Seven hikers were killed and two others suffered severe burns when a wildfire broke out on a mountain on Indonesia’s main island of Java, an official said Monday. The group was climbing on Mount Lawu when the accident took place…
Month: October 2015
The forgotten princess
Sudhirendar Sharma Avoiding self-pity, the forgotten princess emerges as a woman of courage and conviction as she conducts herself independently for fourteen long years of separation from her husband. One wonders why Valmiki devoted only four lines in Ramayana on…
WHO meet negotiates text on engagement with non-State actors
Geneva (K M Gopakumar) – An informal meeting of World Health Organization Member States to negotiate the Framework of Engagement with Non-state Actors (FENSA) text begins on Monday 19 October The 3-day meeting is being held at the WHO Headquarters…
Tool for designing a sui generis plant variety protection system
A new tool to assist developing countries in designing a “custom made” plant variety protection suitable for the seed and agricultural systems that prevail in developing countries has been published by an international group of NGOs. It was presented on…
Some countries pay more for HepC drugs than rich countries
Interesting new data on prices countries are paying on Hep C drugs was published yesterday in Lancet Global Health. The study shows strikingly, that some middle-income countries pay as much, if not more, than wealthy countries for hep C direct-acting…
The Nepal card in China-India context
By Upendra Gautam The analytical piece “It is time to be a good neighbor” by Ms. Rao and Mr. Pokharel (Hindu, 17 October, 2015) has done a commendable job by questioning India’s so-called “special relationship” with Nepal. In my view,…
Electronic transfer of Sanchayapatra payout launched
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday launched the Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) software for paying back the principal amount of different saving certificates on their maturity and the monthly interests incur against the certificates. “After launching the EFT software, people would…
Commuters suffers for transport workers’ wildcat strike
Commuters suffered a lot in the capital due to crisis of public transport on Monday as bus and minibus workers of various routes went on a wildcat strike protesting punishment given by a BRTA mobile court to a bus driver…
PCB chief left New Delhi Sunday: Tri-series with Bd speculated
Dhaka – Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shaharyar Khan and head of the PCB’s executive committee Najam Sethi left for India on Sunday in a bid to convince the BCCI over the bilateral series between India and Pakistan in December, according…
US fears further attacks on US citizens
US Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday updated its security message for US citizens in Bangladesh saying terrorist threat remains ‘real and credible’.
No threat incident take place for US security update
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said no situation has arisen in the country for which the US can update its security alert for its citizen here.
Political Science emerges champion in RU inter-dept football
RU Correspondent The Political Science department of Rajshahi University (RU) emerged champion in the “Inter-department Football Championship-2015” beating the Economics department.
Highest security measures taken to ensure Ashura & Durga Puja
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said highest security measures have been taken to ensure smooth observance of Holy Ashura and celebration of Durga Puja.
“We’ve already identified them” says DMP regarding Tavella killing
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said investigators have already identified the masterminds behind the killing of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella.
Blame game of killing foreign nationals should stop: BNP
STAFF REPORTER BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday accused the government of playing blame game over the killings of two foreigners.
46 Jamaat-Shibir men among 100 arrested
Police arrested 100 persons, including 46 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from the city and different places under all eight upazilas in the district last night, police sources said.The Jamaat-Shibir men were arrested for suspicious movements and alleged involvement with…
2 wild elephants killed in Jamalpur
Two wild elephants were killed at a frontier village in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday night.According to police the wild elephants were electrocuted at the village Makhanerchar under Dewanganj upazila in the district about 500 to 700 yards…
Four pharmacies fined, govt. medicines seized in Ctg
A mobile court of Chittagong District Administration today seized huge quantity of government medicines, contraband Indian medicines and physicians’ samples from 10 pharmacies from city’s Panchlaish and Nasirabad area and fined four pharmacies Taka 20 thousand.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong District…
Train crash kills man in Rajbari
A sexagenarian man was crushed to death under the wheels of a running train in Panchuria rail station area of the district town on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad Sheikh,60, a resident of Andharmanik village in Goalanda…
Abducted minor boy’s body recovered in Gaibandha
Police recovered the body of a minor boy from Bottoli village in Gobindaganj upazila early Sunday after two days of her abduction.The deceased was identified as Yanur Shahriar Nasim, 7, son of Zafirul, a resident of the village.Police said Yanur…
Indefinite bus strike begins in Nilphamari
An indefinite bus strike enforced by the bus owners and workers on six routes of the district protesting the beating of a bus helper began on Sunday.Bus Malik-Shramik Okya Parishad, an association of transport owners and workers, announced the strike…
4 Durga Puja idols damaged in Satkhira temple
Miscreants damaged four idols at Babulia Temple, meant for the upcoming Durga Puja, in Sadar upazila early Sunday.Locals said the incident came to light when devotees went to the temple in the morning and found four idols, including one of…
Two alleged forest robbers held in Satkhira
A joint team of Rapid action battalion (RAB) and forest officials in a drive arrested two alleged forest robbers from Arpangashiya area of Shymnagar upazila on Saturday evening.The details about the arrestees could not be known immediately.
Man beaten dead over land in Chandpur
A man was beaten to death over a land related dispute at Sahapur village in Faridganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Hannan Sheikh, 55, son of Adam Ali Sheikh, a resident of the village.
Two children drown in Barisal ponds
Two minor children drowned in ponds in separate incidents in Jobsen area and Bakal village in Agailjhara upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mahin Sarder, 2, son of Abdul Alim, a resident of Jobsen area, and Angkan Das,…
Philippines hit by Typhoon Koppu
A powerful typhoon is battering the northern Philippines, with at least one person dead, several missing and thousands forced to flee their homes.Typhoon Koppu made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the island of Luzon on Sunday morning, bringing…
Tracy Morgan returns after 20 months
Tracy Morgan returned to “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday to host the long-running comedy show on which he shot to fame, more than a year after he suffered near-fatal injuries in a deadly high-speed car accident.Morgan, a “Saturday Night Live”…
Barca’s four-goal Neymar coy on secret of success
Neymar was delighted after netting his first four-goal haul, including two penalties, for Barcelona on Saturday but the Brazil forward was not about to give away any clues to the secret of his success.It was one of the 23-year-old’s best…
Govt is suffering from Khaleda-Tarique phobia:Nazrul
The government seems to be suffering from ‘Khaleda-Tarique phobia’ for it keeps blaming them for anything that goes wrong, says a senior BNP leader.“It seems Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and the BNP are always held responsible (by the government) for…
Two died in Cox’s Bazar clash
Police in Cox’s Bazar say at least two people were killed during a clash on Sunday in broad daylight in the coastal town.The dead have been identified as Nurul Alam, 45 and Kalu alias Barmaiya Kalu, 37. Police claim they…