Danielle Nierenberg Imagine if the price you paid for a hamburger included factors such as heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide; or the runoff of manure spread on fields from concentrated animal feeding operations; or injuries to…
Day: April 7, 2015
Shakib to lead Tigers in first ODI against Pakistan
Shakib Al Hasan will captain Bangladesh in the first ODI in absence of Mashrafe Mortaza, who is serving a one-match ban. Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed stand-in skipper for the first one-day international against Pakistan on April 17 in…
Charge sheet holds two responsible in Jihad murder case
The Investigation Officer (IO) of the Jihad murder case on Tuesday submitted the charge sheet accusing two persons. The case was filed following the death of four-year old Jihad after falling into Wasa’s deep tubewell pipe in Shahjahanpur area. Shahjahanpur…
Manna’s bail plea rejected again
A Dhaka court on Tuesday rejected bail pleas of Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna’s in two cases filed for sedition and inciting the army. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Kamrul Hossain Molla rejected the bail plea after hearing. On March…
Second memo to PM office for Salahuddin, writ hearing Wednesday
Hasina Ahmed, wife of disappeared BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday submitted another memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking her intervention to trace her husband. She handed over the memorandum to an office assistant of the Prime Minister’s Office. Hasina…
Stop arrests, release pol prisoners for tranquil environ: Bnp
BNP leaders yesterday accused the government of fielding what it said loyal administration and Election Commission after the ir party decided to contest the city corporation polls denying them a walkover. “The government wants to create crisis and anarchy anew…
Are aliens sending those radio signals?
What has given credence to the theory of extraterrestrial life over the last decade is a mysteriously recurring radio burst from space that has puzzled astronomers.
Radiation from Fukushima disaster newly detected off Canada’s coast
Radiation from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has for the first time been detected along a North American shoreline, though at levels too low to pose a significant threat to human or marine life, scientists said on Monday.
Twitter complies with Turkey’s request, ban lifted
Twitter has complied with Turkey’s request to remove photographs of a prosecutor held at gunpoint by far-left militants, an official said on Monday, and a ban on it ended hours after being imposed.
US says Iran sanctions face phase-out, Obama knocks Israel demand
The United States made clear on Monday that sanctions on Iran would have to be phased out gradually under a nuclear pact and President Barack Obama poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a deal be predicated on Tehran…
‘Furious 7’ breaks records with $143.6 million debut
“Furious 7” raced to the top of the domestic box office, picking up a massive $143.6 million (96 million pounds) in its opening weekend.
Forging social movement indispensable for safe food
Speakers at a post-rally discussion in Rajshahi city today emphasised the need for forging social movement against all sorts of unhygienic and adulterated foods for sound health.
Field day on wheat cultivation held in Chuadanga
Speakers at a field day function here on Monday underlined the importance of bringing more land under the wheat cultivation instead of tobacco.
7 dwelling houses devoured by Meghna in Narsingdi
Seven dwelling houses of Charmodhua village under Raipura upazila were devoured on Monday by sudden erosion of Meghna River.
Farmer shot dead in Natore
A farmer has been shot dead by some miscreants in Bahimali village under Boraigram Upazila of the district last midnight, police and locals said today.
BDRCS organises training on water supply system in Rangpur
The two-day training course on ‘Water Supply system, Assessment, Planning and Designing’ organised by Rangpur Unit of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) ended here on Monday afternoon.
Firearm, ammo recovered in BGB drive in Kushtia
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a foreign pistol, two magazines and five rounds of bullets from Alaipur Ghat in Doulotpur upazila on Tuesday morning.
Two fined, jailed for possessing hemp in Jhenidah
A mobile court here on Monday fined and jailed two drug peddlers for possessing hemp.
‘Gold smuggler’ held with 21 gold bars in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 21 gold bars, weighing 2.5 kg, from Benapole check post area here on Tuesday.
Five cops hurt in clash over waz mahfil in C’nawabganj
At least five policemen were injured in a clash with a group of local people in a Waz Mahfil (Islamic sermon) at Tiloki village in Bholahat upazila early Tuesday.
2.30 lakh Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 2.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from Ledha area near the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Monday night.
Pakistan’s Bangladesh tour schedule confirmed
The schedule for Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh has been confirmed with the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur set to host the limited-overs leg, starting with the first ODI on April 17. The three-match ODI series will be followed by…
Suspend seath sentence of war crimes accused: HRW
New York – The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s rejection on April 6, 2015, of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permits his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the…
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus. One UN official described the situation for the 18,000 refugees there as “beyond inhumane”. The situation has deteriorated since 1 April, when Islamic…
Finding superhighway to peace
The line of demarcation between benevolent and malevolent is increasingly getting murky which is, in my opinion, contributing to social indiscipline and moral degradation. Perhaps shrinking of the mark of delineation between good and evil, right and wrong is destabilising…
World Health Worker Week
World Health Worker Week 2015 is being observed throughout the world from 5 to 11 April. World Health Worker Week is an opportunity to mobilize communities, partners, and policy makers in support of health workers. The health workers actually operates…
Nicole Kidman criticised over ad for airline
Actress Nicole Kidman is facing ire from flight attendants over her new role as the face of Etihad Airways. Kidman, who has served as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for women since 2006, recently began appearing in an ad campaign for…
Top appeals court rejects war criminal Kamaruzzaman’s review petition
Monday’s rejection removes all legal hurdles to execute the Jamaat-e-Islami leader for the crimes he committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha rejected the petition in the morning after…
Top appeals court rejects war criminal Kamaruzzaman’s review petition
Monday’s rejection removes all legal hurdles to execute the Jamaat-e-Islami leader for the crimes he committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha rejected the petition in the morning after…
GM purple tomatoes and pink pineapples
Genetically Modified (GM) heart-healthy purple colored tomatoes and cancer-fighting pink pineapples are awaiting the concerned authority’s approval for release in the United States. Good innovation indeed!