Four Afghan detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison have been sent back to their home country, the Pentagon says.
Month: December 2014
Antarctic photo science archive unlocked
Aerial photos from the 1940s and 1950s are being used to probe the climate history of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Nature body for impact study, BNP forms its team on Sunderbans
WildTeam, a nature conservation organisation based in Bangladesh, has urged the authorities concerned to prepare a baseline report on the immediate impact of the oil spill on the Sunderbans which would help assess the ecosystem recovery in the long term.…
51 noted Bangladeshis decry curving freedom using court contempt
Fifty-one noted citiznes, writers and activists from home and abroad have expressed deep concern over the use of contempt of court law in curbing freedom of expression. In a joint statement released globally on Friday, they also expressed concern over…
5 killed in Ctg bus-auto-rickshaw collision
Five people were killed and another was injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway in Satkania upazila on Saturday evening. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Human chain protest move for 16 new barrages on Ganges
The International Farakka Committee (IFC) today orgaised a human chain to protest the move to construct another 16 barrages at the upper reaches of the Ganges and unilateral withdrawal of water of the Teesta and all other common rivers, in…
Bangladesh’s Rooppur NPP engineering survey tender floated
Atomenergoproekt, sister concern of Russian state nuclear company- ROSATOM, for general designing of nuclear power plants has announced a tender for engineering survey, environmental monitoring and development of project documents for the Rooppur NPP site. The contract value is estimated…
3 killed 20 hurt as bus fell into Bogra roadside ditch
At least three people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch amid dense fog at Manohorpur in Kuliarchar upazila early Saturday. Two of the deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin,60,…
BNP’s observes half-day hartal in Bogra
The half-day hartal, enforced by the local unit BNP demanding the release of its five leaders whom a court sent to jail in a case for crude bomb blast in front of district Awami League office, is going on peacefully…
Sony ‘will not drop’ North Korea film The Interview
Sony Pictures says it is looking at different ways to release the film satire the Interview, after scrapping its opening following a cyber-attack blamed on North Korea. It said it had only cancelled the film’s Christmas Day release after cinemas…
Population dynamics and climate compatible development
Experts provide recommendations to improve access to family planning for climate compatible development Washington, D.C.- Policymakers and others working to slow human-caused climate change and make societies more resilient to its impacts should consider potential contributions to that effort from…
Former minister Sarder Amzad Hossain passes away
Former minister and Liberation War organiser Sarder Amzad Hossain passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday afternoon. He was 74. Sarder Amzad, also former general secretary of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), breathed his last at…
Environ minister tones down oil spill impact on Sunderbans
Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hossain Manju on Friday said the oil-spill impacts on the Sundarbans’ biodiversity are not as adverse as it was feared. “The biodiversity and the aquatic animals have surely been affected by the oil slick caused…
BNP ‘won’t be allowed to take to the street’: Nasim
Awami League presidium member and spokesman of the 14-party alliance Mohammad Nasim on Friay said that BNP-Jamaat would not be allowed to torch properties on the streets in the name of movement. “Begum Zia will not be allowed for a…
One killed in Kushtia Awami League factional clash
An Awami League activist has been killed in a factional clash in Kushtia, police say. Eight others were injured in Friday night’s skirmish at Mirpur Upazila.
Crude bomb hurled at JP MP’s Bogra house
Miscreants threw a crude bomb at the house of opposition whip in parliament Nurul Islam Omar in the district town on Friday evening. Witnesses said a group of unidentified miscreants hurled the crude bomb at the main gate of the…
Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC investigation
Apple has said it is “deeply offended” by a BBC investigation into conditions for workers involved in manufacturing its devices.
Microsoft takes on tech support scammers
US software giant Microsoft is suing alleged scammers who phone people pretending to represent the firm and offer bogus technology support.
Pak HC mourn Peshawar deaths including 132 schoolchildren
The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka on Friday evening mourned the death of its citizens, including 132 schoolchildren, in a deadly terror attack in Peshawar the other day. A candle light vigil and a doa mahfil were held at the…
Fifa World Cup report: Michael Garcia findings to be released
Fifa executives have unanimously agreed to publish a “legally appropriate version” of a report into allegations of World Cup bidding corruption.
Profumo affair’s Mandy Rice-Davies dies at the age of 70
Former model Mandy Rice-Davies, one of the main figures in the 1960s Profumo affair, has died from cancer at the age of 70, her publicist has said.
Crushing begins at PSML to produce 5,950 tonnes sugar
The Panchagarh Sugar Mills Ltd (PSML) in the sub-Himalayan district of Panchagarh today (Friday) launched crushing sugarcane for the 2014-2015 season to produce 5,950 tonnes sugar from 85,000 tonnes of sugarcane.
2 killed in Narsingdi road accident
Two persons were killed and another one injured in a road accident in Kararchar area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway this morning.
Student commits suicide
A student of class five allegedly committed suicide at Nabinagar area under city’s Baizid thana this (Friday) morning.
Physically challenged people need skill development training: Speakers
Speakers at a discussion have underscored the need for ensuring skill development training for the people with special needs for transforming them into competent workforce.
Coordinated efforts for eradicating child marriage stressed
Speakers at a workshop have underscored the need for comprehensive efforts of all stakeholders and adequate awareness to eradicate the curse of child marriage from the society permanently.
Eye camp in Chuadanga
A day-long free eye camp was organized on Chuadanga Alia Madrasa premises of the district on Thursday.
Despite Lima: 2014 brought new momentum for climate action
Daniel Mittler, Greenpeace International here is no question: COP20 utterly failed to translate the positive changes happening in the real world into the negotiated outcome. After China and the US had, for the first time ever together, agreed to reduce…
Lima climate talks and the path to Paris
Jacqueline Fa’amatuainu, University of Auckland The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Lima over the first two weeks of December continued in the wake of Typhoon Hagiput, which barreled through the Philippines. This progress was necessary…
Khaleda, Tarique distort history: Want Hasina’s democracy: Gaffar Chy
Columnist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury on Friday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Khaleda Zia and senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman continued to try to distort the country’s history. “When conspiracy to destroy the country begins, a move also starts to distort its…