Department of Women Affairs (DWA) distributed Tk 6.93 lakh asmaternity allowance to 330 poor mothers of Sundarganj upazila in the district for the first six-month of 2013-2014 fiscal.
Day: May 14, 2014
India, not China, has the world’s worst urban air pollution
From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM ,Breathing in urban India is hard: of the world’s top twenty cities with the worst air, 13 of them are found in India, according to a new analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite the…
Forecast possible for Irukandji box jellyfish blooms
The sudden arrival of huge blooms of box jellyfish can now be predicted, a study suggests.
Federer beaten in return after boys’ birth in Rome
Rome — Roger Federer appeared to lose focus in his first match back after the birth of his second set of twins, losing to 47th-ranked Jeremy Chardy of France 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the second round of the Italian…
Barca’s Valdes thanks coaches in farewell message
Barcelona – Outgoing Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has paid tribute to Louis Van Gaal and all other coaches he worked under at the club in an emotional farewell message to fans.
Grace of Monaco slammed at Cannes Film Festival
Early reviews of Grace of Monaco, the Grace Kelly biopic chosen to open this year’s Cannes Film Festival, have slammed the film, with one describing it as “a timeless camp classic”.
Phone-hacking trial: Kate Middleton ‘hacked 155 times’
Former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman hacked Kate Middleton’s phone 155 times, a court has heard.
Nigerian village vigilantes ‘repel Boko Haram attack’
Residents of three villages in northern Nigeria have repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters, an eyewitness has told the BBC. About 200 of the militants were killed during the fighting in the Kala-Balge district of Borno state,…
Comments on Lankan Tamils seeking refuge in India
Ten Sri Lankan Tamils, including two women and five children, from Sri Lanka who landed Aricha Munai off the Dhanushkodi coast (Tamil Nadu) on May 5 2014, have been arrested by police for entering the country without passports.
Russia to oust US from International Space Station
Russia is to deny the US use of the International Space Station beyond 2020 and will also bar its rocket engines from launching US military satellites as it hits back at American sanctions imposed over the Ukraine crisis.
2 girls rescued in Satkhira while being trafficked to India
Police rescued two teenage girls from Kolaroa border point of the district while they were being trafficked to India on Tuesday.
Villagers’ clash kills 1 in Laxmipur
A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land dispute at Charporagachha village in Ramgati upazila on Tuesday night.
Man killed by wife, stepsons in Dinajpur
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his second wife and his step sons at Ramchandrapur village in Parbotipur upazila on Tuesday night.
Putkhali border: 1 held with 20 gold bars
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 20 gold bars weighting 2.5 kilograms on Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday night.
800-kg jatka seized, two jailed in Laxmipur
Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive seized 800-kg jatka and awarded two people one- year imprisonment each in Jhumur cinema hall area here last night.
Lightning kills mother, daughter in Mymensingh
A mother and her daughter were killed and two others injured when lightning struck them at Bangaon village under Bhaluka upazila of the district on Tuesday.
Jatra pandal demolished in Gaibandha
The upazila administration last night demolished a Jatra pandal in Bala Ata area under Sadar upazila in the district for holding obscene dance and gambling.
Google hopes test drives steer Americans to embrace its robot cars
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Google Inc’s self-driving car technology likely will not be available for several more years. But the Internet company is already beginning the job of making the public comfortable with the futuristic vehicles.
Samsung pledges compensation for cancer sufferers
Samsung says it will compensate chip factory workers who developed cancer while working for the firm.
Steel industries want duty waiver for chemicals import
Owners of local steel industries on Wednesday demanded increase of tax on the import of billet and withdrawal of tax from the import of chemicals in the upcoming national budget for fiscal 2014-15 to protect the local industries. They also…
Indian HC urges patience to see any change in Delhi’s policy
The Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka has said it will take a while to know whether Indian foreign policy changes if BJP forms the government under the leadership of Narendra Modi. “The results of the election will be published on…
China del chief Junqi terms B’desh unique in development
Vice chairman of the standing committee of China National Peoples Congress Yan Junqi on Wednesday said Bangladesh is a unique example in the world for marching towards development. Junqi, leading a delegation of China National People’s Congress, made the remark…
World Bank to help Bangladesh on VAT
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong The World Bank Board has approved USD60m in interest-free credit to modernize the administration of Bangladesh’s value-added tax regime and to boost the tax take. The VAT Improvement Program Project will introduce automation, including…
Created for safety, ‘RAB turns into ghost of Rakkhi Bahini’: BNP
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday termed Rapid Action Battalion as “serial killer” and “visible panic” and said they have snatched the sleep of the people. Addressing a press conference at party headquarters at Naya Paltan, he alleged…
Oscar winning Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul dies at 36
Oscar-winning Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul has died at the age of 36. His body was found late on Tuesday in the Stockholm area, police say. They could not confirm the cause of death but said no crime was suspected. He…
Turkey coal mine explosion death toll exceeds 238
Rescuers are hunting desperately for scores of Turkish coal miners still missing after an explosion caused a pit to collapse, killing at least 238. Dozens escaped the pit in the western town of Soma, but officials say about 120 are…
Prime accused Nur Hossain’s aide arrested in Jessore
Police have arrested an aide of Nur Hossain in connection with the multiple murders at Narayanganj. Hasmat Ali Hasu, cashier to the fugitive councillor and prime accused Nur Hossain, was arrested from Jessore on Tuesday night, state minister for home…
Jamaat observe daylong hartal in greater Chittagong
A daylong hartal, enforced by the local unit of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the arrest of its 21 leaders and activists, is progressing without any untoward incidents in greater Chittagong today (Wednesday). No procession or picketing was seen in support of…
BSF beats to death B’deshi youth near Chuadanga border
A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Munsipur border point in Damurhuda upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hasibur Rahman,30, son of Mustabir, a resident of…
Muhith shifts responsibility for economic downtrend to Khaleda?
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday blamed BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for the current economic downtrend as the economy suffered heavily due to shutdown, bombings and killings. “That’s absolutely Khaleda Zia’s responsibility.