DHAKA – Hundreds of tour-hungry people with their kith and kin rushed to the city amusement centres on the concluding day of the three-day public holiday on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr today.
Year: 2013
Obaidul sees popularity ups and downs
CHANDPUR: Communication Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday observed that popularity of any political party can have ups and downs.
30 hurt in Bagerhat AL-BNP clash
Bagerhat – At least 30 people were injured in a clash between activists of Awami League and BNP at Mikhait village in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
One man’s view of the world and a thousand faceless men
By Murray Hunter
India – Pakistan relations: Unrealistic expectations
By Rahul Bhonsle
European wind industry faces critical skills shortage
The European wind industry has grown so rapidly over the past decade that it is facing a critical shortage of skilled personnel, a new report reveals.
Firms should generate their own energy for price stability
Businesses should consider generating their own energy where appropriate, to ensure price stability, according to a new analyst report.
‘Critical phase’ for Iter fusion dream
By David Shukman
Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste fails drugs test
Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste has failed a drugs test and will not compete at the World Championships in Moscow.
World Cup in Qatar ‘impossible’ in summer, says Greg Dyke
A summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022 would be “impossible”, says Football Association chairman Greg Dyke.
Tomb opened in Mona Lisa quest
Scientists in the Italian city of Florence have opened a tomb to extract DNA they hope will identify the model for Leonardo da Vinci`s Mona Lisa.
Oprah Winfrey ‘racism row’ a ‘misunderstanding’
The owner of a shop in Zurich where US talk show host Oprah Winfrey says she encountered racism has called the incident a “misunderstanding”.
Lissie: Honey saleswoman turned rock star
By Mark Savage
Astronaut Michael Foale retires from Nasa
By Jonathan Amos
Bacteria give lessons in investment economics
By Simon Redfern
To trap a dictator: HRW
Sifting through the thousands of documents strewn across the floors of an abandoned secret police headquarters in Chad, Reed Brody glimpsed the violent, final moments of Rose Lokissim’s brave life.
No amnesty for Thailand rights abusers: HRW
New York – A proposed amnesty law before Thailand’s parliament should exclude people who ordered or carried out human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government should affirm that prosecuting those responsible for rights abuses, regardless of…
US embassies to reopen after alert
DHAKA – US embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday.
Leveling the Afghan playing field
– Graciana del Castillo
Cops among 100 injured in B’baria clash over fair
B’BARIA: Over 100 people including two police constables were injured in hours-long clash over trifling matter in Gokorno Bazar of district municipality area Saturday.
Black Caps confirm Bangladesh tour going ahead
By: Elliott Smith
‘Revoke clearance on Tipaimukh – Dhaka don’t compromise’
Imphal – A discussion session on the proposed construction of Tipaimukh Dam organised under the aegis of United NGOs Mission-Minipur (UNM-M) at Manipur Press Club here on August 8 unanimously resolved to press the concerned authority to reconsider and revoke…
Vietnam: ‘Jungle Men’ found hiding from war
A father and son have been found living in the jungle more than 40 years after they fled US bombing during the Vietnam War.
Nagasaki bombing remembered on 68th anniversary
The Japanese port city of Nagasaki observed the 68th anniversary of the dropping of the second and last atomic bomb ever used in warfare by pushing the Japanese government to increase its efforts to promote the elimination on nuclear weapons.…
Obama proposes surveillance-policy overhaul
WASHINGTON—In a striking policy shift that ensured the rancorous spy-policy debate would extend into the fall, President Barack Obama announced plans to overhaul key parts the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
US panel orders import ban on some Samsung devices
By BRENT KENDALL and DON CLARK
Apple patent wins could mean US import ban for Samsung
By Ros Krasny and Alina Selyukh
Yorkshire beat Bangladesh A by 7 runs
Yorkshire 198 (Plunkett 47*, Sunny 3-25) beat Bangladesh A 191 (Anamul 69, Rafiq 5-30) by 7 runs