One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous hats is among over 1,000 items relating to the French general that are due to be auctioned near Paris this weekend.
Day: November 15, 2014
Philae comet lander sends more data before losing power
The Philae lander on the distant comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power.
Quality economic research stressed at Economic Forum confce
Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Economists’ Forum (BEF) jointly organized a workshop titled “Reflections on the First BEF Conference: Challenges Facing Economic Research in Bangladesh”. AHM Mustafa Kamal, minister for Planning, was the chief guest at the conference, Prof. Nurul Islam,…
Smart Earrings Can Track Your Heart Rate and Monitor Your Activity
While the big-wigs run around making one-size-fits-all fitness bands and smartwatches — most of which are not female friendly — innovators on Kickstarter are leading the charge for smart jewelry.
The debut of Obaid with Prahelika 1 & 2
Obaidur Rahman is a Dhaka based Bangladeshi singer/musician/songwriter and very recently this young artist has came out with his self-produced debut double albums, titled, Prahelika-1 & Prahelika-2, both of which contain 15 of his original songs. Already the albums have…
Anushka Postpones Engagement With Kohli?
A lot has been said about the hush-hush love affair between Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli and a little birdie tells us that the much-in-love duo is soon to get engaged!
Ronaldo: the leading scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo became the European Championship’s all-time leading scorer when he grabbed the winner in the Euro 2016 qualifying victory over Armenia.
Beach Games: Bangladesh give dull show on Saturday
Bangladesh gave a dull show on the 2nd day of the 4th Asian Beach Games at different venues in Thai tourists city of Phuket on Saturday.
Ctg Cricket: B’desh needs 9 wkts to win 3-0; Zimbabwe needs 378
Bangladesh need to take nine Zimbabwean wickets on the 5th and final day of their third match of the Bashundhara Cement Test Series seeking the first-ever 3-0 series win on Sunday at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
12 houses gutted in Tungiara
At least 12 dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire on Friday at Balargati village under Tungipara upazila of the district.
Rural road network project being implemented to improve accessibility
A rural road network project is being implemented with the main thrust of removing physical bottlenecks for improving rural accessibility, upgrading quality and enhancing sustainability of rural transport and market services in the project area.
Govt fixes record 21.73 lakh tonnes maize production target
The government has fixed an all-time record target of producing 21.73 lakh tonnes maize from 3.06 lakh hectares of land during the current 2014-2015 Rabi season in the country, official sources said.
College girl killed by robbers
A college girl was killed and two others were injured by a gang of robbers during a robbery incident at Islamabad village of Noagaon union under Sarail upazila here early today.
Indian contraband seized
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized Indian contraband worth Tk 33.52 lakh from Amrakhali border point early Saturday morning.
Cattle trader recued, two kidnappers held
Police arrested two kidnappers and rescued a cattle trader from a house at Putkhali here on Friday, eight hours of his abduction.
Eight activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir held
Police arrested eight activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, including its Azizul Haque College unit president, from Satmatha area of the district town on Saturday morning.
2011 bus arson: Charge-sheeted accused held
Police arrested a charge-sheeted accused in a case for torching a bus in South Surma upazila in 2011 from Temukhi area under Moglabazar thana of the city on Friday night.
50 injured in clash
At least 50 people, including women and children, were injured in a clash between two warring influential clans over establishing supremacy at Charkoijhuri village in Shahjadpur upazila on Friday.
Woman drug peddler held
Police in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler along with 200 pieces of Yaba tablet at Chanchra Raypara area of the upazila on Friday night.
Valuables looted from Sylhet house
Robbers looted valuables from a house at Tirashi village in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Friday.
Bangladesh needs 9 more wickets on the final day
Bangladesh needs 9 more Zimbabwean wickets to get another test victory over the visitors. Bangladesh threw a target of 449 to Zimbabwe and they scored 71 for the loss of 1 wicket. Bangladeshi top orders batted with lot of confidence…
Boy dies after fall from rooftop
A minor boy died after he fell down from the rooftop of a two-storey under-construction building at Rajashan in the municipality area on Friday evening.
3 held with Phensidyl in Narail
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested three alleged drug peddlers in possession of 147 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Sitarampur Bhanga Bridge in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Female RMG worker’s hanging body found in Gazipur
Police recovered the hanging body of a female garment worker from her rented house at Purba Kalemshwarer in the city on Friday.
5 social business projects approved at 37th SB lab
The 37th Social Business Design Lab took place on 15 November 2014 at the Grameen Bank Bhaban. Hundred and fifty participants and observers from national and international organizations including Dr. Cecep Effendi Director General of Centre on Integrated Rural Development…
Indonesia tsunami alert after 7.3 scale quake
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake under the Molucca Sea in eastern Indonesia has triggered a tsunami warning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a possibility of “hazardous” waves up to one metre (3.3ft) high on coasts within a 300km (186…
AL prepare for Sirajgaj-3 by-election
The Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) has decided to sell party nomination papers for the by-election to Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency from November 15-17. The decision was taken at a meeting of the ALPB held at Ganobhaban, the official residence of…
Jahangir Mohammad Adel laid to rest
Jahangir Mohammad Adel, a former MP of Jatiya Party, was laid to rest at his family graveyard at Sobhanbagh here today. The first namaz-e-janaza was held after Juma prayers at Tara Mosque in Armanitola of Old Dhaka. Begum Rawshan Ershad’s…
BNP missed election train, says Nasim
Awami League presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim has said that BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia missed the last election-train. “Play was held on the ground but you couldn’t play. It’s your failure and that’s why…