Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved parliament on Monday and called a snap election, but anti-government protest leaders pressed ahead with mass demonstrations seeking to install an unelected body to run the country.
Day: December 9, 2013
China’s first stealth drone
The test flight of China’s first stealth drone, in November 2013, makes China leap from drones to combat drones.
The road ahead after breakthrough over Iran
Even cynics must admit that the time comes in international relations when long frozen situations suddenly thaw causing positive change for international peace and security.
Mandela death: Daughter Makaziwe tells of final moments
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Makaziwe has told the BBC about the “wonderful” final hours of the former president, who died aged 95 last Thursday.
Farmers experiencing four crops annually in N-districts
Farmers of selected areas of eight northern districts including Gaibandha under Rangpur division are experiencing four crops in a land annually through systematic cultivation.
Economic self-reliance enhances empowerment of rural women
After achieving economic self-reliance, hundreds of distressed rural women have set up a glaring example in empowering them in northern Bangladesh through contributing a lot towards attaining sustainable social uplift.
The removal of Kim Jong-Un’s uncle Chang Song-thaek
North Korea has broadcast images of the once powerful uncle of leader Kim Jong-un being removed from a meeting, confirming reports of his dismissal.
Housewife electrocuted in Taraganj
A housewife was electrocuted in village Balapara under Chand Khana union in Taraganj upazila here Sunday night, police and local sources said.
Farmers show interest to vegetable farming for more profitable
Farmers of the region including the vast Barind tract are showing much interest in vegetable farming, as it is being more profitable than any other crops.
Frozen chills Hunger Games’ lead at US box office
Disney animation Frozen has toppled Hunger Games: Catching Fire off the top of the US box office chart in its second week of release.
Mustard cultivation in Joypurhat
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a massive plan to cultivate mustard in all five upazilas of the district during the current Rabi season.
Metro Manila wins best British indie film award
A film-maker who re-mortgaged his home to help fund his production was a triple winner at the Moet British Independent Film Awards in London.
8 anti-social activists arrested in Joypurhat
Police in separate anti-crime drives arrested eight persons on various charges from different places of the district during the last 24-hour till Monday morning.
Proper awareness on voting rights of citizens stressed
Speakers at an orientation workshop here have stressed for creating proper awareness among the socially backward people and new voters so that they would exercise their voting rights while electing their representatives.
Ronaldo, Ribery & Messi on Ballon d’Or shortlist as Bale misses out
Cristiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi are on the three-man shortlist for the 2013 Ballon d’Or.
RCC plans to conserve 53 ponds in Rajshahi city
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.
Ashes 2013-14: England facing annihilation – Geoffrey Boycott
England are facing “annihilation” in the Ashes because they lack the “desire and heart” to compete with Australia, says former batsman Geoffrey Boycott.
West Indies withdraw Under-19 players from Bangladesh
St Jphn’s, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has withdrawn the Under-19 team from its tour of Bangladesh.
Women empowerment through ICT
In the category of e-women and empowerment – the Adolescent Development Programme of the BRAC Education Programme along with British Council won this year’s Manthan Award which was awarded on December 5-6, 2013 in New Delhi, India. This year’s topic…
Learning lessons from past storm surges
The United Kingdom is an island nation with more than 11,000 miles of coastline.
Clash over land kills 1 in Pabna
A young man was killed and 10 other people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land-related dispute at Kenai Madhyapara in Faridpur upazila on Friday morning.
One held with Yaba in Chandpur
Plainclothes police in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 50 pieces of Yaba tablet from Koralia Road area in the district town on Sunday.
2 bodies recovered in Chuadanga with throat slit
Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified people with the throats slashed from Dalka Laxmipur village of Damurhuda upazila on Monday morning.
Someone Please Buy a New Phone for President Obama
By Chris Neiger President Obama has been making headlines this week not for the government health-care website, but for his taste in smartphones.
Forget Mobile Payments: Here Comes i-Wallet
Christopher Versace This week, Apple AAPL -1.4% unveiled the first large-scale integration of iBeacon, a technology that, when coupled with their fingerprint identification system, may be another building block in building a revolutionary new payment system.
Standard Group to receive US$ 25mn from BB
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will provide US$ 25 million to Standard Group as loan assistance to recover the losses in recent arson attacks on the group’s readymade garment (RMG) factory at Gazipur industrial belt.
PM meets President, apprises him of dev
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Sunday evening and apprised him about the country’s overall situation.
UN envoy meets BNP, AL advisers
UN emissary Oscar Fernandez-Taranco met the leaders of the BNP that leads the Opposition on Sunday. The visiting UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs is trying to broker peace between Bangladesh’s two major political parties and end the impasse.
Taranco holds meeting with Pankaj Saran
Dhaka – UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco on Sunday evening met Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran.
Zia charitable, orphanage trust cases deferred
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.