Army troops and other rescuers rushed Saturday to try to reach scores of trapped residents after a pair of strong earthquakes in southwestern Japan killed at least 41 people, injured about 1,500 and left hundreds of thousands without electricity or…
Day: April 16, 2016
Film festival on Charlie Chaplin’s birthday began Saturday
The week-long ‘Charley Chaplin Film Festival’ marking the 127th anniversary of the birth of silent movie legend Charlie Chaplin will began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) Saturday. The film festival will end on April 22. Born on April 16, 1889,…
Insulin deficiency and resistance linked to fatty acid found in kidney
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have identified the key inflammatory mechanisms linked to type 1 diabetes and obesity-related kidney dysfunction, an advance that may lead to new biomarkers and therapeutics. “We found that insulin deficiency and insulin resistance, two hallmarks…
‘Bhawaiya Night’ held at Shilpakala Academy
Culture Desk On the occasion of its 11th founding anniversary cultural organization Bhawaiya Angan arranged a soiree of bhawaiya songs at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area recently.. Bangla daily Jugantor features editor Rafiqul Haque Dadu Bhai inaugurated…
Aishwarya stays mum on Panama Paper leaks
Entertainment Desk Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Thursday chose to stay mum over her name figuring in the Panama Paper leaks for allegedly having links with offshore entities. When asked by journalists about Panama Paper leaks, Aishwarya’s co-star Randeep Hooda…
India’s smog-choked capital imposes driving restrictions
New Delhi on Friday imposed driving restrictions that will take around a million cars off its roads for the second time this year, seeking to improve air quality in the world’s most polluted capital. The Delhi government first introduced the…
BNP denounces Shafik Rehman’s arrest
BNP on Saturday denounced the arrest of senior journalist Shafik Rehman saying it is the latest example of suppressing divergent views by the government. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul…
Overweight people more likely to eat junk
Overweight people make unhealthy food choices as compared to lean people when presented with real food even though both make similar selections when presented with hypothetical choices, finds a study.Researchers at the University of Cambridge found that when making hypothetical…
Pope visits refugees in Greece
Pope Francis has arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees who are trying to reach northern Europe.The Pope is heading to a detention camp holding more than 3,000 people, some of whom may face deportation…
Oil prices fall
Oil prices fell on Friday in subdued trade as traders and analysts anticipate a weekend meeting of major oil exporters to do little to help to clear global oversupply quickly, even though it would provide a floor for the market.All…
Man stabbed dead in Comilla over land boundary
Comilla -A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his cousin during an arbitration following a dispute over erecting a boundary wall at Laxmipur village in Daudkandi upazila on Friday night.Locals said Abdul Wadud and his cousin Nazrul of the…
Engineer electrocuted in Jessore
Benapole – An engineer was electrocuted at Dormutia village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district on Friday.Family sources said Shahid Kamal,27, son of Ali Sardar, a resident of the area,
Youth dies for drinking excessive liquor in Jessore
Benapole – A young man died after drinking excessive liquor at Sheikhhati village in Jessore town on Friday night. Officer-in-charge of Jessore Kotwali Police Station Elias Hossain said Anwar Hossain Anar, son of Atiar Rahman, a resident of the village,…
Dhaka-M’singh highway blocked following road crash
Mymensingh – Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for two hours following a road accident as two trucks collided head on at Signboard in Trishal upazila on Saturday.Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station, said vehicular movement was disrupted…
Levante beats Espanyol 2-1 to boost hopes of survival
Dhaka – Levante fought back to beat Espanyol 2-1 at home on Friday to boost its hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league.Hernan Perez gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute after controlling Victor Sanchez’s pass.Giuseppe Rossi…
Next budget likely to be of Tk3,40,006 crore
Dhaka – With its focus on human resource development, employment, power and energy sector, the government is likely to come up with around Tk 3,40,006 crore budget for the next fiscal year (2016-17), unb news agency has reported. To be…
Sr journalist Shafik Rehman arrested
Dhaka –Detectives arrested journalist Shafik Rehman, former editor of the Bangla daily Jaijaidin, from his residence in the city’s Eskaton Garden on Saturday morning, unb news agency reported.
Stephen Hawking’s plan to blast a tiny ship to another star
By Ryan Faith This week, on the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first-ever manned spaceflight, Russian internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner and British physicist Stephen Hawking announced a project aimed to send a spacecraft to another star. With lasers! Breakthrough Starshot,…
UP polls Grand festival of killing, says Bnp’s Gayeswar
Dhaka – Stating that a ‘grand festival of killing people’ is going on in the Union Parishad (UP) polls, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday questioned why their party is still there in the election race. “A grand…
7.1 scale quake hits south Japan, people trapped
Mashiki – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine people. Japanese broadcaster NHK said a number of calls were…
Gazipur city mayor Mannan held again
Dhaka – Law enforcers arrested Gazipur City Corporation Mayor MA Mannan from Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Friday night, unb news agency reported. A team of police picked up Mannan from Madhyapara around 8:30pm while he was returning to the…