A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels.
Day: April 13, 2014
6 key items to celebrate Joffrey’s wedding on ‘Game of Thrones’
Here comes the beautiful bride… and her ghastly groom! In the second episode of “Game of Thrones” Season 4, King Joffrey’s wedding to Margaery Tyrell finally takes place. And, as we saw with last year’s Red Wedding, anything can happen…
Liz Taylor’s granddaughter reveals life with the Hollywood legend
In a rare interview, Naomi deLuce Wilding, the granddaughter of Elizabeth Taylor, reveals intimate details about her iconic grandmother.
Martino: Barcelona should have won
Gerardo Martino was insistent Barcelona did more than enough to win after a 1-0 defeat to La Liga straggler Granada handed the title initiative to Atletico and Real Madrid.
Farah misses out on London Marathon 2014 win bid
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah missed out on his bid to win the London Marathon 2014.
Abdullah slightly ahead as count continues in Afghan poll
Partial results from the Afghan presidential vote show former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah slightly ahead of Ashraf Ghani.
Hackers targeting vulnerable Windows XP users
Microsoft officially abandoned Windows XP this week and urged customers to upgrade, which means no more security updates and patches for the majority of users still running the operating system.
Solomon Islands hit by second quake
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands – less than a day after a similar strength tremor.
Two burned to death in Jamalpur fire
A woman and her grand daughter were burned to death as a fire broke out in their house at Tilakpur village in Dewanganj upazila here early Sunday.
Over 100 unfit Chandpur pry school buildings still in use
Kids attending classes amid risk Although more than one hundred school buildings in the district have been declared abandoned and unfit in a recent government inspection, classes are still being held in the risky buildings.
Youth’s bullet-hit body found in Rajshahi
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a youth from the city’s Silinda Bot Tola area early Sunday.
80 maunds jatka seized in Chandpur
Coast Guard members in separate drives seized 80 maunds of Jatka ((hilsa fry less than ten inches in length) and 30,000 meters of current net from Harina ferry ghat in the Megha river here on Saturday.
Woman killed in Rangpur road crash
A woman was killed and four people were injured as a bus crashed into an auto-rickshaw at Paglapir in the city early Saturday.
Preparation complete to celebrate Pahela Baishakh in N’dists
The concerned administration and organisations have completed preparations to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year 1421, amid huge traditional festivity in the northern districts on April 14 next.
One officer killed, casualties on both sides, in Ukraine gun battles
A Ukrainian officer has been killed in a gun battle with pro-Russian armed men in the eastern city of Sloviansk, the interior minister says. Both sides suffered a number of casualties, Arsen Avakov said. Pro-Russian forces took over Sloviansk on Saturday…
Sustainable food production: Facts and figures
Farming must feed more people more sustainably. Zareen Bharucha looks at scientific approaches past and present. Advances in agricultural science and technology (S&T) have contributed to remarkable increases in food production since the mid-twentieth century. Global agriculture has grown 2.5–3…
A touch of green in BJP manifesto
From S. Gopikrishna Warrier There is a kind of e-mail that does its rounds of mailboxes frequently. It is a rather long one, extolling the virtues of ancient Indian science and technology, and talking about the glory of Aryabhata, Charaka…
Coal import thru’ Tamabil, Sheola resumes Tuesday
Coal import from India through Tamabil and Sheola land stations will resume on Tuesday after its suspension for two weeks. Sylhet Coal Importers’ Group general secretary Chandan Saha said the coal import will resume from Tuesday as the crisis created…
3 die in Noakhali road mishap
Three people were killed and two ohers injured when a tractor hit an auto-rickshaw at Noakhali’s Companyganj. The accident occurred around 1am on Sunday in Rastar Matha area under Charkakra union, said Companyganj Police Station OC Sajedur Rahman. All those killed…
Trains collide at Sirajganj: 2 killed 12 hurt
Two passenger trains rammed into each other early Sunday at Ullaparha in Sirajganj, leaving at least two passengers dead and injuring at least 12 others, when the ‘Ekta Express’ and ‘Lalmoni Express’ going in opposite directions ended up on the…
‘Massive shift’ to renewable energy neeed: UN
A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet’s use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also expected to argue that the trend of increased carbon…
‘135 civilians killed’ in attacks, says Nigerian senator
Gunmen have killed 135 civilians in north east Nigeria since Wednesday, a senior official from the region has told the BBC. Borno state senator Ahmed Zannah said the killings took place in at least three separate attacks in the state.…
Ukraine military action would undermine talks: Russia warns
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said armed action by Ukrainian authorities in the east of Ukraine could undermine forthcoming talks. Kiev earlier warned pro-Russian militants who stormed police stations in eastern towns on Saturday that they would be harshly…
Independence Cup goes to Mohammedans
Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) lifted the Independence Cup 2014, edging out Feni Soccer Club 5-4 in tie-breaker after a goalless draw in regulation time on Saturday. This is MSC’s first title this season. Feni Soccer Club fought gallantly to hold MSC…
City to see special road dividers soon
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will introduce special road dividers at the end of this month to deter the prevalent tendency of driving in wrong directions on the city roads. Whenever a vehicle will be driven in the wrong direction on…
Country now a jail: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday observed that the country has turned into a ‘jail’ under the current regime. “They (govt) are arbitrarily filing cases against people… attacking and harassing the common people,” he told a…
President urges students to grow reading habit
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday called upon the country’s student community to grow their reading habit instead of confining their knowledge to mere class notes. “Reading habit has to be developed instead of confining your knowledge to class notes and…
6 more gas projects on cards under Gas Dev Fund
The Energy Ministry has worked out a plan to implement six more gas projects involving Tk 1,237 crore under the Gas Development Fund (GDF), a special fund created by the government through consumers’ money derived from increased gas price. While…
Test of steel rod must to ensure quality construction: Experts
Speakers at a seminar on “Fatigue Properties of Steel” in Bangladesh underscored on Saturday the need for ensuring fatigue test before use of steel rod and other steel products in construction works. They said that most people involved in civil…
‘Govt wants to destroy Manch’, alleged Imran H Sarkar
The government wants to ‘silence’ the Ganajagaran Manch movement since it no longer serves the interests of the ruling party, Imran H Sarker has alleged. Sarker was removed as the Ganajagaran spokesperson on Saturday afternoon by others in the group.