Tanvir Hassan Zoha, who talked to the media as a cyber security specialist after the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank reserve account, has remained missing since Wednesday night. A family member of Tanvir told the Prothom Alo on Friday that…
Month: March 2016
Feds finally charge man who stole nude photos of celebrities in 2014
Perhaps you have forgotten about “Celebgate,” when hundreds of nude photos of famous women, including including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton, were stolen from their Apple and Gmail accounts and shared across the shadowy back corners of the Internet. We…
Green Climate Fund adopts information disclosure policy
New Delhi (Indrajit Bose) — The Green Climate Fund’s Board adopted a comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy at the 12th Board meeting in Songdo, South Korea, held from 8-10 March. This included the decision to webcast live the Board’s meetings until…
Can Turkey steer away from catastrophe?
Abukar Arman Sunday’s suicide car bomb in the heart of Turkey’s capital marks the third bombing that Ankara has seen in the past several months. This latest that killed 34 people and wounded over 125 was clearly targeting civilians since…
Invasion of the American lobsters: Sweden asks EU for help
Swedish environment ministry says Maine lobster could wipe out European species with deadly diseases Oversexed, overfed and over here: that, in a nutshell, is what the Swedes think of the American lobster from Maine, New England. It may be much…
N.Korea launches short-range ballistic missile
JH Ahn Update 1419 Korea : Chosun Ilbo reported that North Korea has launched another projectile, which JCS presumed as another Rodong missile, 22 minutes after the first launch at 5:55 a.m. “Unknown projectile was seen from Sukcheon, South Pyeongan…
A reporter tweeted a video of her sexual assault
By Oscar Balderas and Jo Tuckman An escalating storm over the case of a reporter who tweeted a video of herself being sexually assaulted in Mexico City has shone a spotlight on impunity for sex crimes in the country —…
Nepal president wants self-reliant economy for sustainable dev
Kathmandu – President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has stressed on the need for a self-reliant economy for sustainable development considering the adverse impacts of natural disasters like earthquakes, floods and landslides on businesses and thereby on the country’s economy as a…
Commite to probe Banani fire that inquired four
Dhaka – Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a prove committee to ascertained actual reason behind the fire incident of Banani that injured four people, including one with burn. One person sustained burns while four others received wounds while…
JU Library in bad shape
The central library of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has been in a bad shape though a big budget allowed for improvements of its present condition. The library sources said established on 1985, it is a three stored building located behind the…
Amendments in charter mulled as BNP council begins Saturday
The much-awaited sixth national council of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Saturday amid much enthusiasm and expectations of rejuvenate the party rank and file through it. The council will bring about…
Netflix buys The Little Prince from Paramount
Netflix has purchased The Little Prince from Paramount, picking up US distribution in a move meant to finally bring the animated feature to US audiences.
Magnetic field helped life on Earth
Not just water and oxygen, life thrived on early Earth thanks to another necessary ingredient: the presence of a protective magnetic field.A new study of the young, Sun-like star Kappa Ceti has found that magnetic field plays a key role…
George, Amal to host fund-raisers for Hillary
Oscar winner George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, will host two campaign fund-raisers for Hillary Clinton next month.
Say no to a bad deal with Turkey
By Kenneth Roth, Salil Shetty & Catherine Woollard Let’s not confuse desperation for legality when it comes to Europe’s proposed refugee deal with Turkey. No one should be under any illusion – the very principle of international protection for those…
Unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle may trigger ageing
Poor and unhealthy diet coupled with lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle may accelerate the ageing process in humans, warn US researchers.A type of cells called senescent cells contribute to diseases and conditions associated with age.The researchers found that…
Queen Mother of Bhutan visits BEXIMCO industrial park
Dhaka – Visiting Queen Mother of Bhutan, Tshering Pem Wangchuck visited BEXIMCO Group’s Industrial Park at Sarabo of Kashimpur in Gazipur on Thursday. She was welcomed by Syed Naved Husain, Group Director and CEO of BEXIMCO.
US unveils sanctions against N korea
Ha-young Choi New order more comprehensive than UN Security Council’s recent resolution, targets labor exports U.S. President Barack Obama declared an executive order (E.O.) on Wednesday in line with the recently adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2270 and U.S. legislation,…
Phensidyle, yaba seized nine arrested
Dhaka – Detectives arrested five alleged criminals and recovered 1400 bottles of contraband phensidyle syrup along with one pistol from Darus Salam area in the city on Wednesday night. They arrested four others on the charge of carrying yaba tablets.…
CID holds meeting with FBI at its head office in Dhaka Friday
Dhaka – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police will hold a meeting with United States of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at CID headquarters in the city on Friday afternoon to discuss about the much-talked about the $101…
‘Finance Minister, Governor can’t escape responsibility’
A ruling Awami League ministers on Thursday observed that the finance minister AMA Muhith and the former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman cannot avoid the responsibly of the recent heist from BB account with Federal Reserve Bank of New…
‘Happy Rain’ by Dr. Isabelle screened at Alliance Française Dhaka.
Happy Rain (2015) – Isabelle Antunes’ latest documentary film is based in Bangladesh and was previously screened at the UN COP 21 Conference on Climate Change in Paris in December 2015. The work favors the rise of Bangladesh and shows…
22 organizations working to restore soils in 2016
Danielle Nierenberg According to the recent United Nations report, Status of the World’s Soil Resources, the world can ameliorate soil degradation if more sustainable practices are promptly implemented. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines soil degradation as “a…
India lags behind Pakistan, Bangladesh in happiness index
NEW YORK: India did not make any improvement in its happiness quotient, ranking 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan…
4 Jubo League men among 5 killed in Meherpur road crash
Dhaka – Five people, including four Jubo League men, were killed and 12 others injured as a picnic bus crashed into a human-hauler at Chak Shyamnagar in Sadar upazila in Meherpur on Thursday evening. The accident struck the Jubo League…
Khaleda discusses with party policymakers BNP council
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with her party’s standing committee members tonight (Thursday night) to finalise a set of proposals for the party’s charter amendment and various organisational decisions. The proposals were made by party’s different units and…
Checking further heist to be first priority: new BB governor
Dhaka – Newly appointed governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir said his first priority will be to prevent recurrence of such incident of heist through which hackers took away more than $100 million from the central bank account with US…
Very low chance of recovering BB’s $81m: Manila Senator
Dhaka – Though efforts are on to get back the stolen $81 million from the Bangladesh Bank, Philippines now finds ‘very low’ chance to retrieve it because the money is now likely outside the Southeast Asian country. “There is a…
Anti-liberation forces’ conspiracy still on: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the conspiracy of the anti-liberation forces is still on, but they cannot confuse the people like the previous time. “The anti-liberation forces are still hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh, but that conspiracy…
Scans of King Tut’s tomb unveil hidden rooms
Apparent discovery in King Tut tomb could shine light on mystery that has fired imagination of archaeologists for years. Scans of King Tut’s tomb appear to have revealed two hidden rooms – a discovery that heightened speculation the chambers contained…