Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud has rejected any notion of “mistrust” of India and said “it is a matter of time” now before the Teesta water-sharing deal is inked. “It must happen,” he said speaking at a conference on…
Month: March 2016
RU students demonstrate human chain for Tonu killing
RU Correspondent: The Department of Public Administration at Rajshahi University (RU) re-staged a demonstration protesting killing and demanding exemplary punishment killers of a 2nd year student of history department and cultural activist of Comilla Victoria College Sohagi Jahan Tonu ,in…
Dr. Shahjada Pahlovy wins Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership
SAE International announces that Shahjada Ahmed Pahlovy, PhD, Expert Research Engineer with Dynax Corporation, is the winner of the Subir Chowdhury Medal of Quality Leadership.
NASA cargo ship reaches space station
An unmanned cargo ship packed with science experiment materials plus food, water and clothes successfully docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, NASA partner Orbital ATK said.The cargo ship, Cygnus, which blasted off Tuesday on the resupply run, was…
Afghanistan beat West Indies by six runs in World T20 match
Dhaka – Afghanistan downed the powerful West Indies by six runs in a thrilling World Twenty20 match in Nagpur on Sunday, handing the determined underdogs a consolation victory.Afghanistan, who lost three straight matches in the Super 10s and have failed…
Cricket: England in World T20 semis, knock out Sri Lanka
Dhaka – England qualified for the World Twenty20 semi-finals and knocked the holders Sri Lanka out on Saturday after a nailbiting 10-run victory in their do-or-die showdown in New Delhi.
“I don’t think it’s a setback,” BCB president Papon
DHAKA – Bangladesh think tankers were present in India when the Tigers lost to host by a single which included Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon. While talking to Indian print and electronic media on Friday, BCB President…
Three Boishakhi TV newsmen attacked in Ctg
CHITTAGONG – Three journalists of privately-run Boishakhi television channel were attacked by miscreants while the newsmen were taking footages of hill cutting at city’s Khulshi area early Sunday.The newsmen were Assignment editor of Boishakhi Television Mithun Mostafiz, its Chittagong Bureau…
Construction work of 4 roads begins in Muktagachha
MYMENSINGH- The construction work of 4 pucca roads began in Muktagacha upazila of the district.The government has sanctioned taka over 2 crore for the construction of over 4 kilometres of road, LGED sources said.Roads are: Muktagachha Nutan Bazar to Malotipur…
Two sisters die in Magura road accident
MAGURA- Two sisters were killed and two others including a van driver were injured in a road accident in Jogodal area under Magura Sadar upazila of the district this afternoon.Police said the accident took place when a mechanized trolley hit…
SC fines Qamrul, Mozammel Tk 50,000 for contempt
Dhaka – The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday fined Food Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq Tk 50,000 each for their controversial comments about Chief Justice SK Sinha’s reported remarks during the appeal hearing of…
Human chains in dists demand punishment for Tonu’s killing
Dhaka – As public outburst over the killing of Comilla’s college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu rocked several places of the country, students in Faridpur, and Comilla and an organisation in Laxmipur on Sunday formed human chains demanding immediate arrest and…
3 Bangladeshis among 4 killed in Libya clash
Dhaka – Four people, including three Bangladeshis, were shot dead when unidentified gunmen fired shots on them in Benghazi, the second largest city of Libya, on Friday evening, said an official on Sunday.
Cricket team back home
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team returned home Sunday morning from Kolkata by a Jet Airways flight on completion of their ICC World T20 engagements in India.
Apple plans big iPhone changes next year
Apple is planning big changes to its iPhone lineup next year, according to a US media report.
How Dogs Can Sniff Out Diabetes and Cancer
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 he was trained.The…
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 harder.…
Korean military serial wins fans across Asia
Korean television dramas have always been popular across Asia, but the region may have hit peak K-drama fever with military romance Descendants of the Sun.
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 Chopra…
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 into…
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 disengages…
Urvashi to debut in Bangladeshi movie soon
Miss Universe India Urvashi Rautela arrived in Dhaka yesterday to unveil the latest model of BMW’s 7 series. The Bollywood actress and Miss Asia Super Model arrived in the capital around 11:15am via a Jet Airways flight, staying at the…
AJ hunting new Dhallywood faces
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 hunt program…
World’s Highest Abundance of Sharks
An abundance of marine wildlife receives protection from fishing by the government of Ecuador.
Internet tycoon Elon Musk and actress Talulah Riley divorce
Entrepreneur Elon Musk and his British actress wife Talulah Riley are to end their marriage for a second time, official sources told AFP on Monday.The couple wed in 2010 and remarried in 2013 after a their first divorce, but Riley…
Sri Lanka out as Buttler puts England into WT20 semifinals
New Delhi — Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 66 and Chris Jordan grabbed 4-28 on Saturday to help England knock out defending champion Sri Lanka and advance to the World Twenty20 semifinals with a 10-run victory. Buttler struck eight fours…
Eating disorders harm women’s fertility
Women with the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia may take a bit longer to get pregnant than other women.Researchers asked 11,088 pregnant women in UK to complete questionnaires at 12 and 18 weeks of their pregnancy. Of those women, 171…
Coral bleaching at Barrier Reef ‘severe’: Australia
Australian authorities said Sunday coral bleaching occurring in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef had become “severe”, the highest alert level, as sea temperatures warm.Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt said while the bleaching at this stage was not as severe…
The town that coal built faces a cloudy future in global energy shift
The world’s push to reduce greenhouse gases could uproot the livelihood of many people, including the 80 percent of this town’s residents who depend on coal.COLSTRIP, MontanaCOLSTRIP, Montana—At the Rosebud Mine, Gary Lyons deftly uses two small joysticks to operate…
How to Track a Brutal Cereal Killer: Extreme Weather
It’s no surprise that wildly swinging temperatures, droughts, and floods aren’t exactly good for crops. California’s drought cost the state’s thirsty agricultural sector $1.84 billion in 2015 alone, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that a warming climate…