The Belgian director of Africa’s oldest national park – Virunga in the Democratic Republic of Congo – has been shot and wounded in an ambush.
Month: April 2014
Ismael died saving others from bus crash smoke, flames
Ismael Jimenez, a teenager who was killed in last week’s bus crash in California, died a hero.
Jessica Simpson stuns in short, sunny yellow dress
Little Miss Sunshine! Jessica Simpson was a bright spot on the red carpet at the John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit on Sunday, April 13, in West Hollywood, where she turned heads in a short, canary yellow dress by Yigal Azrouel.
Why your neighbours will finance solar panels for your roof
Here’s another reason to be nice to the neighbors: They might just give you a no-money-down, low-cost loan to put solar panels on your roof, and once you pay off that debt you’ll get essentially free electricity as long as…
Copa del Rey: Cristiano Ronaldo out of Real Madrid v Barcelona tie
Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo will miss his side’s Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona on Wednesday.
A 13-year-old eagle huntress in Mongolia
The Kazakhs of the Altai mountain range in western Mongolia are the only people that hunt with golden eagles, and today there are around 400 practising falconers. Ashol-Pan, the daughter of a particularly celebrated hunter, may well be the country’s…
N. Korea officials ‘target London salon over Kim haircut ad’
London – British police said Tuesday they had intervened after North Korean embassy officials reportedly told a London hairdresser to take down a discount haircuts advert featuring leader Kim Jong-Un.
BELA CEO Rizwana wants abducted husband back safe
Assailants have kidnapped businessman Abu Bakar Siddiqui from Narayanganj in broad daylight on Wednesday. He is the husband of Rizwana Hasan, executive director of the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) and winner of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award. Siddiqui, 47,…
High Court accepts appeals against Chittagong arms haul verdict
The High Court has accepted appeals of the four death row convicts including Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami against the verdict of the 2004 Chittagong arms haul case. The bench of Justice Mohammad Rezaul Haque and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore…
Detained BNP leader Mosharraf hospitalised
BNP standing committee member Khandker Mosharraf Hossain was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Wednesday morning from Kashimpur Jail as he fell sick. The BNP leader was admitted to the BSMMU’s coronary care unit around 8:30am after…
How RAW held ISI agent in BD – BNP: Knew from newspapers – Minister
BNP on Wednesday sought an explanation from the government over the report of an Indian daily that India’s external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has arrested a Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI agent from a Bangladesh airport. “A report…
BNP to stage long march towards Teesta on Apr 22
BNP will stage a long march towards the Teesta Barrage in Nilphamari on April 22-23 demanding due share of the river water. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programme at a press briefing on Wednesday at…
2 dead, hundreds missing as ferry sinks off South Korea coast
Two people have died and more than 100 remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 476 people capsized and sank off South Korea. So far, 368 people have been rescued, local reports say. A major rescue operation is under way,…
Putin warns of Ukraine civil war as Kiev moves on rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Ukraine is “on the verge of civil war” after Kiev sent in troops against pro-Russia separatists. Mr Putin, in a phone call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, described the move as a “sharp…
Body of one missing student out of 4 found in St Martin’s
The body of a missing student, out of four, of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, was found in the bay in the Saint Martin’s Island here on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sabbir Hasan, 22, a…
Shrinking space for media persons in northeast India
By Nava Thakuria A debate, one may call prejudiced, on the implementation of various financial schemes for media persons in India under a statutory wage board, is gaining momentum in Assam. The Justice Majithia Wage Board, instituted in 2007 for…
Cricketer Muktar equals world record 16 sixes in an innings
Muktar Ali said he would have slammed a few more big hits had someone told him that he had equaled the record for most sixes in a first-class innings, during his 168 that helped Rajshahi Division beat Chittagong Divison by…
‘B’desh supports Palestine’s full UN membership bid’
Bangladesh has backed to the hilt Palestine’s demand for “full membership” of the UN and condemns Israeli occupation of all Palestinian and Arab territories, including West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza strip. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali reiterated Bangladesh’s position…
Youth beaten to death in city
Alleged friends have beaten to death a youth in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan Apu, 20, a resident of the Atibazar area in Keganiganj. His mother Selina Begum told reporters at the…
BNP preparing for movement: Rizvi
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said their party is taking all-out preparations for waging a greater political movement to dislodge the current regime. ‘We’ll take to the streets together with people and force the current autocratic…
CEC joins office after 43-day vacation
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad joined office on Tuesday after 43 days of stay in the United States. He returned home on Monday. Rakibuddin along with his wife went to the USA on March 3 amid the countrywide staggered…
14 face contempt charges over tannery relocation order
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking 14 people, including the Industries Secretary and the director general of Department of Environment (DoE), to explain why contempt of court charges should not be drawn against them for flouting its…
Robi unveils Galaxy S5 in Sylhet
Samsung Electronics Bangladesh, in exclusive association with Robi Axiata Limited, officially announced the launch of the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S5. The Galaxy S5 was unveiled by Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, chief operating officer, and Matiul…
12 including cop hurt in Sunamganj ‘gunfight’
At least 12 people, including a policeman, were injured in a gunfight between police and robbers at Bukardanga in Chhatak upazila early Tuesday. Police arrested Raju, an alleged robber of Biswanath upazila in Sylhet, from a local bazaar under Jamalganj…
BIRDEM doctors observe work stoppage to protest assault
Doctors of BIRDEM have stopped working in protest of an alleged assault by relatives of a patient who died in the hospital. In a press release on Tuesday, the doctors said they will not treat patients until the ‘attackers’ were…
Health minister: Hard measures against food adulteration
Health and Family Planning Minister Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday said the law against food adulteration will be enforced so hard that no one will dare committing the crime. “Those involved in food tainting will get stringent punishment,” he said during…
BNP defends Tarique’s remarks against Bangabandhu
Defending party senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman’s recent remarks against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, BNP on Tuesday asked the Awami League to come up with evidence if there is any mistake in the BNP leader’s assertions. “Tarique Rahman’s recent statement…
Progress report on meeting GSP terms sent to US
The government has sent a report on progress in fulfilling conditions needed to get back the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) in the US market, commerce minister Tofail Ahmed has said. “Most of the 16 conditions set by them have…
Take steps to halt fast losing of farmland: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to form an expert committee for formulating a policy to halt the fast reduction of agricultural lands and the use of those in non-farm activities. The court also issued a rule…
4 students missing in St Martin’s island still untraced
The four students of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) who went missing in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin’s Island on Monday are still untraced. Thirty-four students of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from…