The European Commission has fined eight banks – including RBS – a total of 1.7bn euros (£1.4bn) for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates.
Month: December 2013
Charles Saatchi ‘made threat to destroy’ Nigella Lawson
TV cook and author Nigella Lawson has told a court her ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to “destroy” her with “false” allegations of drug use.
Fast & Furious 7 on hold after Paul Walker’s death
Production on Fast & Furious 7 has been put on hold after the death of its star, Paul Walker, on Saturday.
Biden: US deeply concerned by China’s air zone
The US remains “deeply concerned” about China’s new air defence identification zone, Vice-President Joe Biden has told Japanese PM Shinzo Abe.
US urges united effort to break political logjam
The US has called for concerted effort at dialogue to bring the two major political parties of Bangladesh close together to find a way out for holding free, fair and peaceful elections there.
IAEA praises Japan’s Fukushima clean-up operation
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has praised Japan for making progress in stabilising the Fukushima nuclear plant.
Major changes for govt renewable energy subsidies
The government is to make big changes to the way it subsidises renewable energy, it has announced.
The Ashes 2013-14: Behaviour of players must improve, says Cook
England captain Alastair Cook admitted player behaviour went “over the top” in the first Ashes Test and has urged both sides to improve their conduct.
2014 Fifa World Cup: Eyes of the world upon Brazil for finals draw
The eyes of the world will turn to Costa do Sauipe, a sprawling tourist resort on Brazil’s Atlantic coast, for the 2014 World Cup finals draw on Friday.
Train derails in Khulna as fishplates removed: 10 hurt
At least ten passengers of a train were injured as its five bogies along with the engine veered off the tracks due to removal of fishplates by blockaders in Jugnipasa area in Phultala upazila early Wednesday.
Chased by blockaders, 1 killed in Kishoreganj road crash
A man was killed in a road accident as blockaders chased a battery-run easy-bike on the Dhaka-Kishoreganj Highway in Chauddasato area in sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
Gazipur-1 MP Mozammel’s residence torched
Miscreants set ablaze the residence of ruling Awami League lawmaker AKM Mozammel Haque in the city’s Chhaybithi area early Wednesday.
Schoolboy murdered in Jhenaidah
A schoolboy was allegedly killed by some unidentified miscreants at Folia village under Sailkupa upazila of the district on Tuesday.
World disabled day observed in Netrakona
International Disabled Day was observed here on Tuesday with a call to establish a disabled-friendly society in the country.
Muktijuddha Jadughar finalises Victory Day programmes in Rangpur
Authorities of Swashswata Bangla Muktijuddha Jadughar (SBMJ) at an emergency meeting here on Tuesday afternoon finalised and chalked out 9-day elaborate programmes in observance of the great Victory Day-2013.
Phone with e-ink second screen launched
A smartphone with two screens – one of which uses e-ink technology and is “always on” – has been launched.
These 5 far-out space projects are making science fiction a reality
By John Aziz Anyone who has watched cell phones change from huge brick-like blocks into sleek touchscreen smartphones knows that we are living in an era of massive, swift technological change. But bigger changes are coming.
Hubble Telescope Found Signs of Water on 5 Alien Planets
by Mike Wall NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has detected water in the atmospheres of five planets beyond our solar system, two recent studies reveal.
Who cares about healthy grooming of kids!
My two sons are studying in a reputed government schools in Rajshahi city. They were supposed to take part in their annual examinations on 1st December 2013 and the routine were also set accordingly. One sit for a subject in…
Lobbying elites: The fast track to extinction
Robert J. Burrowes As we evaluate the outcomes of the recent UN climate negotiations in Warsaw, one lesson that we are invited to learn, again, relates to our strategy for getting effective action taken on the ongoing climate catastrophe and…
Record high for global greenhouse gas emissions
New Worldwatch Institute report Washington, D.C.—-The disappointing climate conference in Warsaw, Poland-which was intended to lay the groundwork for a global climate agreement in 2015-stands in sharp contrast to the continued growth in emissions of greenhouse gases. Negotiators and activists…
Abandoned in Guantánamo: Mohammed Taha Mattan
As we approach the 12th anniversary of the opening of the Bush administration’s “war on terror” prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba (on January 11, 2014), it remains profoundly unacceptable that, of the remaining 164 prisoners, 84 were cleared for release…
BD, US sign counternarcotics MoC
Dhaka and Washington on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for mutual cooperation in the sphere of drug control between the US Drug Enforcement Administration and Bangladesh’s Home Ministry.
Journalists seek CJ intervention to prevent oppression
In the wake of two Television journalists being remanded on charge of instigating violence, journalist leaders have sought intervention of the Chief Justice (CJ) in putting an end to harassment and oppression on media workers, including journalists. In a memorandum,…
North Korea powerbroker ‘dismissed’
A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, South Korean media reports say.
Fostering Internet innovation
The Internet has become a victim of its own success – its size and scope makes further development very difficult, holding back innovation.
Bangladesh up a few notches in corruption index
Bangladesh has ended up eight points up in the Corruption Perception Index released by the Transparency International.
Not all mangroves are created equal: new map reveals carbon storage hot-spots
Mangrove forests are one of the most important weapons in the fight against climate change.
Vehicle held with secret papers
Police have seized a microbus while it was trying to flee with a pile of documents containing maps of roads and bridges in Bangladesh from the high-security Secretariat.
Stifling heat, anarchy, refugees: welcome to a post climate change world
The mass exodus from low-lying Bangladesh and coastal cities of China, Indonesia and India poses perhaps the biggest challenge for Australia, which could face a wave of climate refugees. Image: