Campaigners have accused Tesco of stocking a brand of tuna that is caught in a way that can harm other wildlife.
Month: March 2014
Burping, farting cows release more methane than you think
It’s been known for a long time that livestock, primarily cows, pigs, and sheep, emit a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere. Just last week, a build-up of methane in a barn in Germany ignited and exploded, although the barn’s…
AL’s strategies failed to manipulate upazila polls: Fakhrul
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the ruling Awami League’s ‘strategies’ to manipulate the first and second phase results of the Upazila Parishads have failed. He said in a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday that…
4097 illegally built buildings in city
There are about 4,097 illegal buildings in the city which were built without approval of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkhaya (Rajuk). Most of the buildings belong to different real estate developers and eminent personalities. Minister for Housing and Public Works Engineer…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sees record profit
The investment firm run by the US billionaire Warren Buffett has reported a record profit for 2013.
Federer wins 6th Dubai Championships title
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships — and 78th career title — by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.
Violent BCL factional clash mar JU campus environment
A violent clash between supporters of the president and the general secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Jahangirnagar University has left seven students injured. Witnesses said the two groups got into a fight at noon on Sunday even…
Brazil has left FIFA with a huge challenge says Valcke
Zurich – FIFA has been left with a huge challenge following Brazilian delays in building stadiums for the 2014 World Cup, secretary general Jerome Valcke said Saturday.
Tangail by-polls: EC rejects Kader Siddiqui’s appeal
Upholding the returning officer’s decision, the Election Commission on Sunday rejected Kader Siddiqui’s appeal challenging the cancellation of his nomination paper in the March 29 Tangail-8 by-elections. The commission, at its meeting held with the Chief Election Commissioner in the…
Bar Council demands more HC benches
The Bangladesh Bar Council, a statutory body regulating the lawyers, on Sunday urged the Chief Justice to increase the number of High Court benches for the disposal of petitions seeking pre-arrest bail. Addressing a press conference, Bar Council vice-chairman Khandker…
Sweet Jumbo Grass farming brings success in char areas
Commercial cultivation of Sweet Jumbo Grass on the char lands in the Brahmaputra basin has brought success to the extremely poor char people in achieving economic self-reliance in recent years.
Pay and services commission for salary hike to combat graft
The Pay and Services Commission will recommend a hike in salaries and other benefits of 1.3 million public servants in such a way that they would not feel the urge to fall for illegal income to maintain their lifestyle, Commission…
11 houses gutted in Madaripur
At least 11 houses were gutted by a devastating fire at Charkalikapur village under sadar upazila on Saturday.
Child marriage stopped in Bagerhat
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Morrelganj upazila here stopped a child marriage at Kamla village on Saturday.
3 Jamaat men jailed in Satkhira
A mobile court here on Saturday sentenced three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami to one year imprisonment each on charge of planning to carry out subversive activities in Kaliganj upazila.
Mortar shell found in Chandpur
Police recovered a mortar shell at Balia village in Hajiganj upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Virgin Media rolls out porn filtering system
The firm is the last of the UK’s big four ISPs to turn on the government-mandated filtering system.
33 dead in Kunming attacks: Bangladeshis asked to stay indoors
China on Sunday blamed Muslim militants from the restive far western region of Xinjiang for the deadly attack on Kunming railway station in the country’s Yunnan province, in which at least 33 have died so far Four of those killed…
Barisal bus crash kills driver, conductor, helper
Three people were killed and at least 20 injured when a bus fell into a road-side ditch at Rampotti on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway. The bus was headed from Dhaka to Patuakhali’s Doshmina when the accident happened at Barisal’s Babuganj Upazila.
Contempt rule against Prothom Alo editor
The High Court has asked why Prothom Alo’s Editor Matiur Rahman and Joint Editor Mizanur Rahman Khan should not be charged with contempt. The bench of Justices Naima Haider and Zafar Ahmed issued the suo moto rule on Sunday.
Obama urges Putin to pull troops back from Ukraine
US President Barack Obama has told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that Russia has flouted international law by sending troops to Ukraine. In a 90-minute telephone conversation, Mr Obama urged the Russian leader to pull forces back to bases in…
The Jatiya Press Club vibrant with Internet connectivity
Mostafa Kamal Majumder With the introduction of a new and upgraded set of computers the Internet facility offered by the the Jatiya Press Club to its members for collection and dissemination of news, articles, features, and networking through different social…
Sustainable employment for climate displaced persons urged
Cox’s Bazar city is now full of climate displaced peoples from its different vulnerable upazilas and other districts of the country. They are living here are there and their rights of housing, lands and property totally absent. As a result…
Language movement veteran Sayeed Uddin passes away
Language movement veteran and freedom fighter Sayeed Uddin Ahmed died of old age complications at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early Saturday. He was 85. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in-charge of RMCH Dr Jamil Rahman said he breathed his last…
BNP leader Khondker Mahbubuddin Ahmed passes away
Former member of parliament and BNP leader Advocate Khondker Mahbubuddin Ahmed died of cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Saturday evening. He was 88. Hospital sources said Mahbubuddin Ahmed, also a BNP standing committee member, was admitted to United…
Coast Guard rescues 72 people
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 72 Bangladeshis from a trawler near St Martin’s Island in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar while they were being trafficked to Malaysia. They were rescued from the trawler some five kilometers off St Martin’s…
BGMEA lab gets Indian recognition
The textile testing laboratory of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) got the accreditation certificate from the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories of India. This certification will enable the textile testing laboratory of BGMEA to proclaim…
‘1,000-year old’ Vihara in Munshiganj
Archaeologists in Bangladesh have unearthed what they believe to be remnants of a thousand-year old Buddhist Vihara (monastery) at Nateswar in Munshiganj’s Tongibarhi. Researchers hope the discovery would help them better understand the student days of famous Buddhist scholar Atish…
RU apologises for attack on students
Rajshahi University authorities have apologised for the attack on the students, agitating for a roll back of the fee hike and cancelation of evening courses. In a statement on Saturday, it also warned against Facebook propagandas over the incident. Police…
Journo crushed under train in city
A journalist was crushed to death by a moving train in the city’s Khilkhet area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam Feroz, 35, a reporter of local daily ‘Palli Bangla’ published from Barisal and son of Ratan…