Average summer temperatures in the eastern Canadian Arctic are higher than they have been in at least the past 44,000 years and perhaps higher than at any time in the past 120,000 years, according to a new study.
Year: 2013
Rahul advocates a new kind of change
By Pradeep Bhargava Talking to large rallies of people with scores of everyday problems, pains and sorrows — to a farmer, a laborer, an unemployed youth with so many dreams — is no easy work. It is all the more…
Prince George ‘promised Aston Villa visit’
The Duke of Cambridge has indicated he will be soon taking his new son Prince George to see his team, Aston Villa.
Tim Roth to play Fifa president Sepp Blatter on film
British actor Tim Roth is to star as Fifa president Sepp Blatter in a film about football’s governing body.
Antonia Bird, film and TV director, dies aged 54
British film and TV director Antonia Bird has died at the age of 54, her agent has said.
The toilet system turning human waste into energy
Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have been working on ways to make towns and cities more sustainable by taking waste from housing and turning it into energy.
Dino impact also destroyed bees, says study
Scientists say there was a widespread extinction of bees 66 million years ago, at the same time as the event that killed off the dinosaurs.
Fighting fear by lighting Lagos’s streets
By Neal Razzell Flying into Lagos at night, you would never know there are up to 21 million people down there. There is no orange glow, as you see on approach to cities such as New York or London (both…
South Africa all-rounder fined for ball tampering
The International Cricket Council has fined South African all-rounder Faf du Plessis 50% of his match fee for ball tampering against Pakistan.
Pope Francis pictured with Sunderland shirt ahead of derby
Troubled Sunderland may have been anything but infallible this season, but one man appears to be keeping the faith.
Sebastian Vettel beats Nico Rosberg to pole at Indian GP
By Andrew Benson Sebastian Vettel beat Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg to pole position for the Indian Grand Prix, where he can clinch the drivers’ world title.
Dangers in random terming of terrorism and terrorists
Dr. M. S. Haq In nano, passed big bang and other senses, terms such as terrorism and terrorists could include, at present and as appropriate, activities of peoples, governments, political parties, terrorist organizations, research + development + engineering (RDE) in…
Emerging from Rana Plaza ruins
When Minu’s limp body was piled onto the mass of corpses after Rana Plaza collapsed, she prayed that someone would notice that she was still alive. Too weak to call out, she had been smothered under dead bodies in the…
‘Illegal’ Hasina govt will be ‘buried’ on Nov 7: Khosru
The BNP-led 18-Party alliance leaders of Chittagong have termed the Sheikh Hasina government illegal.
Bus torched in city
Miscreants torched a bus in the city’s Karwanbazar area on Friday evening.
60-hr hartal from Sunday if no initiative for dialogue: Khaleda
Giving the government until tomorrow (Saturday) to initiate dialogue over the polls-time nonpartisan cabinet, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday said they will enforce a 60-hour non-stop countrywide hartal from 6am on Sunday if the regime does not respond.
6 killed in police firing in Chandpur, Cox’s Bazaar, Nilphamari
Six people were killed and many more injured as BNP-Jamaat activists clashed with Awami League men and law enforcers in Chandpur, Cox’s Bazar and Nilphamari on Friday.
AL urges BNP to call off hartal
Urging BNP to call its 60-hour countrywide strike off, Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Friday said the government wants a fair election with the participation of all parties.
PM to invite Khaleda for talks: Inu
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally invite BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for a dialogue any moment, Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu has said.
War crimes trials ‘partisan’: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has supported the trials of ‘war criminals’ on principle, but blamed the special tribunals as partisan.
BNP leader Mannan’s city residence attacked twice in 4 hrs
In a span of four hours, the city residence of Dhaka district BNP president Abdul Mannan came under crude bomb and gun attacks twice on Friday.
Women more exposed to arsenic contaminated water
Women are more exposed to drinking arsenic contaminated water than men, according to a recent study.
Brazil boss Scolari duped into Costa revelation
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari appears to have been duped by an impostor on Spanish radio into confirming he does want to call up Diego Costa for the World Cup.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi in Thakuragon
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Dharmagarh border area of Ranishankail upazila early Friday.
VDP members play vital role in people’s welfare
Speakers at a function here on Thursday said members of village defense party (VDP) are playing vital role in doing welfare for the people and maintaining law and order at grass root level to ensure peaceful society.
Mankin for maintaining communal harmony
State Minister for Social Welfare Promod Mankin today called for maintaining communal harmony to continue ongoing development process in the country.
One killed, 3 injured in Chuadanga road accident
One person was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two locally made vehicles at Balaipur bazar under Alamdanga upazila of the district on Thursday night.
3 Shibir activists held in Bogra
Police this afternoon arrested three activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, from Seujgari Kailla Bazaar area here. The arrested are: Jewel, president of Bogra Government Azizul Haque College unit of Shibir, its members Yunus Ali and…
Farmers field day on paddy harvest held in Panchagarh
Panchagarh – Farmers field day on harvesting of BU paddy-1 was held in Sarkarpara village under sadar upazila of the district.
Rain thwarts Bangladesh, NZ in 2nd test draw
Dhaka — Rain washed out the last day of the Bangladesh-New Zealand second cricket test to spoil what could have been an interesting Friday.