The massive blizzard that walloped New York on Saturday came up one-tenth of an inch short of history. The storm dumped a whopping 26.8 inches of snow on the city, just short of the record set in 2006 and the…
Day: January 25, 2016
Higuain hits 21st goal, Juve, Roma locked in racism row
Gonzalo Higuain struck his 21st goal of the season to help Napoli tighten their grip on Serie A with a 4-2 win at Sampdoria on Sunday as Juventus’s 1-0 win over Roma threatened to be overshadowed by a racism row.As…
World’s 10 Most Wanted Drug Lords
Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, the world’s most wanted drug lord, was captured on January 8 in his home state of Sinaloa, known as the “cradle of Mexican drug trafficking” because of the large number of infamous narcos born there.
Court to decide to accept chargesheet against Shahadat
Special Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Monday fixed February 4 to decide on whether the charge sheet against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan alias Nitya would be taken into cognizance or…
55 yr old British explorer dies crossing Antarctic
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton.
Barca’s Suarez flying before second leg of Bilbao Cup clash
The combative Uruguay international was suspended for Barca’s last two Cup games for his part in a fracas after the last 16, first leg against Espanyol but his enforced absence has done little to tarnish his impressive statistics for the…
ICC U-19 WC: B’desh makes a perfect practice beating England by 97 runs
Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team made a perfect practice ahead of their ICC U-19 World Cup campaign outplaying England Under-19 side a huge 97 runs at the at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Monday.With the day’s feat, the…
Kabaddi: Moniruzzaman KC crushes Ideal KC by 37-8 points
Moniruzzaman Krira Chakra crushed Ideal Krira Chakra by 37-8 points with four creditable “lonas” in the Walton 2nd Division Kabaddi League at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court on Monday.
Garages, shops gutted in Munshiganj
Two garages and two shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Shepahipara under sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.Fire service sources said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit and quickly engulfed three microbuses, some garment machineries…
Misti Mala Sweets fined Tk two lakh in Ctg
A mobile court of district administration on Sunday fined Misti Mela Sweets and Bakery at city’s Yakub Nagar area, fined Tk two lakh for producing adulterated foods by using six-month old burnt oil.
Muggers snatch Tk 70,000 from cattle traders in Benapole
Muggers snatched away TK 70,000 injuring two cattle traders in Parbazar area of Chowgachha upazila in Jessore district on Monday morning.Police said two cattle traders Shahidul Islam Sadu, 45, a resident of Jagannathpur village and Jony Uddin, 20, a resident…
18 rescued while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive rescued 18 Bangladeshi people including seven women from Putkhali border area on Sunday night while they were being trafficked to India.The rescuers were from different areas of Noakhali and Chittagong districts.
Abducted schoolboy rescued in Jessore
Police rescued a student of class IX, who was abducted on Saturday, from in front of Asad Hall of MM College in the Jessore district town on Sunday.Police said Sheikh Naim Hasan Moon, a student of Jessore Education Board School…
Man gets 2 years’ jail for taking hemp in Rajshahi
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced a man to two years imprisonment for taking hemp in Paba upazila of the district.The convict was identified as Asadul, 35, son of Belaet Hosen, a resident of Sorisahkury Dighipara of the upazila.
Cautious Optimism For 2016 Global Economy At Davos
Despite significant market turbulence in the beginning of this year, there are reasons to remain cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the global economy throughout 2016 and beyond. This was the consensus of panellists at the World Economic Forum Annual…
Ways to grow more organic food in Bangladesh
Rasha Binte Mohiuddin In recent years modern system of chemical agriculture has attracted criticism on the ground that it is no longer ecologically sustainable nor economically viable, and that it may prejudice the health and well-being of both humans and…
No confidence in capital market
Investors do not have confidence in the capital market since the market crash five years ago, in 2010. It is still a loss of capital market, with no dividends on investments in large and small companies. As a result, there…
IS video shows Paris attackers
A video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on Nov 13.Reuters could not…
Chris Rock to host The Oscars
The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood’s highest honours may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come.Amid an…
Anxiety makes people veer left
Those feeling anxious and stressed tend to veer to the left, say scientists, because the right side of the brain becomes overly active.Anxiety makes people go left, scientists have discovered.That, at least, is what The Telegraph online has reported.The report…
Breast milk protein could destroy super bugs
An antibiotic developed from human breast milk can destroy certain types of drug-resistant bacteria, says a report by ‘The Times’.A study by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory and University College London found that Lactoferrin effectively kills bacteria, fungi and even…
Husband secretly divorced wife after wedding ‘to protect assets’
They were married for 20 years, raising a son and living the good life jetting between homes in New York and France. It was all perfect, except for one thing: He had secretly divorced her just months after their wedding,…
DU expels 16 students for life
Dhaka University authorities have expelled 16 of its students for life on various charges. The decision was taken at a syndicate meeting on Sunday night, several syndicate members who attended the meeting told journalists.
15th Amendment black chapter in Bangladesh history: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday termed the 15th amendment to the constitution a ‘black chapter’ in the country’s democratic history. “The 15th amendment is a black chapter and the ones who introduced the amendment are…
Bill in JS to double salary of MPs, Speaker, Deputy Speaker
A bill was placed in the parliament on Sunday with the proposal to increase salary and other related benefits to the speaker and the deputy speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to almost double, reports agencies. Law, justice and parliamentary affairs…
No way to change decision: Ershad to Raushan
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has turned down the call of Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and party’s senior presidium member Begum Raushan Ershad to ‘reconsider’ his decision that brought changes in top posts.
Facebook to respond within 48 hours: Tarana
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday said Facebook authorities will respond within 48 hours to the complaints of Bangladesh government over issues relating to violence against women and militant acts through the social networking site.
Expatriates welfare, overseas employment policy adopted
The Cabinet is likely to approve the draft of the Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016 on Monday.
Active public engagement stressed to fight zoonotic diseases
BAU Correspondent: Experts and scientists expressed that active public engagement is necessary to control and prevent the emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic diseases (diseases that transmit from animal to human and vice versa).
Yunus meets Canada Premier Justin Trudeau
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited to a reception hosted by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to have a meeting with the Prime Minister.