At least 45 of 81 whales have died after stranding on a beach in the Indian southern state of Tamil Nadu. The short-finned pilot whales washed ashore on the beach of Tiruchendur, a small port city in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi…
Month: January 2016
Iran releases US navy sailors held in Gulf
All 10 US Navy sailors detained by Iran after drifting into its territorial waters a day earlier have been freed, the US and Iran said on Wednesday. The US Navy said the American crew returned safely and there were no…
Kh. Mosharaf gets bail from Kashimpur jail
Our correspondent Gazipur, Jan 13 : BNP’s standing committee member Dr. Khandaker Mosharaf Hossain released on bail from Kashimpur central jail in Gazipur on Wednesday afternoon.
Dr Atiur’s letter to take action against harassment of BB Asst. Director
Staff Reporter Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman yesterday sent a letter to the Inspector General of Bangladesh Police to take action against Sub Inspector Masud Sikder who allegedly assaulted BB Assistant Director Gulam Rabbi.
Child gets bail after passing 1.5 yrs in jail
Staff Reporter After experiencing around one and half years in jail, a Dhaka Court yesterday granted bail to a child who was arrested in a explosives case during the BNP-Jamaat led blockade filed with city’s Airport Police Station.
Puppet theatre staged at JU
JU Correspondent The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has organized a colorful and traditional Puppet theatre observing JU 45th founding anniversary day at ‘Mukta Manch’ here the campus.
Sayedee to seek review of his punishment
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee will file a review petition for acquittal even though his death sentence has been reduced to prison until death.His three lawyers and son spoke to journalists of the plans after meeting him at Dhaka Central…
BD on highway of plundering: Moyeen Khan
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday said Bangladesh is now on the ‘highway of plundering, not development’.“The Prime Minister yesterday (Tuesday) has claimed that she has taken Bangladesh on the highway of development. But, the reality is…
AL can be illegal also: Fakhrul
Protesting the Prime Minister’s recent remark that BNP is an illegal party, its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said Awami League is also an illegitimate party if BNP so.“Awami League had been banned through establishing Baksal…
David Bowie used Art to Deliver a Final Message
In the video for David Bowie’s “Lazarus,” released last week, the mythic singer and rock ’n’ roll shape-shifter, ever thin but bordering on gaunt, is blindfolded and writhing in a hospital bed. “Look up here, I’m in heaven,” he sings.…
Trapped Heat Melting Greenland Ice Sheet
The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it’s melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise.A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in that process than…
The struggle for Merdeka in West Papua
Robert J. Burrowes It has been argued that nonviolent struggles to liberate occupied countries – such as West Papua, Tibet, Palestine, Kanaky and Western Sahara – have failedfar more often than they have succeededbut that secessionist struggles (that have sought…
I didn’t mean to scare Angela Merkel with my dog: Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a German newspaper he did not mean to scare Chancellor Angela Merkel when he brought his pet Labrador in to meet her during an infamous press conference nine years ago. Merkel, reportedly fearful of…
Republicans pounce on Iran timing
The Iran incident complicated Obama’s effort to counter claims by critics that the escalating chaos in the Middle East is the result of a deficit of U.S. leadership and emboldened attacks by GOP presidential candidates who contend his “weak” performance…
Barack Obama sells optimism to his nervous nation
Washington – Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his…
Iran detains 10 U.S. sailors
Washington – The 10 American sailors captured in Iran are being questioned, Iranian state media said Wednesday. The sailors, held by the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), “acted unprofessionally” after they were captured a day earlier, the state-owned Press TV…
Heartburn pills linked to kidney disease
A new study suggests that people who take popular heartburn pills known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be at risk to develop chronic kidney disease, as compared to individuals who don’t use these drugs, Reuters says. “There appears to…
Music community mourns death of legend David Bowie
By Scott Mervis No matter how or when you became aware of David Bowie, chances are it shook up your world. And that’s because Bowie seemed to come from a different one altogether. For baby boomers, it started with “Space…
China’s Dalian Wanda buys Legendary Entertainment for up to $3.5b
Honk Kong — The Dalian Wanda Group, a politically powerful property and entertainment company in China, said on Tuesday that it was buying Legendary Entertainment, one of Hollywood’s biggest movie production companies, for as much as $3.5 billion. The deal,…
Introverts uncomfortable in modern offices
Modern office features such as hot-desking or desk-sharing and open-plan floors appeal mainly to extrovert workers but others find them uncomfortable, a new research has found.The findings highlighted that extroverts are significantly happier at work and have higher levels of…
Charlie Sheen seeks alternate treatment for HIV
Charlie Sheen admitted on Tuesday that he has been off his HIV medication “for about a week now” and is seeking alternative treatment in Mexico.“I’ve been off my meds for about a week now,” he said on “The Dr. Oz…
Oil deeps below $30
Oil fell briefly below $30 a barrel on Tuesday, extending a relentless selloff that has wiped almost 20 percent off prices this year amid deepening concerns about fragile Chinese demand and the absence of output restraint.The day’s near 4 percent…
NASA finds 100 new alien planets
NASA’s planet-hunting revamped Kepler mission has found more than 100 confirmed planets orbiting other stars. The information about the planets, some of which are very different from what the spacecraft observed during its original mission, was shared by University of…
Human activity leading Earth into new geological epoch
Has rapid human activity driven Earth into a new geological epoch? According to an international group of geoscientists, the evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on Earth is now overwhelming.The Anthropocene, which is…
Aishwarya embodies beauty, love: John Legend
American singer John Legend, who will be seen in a video campaign along with Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, says the former Miss World embodies beauty and he couldn’t be more inspired by her charisma.Aishwarya and the “Desperate Housewives” star…
JU celebrates 45th founding anniversary
Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed its glorious 45th founding anniversary today here at the campus with fanfare and festivity. Around 10 am in front of Business Studies Faculty JU Vice Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam inaugurated the founding day by releasing balloons…
Patients suffering as DMCH interns go on work abstention
Hundreds of patient suffered a lot due to the work abstention enforced by the interns of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the city. The interns organised the work abstention which begun around 12:pm and ended around 2:pm in protest of…
Country moves ahead despite orchestrated conspiracy: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the current pace of progress set the country’s track towards earning the status of a middle income nation by 2021 and developed one by 2041 despite an orchestrated campaign to keep it…
Rampage in B’baria following Madrasah student death
Dhaka – Madrasah students went on a rampage throughout the district town on Tuesday, protesting the death of a fellow student in a clash on the day before. They vandalised 12 establishments, set fire to two others and blocked the…
Review of Sayedee verdict filed seeking death penalty
STAFF REPORTER The government yesterday filed a review petition with the Supreme Court against its verdict that commuted the death penalty of war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment until death for wartime offences.