By Jeremy Coles Male and female flowers advertise different “rewards” by giving off different scents, scientists have said. Mated female epicephala moths prefer the smell of male flowers, suggesting male flower scent triggers pollen collecting behaviour.
Experts have found the first venomous crustacean – a centipede-like creature that lives in underwater caves. The blind “remipede” liquefies its prey with a compound similar to that found in a rattlesnake’s fangs.
By Judith Burns Children are being urged to take back their “wild time”, swapping 30 minutes of screen use for outdoor activities.
By Andrew Benson Sebastian Vettel headed team-mate Mark Webber as Red Bull took a dominant one-two in Friday practice at the Indian Grand Prix.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says talk of boycotting the 2018 World Cup in Russia in protest at racism among the country’s fans is premature. Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has suggested black players could take action, after claiming he was…
The Queen has been pictured with three future kings – the first such image of royal succession for nearly 120 years.
Clarence House has denied reports that the Prince of Wales believes becoming king will be a form of prison.
Early yogis struck lovely poses – and also fought fierce battles. An exhibit in Washington shows the complex dimensions of yogi life.
A Chinese court has rejected the appeal of former politician Bo Xilai and upheld his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.
The gap between men and women has narrowed slightly in the past year in most countries, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report.
EU leaders meeting in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm the fight against terrorism.
The National Security Agency eavesdropped on hundreds of phone numbers belonging to dozens of world leaders, newly leaked documents supplied by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden reveal.
Finance AMA Muhit, a powerful cabinet member of the AL government, has called Mohammad Yunus a terrorist. And some other Cabinet members have done the same thing.
By Angela Chung When Abdoulaye’s mother left his hospital bedside to pick up medicine from the pharmacy, I helped fan him. Temperatures in Senegal reach the 90s in November, and the air in the ward for children with advanced cancer…
Dakar – Tens of thousands of patients in Senegal suffer from excruciating pain every year without relief, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Unnecessarily restrictive government regulations and poor training for healthcare workers impede their effective medical…
President Abdul Hamid on Thursday urged all to exercise democratic rules and norms and work together for the march forward of democracy.
Two people have been killed at Teknaf’s Hnila Union in a gunfight between assailants and police.
Urging the youth to take the lead, Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed on Thursday said the real war had actually started after the Liberation War and now the fight is “within ourselves against sins, bad decisions and greed”.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said they will not compromise with any quarter when it comes to holding a free fair election.
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday hoped that Bangladesh will be able to maintain its ‘record’ of holding free, fair, inclusive and credible elections in a conducive environment to be created through dialogue and understanding among all the major…
Embattled Jahangirnagar University (JU) Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Anwar Hossain has finally decided to step down from his post.
Claiming his war crimes accused father as innocent, Barrister Nazibur Rahman on Thursday said the charges brought against Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami was absolutely false and politically motivated, terming the case ‘make over’.
The opposition BNP is determined to hold its scheduled rally at Chittagong’s Laldighi on Friday in violation of a police ban on all rallies and meetings in the port city.
As many as 30,000 Bangladeshi expatriates are likely to be legalised as the Malaysian government has offered an opportunity to illegal expatriates.
The inward remittance flow to the country during the first 18 days of the current month showed an encouraging sign, totaling US$ 799.60 million till October 18.
Social networking site Pinterest has seen its value jump by more than 50% to $3.8bn (£2.3bn) following its latest round of fundraising.
Eminent educationist Dr Saidur Rahman Khan and Dr Gowher Rizvi were on Thursday nominated as members of Awami League Advisory Council.
Tension has gripped the country over a possible face-off between the ruling Awami League and the main opposition BNP, as both parties have planned for rallies on Friday in four cities, including capital Dhaka.
Minutes after police allowed the opposition BNP to hold its Oct 25 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the party has asked for clearance to hold it in front of its Naya Paltan headquarters.
Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the Awami League-led grand alliance government to be illegal from tomorrow (Friday) as its term expires today (Thursday).