Dhaka – Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Khaleda Zia on Monday said it is not possible for all to enjoy the Eid properly.
Year: 2013
3 Americans win economics Nobel prize
Stockholm — Americans Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller won the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for developing methods to study trends in stock, bond and housing markets.
Hajj pilgrims throng Mount Arafat, move to Muzdalifah
Pilgrims in their hundreds of thousands thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia from early Monday for the high point of the annual hajj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed.
Nation set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha Wednesday
Dhaha – The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Wednesday with due solemnity and religious fervour.
It’s now the final round game: Fakhrul
Dhaka – BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the anti-Awami League sentiment is developing across the country and the party will face its existence crisis if the people’s demand is not met.
Mass exodus of Eid holidaymakers from capital continues
Dhaka – Despite various travel hazards and frequent road crashes, people are leaving capital Dhaka in their thousands as the Eid-ul-Azha is going to be celebrated in the country on Wednesday.
Polls become uncertain for govt move to run JS after Oct 24: Rafiqul
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Mia has said that holding of the tenth parliamentary poll has become uncertain due to the government’s attempt to continue session of the ninth parliament after October 24.
Cattle prices keep on soaring in city markets
Dhaka – The prices of sacrificial animals in the capital’s temporary markets are gradually soaring since Monday morning, bringing back smile to the faces of traders but frustrating the middle-class buyers.
Army to supervise Padma Bridge’s approach road construction
Dhaka – The Bridge Division and Bangladesh Army’s Special Works Organization (SWO) on Monday signed a deal for supervising the consultancy works on Janjira and Mawa approach roads and service area-2 of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project.
‘Diamond rain’ falls
By James Morgan Diamonds big enough to be worn by Hollywood film stars could be raining down on Saturn and Jupiter, US scientists have calculated.
College teacher killed in a road accident
A college teacher was killed at Raniganj Bazaar point on the Dinajpur-Bogra highway under Fulbari upazila in Dinajpur on Sunday.
AL MP’s cousin killed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Oct 14, 2013 (BSS)-Aminul Islam Royal alias Makhon, 30, cousin of Abdul Wadud Dara, an MP of Bangladesh Awami League, was killed by miscreants at his resident at Biraldaha under Puthiya Upazila of the district in early hours today.
RCCI leaders visit puja mandaps in Rangpur city
RANGPUR, Oct 14, 2013 (BSS) – Leaders of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) have expressed satisfaction over Peaceful celebration of the Durga Puja amid huge enthusiasm, festivity and due religious fervour in the city.
Traders fined for selling banned hilsa fish in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Oct 14, 2013 (BSS)-A mobile court here on Sunday, in a drive, seized 50-kg banned hilsa fish from Nutun Bazaar of the town.
Coordinated efforts to reduce disaster risk stressed
RANGPUR, Oct 14, 2013 (BSS) – Speakers at a post-rally discussion here yesterday stressed coordinated efforts and early preparedness to ensure an efficient management system forreducing risk of natural disasters, losses of lives and properties. They were addressing the discussion…
Gravity eclipses competition at US box office
Astronaut thriller Gravity has kept its grip on the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend.
Eating popcorn ‘disrupts advertising’
Cinema advertising is less effective when audiences eat popcorn, according to a study from Cologne University.
Global warming will increase intensity of El Nino, scientists say
By Matt McGrath Scientists say they are more certain than ever about the impact of global warming on a critical weather pattern.
M ‘golden rice’ opponents wicked, says minister Owen Paterson
Opponents of the development of a type of genetically modified (GM) rice enriched with vitamin A are “wicked”, the environment secretary has said.
Syria chemical weapons: OPCW plea for short ceasefires
The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria’s chemical weapons says fighting is preventing access to sites through some rebel-held areas.
Malaysia court rules non-Muslims cannot use ‘Allah’
A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot use the word Allah to refer to God, even in their own faiths, overturning a 2009 lower court ruling. The appeals court said the term Allah must be exclusive to Islam or…
Saudi Arabia: ‘O God, here I come answering Your call’
By Siraj Wahab Nearly 2 million pilgrims arrived in Mina on Sunday as part of the first phase of Haj 2013.
Burma concerns raised in UK House of Commons
By Jack Goodman British MP Valerie Vaz addressed the House of Commons last week to discuss the findings of an eight-day cross-party delegation to Burma in August. She met afterwards with DVB’s Jack Goodman to discuss the delegation, British foreign…
Shohag Gazi’s test record improves his ratings
Dhaka – A century and a hat-trick in a Test against New Zealand helped Bangladeshi cricketer Shohag Gazi make upward movements in all the three categories — batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders– list in the latest ICC Test rankings issued Sunday.
Phillips Idowu loses out on lottery funding for 2013-14
Former world champion Phillips Idowu is one of a number of high-profile GB athletes to lose their lottery funding for 2013-14.
One Max by HTC with 5.9-inch display and fingerprint scanner
By Zach Epstein HTC on Monday finally took the wraps off of its HTC One Max, the humongous phablet we have seen leak extensively over the past few months.
iPhones 5 Could Be the Most Disappointing in the Company’s History
By Sam Mattera After Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) debuted its two new iPhones last month (the 5s and 5c) shares sold off. Evidently, investors didn’t have much faith in Apple’s new devices — and now it’s looking increasingly likely that…
Cruden lauds role of NGOs for eradicating child marriage
Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden has appreciated the ‘valuable contribution’ that the NGOs and civil society organizations are making for eradication of child marriages and to address the other development challenges.
AL behind onion price spiral, alleges BNP
The BNP has alleged that the ruling party’s ‘syndicate’ is behind the spiralling prices of onion ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Detained ICT staff confesses to leaking out draft verdict
Detained Faruque Hossain, a staff of the International Crimes Tribunal-1, on Sunday made confessional statement before a magistrate of Dhaka Court revealing that Mehdi , assistant of Barrister Fakhrul Islam, the counsel for condemned convict war criminal Salauddin Quader…