A total of 330 mass shootings were recorded in the United States in 2015, killing 367 and injuring another 1,318 people. And from year to year, this figures only rise. Thus, compared to the two previous years, 2015 appeared to…
Month: June 2016
Protecting pollinators
Danielle Nierenberg According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately 80 percent of all flowering plant species reproduce with the help of pollinator animals like bees, butterflies, birds, and more. This accounts for at least one third of…
Bangladeshi male domestic workers’ recruitment allowed in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait Interior Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Major General Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah issued a circular to immigration departments in Kuwait’s six governorates allowing citizens to bring Bangladeshi domestic helpers.
Crackdown not politically motivated: Home Minister
Dhaka-Claiming that the ongoing crackdown is not politically motivated, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said it is being conducted as part of security measures following the target killings and also on the occasion of Ramadan and upcoming Eid.
PM calls for countrywide massive tree plantation
Dhaka-Underscoring the need for massive tree plantation in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including her party followers, to plant at least three saplings — fruit bearing, herbal and timber ones — each over the next…
Aslam on 2 days’ fresh remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka court on Wednesday placed BNP Joint Secretary General Aslam Chowdhury on a one-day remand each in two arson attack cases filed with Motijheel and Lalbagh Police Stations of the capital.
Jail Supers warned for not releasing inmates after bail order
Dhaka-The High Court yesterday warned three people including superintendents of Dhaka Central Jail and Kashimpur Central Jail Part-1 for not releasing the three accused from jail even after bail order from the higher court.
1975 events are in the history, it’s not proper time to analyze: Inu
Dhaka-Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu termed Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam’s comment on Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) as undesirable, sad and irrelevant.
HC orders Govt. to stop 20 drug manufacturing companies
Dhaka-The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court order that ordered the government to stop the production of medicines by 20 drug manufacturing companies on charge of producing substandard medicines.
AL people carrying out killings in systematic way: Khaleda
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday reiterated her allegation that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina knows as to who are behind the recent killings but she is not taking them into custody.
Resist move to ‘gag media’: Khaleda to journalists
Accusing the government of trying to establish its control over the media, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday called upon journalists to put up a united resistance against it. “I urge the journalists to get united and create a strong…
ACC to sue Destiny director Diba
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against director of controversial multilevel company Destiny 2000 Limited Farha Diba on graft charges. The Commission at its regular meeting on Wednesday decided to file the case against Diba,…
14-party’s unity remains intact: Nasim
Claiming that the 14-party alliance remains united, its spokesperson Mohammed Nasim on Wednesday said the combine will be expanded further in future. “The 14-party alliance will be expanded further as well as our unity. There’s no alternative to it. Or…
Govt created smokescreen over crackdown: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is hiding the perpetrators of the recent target killings by creating a smokescreen in the name of a countrywide combing operation. “It’s absolutely true that Sheikh Hasina not only hates democracy but also…
Inu should be brought to justice: BNP
Blaming a fraction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasod) for creating anarchy in the country after the Liberation War, BNP on Wednesday said Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu should be brought to justice for that. Speaking at a press briefing at…
Eid train ticket sale from June 22
Bangladesh Railway will start selling of advance train tickets on June 22 for homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque announced the decision at a press briefing after a meeting at Railway Bhaban on Wednesday.Tickets for…
PM joins Armed Forces’ iftar
Bangladesh Armed Forces on Wednesday hosted an iftar party in honour of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Senamalancha of Dhaka Cantonment.The Prime Minister went round different tables set for the members of the armed forces and other dignitaries, exchanged greetings…
HC upholds death penalty of 6 in Ahsanullah Master murder case
The High court on Wednesday upheld the death sentences of six convicts and commuted that of seven to life term jail in the Awami League leader Ahsanullah Master killing case.An HC bench of Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Krishna Debnath…
Fitra fixed at Tk 65
Dhaka – The government of Wednesday fixed the minimum Fitra at Tk 65 and the maximum at Tk 1650 per head for this year. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Fixation Committee at the conference…
Dutch-Bangla Expo-2016 on Sept 28
Dhaka – A two-day trade fair titled ‘Dutch-Bangla Expo-2016’ will be held in the Netherlands on September 28-29 aiming to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries. Bangladesh Embassy to the Netherlands and Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce…
Vitamin D deficiencies may up migraines
Health Desk According to a new study, a high percentage of children, teens and young adults with migraines may have mild vitamin D deficiencies. The findings of the study showed that mild deficiencies in vitamin D, riboflavin and coenzyme Q10,…
First mammal species goes extinct due to climate change
A small rodent that lived only on a single island off Australia is likely the world’s first mammal to be a casualty of climate change, scientists report this week. The Bramble Cay melomys (Melomys rubicola) seems to have disappeared from…
Kids are really shallow, don’t trust ugly people: Study
Children are less likely to trust “ugly” individuals, according to a new study which found that as kids, how we perceive someone’s trustworthiness is linked to how attractive we find them. Our ability to make this trustworthiness judgement develops as…
Jaya in different roles
Entertainment Desk These days, the National Award winning diva spends hectic days producing new roles and taking part in filming for a few upcoming ventures. Recently, Jaya Ahsan wrapped up a short film made in Kolkata. Titled Bhalobashar Shahor (alternatively…
Sara Zaker on Colors FM
Culture Desk Tv veteran and theatre activist, Sara Zaker is set to join Alok Basu on his celebrity show, “Bhat Ghum” on Colors FM 101.6 on June 17, between 2pm to 3pm. The show is a Friday noon special of…
Groundbreaking discovery of organic molecule in space
Researchers have found an organic molecule essential to biology in interstellar space for the first time, announced experts Tuesday, a discovery that could help solve a long-time mystery. Like humans, the organic molecules that make up the universe can lean…
Feelgood green film is huge hit in France
When the French actress Melanie Laurent read a now famous 2012 paper by leading scientists warning that the Earth’s climate was reaching a tipping point from which it may never recover, she sat down and wept. “I was pregnant, and…
Sanctuary offers hope for endangered Philippine eagle
Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired chick breaks through its shell, its birth offering rare cause for celebration in the struggle to save the Philippine eagle from extinction. Tropical rainforest destruction and relentless…
Average costs for solar, wind power could fall 59% by 2025
Dramatic price drops for solar and wind electricity set to continue as cost reduction drivers shift Abu Dhabi – The average costs for electricity generated by solar and wind technologies could decrease by between 26 and 59 per cent by…
A critique of human society since the Neolithic Revolution
Robert J. Burrowes There is a long history of social critics and progressive thinkers offering critiques of human society. Among those who are better known, Karl Marx offered a critique of capitalism, anarchists have critiqued the state, Mohandas K. Gandhi…