Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured as a truck hit a minibus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Madan haat in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Polina, 30, a…
Year: 2016
Andrew Strauss working to maximise limited-overs success
England are planning to announce an updated central contracts policy at the end of this month, to ensure they are best-placed to challenge for two world tournaments on home soil. England and Wales Cricket Board director Andrew Strauss has been…
Scrap ships must not pollute Third World beaches
The Minister for Environment and Food is taking the first steps towards rules on scrapping ships that will ensure that people and the environment are better protected globally when ships are broken up and recycled.Worldwide, approximately 1,000 scrap merchant vessels…
Buffett biggest loser in Wells Fargo debacle
Wells Fargo’s biggest shareholder, Warren Buffett, lost about $1.4 billion after the bank’s share price dropped over three per cent on Tuesday. The stock fell after it was revealed the bank opened over two million unauthorised fee-accruing customer accounts. The…
Bayer confirms Monsanto takeover with $66bn bid
German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer has agreed to buy American GMO company Monsanto for $128 a share. The acquisition values Monsanto’s equity at about $56 billion, but including debt, the deal is worth nearly $66 billion. The deal is the largest…
Motherless babies could be a possibility in near future
Motherless babies could be a real possibility in the near future, according to scientists who managed to create a litter of mice without fertilizing a female egg. The breakthrough could help infertile women have children. The old-fashioned way of making…
PM off to London en route to Canada, NY
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here on Wednesday for London on a 12-day visit to Canada and the USA to attend the 5th Global Fund Replenishment Conference in Montreal and the 71st UN General Assembly session in New…
Tampaco boiler blast victim dies; death toll 34
Dhaka – Another man who suffered serious burn injuries at ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area of Gazipur on Saturday died at a private clinic in the capital on Tuesday night, raising the death toll in the…
Robbers kidnap 20 fishermen from Sundarbans
Dhaka – Robbers kidnapped 20 fishermen and looted valuables from their trawlers at Dhanshiddhir Char in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district in the Sundarbans early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported. Those escaped the kidnapping said 10-12 robbers of ‘Jahangir Bahini’…
No full recharge quick fix for Samsung Note 7 overheating?
Seoul (AP/UNB) — Reports say Samsung plans to issue a software update for its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones that will prevent them from overheating by limiting battery recharges to under 60 percent.
Your local business opportunity from global chanllenges
News Desk The global challenges posed by climate change also offer business opportunities to address those. These opportunities are based on new values of utilising resources sustain-ably taking care of their continued regeneration, instead of using those up to meet current…
‘Address actual loss, damage costs of climate events, not mere risks’
Manila (Hilary Chiew) – Developing countries expressed their deep concerns that discussions on financial instruments to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change are overly focused on addressing the risks of loss and damage rather…
India raises dispute at WTO against US solar panel programs
Geneva (D. Ravi Kanth) – India has taken the plunge finally, and raised a dispute against the United States at the World Trade Organization on 9 September over domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight American states — Washington,…
Bangladesh Muslims celebrate Eid festival of sacrifice
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims has been celebrated in Bangladesh. This Eid was of special significance because its central theme is making sacrifice for the satisfaction of Allah Almighty It’s a tradition that has descended…
Eid-ul-Azha celebrated amid sporadic rains
Dhaka: The Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated with the spirit of sacrifice and festivity in the capital city and elsewhere across the country amid erratic rains. The eid celebrations began with morning prayers mostly in…
Rawhide prices fall 50pc at collection centres in capital
Dhaka – Rawhide prices came down to a half of what it was during the Eid-ul-Azha last year, city dwellers complained on Tuesday. A piece of rawhide of the medium size cow that sold for Taka 2000 last year fetrched…
PM exchanges Eid greetings at Gonobhaban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with people from different walks of life, party leaders and workers, judges and foreign diplomats at her Ganobhaban residence today on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League chief, first exchanged Eid…
More police than people at prayers in Sholakia
The militant attack in Sholakia during Eid-ul-Fitr has led to more security but due to rain the turnout of the faithful was poor on Eid-ul-Azha.Rains and the lingering memory of the militant attack on Jul 7 kept many of the…
Mum’s water birth video stuns the internet
Giving birth is never easy – but for mum Audra Lynn it was a textbook delivery.The footage of her water birth in Orange County, California has stunned social media users because the baby seemingly pops out after only a few…
Morgan, Hales withdraw from Bangladesh tour
Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, will not travel to Bangladesh to lead the team in their one-day series due to concerns about security, the ECB has confirmed. Opening batsman Alex Hales has also ruled himself out of the tour for…
Hillary Clinton scare shakes up the race
Hillary Clinton’s health – long the obsession of conspiracy theorists — emerged Sunday as a legitimate campaign issue after Clinton nearly swooned and stumbled at a Sept. 11 commemoration, underscoring the sense that that summer’s sure-thing candidate is flagging at…
Cameron resigns from Commons to end his pol career
Former British prime minister David Cameron has said he is resigning from his seat in parliament to avoid becoming a distraction for his successor, ending his political career just weeks after he lost a referendum to stay in the European…
Dalai Lama urges talks with Islamic State, help for refugees
Paris (AP/UNB) – The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for bloodshed.
UN expert for mainstreaming human rights into trade regime
Dhaka – The United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, on Tuesday called on States and Parliaments to ensure that all future trade agreements stipulate the primacy of human rights,…
Karens to appeal court verdict on their forced evictions
Karen representatives today vowed to appeal against the recent Thai court verdict that ruled the authorities did not break the law in burning their properties to forcefully evict them from Kaeng Krachan National Park.Indigenous rights groups have called for effective…
PM calls for constant vigilance against militancy, terrorism
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is a need for constant vigilance by everyone so that conspirators cannot foil the country’s hard-earned independence, UNB news agency reported.
US flies bombers over SKorea in show of force against North
Osan Air Base (AP/UNB) — The United States on Tuesday sent two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test and also to settle rattled…
President hosts Eid reception at Bangabhaban
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that no one can create indiscipline in society by misinterpreting religion, UNB news agency reported.
Eid festivities marred in India Kashmir, 2 protesters killed
Srinagar (AP/UNB) — Fresh clashes left two anti-India protesters dead and scores injured in India’s portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, police said, as a security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the troubled region.
Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on Tuesday
Dhaka – Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Tuesday. Muslims will sacrifice animals commemorating Hazrat Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah as illustrated by his readiness to give up his beloved son Hazrat Ismail.…