Samsung will unveil a new version of its flagship Galaxy S smartphone this month, but expectations are low that features such as a bigger screen will lead to a sharp jump in sales given intensifying competition. Samsung sent out invitations…
Year: 2014
Experiment adds sense of touch to artificial hand
To feel what you touch — that’s the holy grail for artificial limbs. In a step toward that goal, European researchers created a robotic hand that let an amputee feel differences between a bottle, a baseball and a mandarin orange.
Minister! please love students not merely the PM
A few days ago, students were lined up at many places on streets in the country for giving receptions to new ministers or MPs. Such reports were published in the national dailies highlighting that the students were tired and hungry…
Power distribution ‘thru prepaid metres by 2021’
Dhaka – The country’s entire power distribution system will be brought under prepaid metering system by 2021, said State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid here on Sunday. He made the announcement at a contract signing ceremony of Dhaka…
SSC exams begin across country with 1.4 million candidates
Dhaka – Some 6,778 students were absent on the first day the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations that began across the country on Sunday. Of them, 3,326 are under eight general education boards while 2,400 under Madrasah…
Forest office announces bounty for catching tiger poacher
Bagerhat – The Forest Department will reward those who help catch wildlife traffickers and poachers in the Sundarbans, especially Bengal Tigers. The decision came in the wake of the recent rescue of a seriously injured tiger by the Forest Department…
ASM Firoze blames media of exaggerating his words
Chief Whip ASM Firoz on Sunday accused journalists for exaggeration of his Friday’s statement that he wants “cash”. “Media should not publish such types of news that amounts to a laughing talk. Those who have published such news should seek…
Strike at DU Tuesday against evening courses
Dhaka – Progotishil Chhatra Jote, a conglomerate of left-leaning student organisations, called a strike at Social Sciences and Arts faculties of Dhaka University on Tuesday to realise its four-point demand, especially bringing an end to evening courses in all public…
Citycell likely to get 6 months to pay 2G renewal fee
Dhaka – Country’s first mobile phone operator Citycell is likely to get another six months’ time to pay 2G license renewal fee. But to avail of that chance it will have to pay the unpaid amount of revenue sharing of…
Letter from America: Thoughts on Bangladesh
Corruption is quite pervasive in South Asia. A study conducted by Berlin-based Transparency International (TI) in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public…
Country now a valley of death, says BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Sunday alleged that the government has turned the entire country into a death valley by killing political leaders and activists and subjecting them to enforced disappearances. “The entire country is now a death valley due to…
European officials denounce US diplomat’s remark
The head of the European Council says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s use of vulgar language about the European Union is “totally unacceptable.”
Sochi 2014: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen wins biathlon 10km sprint
Norway’s Ole Einar Bjoerndalen equalled the record for most medals won at the Winter Olympics as the 22nd Games got under way in Sochi, Russia.
Dhaka-Sylhet-Chittagong rail links snapped as train derails
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet remained suspended as a freight train bogie derailed in Gangasagar area of Akhaura upazila on Sunday evening.
Justine Dufour-Lapointe wins women’s moguls
Canadian sisters Justine Dufour-Lapointe and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe won gold and silver in the women’s moguls at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.
Iran says warships sailing towards US: agency
Dubai – An Iranian naval officer said a number of warships had been ordered to approach U.S. maritime borders as a response to the stationing of U.S. vessels in the Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.
US extends legal rights for same-sex spouses
The US is to make changes to the justice system to give greater legal recognition to same-sex marriages.
Khaleda calls Dhaka city BNP leaders to meeting Monday
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit with the leaders of Dhaka city BNP on Monday night in an apparent move to put the party’s crucial unit in order through a major overhaul before launching a fresh…
Vitamin C keeps cancer at bay, US research suggests
High-dose vitamin C can boost the cancer-killing effect of chemotherapy in the lab and mice, research suggests.
Hasina praises army role during poll
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the country’s armed forces to be vigilant against any threat, strengthen democratic processes and uphold the Constitution. She said this while chairing a conference of the generals at the Officers’ Mess of the Army…
Evidence ‘suggests climate change link to storms’
Climate change is likely to be a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the UK in recent months, the Met Office’s chief scientist has said.
Ershad’s counsel cross-exmines ACC IO in rudder purchase case
The Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s lawyer on Sunday continued cross-examination of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Investigation Officer (IO) and Deputy Director of ACC Manjur Ahmed in the Rudder Purchase graft case against Ershad…
‘The Railway Man’ Unites Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth in true story
“The Railway Man” brings together two esteemed Oscar winners, Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth, for the first time in their careers. But it’s a film that is well-suited to both of their talents: a period drama based on a true…
West Bengal politics: Biman Bose accuses Mamata of helping Jamat
Kolkata – Accusing the Trinamool Congress government of helping fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh, the Left Front Sunday said its stand has resulted in fanatics belonging to both the majority and minority communities becoming more active in West Bengal. Calling it…
Egypt’s top TV satirist returns, criticizes public for lionizing Sisi
Cairo – Egypt’s top satirist returned to television on Friday for the first airing of his show since it was pulled three months ago, and he skewered the public and media for lionizing the army chief widely expected to be…
Law minister not sure when war crimes trial will end
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Haq on Sunday said in Parliament that it is not possible to exactly say when the trial of war criminals will complete. “So, it’s not possible to say exactly when the trial of war criminals…
10 air rifles recovered in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 10 Indian air rifles from Baropota border here early Sunday.
Detained war crimes accused Moulana AKM Yusuf dies
Detained war crimes accused and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulana AKM Yusuf died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Sunday. The senior supervisor of Dhaka Central Jail Farman Ali told reporters that Yusuf died of cardiac arrest at the prison…
2 found dead on rail tracks in Jessore
Police recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from rail tracks in two separate places in Sadar and Sharsha upzilas of the district on Saturday.
Fog cuts off Paturia-Daulatdia ferry link for 4 hrs
Ferry movement on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Sunday morning after four hours of disruption due to dense fog.