When pondering our obsession with immigration, I’m reminded of how people in the ridiculous dystopian film Idiocracy were watering their crops with an energy drink called Brawndo.
Day: February 14, 2014
From music to medicine
“If you had asked me six years ago, I would never have guessed that the video analysis system could be used in this way,” says Alexander Refsum Jensenius, Head of Department at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo.
Mass evacuation in Indonesia as Java volcano erupts
Tens of thousands of Indonesians have fled their homes after a volcano erupted in east Java.
Penguin India defends decision to recall book: The Hindus
Penguin India has defended its decision to recall and destroy copies of a book on Hinduism by a prominent US scholar.
Sochi 2014: Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov win pairs gold
World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won Winter Olympic gold in the pairs figure skating event.
Zhang Hong wins women’s speed skating 1,000m
Zhang Hong stormed to victory in the women’s 1,000m speed skating, winning China’s first Winter Olympic gold in the event.
Declaration signed on illegal wildlife trade
Governments from around the world have vowed to take action on the illegal trade in wildlife.
Termites inspire robot builders
US scientists have developed small robots that behave much like termites.
Waltons star Ralph Waite dies at 85
Actor Ralph Waite, best known for playing John Walton Sr – Papa Walton – in the long-running TV show The Waltons, has died at the age of 85.
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan questioned over hacking
Former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan has been questioned by police over phone hacking, it has emerged.
Matia and her courage!
Agriculture minister Matia Choudhury said on the occasion of Agriculturist day 2014 at Agriculturists Institution hall in the capital “we have come to power through an election and so we do not fear anybody’s piercing look”. We really do appreciate…
Alleged murderer killed in RAB ‘encounter’
The suspected killer of a ruling Awami League leader has been killed in a so-called encounter with RAB at Abhaynagar Upazila in Jessore. Mezbaur Rahman, leader of a gang named after him, was the prime accused in the murder of…
Publication ceremony of “Manabik Banking”
Publication ceremony of “Manabik Banking” by Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank will be held at 3.30pm on 15th February, 2014 at National Museum Auditorium.
Agri tech could increase global crop yields 67 percent, halve food prices
Washington D.C. – Increased demand for food due to population and income growth and the impacts of climate change on agriculture will ratchet up the pressure for increased and more sustainable agricultural production to feed the planet. A new report…
IOC acts on Sochi abuses – Human Rights Watch
Moscow) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken important steps to persuade the Russiangovernment to investigate persistent claims of nonpayment of wages to workers who helped build Olympicvenues and infrastructure. The IOC efforts resulted in government pledges that the…
Abuse of Sub-Saharan migrants – Human Rights Watch
Moroccan security forces commonly beat, otherwise abuse, and sometimes steal from sub-Saharan migrants in the northeastern part of the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These abuses persist despite some improvements in the treatment of migrants…
Ashraf’s polls comment reflect desire for one-party rule: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday blasted the statement of Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam that there would be no election before 2019. He termed the statement of the ruling party leader a reflection…
India: Renewed challenge in Meghalaya
On January 27, 2014, Meghalaya got central clearance to form its own special multi-task Police Force, christened ‘Special Force 10’, to deal with internal security challenges ranging from militancy to disaster management.
Pakistan’s Kashmir Dilemma
When Pakistan officially observed February 5 as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ Wednesday last, the atmosphere was more euphoric this time.
Court orders case against two police SIs
A Dhaka court on Thursday directed the Deputy Police Commissioner of Gulshan Zone in the capital to submit a report within a month in a case filed against two Sub-Inspectors of Police. The Sub-Inspectors are Md Israil and Sajal Kanti…
55,000 pry students to get scholarship this year
Dhaka – Some 55,000 students will receive scholarship in two categories this year in order of highest marks obtained in the Primary Terminal Examination.
Storm affecting US east coast as havoc persists in South
A huge winter storm is affecting the densely populated US north-east, after wreaking havoc in the South.
Diplomats briefed on undocumented Myanmar nationals
Dhaka – The government is working to find a reasonable solution regarding ‘undocumented’ Myanmar nationals through utilizing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar and enhancing engagement further with the neighbour. The Foreign Ministry, in this regard, briefed a group of…
Telangana: Indian MP uses pepper spray in Parliament
There has been chaos in the lower house of India’s parliament after an MP used pepper spray to disrupt proceedings.
Two more confess to Milky murder
Two more accused in the murder case filed in connection with the killing of Juba League leader Reazul Haque Khan Milky confessed to a Dhaka court admitting their involvement with the murder on Thursday. The two accused are, Chunnu Mia…
Australian fined for killing great white shark
An Australian man who killed a great white shark by ramming it with his boat and beating it with a pole has been fined A$18,000 ($16,000; £9,000).
Sochi 2014: James Woods misses out on slopestyle medal for Britain
James Woods missed out on Great Britain’s second freestyle medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics as he finished fifth in the ski slopestyle event.
Democracy to sink in quicksand: BNP
Dhaka – Terming the present Jatiya Sangsad a quicksand, BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Thursday said the country’s democracy might disappear in this parliament of quicksand. “The parliament which has been formed without election is…