The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change – has elected South Korean economist Prof Hoesung Lee as its new chair. Lee will lead the organisation into its next…
Month: October 2015
Trans Pacific Partnership agreement termed dark day for Malaysia
Despite widespread international opposition, trade officials from the 12 countries negotiating the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, USA announced on 5 October that they have reached an agreement on a devastating trade deal that threatens people and the planet.…
Golden rice by Bangladeshi scientists
Development of the World’s first Vitamin-A enriched ‘Golden Rice’ by the Bangladeshi agricultural scientists is a step forward towards accomplishing global food and nutritional security. Congratulations to the scientists of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) for evolving the genetically engineered…
Doctor who practices both surgery and Ayurveda
This is unthinkable in Bangladesh that a doctor with an MBBS degree will also prescribe alternative medicines. But this is not rare in the world.An Indian doctor Sebastian Mathew migrated to Austria 30 years ago after passing medical college, and…
Tour operators fear murder of foreigners may impact tourism
Murders of two foreign nationals at the beginning of tourist season in Bangladesh have heightened fears of an adverse impact on the industry.They have punctured hopes of good business that seemed possible with the prevailing political calm.At the beginning of…
Actor-director Pijush Bandyopadhyay faces corruption charges
Actor-director Pijush Bandyopadhyay has been charged with corruption in a project of the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) prosecuted Bandyopadhyay, a former BFDC managing director, and three others on Wednesday.They have been accused of causing a…
Facebook to update Newsfeed for accommodating weak connections
Facebook Inc updated its Newsfeed feature on Tuesday so that content loads quickly even with weak Internet connections.Many of Facebook’s users are in emerging markets with weak 2G connections, such as India, Brazil and Mexico, where it is difficult to…
JCD leader arrested in Magura
Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from his house at Gopal village in Shalikha upazila in Magura on Wednesday in connection with the cases for subversive activities and terrorism.
Nasim assumes link between foreigners’ murders and Khaleda’s UK visit
There could a link between BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s visit to London and the recent gunning down of two foreigners, Health Minister Mohammed Nasim has said.“Some incident or the other had always happened in the past every time she was…
Blatter faces suspension
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is facing a 90-day suspension from football if the governing body’s ethics judge backs a prosecutor’s recommendation, a close friend and former advisor to Blatter has said.Blatter’s long-term confidant Klaus Stoehlker told Reuters on Wednesday that…
Beyonce, Rihanna, others sue Paris firm over clothing knockoffs
Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Rihanna have jointly sued a Paris clothing retailer they say has been “brazenly” selling shirts, hats, backpacks, mobile phone cases and other items featuring their likenesses without permission.The complaint filed on Tuesday…
Another five months for Mobile No. Portability: Tarana
Mobile-phone users in Bangladesh will have to wait until next year to avail the facility to switch operators without changing their numbers.State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says it might take February or March next year to introduce…
Iraq seek help from Russia
Iraq may request Russian air strikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the militant group, the head of Parliament’s defence and security committee…
Nato to discuss Russia air campaign in Syria
Russia’s growing military involvement in the Syria conflict is expected to be high on the agenda as Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels. It comes after Nato member Turkey complained that Russian jets had repeatedly violated its airspace. Ministers are…
DNA repair wins Nobel Prize in chemistry
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded for discoveries in DNA repair. Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar were named as the winners on Wednesday morning at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Their work uncovered…
4 JMB suspects put under 15-day remand in Chittagong
A court in Chittagong on Wednesday put four suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a 15-day remand each in three cases filed with Karnaphuli police station. Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate Hakim Abdul Quader passed the order…
Russian missiles ‘hit IS in Syria from Caspian Sea’
Russia says it has launched rocket strikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea – about 1,500km (930 miles) away. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said four warships fired 26 sea-based cruise missiles on 11…
192 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 192 bottles of Phensidyl syrup worth Tk76,000 from Kishorpur Padmar Char in Charghat upazila on Tuesday night.A patrol team of Charghat Bikalpa border camp recovered the contraband syrup around 9pm, said HM Kamrul…
Youth held with 1.6 kg heroin in Rajshahi
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with 1.6 kg heroin worth Tk1.6 crore from Godabari upazila headquarters on Tuesday morning.The arrestee was identified as Atiqul Islam, 22, son of Abdul Khaleq of Amtala Para.
Govt. is trying to carryout repression on opposition about foreigners’ killings
STAFF REPORTER BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that the government started using the foreigners killing to carryout repression on opposition leaders and activists.
Man killed in road crash in Benapole
A man was killed as he was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Kuadar Sat Mile on the Jessore-Keshabpur road in Jessore Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ashiqur Rahman,45, son of Bakar Mollah, a…
Youth’s body recovered in Sirajganj
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Sayedabad area on the Bangabandhu Bridge western side in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was clad in a black and white lungi and a shirt.
Khijir Khan killing: Police is searching for motives
Police is yet to get any motive behind the killing of former chairman of the Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan.
Two killed in Pabna accident
Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a battery-run human hauler (locally called Nasimon) at Aladipur on the Pabna-Nagarbari highway in Bera upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Akbar…
3 cases filed against 6 JMB men in Ctg
Three separate cases were filed against six members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) with Karnaphuli Police Station on Tuesday.The accused include four of the five who were arrested on Monday by detectives and two others absconding.
AL leader’s body found in Cox’s Bazar
Police recovered the body of a local Awami League leader at Battali in Pekua upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as AKM Shahabuddin Forazi, 55, son of late Moulovi Golam Haydar, a resident of Pashchim Shonaichari…
Youth kills wife, stepson in Keraniganj
A young man hacked his wife to death and strangled his stepson in South Keraniganj upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Shahera,30, and her 10-year-old son Foysal.
8,000 metre current nets seized in Rajshahi
A mobile court here yesterday seized 8,000 metres of current nets from different points of Padma river under Bagha upazila of the district.Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) accompanied by a BGB team conducted a combing operation and…
Auto-rickshaw driver held with heroin in Rajshahi
Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 1.6 kilograms of heroin from Godagari Hospital premises of the district on Tuesday, police sources said here yesterday.The arrested person was identified as Atikul Alam, 23, son of Abdul Khaleque…
Bogra district Jubo Dal president arrested
Detective Branch of police today arrested Bogra district unit Jubo Dal president Shiper al Bakhtiar from Malatinagar area in Bogra town today.Police said Bakhtiar, also Bogra municipality Ward 11 councilor, was accused in 15 cases including of creating violence.