Dhaka – Thousands of residents of Comilla town, 100 kilometres east of capital Dhaka, staged demonstrations at Kandirpar Pubali Chattar in the city on Thursday demanding trial of the killers of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
Month: March 2016
Muhib Khan dreams to fight poverty, graft, terrorism with poetry, song
Muhibbur Rahman Khan (Muhib Khan) is a popular poet, artist, journalist, columnist, TV discussant and presenter. He is adored by every corner irrespective of party and opinion for his liberal Islamic thought and progressive political analysis. His poems and songs…
Build healthy, sustainable food systems to fight malnutrition
Kuala Lumpur(IPS/Jomo Kwame Sundaram) – Creating healthy and sustainable food systems is key to overcoming hunger and all forms of malnutrition (undernourishment, micro-nutrient deficiencies, obesity) around the world. Food production has tripled since 1945 while average food availability per person…
Independence Award ’16 for 15 personalities, BD Navy
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday handed over ‘Swadhinata Padak’ (Independence Award) 2016, the highest state award, to 15 distinguished personalities and the Bangladesh Navy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
N. Korean leader hails solid-fuel rocket success
Seoul – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hailed an “historic” advance in the country’s nuclear strike capability, with the successful test of a solid-fuel rocket engine, state media said Thursday. It was the latest in a string of claims by…
AJ hunting new Dhallywood faces
Culture Desk Ananta Jalil or AJ, is known for making impossibilities a possibility. This time around he has undertaken a fantastic initiative to help bring new, young faces into the Bangladesh film industry. Recently, he was involved in a talent…
Anxiety could be the reason for a bad decision
Anxiety doesn’t just affect the way we feel — it can also have a significant impact on our daily behaviors, including our ability to make sound decisions. A new study from neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh finds that anxiety…
Madonna pulls down 17-year-old fan’s top
Madonna stunned crowds at her Brisbane, Australia, concert after she took things too far and accidentally revealed a teenage girl’s breast. The singer brought the girl up on stage and proceeded to describe her looks to the audience before launching…
Amitabh Bachchan reaches 20 million fan following on Twitter
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has become the first Bollywood celebrity to have 20 million followers on popular micro-blogging site Twitter. The 73-year-old megastar beaten his contemporaries Shah Rukh Khan (18.6 million), Aamir Khan (16.9 million), Salman Khan (16.8 million) and Priyanka…
Plants adapt to climate change better than many thought
Plants respond a bit better to global warming than scientists had thought, according to a new study that suggests their potential contribution to worsening global warming is not likely as bad as researcher believed. When it gets hotter, plants breathe…
How dogs can sniff out diabetes and cancer
By Liz Langley The black Labrador retriever recently detected a drop in blood sugar in 7-year-old Luke Nuttall, who has Type 1 diabetes. His glucose monitor didn’t pick it up, but Jedi did—and woke up Luke’s mother, Dorrie Nuttall, as…
Brussels bomber’s suicide note found
Just moments before Brussels airport bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui detonated a deadly explosive package, he dumped a major clue into a nearby bin.
Airbus to launch new cabin design next year
European plane manufacturer Airbus will be launching a new cabin design, called Airspace by Airbus. The design will deliver enhanced passenger comfort by using new technologies it has recently developed.
Three Brussels attackers identified, police hunt fourth
Brussels – Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as the manhunt for a fourth man whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate intensified. Prosecutors said brothers…
Asia most exposed to disaster risk
Asia has the largest number of people exposed to natural disasters, but African countries are the most vulnerable to them, largely because of political instability, corruption, poverty and inequality, a new global assessment shows.India has a billion people at risk,…
Blondes are just as smart as others
The jokes about “dumb blondes” are, well, just jokes! Researchers have found that the average IQ of blondes may actually be slightly higher than those with other hair colours.While jokes about blondes may seem harmless to some, they can have…
BNP leader hacked to death in Jessore
Dhaka – A BNP leader was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Lohapatti in Jessore district town on Wednesday night, UNB news agency reported.
Hong Kong movie riles China
In Hong Kong, a woman sets herself on fire in protest, a taxi driver despairs at the eradication of the local language and young children in military uniform prowl the streets, echoing the horrors of China’s Cultural Revolution.But this is…
Moon once spun on a different axis
Telltale patches of water ice on opposite ends of the Moon reveal that Earth’s orbiting companion once spun on a different axis, according to a study released Wednesday.The six-degree tilt, which happened several billion years ago, was likely caused by…
The mass rape of the bosnian women was genocide!
By Professor Francis A. Boyle, University of Illinois College of Law The author won two Orders from the International Court of Justice overwhelmingly in favor of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Yugoslavia to cease and desist from committing…
Massive US airstrike in Yemen kills ‘dozens’ of people, Pentagon says
A massive US airstrike in Yemen has killed what the Pentagon estimates is “dozens” of people, the second such mass-casualty strike the US military has undertaken this month. The two strikes, killing more than 200 people at what the Pentagon…
World must confront terrorism: Saudi King Salman
World must confront ‘dangerous scourge’ of terrorism: Saudi King Salman Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday stressed the need for joint global efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism as he condoled with Belgium…
Independence Book Fair starts today at JU
To marks the Independence Day, the Bangla Department of Jahangirnagr University is arranging a 7-day long book fair titled on ‘Independence Book Fair ‘from Thursday at the university campus. Convener of the the fair, Associate Prof Rezaul Karim Talukder (Tarek…
Permanent ban on vessel plying through Shela River
Dhaka – Amid concern over frequent incidents of vessel capsize in the Shela River in the Sundarbans, the government on Wednesday imposed a permanent ban on the plying of all types of vessels through the river. The recent sinking of…
Brothers named as Brussels attackers, manhunt continues
By Reuters and VICE News Belgium has confirmed the identities of two of the assailants in the Brussels airport and metro attacks that left 31 dead, with the country’s federal prosecutor Frederic van Leeuw naming a pair of brothers among…
Bangladesh team lost to India in last-ball thriller
Bangladesh were eliminated from the ICC World Twenty20 conceding a one-run defeat in the last-ball thriller against mighty India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Woman tortured in Laxmipur
A woman, estranged from her husband, was stripped naked and tortured by three people in Ramganj upazila on Tuesday on charge of extramarital affairs.
Utah Teen hurt in Brussels explosion survived in Boston bombings,too; was in France during Paris attacks
Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary – and repeated – situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about.
HC summoned tannery owners to explain reasons of not shifting
STAFF REPORTER The High Court yesterday summoned 10 tannery owners to appear in person before it on April 10 to explain their position for not implementing its earlier order in shifting the tanneries from Hazaribagh to Savar.
‘Green Dhaka’ aimed to make a green city starts
Staff Reporter ‘Green Dhaka’, a project initiated by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to make Dhaka a green city within three years, started its campus campaigning with a view to encouraging students in tree plantation.