Taliban gunmen have shot dead 12 people working to clear landmines in southern Helmand province, Afghan police say.
Day: December 13, 2014
Lima climate talks: Peru summit continues through night
Talks have continued well past the official close of business on the final day of a key UN climate summit in Peru aimed at advancing a new global treaty.
Indonesia landslide: Many missing in Java
At least 17 people have died and more than 90 are missing after a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java.
BNP-Jamaat plotting anarchy centering Jan 5: Nasim
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Saturday said BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are plotting to create anarchy in the country sometime around January 5 next year. “The country’s democracy was saved by holding the nation election on January 5 under the leadership…
Top 10 physics breakthroughs listed
Landing on a comet, nuclear fusion with lasers and a tractor beam are among the 10 physics breakthroughs of 2014, as chosen by a leading science magazine.
I love my daughter | Shah Rukh
While Shah Rukh Khan admits he loves his daughter Suhana the most,Kajol says she loves her kids evenly.
Mila is ‘Blessed’ to be a stay-at-home mom
Mila Kunis granted her first interview to Craig Ferguson since giving birth to her and Ashton Kutcher’s daughter.
BWP discuss project selection with focal points for climate funding
How ecosystem services can be integrated to enhance resilience of the coastal islands against climate change through planned actions to stop erosion and accelerate land accretion was the topic of a draft project proposal submitted at a consultation organised by…
Mario Balotelli: Liverpool striker accepts FA charge
Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli has accepted a Football Association charge for a post he made on social media.
Jose Mourinho: John Terry is happy again at Chelsea
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes John Terry is happy and enjoying football again after undergoing an uncertain period at the club.
Locals collect spilled oil with tubs, experts for using soaking fibre
Five days after oil tanker ‘OT Southern Star 7’ capsized in the Shela River, the authorities on Saturday started removing the spilled oil from 30 cannels of the Sundarbans engaging 200 workers. Amir Hossain, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Sundarbans…
Lima climate talks: Summit continues through night
Talks have continued well past the official close of business on the final day of a key UN climate summit in Peru aimed at advancing a new global treaty. The negotiators in the capital, Lima, are tasked with preparing a…
New Zealand levels series against Pakistan
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets and leveled series yesterday Sharjah. Winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bat first and was bowled out in the 49th over. Pakistan was looking to post a big total but the Kiwi bowlers…
Self-assessment skill of students
Self-assessment is an important skill to learn by the students so that they can themselves assess their academic work and performance. A number of researches have been done on students’ self-assessment skill and it has been found that high-achieving students…
President Obama’s response to message
Dear Editor, I have great pleasure to forward you herewith a response to my message received from the US President Barack Obama. While extending my heartiest thanks to President Obama I deeply appreciate his concern to mitigating the sufferings the…
Missing likns to the oil tanker capsize baffle experts
Khulna – Some missing links in the movement of the oil tanket – ‘OT Southern Star 7’- from mongla depot to the Shela River have surprised concerned quarters in Khulna, highly placed sources have said. It is gathered that the…
Trader shot dead for refusal to pay extortion money
A transport trader was shot to death by miscreants over extortion at Ghorashal in Polash upazila in Narsingdi district early on Friday. The deceased was identified as Milon Miah, 40, a resident of Phuldirtek area in the upazila. Victim’s relatives…
BNP complains of govt move to obstruct N’ganj rally
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that the government has made ‘evil designs’ to obstruct their Saturday’s rally at Kanchpur in Narayanganj. “The government has resorted to evil tactics to resist massive public gatherings at the…
JCD calls half-day hartal in Faridpur Saturday
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, on Friday called a half-day hartal in the district for Saturday protesting the arrest of its four leaders. The shutdown that will begin at 6am and end at 12 noon was…
Green activists for immediate steps to remove spilled oil
Green activists from separate demonstrations in the capital and Barisal on Friday demanded that the government take immediate steps to remove oil spilled across a vast area of the Sundarbans from an oil tanker. In the capital, Sundarbans Rakkha Jatiya…
7 killed 14 injured in Jessore, Rajshahi, Dhaka road mishaps
Seven people were killed and 14 others injured in road accidents in Jessore, Rajshahi and capital Dhaka on Friday. The dead included four in Jessore, two in Dhaka and one in Rajshahi. In Jessore, four people, including a student of…