A diet of putrid rotting flesh may not be your cup of tea, but to the cinereous vulture, found across southern Europe and Asia, it is positively delightful. This tough bird, it turns out, is genetically wired to thrive on…
Day: October 21, 2015
10-year US offer for pharma patent waiver ‘Unconscionable, indefensible’
London (Sangeeta Shashikant) – The United States’ offer to least developed countries of a 10-year transition period to grant pharmaceutical patents is “unconscionable and indefensible”, according to six influential US non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In a letter dated 19 October to…
Step-change must for Paris deal to be ambitious, fair: Civil Society
Bonn, Germany – A review of country climate targets reflecting the twin pillars of science and equity has been released by civil society ahead of the UN climate conference in Paris. By early October, a total of 146 countries, representing…
For peacekeeping role Bangladesh net security provider: Nisha Desai
US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Desai Biswal has said peacekeeping is a great example of how the countries of South Asia including Bangladesh are becoming net security providers. “Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal are…
Bnp terms verdict against Khoka in graft case lopsided
BNP has termed lopsided the court verdict jailing its vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka for 13 years’ in a graft case and claimed that he did not get justice. “The main target of the trial was to harass Sadeque Hossain…
Two of ‘outlawed party’ killed in reported ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Two members of the outlawed Sarbahara Party were killed and three others injured in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Maishamara village in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Akbar Hossain,45, and Manu…
Seventh 5-year plan approved in National Economc Council
The National Economic Council on Tuesday approved Seventh Five- Year Plan (SFYP) with a target to minimise economic disparity by generating new jobs and achieve sustainable development maintaining an average 7.4 percent growth during the period. Taka 31,903 billion will…
Canada to withdraw fighter jets from IS war
Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has confirmed he will withdraw Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.He informed US President Barack Obama of his decision hours after leading his Liberal party to…
Actor Riaz out of danger
Actor Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique, hospitalised following complaints of chest pain, is out of danger.Known simply as Riaz in the Bangladesh film industry, he was rushed to Apollo Hospitals in Dhaka on Monday evening after he complained of acute chest…
Bangladesh trying to send workers overseas
Bangladesh is trying to send workers to Australia, Thailand and Canada, apart from Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, says the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister.“We are discussing the matter (with those countries) right now,” Nurul Islam BSc told reporters on…
Bangladesh to sell internet bandwidth to India
The export of internet bandwidth to India has been delayed because cable connection was not set up across the border, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says.Bangladesh would start selling bandwidth in November, she said on Tuesday.She was…
Life on Earth appeared four billion years ago
An ancient zircon crystal unearthed in Western Australia may hold evidence that life appeared on the planet 4.1 billion years ago, or about 300 million years earlier than previously thought, according to a team of US researchers.Scientists from Stanford University…
Cricketer Litton Das faces religious hatred
Bangladesh national cricketer Litton Kumer Das has faced religious hatred after posting a photo of goddess Durga on the occasion of Puja on a social networking site.He posted the photo wishing happiness to all and seeking everyone’s blessing on his…
Justin Trudeau carries Liberals to massive win in Canada
By Rachel Browne and Hilary Beaumont Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau has been elected Canada’s 23rd prime minister, beating out Conservative leader Stephen Harper, who reigned for nearly a decade. The son of the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau — a…
Observers barred as Bonn climate negotiations finally begin
Bonn (Indrajit Bose) – Japan has objected to observers’ presence in spin-off groups that will negotiate the Paris climate agreement, even as 134 countries in the Group of 77 and China (G77 and China) stressed that negotiations must remain transparent…
Rajon killing: Court to record depositions of 15 witnesses again
A court here will record the depositions of 15 witnesses again on Wednesday in the teenage boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon murder case.