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,…
Month: March 2016
US warns of Mosul dam collapse in northern Iraq
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…
Impacts of sea level rise
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…
Water, enegy-efficient investment for sustainable dev urged
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…
Sher-e-Bangla Agri University develops two new vegetables
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…
Special education zone!
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…
I’ve never seen Daily Star/Prothom Alo since I became the Head of Govt.
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.
U.S. student tried to steal N.Korean poster at hotel: KCNA
Ha-young Choi 21-year-old says Christian group associated with CIA offered money steal ‘trophy’ from DPRK.
Do you know meaning of sedition?: High Court asks Delhi Police
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.
Financial help for RU student Hasem
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.
Elections to BNP Chairperson and Senior VC will be held on Mar 19
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.