BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas on Sunday said the Awami League (AL) would also fall victim to killing and forced disappearance just the same way they were now running the country. “The new generation did not see how the…
Month: April 2014
Widen the role of Shariah Banking: BB Governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Sunday praised the roles played by the shariah based Islamic Banks in Bangladesh and expressed the hope that the role of shariah based banking would be widened in Bangladesh’s inclusive, environmentally sustainable economic…
Cyborg glasses to control emotions
By Leo Kelion Rather than focus on what the owner sees, Prof Hirotaka Osawa’s kit shows computer-generated eye animations in place of the wearer’s real ones.
Giant 3D printers to make 10 full-sized single-storey houses in a day
A private firm, WinSun, used four 10m x 6.6m printers to spray a mixture of cement and construction waste to build the walls, layer by layer, officialXinhua news agency reported.
Popes set for historic Vatican saints ceremony
Two leading popes of the 20th Century – John Paul II and John XXIII – are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome on Sunday. A Mass co-celebrated by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict will…
Youth’s body recovered from river in N’ganj
The body of an unidentified youth was recovered from the Meghana river at Korbanpur in Sonargaon upazila here on Saturday night. Sonargaon thana officer-in-charge Md Rezaul Haq said being informed by locals, police recovered the body which was partially decomposed…
Saudi Arabia reports five more Mers deaths
Five new deaths from the Mers coronavirus have been announced in Saudi Arabia, taking the country’s death toll from the disease to 92. It comes as Egypt recorded its first case, in a 27-year-old man who had recently returned from…
Boro output likely to drop in Rangpur for irrigation crisis
Boro paddy output in 12 upazilas in Rangpur (agricultural) region will fall drastically due to the lack of irrigation under the Teesta Barrage Project during the current season, observed farmers and officials. About 65,000-hectare land was cultivated for the dry-season…
Two killed in Teknaf ‘encounter’
Two persons, believed to be drug peddlers, have been killed in an encounter with RAB and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in Teknaf. The gun battle took place near the Damdamia Natural Park around 5am on Sunday, BGB 42 battalion…
South Korean PM resigns over government response to ferry disaster
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won announced his resignation on Sunday over the government’s poor response to the April 16 ferry disaster, in which it was first announced that everyone had been rescued. The Sewol ferry sank on a routine…
Russia’s credit rating downgraded by S&P
Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has cut Russia’s rating to one notch above “junk” status.
Jail for eaters of endangered wild animals in China
People caught eating rare wild animals in China could be jailed for up to 10 years, state media report, under new measures passed on Thursday.
Record Store Day boosts vinyl sales
This year’s Record Store Day, on 19 April, saw a surge in vinyl sales, with an increase of 133% on the previous week, industry figures reveal.
Half of a Yellow Sun film delayed by Nigeria censors
Nigeria’s film board has delayed the release of Half of a Yellow Sun, a film about the Biafran war.
Maria Sharapova reaches semifinals in Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany — Two-time defending championMaria Sharapova needed eight match points to put away top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-3 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals.
Managers rule out job at Manchester United
A number of high profile managers across Europe have ruled themselves out of contention for the Manchester United vacancy, after David Moyes was sacked on Tuesday.
Are large dams economical?
From: Editor, The Ecologist A study of 245 large dams carried out at Oxford University shows that big hydropower is uneconomic. Actual costs are typically double pre-construction estimates – and have not improved over 70 years.
BNP leader Rafiqul Islam falls ill
BNP standing committee member Rafiqul Islam Miah was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) as he fell sick seriously on Saturday.
Agencies, regulators step up to combat ‘pirate fishing’
ENN Staff A new study shows that a surprisingly large amount of the seafood sold in U.S. markets is caught illegally. In fact, 90 percent of U.S. seafood is imported, and according to a new study in the journal Marine Policy, as…
SUST students to observe 48-hr strike from Sunday
Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will observe a 48-hour strike on the campus again from Sunday demanding expulsion of a teacher who allegedly harassed a female student sexually. Spokesperson of the agitating students Shariful Islam Bulbul…
Cabinet division website hacked
The Cabinet division website (http://www.cabinet.gov.bd), has been hacked. ‘Bl@Ck Dr@GoN, Indian Hackers Online Squad’, claimed that it hacked the site.
Huge gold haul at Dhaka airport
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines official has been arrested after 106 kilograms of contraband gold was found abandoned in an aircraft’s toilet at Dhaka’s Shahjalal airport. The Biman flight had arrived with passengers from Dubai at 9am on Saturday. Customs officials…
Cotton, Phensidyl worth Tk3.83 cr seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a huge quantity of Indian contraband cotton and 570 bottles of Phensidyl syrup worth Tk3.83 crore from Navaran Bazar in Benapole town on Friday morning.
Doctors’ group condemns attacks on journalists
A left-leaning doctors’ group has condemned the attacks on journalists by doctors at different hospitals. Bangladesh Chikitshak Sangsad in a media release on Saturday also condemned attacks on doctors at capital Dhaka’s Birdem Hospital. It observed that such attacks on…
Girl drowns in Sirajganj
A minor girl drowned in a pond at Mirpur in Sirajganj district town on Friday noon.
52nd death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla Sunday
The 52nd death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque will be observed on Sunday with due respect. Various socio-political organisations, including Awami League, BNP and Dhaka University, have chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day. The programmes include placing…
Chased by ‘cops’, slum dweller drowns in city
A slum dweller drowned in a water body after being ‘chased by cops’ at a slum in the capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Khaleque, 40, son of late Abul Kalam of Rangpur Sadar upazila…
13 rescued from traffickers’ clutches on Putkhali border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 13 people, including nine women and two children, while they were being trafficked to India through Charermath on Putkhali border here on Friday night.
Mob lynches 3 robbery suspects in Gazipur
Three suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Shohadia village in Sreepur upazila early Saturday.
BB Governor for raising tax rebate ceiling on CSR activities
Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman on Saturday said the ceiling on tax exemption for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by banks and financial institutions should be raised. “For enjoying the income tax rebate, I think, the minimum limit for expenditure…