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Month: March 2014
Japan: Robot to take top university exam
The project, led by Noriko Arai at Japan’s National Institute of Informatics, is trying to see how fast artificial intelligence might replace the human brain so that people can start training in completely new areas.
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane ‘may have turned back’
Radar signals show a Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than 24 hours may have turned back, Malaysian officials have said. Rescue teams looking for the plane have now widened their search area. Investigators are also checking CCTV…
US warns Russia not to annex Crimea
The US has warned Russia that any moves to annex Crimea would close the door to diplomacy. US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Crimea is part of Ukraine and Moscow should avoid military escalation.…
UPDF activist shot dead in Khagrachhari
A member of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot dead and another person injured in a gun attack by masked miscreants in Babuichhari area of Dighinala upazila this (Sunday) morning. The deceased was identified as Sudrishti Chakma, 35.
Dhaka seeks augmented Teesta flow from Delhi
Dhaka has urged Delhi to release adequate water for irrigation projects and maintain smooth river flow until the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing deal is signed. The request was made at the technical-level meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC) held…
Preserving the region’s heritage sites, buildings in Burma
By Nava Thakuria As Burma (Myanmar) is presently changing its face from a military ruled country to a quasi-democracy and starts attracting heavy investments from various western agencies in its real-estate sector. Incidentally the trend has brought worries to many…
A valuable library in remote Jhenidah village
Shahneawz Khan Sumon Tutul is a household name in the village of Kaluihuda under Moheshpur upazila in Jhenidah district. Tutul established a library names as “Matrri Vasha Public Library” in the village for spreading education and inspiring local people with…
‘No Bangladeshi on board ‘crashed’ Malaysian aircraft’
There was no Bangladeshi citizen on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that reportedly crashed into the sea off Vietnam with 239 people, an official confirmed here on Saturday. “Our High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur informed that there was no…
Another Sonali bank scam
Miscreants have decamped with unspecified amount of cash from a branch of Sonali Bank at Bogra’s Adamdighi Upazila by digging a tunnel. Police is yet to confirm the amount that has been taken away. Alamdighi Police Station OC Nazrul Islam said…
OIC chief’s flight rescheduled; arrives Sunday
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani, scheduled to reach here on Saturday evening on a four-day official visit, now arrives early Sunday. As per his fresh flight schedule, the OIC Secretary General arrives at…
President asks police to work upholding human rights
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the police to discharge their duties with neutrality and professionalism upholding human rights and democratic values. “You must discharge your duties with neutrality and professionalism by upholding human rights and democratic values in line…
It’s Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup all the way: Pakistan dethroned
Sri Lanka clinched their 5th Asia Cup title with an all-win record dethroning unpredictable Pakistan by five wickets in the final of the five-nation meet at the their happy hunting ground — Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur — on…
Minus-two formula male-dominated society’s agenda: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday alleged that it was the male-dominated society that had tried to implement the much-talked-about ‘minus-two’ formula, excluding Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia from politics during the last caretaker government (2007-08). The Prime Minister came…
Democracy now in trouble, says Gen Mahbub
BNP leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Saturday said evil forces have jeopardized the country’s independence and democracy. “All our rights have been snatched away. Democracy and the independence of the country are now at stake,” said the BNP…
Vietnam spots oil slicks in hunt for missing jet
Kuala Lumpur — Vietnamese air force planes on Saturday spotted two large oil slicks in the area where a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 vanished earlier in the day, the first sign that the aircraft carrying 239 people on board had…
Lack of awareness aggravates TB spread in Chuadanga
The contagious malady kills 273, affect 7,096 in 8 yrs People are getting attacked with tuberculosis (TB) increasingly in the district as no awareness campaign is being carried out there to prevent the infectious disease.
B Chy hits back terms PM’s remarks on him bad taste
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday strongly deplored the Prime Minister’s remarks over his meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, saying Sheikh Hasina exposed her bad taste by calling a former president ‘Badu Kaka’. “It’s…
2 Indians held with smuggled goods in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Indian nationals in possession of huge smuggled goods on Nimtala frontier in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
30 hurt in Gazipur AL factional clash over polls
At least 30 people, including one with bullet, were injured on Saturday in a series of clashes between the supporters of Awami League-supported chairman candidate and its rebel candidate in the election to Sreepur upazila of the district. Al Amin,…
Tk 26 lakh narcotic items destroyed in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed seized smuggled narcotic substances worth Tk26 lakh by crushing them under bulldozer in the district town on Thursday.
Dinajpur wheat farming shrinks on low price
Inferior quality seeds also a reason Lack of fair price has made a noticeable dent in cultivation of wheat in Dinajpur, once known as the storehouse of grains.
Power hike will hit the poor hard, says CPB
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Saturday demanded that the government reduces the prices of electricity by scrapping its current move to hike the rates. “If the power tariff goes up, it will have multiple effects as prices of all…
3 shops gutted in Bogra
Three shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Bou Bazar in Natai Para of the town on Thursday.
Rights groups want leases of lands along Buriganga cancelled
Ten rights organissations on Saturday demanded immediate cancellation of all the leases of lands on the banks of the Buriganga River by Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority (BIWTA). In a joint statement, they expressed concern over reports published in national…
One killed in Sirajganj clash
A man was killed and 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Basra village in Shahjadpur upazila on Friday.
Barcelona agrees Ter Stegen deal
Barcelona has reached an agreement with Borussia Monchengladbach over the transfer of Marc-Andre ter Stegen for a fee in the region of 9-12 million euros plus two friendly games, Goal can confirm.
Youth’s body recovered in Naogaon
The body of a young man was recovered with the throat slit from Kachua village in Atrai upazila early Thursday morning.
Third phase upazila poll campaign begins in Netrakona
An extensive campaign for the third phase upazila parishad election on March 15 started in Sadar and Mohnganj upazilas of the district.
Three-day training for journalists begin in Jessore
Three-day foundation training for journalists began at circuit house conference room in the district from Thursday.