Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) in a drive arrested a drug peddler and recovered 60-kg ganja from Chapuror village under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Year: 2013
Serena Williams can get even better – Patrick Mouratoglou
Serena Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou says the world number one can do even better next year.
Roger Federer through to ATP Tour Finals after Paris win
Roger Federer qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals thanks to a convincing victory over Kevin Anderson in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Ashes 2013-14: England toil in Ashes warm-up game
England endured a chastening first day of their Ashes tour as a Western Australia Chairman’s XI made 369-4. Chris Lynn scored 104 and three other batsmen passed 50 as England’s seam attack was made to suffer at the Waca.
Jane Austen ‘definitive’ portrait to be sold
A painting described as the definitive portrait of Jane Austen is to be sold at auction in December. The watercolour, which has rarely been seen in public, has remained in the Austen family since it was created.
James Bond producers to receive PGA Award
The producers of the James Bond films are to receive the David O Selznick Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Mercury Prize: James Blake wins with Overgrown
By Mark Savage Electronic artist James Blake has won this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize with his second album, Overgrown. “Well, I lost the bet,” Blake said after beating bookies’ favourite Laura Mvula and stars like David Bowie and Arctic Monkeys…
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
The people of Rjukan in Norway are celebrating the installation of giant mirrors, which have finally brought winter sunshine to their town centre.
Snakes control blood flow in their ‘spectacles’
Snakes can control blood flow in their “spectacles”, scientists have found. The animals are known for their lack of eyelids, and instead have a transparent scale covering their eyes for protection.
Report suggests ‘permanent slowdown’ in CO2 emissions
By Matt McGrath Global emissions of carbon dioxide may be showing the first signs of a “permanent slowdown” in the rate of increase. According to a new report, emissions in 2012 increased at less than half the average over the…
Tripura militants have camps in Bangladesh?
Agartala: The separatist groups from India’s northeast regions have their camps in Bangladesh, though the Bangladeshi security forces’ have been cracking down on them, Director General of Tripura Police C Balasubramaniam said here on Thursday.
Syria chemical weapons equipment destroyed, says OPCW
Syria’s declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, the international watchdog says.
Snowden leaks: Google ‘outraged’ at alleged NSA hacking
Google has expressed outrage following a report that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has hacked its data links. An executive at Google said it was not aware of the alleged activity, adding there was an “urgent need for reform”.
Is the US losing Saudi Arabia to China?
By Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero Saudi Arabia’s declared intention to pivot away from the U.S. in foreign policy implies a shift toward Beijing, which predates both the Obama presidency and the Arab Awakening. While a full-fledged “divorce” from the…
Egypt’s dark tunnel
By Adil E. Shamoo The Egyptian people face a very difficult choice. They must choose a path that does not lead toward greater violence, further economic decline, dictatorship, or even civil war. Egypt must somehow avoid the fate of Syria…
Internet chatrooms can help those in distress, says study
Internet forums and chatrooms can have positive effects that should be more widely acknowledged, experts say.
‘Minicomputers’ Live Inside the Human Brain
By By Charles Q. Choi The brain may be an even more powerful computer than before thought — microscopic branches of brain cells that were once thought to basically serve as mere wiring may actually behave as minicomputers, researchers say.
Another 60-hour hartal from 4 Nov for neutral election
GreenWatch Report The BNP-led 18-Party Alliance has opted to go for another spate of 60-hour from November 4 to press the demand for election under non-party neutral government. The decision is expected to be announced today.
Bus fire in southern India leaves 42 dead
At least 42 people have died after the luxury bus they were travelling in caught fire in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police said. The bus, carrying more than 50 passengers, was travelling from Bangalore city to Hyderabad, Andhra…
Syrians ‘still trapped’ in Damascus suburb
There are fears many civilians may still be trapped in a besieged suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, despite thousands being allowed to leave.
Bangladesh aim for series win, NZ look to stay alive
Bangladesh’s 43-run win in the first ODI against New Zealand was an important boost for a side that, prior to the series opener, had only two wins in six games this year. The win also strengthened their ODI record against…
Ashes 2013-14: Alastair Cook misses England’s first tour game
Alastair Cook will miss England’s Ashes tour opener against the Western Australia Chairman’s XI with a sore back so Matt Prior captains the side. Towering pacemen Steven Finn, Boyd Rankin and Chris Tremlett all play.
Jurgen Klopp extends Borussia Dortmund contract by two years
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has signed a contract extension which will keep him at the Champions League finalists until 2018.
Daniel Radcliffe cast as Sebastian Coe in Olympic film
Daniel Radcliffe is to play Sebastian Coe in a film drama about his rivalry with fellow Olympian Steve Ovett.
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band to tour South Africa
Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band are to perform in South Africa for the first time, almost three decades after the group campaigned against apartheid.
Bt brinjal: Stunted in India, to grow in Bangladesh
Even as the Supreme Court is hearing a petition on allowing even field-trials of genetically modified (GM) food crops in the country, neighbouring Bangladesh is set to allow farmers grow transgenic Bt brinjal.
Young parrotfish explore, while adults stay at home
Young parrotfish rapidly expand their coral reef home range but only until they reach adulthood, scientists have found. Researchers in Australia mapped the movements of individuals from very young juveniles to mature adults.
Rising temperature, erratic rain will impact India’a rice harvest
Sandip Das With the key rice-growing areas in the country receiving erratic rainfall in the last two decades, scientists have been working on techniques to minimise the adverse impact on foodgrain production. Trilochan Mohapatra, director, Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI),…
Prototype commercial ‘Space Plane’ damaged in first test flight
By Ria Novosti A prototype “space plane” that is being developed to transport American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) sustained damage during its first free-flying test after its landing gear failed to deploy properly, according to US media…
‘All-party poll-time govt being formed’
The process of forming an all-party poll-time government to supervise the imminent national election has started, Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed has said.