An Egyptian court has struck down a death sentence passed by a lower tribunal against an ousted Islamist president for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising.The Court of Cassation’s Tuesday ruling means that Mohammed Morsi…
Year: 2016
Naipaul to open Dhaka Lit Fest on Nov 17
Culture Desk Nobel Prize winning litterateur VS Naipaul is coming to Bangladesh to attend the Dhaka Literary Festival, to be held at the Bangla Academy during November 17-19. The festival will be inaugurated at 11am. The sixth edition of the…
Liza sings for movie song
Culture Desk Popular singer Liza has now sung for a film by Badrul Anam Saud. The film Gohin Baluchar will include the song “Tare Dekhi Roddur, Dekhi Alo Chayate.” Saud has himself written the lyrics while Imon Saha has done…
Corporate lifestyle making more men diabetic than women
Women in the corporate sector are less afflicted with diabetes than men, show results of a survey by a health insurance company. Further, the average claims for diabetes-related ailments made by men is almost 13% higher than women, showing that…
Software updates blamed for shorter battery life
Always left with flat battery when you really need your smartphone? Now you have something to blame. When iPhones or Android phones are updated to the latest version of their operating system, their battery life can fall by as much…
Aerosmith announces Europe ‘farewell’ tour
Hard rock chart-toppers Aerosmith on Monday announced a “farewell” tour for 2017, although they stopped short of saying the shows will be their last. The nearly half-century-old band behind rock classics such as “Dream On,” “Walk This Way” and “Janie’s…
Scaling the odds at Vietnam’s pangolin rehab
Pangolin Mi Bo has seen better days. He arrived at a rescue centre in Vietnam missing a paw after it was cut off in a snare trap. The rest of his body is marked by red lacerations, and he will…
China, Peru sign 2 bln USD worth of purchasing agreements amid APEC fever
Business and enterprise representatives from China and Peru signed purchasing agreements worth 2 billion U.S. dollars on Monday in Lima, as the 2016 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week kicked off in the capital city. The agreements involved…
Assam journos condemn scribe’s murder in Bihar
Guwahati: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed shock over the killing of one more scribe in Bihar of central India and reiterated its old demand for a special protection law for the benefit of brave journalists across India, says a message…
Congratulations Donald J Trump, the US President-elect
The election of Donald J Trump to the US Presidency is unique in a number of respects. He has ascended to the position of the 45th President of the United States, in world’s most powerful political position without having any…
$50 million for renewable energy projects in developing countries
Abu Dhabi – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) have officially opened the fifth round of funding for renewable energy projects in developing countries. The funding round of approximately USD 50 million…
Trump’s presidency: Survival or demise for the Paris Agreement?
Shaila Mahmud The second week of November has been no less than a ‘roller coaster ride’ for global climate change action. The month kicked off on a high note with Paris Agreement coming into force on last Friday, just two…
Hate crimes surge: Violence against Muslims up – FBI
Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. surged in 2015 in the biggest increase since 9/11, according to FBI data released Monday. The increase from 2014 to 2015, as a racially charged presidential campaign got under way, was second only…
Mufti Hannan asked to submit statement in attack on ex-UK envoy
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Mufti Abdul Hannan, a leader of the banned militant organisation Harkat-ul-Jihad and a death row convict, and four others to submit a concise statement by two weeks in a case filed over…
Trump, Putin speak about future of US-Russia ties
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President-elect Donald Trump Monday, according to statements from the Trump transition team and the Kremlin. Putin “called to offer his congratulations on winning a historic election,” according to a Trump statement.…
US envoy says climate deal is bigger than any one head of state
By Matt McGrath, BBC Environment correspondent, Marrakech The Paris climate agreement will survive a Trump presidency says the US special envoy on climate change Dr Jonathan Pershing. He was speaking before the arrival of ministers and some heads of state…
Tremor shakes city
Dhaka – A light tremor measuring 4.6 in the Richter scale shook the city on Tuesday at 8:10am The epicenter of the tremor was in Sylhet, the Met Officesaid. There was no immediate report of any damage or casualty.
Agro-tech fair at BAU
Dhaka – A three-day agro-tech fair started on the occasion of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) international seminar at agriculture faculty corridor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Sunday.
Russia’s second reactor vessel shipped to Belarus
Dhaka – AtomEnergoMash (AEM) manufactured and shipped a reactor vessel for Unit 2 of the Belarusian nuclear station. A nuclear island is a complex hi-tech product, and its production requires unique competencies possessed by just a few countries in the…
BNP stages countrywide lacklustre demonstration Monday
The countrywide demonstration programme of the BNP was largely ignored as the party leaders and activists did not response to it in the fear of police arrest.
Gaibandha district admin distributes relief among Santal families
Dhaka – The Gaibandha district administration Monday went to the Santal families in Gobindhaganj upzila to distribute relief materials but they rejected it, saying that they want their lands back instead of food. After being evicted, these ethnic families are…
Myanmar army fires on Rohingya villages in Rakhine region
The government of Myanmar (Burma) has admitted firing on villages occupied by the Rohingya Muslim minority with helicopter gunships.
Trump: ‘We are getting them out of our country’
Donald Trump made the first major appointments of his administration on Sunday, selecting Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the top employee in the administration. He also named Stephen Bannon, his campaign CEO…
World Diabetes Day observed
Dhaka – The World Diabetes Day was observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere in the world aiming to make people aware of the disease, with its theme as ‘Eyes on Diabetes’. Different government and non-government organisations arranged various…
Thick fog divers plane to Dhaka airport from Ctg
Chittagong – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai with 91 passengers on board had to make an unscheduled landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport instead of Shah Amanat International Airport in the capital on Monday morning due to dense…
AL turns down BNP’s call for reconstituting EC on consensus
Dhaka – Awami League leader Dr Abdur Razzak at a roundtable here on Monday apparently turned down a call of BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury to reach a national consensus over the reconstitution of the Election Commission saying it…
4 ‘arms traders’ held in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Detectives arrested four alleged arms traders along with seven firearms, 15 rounds of bullets and eight magazines at Bishwaroad in Mugda area of the city on Sunday evening, UNB news agency reported.
New Zealand earthquake leaves 3 cows stranded
Wellington (AP/UNB) — Three New Zealand cows looked like they could use a little help Monday after an earthquake triggered landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small island of grass.
EC reconstitution: Khaleda to unveil framework Nov 18
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will unveil a framework on November 18 for the reconstitution of the Election Commission. She will come up with her party’s proposal at a press conference at the city’s Westin Hotel at the fag…
World Diabetes Day observed
Dhaka – The World Diabetes Day was observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere in the world aiming to make people aware of the disease, with its theme as ‘Eyes on Diabetes’.