswas’ release
Bangladesh Road Transport Workers’ Federation (BRTWF) is set to enforce a 24-hour transport strike across the country on Thursday demanding the release of opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shimul Biswas.