As the country is already facing adverse impact of climate change, Bangladesh Delta Plan should be prepared incorporating science-based knowledge and authentic data to ensure sustainable development, water and development experts told a roundtable here today.
Eating fortified rice increases the risk of hookworm infections, a study in Cambodian schoolchildren shows, suggesting that the rice’s added nutrients inadvertently help parasites grow.
With only 60 individuals left in northern Madagascar, the northern sportive lemur is on the brink of extinction. Worldwide, more than half of all primates are endangered. If any did die out, their disappearance could alter their ecosystems in unpredictable…
Tigers to play former champions Pakistan in a hope to reach the final berth in the five-nation Asia Cup Cricket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.The match will kick-off at 7:30 pm (Bangladesh Standard Time).
Police in a series of overnight drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district last night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 83 people with 300 pieces Yaba and 53 litres…
A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near his residence at Gopalpur in Tongi here this morning.The deceased was identified as Sujit, 30, son of Sri Haradhan of the same area.
Petr Cech admits Arsenal must record back to back victories against Swansea and Tottenham this week to relaunch their spluttering Premier League title challenge.The Gunners’ showdown with Swansea at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday marks the first of those games,…
The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has made a successful test flight in Hawaii, where it has been grounded for repairs on its round-the-world trek, the Swiss-based project said Saturday.“The first Solar Impulse 2 maintenance flight took place on Friday…
Body of an adolescent boy has been recovered from Dhanmondi Lake in the capital on Tuesday.The deceased is Sudipto Dutta Arjun, a higher secondary certificate examinee from Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College.Locals informed the police when they saw a body…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she was the worst victim of media despite the fact the she was the one who had provided maximum opportunities for the media.She said this on Monday while taking part in the thanksgiving motion…
The siblings who were found dead at home in Dhaka’s Banashree area on Monday night, may have been strangled to death.Doctor Pradip Biswas, lecturer of the Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) who was part of the team…
The bad news continued to pile up for Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane with the confirmation on Monday that striker Karim Benzema will be out of action for the next three weeks with a hamstring injury in his right leg.Benzema,…
The US embassy in Baghdad has warned the risk of the Mosul Dam collapsing is “serious and unprecedented” and has urged people to be ready to evacuate. Maintenance work was disrupted after the dam was briefly seized by militants from…
As sea levels rise, threatening cities from New York to Shanghai, the economic damage will increase even faster, scientists said.Extreme floods whipped up by storms will become ever more costly for cities as ocean levels edge up around the world’s…
Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) SK Sur Chowdhury has emphasised on strengthening water and energy efficiency investment for achieving sustainable development. “….mechanisms to capture the opportunities for water and energy efficiency investments need to be created or strengthened,” the…
The Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka has been conducting research to develop, introduce new crops and crop varieties which are suitable for growing in Bangladesh and which are capable of ensuring better return to the farmers and to meeting people’s…
A special news “PM opens work on special economic zones” published in a daily has drawn my attention. Undoubtedly, Establishing ten more special economic zones are good initiatives but none of them is in Rangpur or Rajshahi divisions. Government secondary…
Sharply criticising The Daily Star and the Prothom Alo, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she has refrained from reading these two newspapers since her release from jail in 2008.
Ha-young Choi 21-year-old says Christian group associated with CIA offered money steal ‘trophy’ from DPRK.
The Delhi Police found itself in an embarrassing situation when the Delhi High Court, at the hearing of Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea this afternoon, asked if the police really knew the meaning of sedition.
RU Correspondent Md. Hasem Ali, a second year student of Finance Department, at Rajshahi University (RU) appealed for financial help to the conscientious people of the society for his better treatment, said a press note.
STAFF REPORTER Elections to BNP chairperson and senior vice chairman will be held on March 19, the day when party’s long awaited national council takes place.