Dhaka- A Jubo League man was shot and chopped to death in an attack by his rivals at Patodda Bazar in Chouddagram upazila in Comilla on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rana, 35, son of Shahid Ullah of Gunishakra…
Month: September 2016
NASA unveils photos of Jupiter’s poles
NASA published Friday the first-ever images of Jupiter’s North Pole and its southern aurora, taken during the Juno spacecraft’s first orbital flyby of the gaseous giant. Juno came within 2,500 miles (4,200 kilometers) of Jupiter on August 27 during a…
China ratifies Paris climate agreement: Xinhua
China on Saturday ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, state media reported, a key move by the world’s biggest polluter that brings the deal a major step closer to coming into force. The National People’s Congress legislature voted to…
Soft US jobs report boosts Wall Street shares
US stocks closed higher Friday after the US August jobs report came in short of forecasts, lowering the likelihood that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates later this month. Markets took the lower-than-expected 151,000 jobs created—compared to the 190,000…
FBI releases Hillary Clinton email report
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the FBI she couldn’t recall key details and events related to classified information procedures, according to notes the bureau released Friday of its July interview with the Democratic presidential nominee, along with a report on…
Farrakka has wreaked environmental disaster in Bangladesh: IFC
Dhaka, 02 September – Leaders of the International Farakka Committee (IFC), an environmental and water rights watch group, have extended their support to the recent demand made by Mr. Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, India, to decommission the…
Millions of bees in traffic accident near Kansas City
Kansas City (AP/UNB) — Drivers along an interstate north of Kansas City were told to be on the lookout for an unusual traffic hazard after a semi-trailer truck loaded with honeybees overturned.
Deer interrupts surfing tryouts in California
Santa Ana (AP/UNB) — Surfing team tryouts in California were interrupted by a four-legged friend who apparently wanted to get in on the fun.
China ratifies Paris deal, US action awaited: Emissions to fall
Beijing (AP/UNB) — China announced on Saturday that it has ratified the emissions-cutting agreement reached last year in Paris, giving a big boost to efforts to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year. The United States…
Railway bridge over Jamuna in BD mulled for greater connectivity
Dhaka – As the Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge looks to be unable to provide smooth and speedy rail communication, the government is mulling the construction of a parallel railway bridge over the river, UNB news agency reported. Currently, goods or passenger…
Obama, Xi aim to join Paris climate pact ahead of G-20?
By Andrew Restuccia and Eric Wolff President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to formally commit their nations to last year’s Paris climate change agreement in the coming days, a move that would increase pressure on other…
“They don’t want me to live!” Bangladeshi women said before death
Jamaica Hills (NY) — The aunt of my neighborhood was fatally stabbed as she walked home with my uncle (husband) in Queens on Wednesday night.
Suspected militant killed in the city
A suspected militant was killed and three policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Rupnagar Police Station, suffered wounds in a reported gunfight during a raid on a ‘militant den’ in the city’s Rupnagar area on Friday night.
BD put emphasis on maintaining ocean health
Bangladesh has laid emphasis on maintaining ocean health by striking a balance between conservation, exploitation and utilization of marine resources.
Global population10b by 2053, raises climate concerns
Human numbers are predicted to grow by 33 percent in the next 33 years, worrying news for a world already struggling to deal with the impacts of climate change.
UNGA convened forum on Culture of Peace at UN HQ
President of UN General Assembly convened a daylong High Level Forum on a Culture of Peace at the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN headquarters on Thursday.
10 arrested with Tk 1.16 crore counterfeit notes
Detectives in their separate drives arrested 10 alleged members of fake currency rackets along Tk 1.16 crore counterfeit notes from different parts of the city on Wednesday and Thursday.
Eid-ul-Azha will be on Sept 13
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 13 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
Hurricane Hermine hits Florida coast
Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain, high winds and thousands of power outages. Injuries were reported in Tallahassee as…
BD to meet global edu commitments half century late: Unesco
The new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO shows the potential for education to propel progress towards all global goals outlined in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs). It also shows that education needs a major transformation…
Journalist Siddiqur’s bail rejected
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Friday rejected a bail application for journalist Siddiqur Rahman Khan, who was arrested in a case under the ICT Act on Thursday.
Demand to make BD’s last remaining carp spawning Halda national river
Speakers at a discussion today urged the government to declare Halda, one of the world’s major natural sweet water fish breeding spots, as the national river of Bangladesh.They also demanded to stop any construction that hinders flow of the river…
‘Bomb supplier’ of café attackers identified: Police
Police have identified a militant who supplied crude bombs to the attackers of Gulshan Holy Artisan Bakery, said additional commissioner and head of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Monirul Islam.Investigators got the name…
AL conspiring to turn Bangladesh into failed state: BNP
BNP on Friday alleged that Awami League is conspiring to turn Bangladesh into a failed and militant state like Afghanistan, Syria and Libya.”We can’t allow anyone to make Bangladesh a failed and militant state. We want to brand it as…
Mir Quasem not to seek presidential clemency: Jail super
Death-row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali has decided not to seek presidential mercy, said Kasimpur Jail super Proshanto Kumar Banik.Mir Quasem informed his decision to the prison authorities around 3.30pm, the jail super said.On Thursday, he sought further time…
Samsung stops Galaxy Note 7 phone sales after battery explosions
Samsung says it is suspending sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after finding batteries of some of the gadgets exploded while they were charging.Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s mobile business said Friday that customers who already bought Note 7s…
BD road accidents fall 31 pc: 2,376 killed till Aug
Dhaka – The country witnessed a 31 percent decrease in road accidents and casualties in eight months of this year 2016 compared to the same period in last year, according to a survey carried out by a non-government rights body,…
Gulen movement founded by CIA: Turkish prosecutor
Fethullah Gulen’s movement was founded by the US special services, claims a Turkish prosecutor. Authorities in Ankara have accused the US-based cleric of masterminding the attempted military coup on July 15. The Gulen movement has the same structure as the…
US biological research not entirely peaceful: Lavrov
The US may be conducting biological research that is “not entirely peaceful,” as Washington opposes the idea of tightening international control over biological weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. America’s staunch opposition to Russian efforts to create a…
Kenya’s ‘disappeared’ deserve justice: HRW
President Should Order Investigations, Not Just Blame Al-Shabab Otsieno Namwaya Africa researcher A few months ago, I listened to a Kenyan man talk about his brother who has been missing since April 2015. “To see the dead body of your…