Rajshahi – A two-day long international conference styled ‘Material Science and Nano-electrochemistry’ began at Rajshahi University (RU) on Friday.
Day: April 8, 2017
Teesta issue will find an early solution: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today acknowledged the Teesta issue to have drawn “greatest attention” in regard to bilateral relations and expressed his “firm belief” that it would find an early solution. “I firmly believe that it is only my…
Dhaka Delhi for zero tolerance on terrorism
Bangladesh and India today reinforced their pledge “zero tolerance” policy against terrorism and extremism alongside reiterating their strong commitment to make borders peaceful and free from criminal activities as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held talks with her counterpart Nardendra Modi…
Dhaka Delhi sign 22 deals on diverse areas of cooperation
Dhaka and New Delhi have signed 22 instruments covering diverse areas of bilateral cooperations including economic, defense cooperation, power, peaceful use of nuclear energy, outer space, information technology and mass media. The deals were signed following the official bilateral talks…
Developing nations seek funding tech to battle climate change
The negative fallout from climate change has not only severely impacted on the world’s developing nations but also eroded development gains undermining and delaying the achievement of the 17goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Climate-Summit-Social-Media“We are already taking…
Indonesian man faced caning for gay sex
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province each face up to 100 strokes of the cane after neighbours reported them to sharia police for having gay sex. Marzuki, the sharia police’s chief investigator, said on Saturday that residents in the…
Folk medicine, traditional medicine in Bangladesh
Heritage, folk medicine and traditional medical practices are closely related to each other. Preservation of heritage is about making sense of our past and developing a sense of identity. Traditional medicine (TM), a form of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), constitutes…
Three killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka -At least three people were killed and two others injured in a truck-pickup van collision at Sokholla Morolbari on Mymensingh-Sherpur road under Phulpur upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
Road crash kills two in Sylhet
SYLHET,- Two people were killed in a road accident in Nipoban area on Sylhet-Tamabil road here this afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Cycling: Boonen aiming for Paris-Roubaix swansong
COMPIEGNE, France, (BSS/AFP) – The curtain will come down on the career of one of cycling’s greats at the end of Sunday’s 257km long ‘Hell of the North’ one-day classic. Tom Boonen will ride Paris-Roubaix for the 14th time, aiming…
Mourinho’s top four bid in jeopardy
SUNDERLAND, United Kingdom, (BSS/AFP) – Jose Mourinho suggested last weekend that he had considered abandoning a push for the Premier League’s top four to focus on European competition and failure to beat Sunderland on Sunday may see that pledge become…
Tennis: Lucic-Baroni ends hometown hope Rogers’s Charleston run
MIAMI, (BSS/AFP) – Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia bucked an upset trend that claimed Caroline Wozniacki on Friday, ending the hopes of hometown favorite Shelby Rogers at the WTA event in Charleston, South Carolina. Croatia’s Lucic-Baroni, seeded 11th, defeated Rogers 6-7…
Football: Shakespeare weighs up rest for Leicester stars
LEICESTER, United Kingdom, (BSS/AFP) – Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has an unexpected and, in some ways, welcome problem ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match away to Everton. Having taken over in late February with the reigning champions sliding towards…
Bangladesh cricketers now a force to be reckon
Dhaka- Squaring the series across all three formats was a test of resolve and character as it was about time Bangladesh cricket achieved something creditable as their opponents were equal in terms strength if not experience. Former National opening batsman…
Dowry-killing in Satkhira
Dhaka- A housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her husband over dowry at Polashpol in the Sadar upazila in Satkhira early Friday.Firoz Hossain Mollah, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station, said Faruk Hossain, son of Mosharraf Hossain, got married to…
Russian warship steams towards US destroyers
Lucas Tomlinson A Russian warship has entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea Friday and is heading toward the two U.S. Navy destroyers that launched missile strikes into Syria, Fox News has learned.
UK foreign secretary calls off Moscow visit
The UK foreign secretary has called off a visit to Moscow in the wake of the Syrian chemical weapons attack. Boris Johnson, who was set to travel on Monday, said the situation had changed “fundamentally” and his priority was to…
Egyptian professor in trouble over belly dance video
An Egyptian professor fears she may lose her job after posting a video of herself bellydancing on Facebook. The video, as well as a photo of Mona Prince in a bikini, has been widely shared and has attracted online criticism.…
Int’l conference on material science begins at RU
A two-day international conference on Material Science and Nano-electrochemistry began at conference hall of Teachers-students Cultural Center in Rajshahi University (RU) here today. Main objective of the conference is to transfer knowledge, facilitate sharing research experience and outcomes face to…
Power of attraction may help protect Great Barrier Reef
In a breakthrough, scientists have found a new way that could help protect Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef by using the powers of attraction to decimate one of the reef’s fiercest enemies. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia…
86 million people in South-East Asia affected by depression: WHO
Depression affects 86 million people in South-East Asia region, the WHO said on Thursday while lauding India for passing the Mental Healthcare Bill recently and asked nations to scale up mental health services quality. Noting that depression can lead to suicide,…
Zeenat Aman making a comeback with a web series
One of the hottest actresses to ever grace the Indian silver screen, Zeenat Aman has spent the last decade or so in much quieter and private life. But the yesteryear glamour queen is back for one more tryst with stardom.…
Satta, Haripada Bandwala running successfully
Entertainment Desk Despite being a new film, Satta was released at fewer theatres than the-relatively-old film from Kolkata, Haripada Bandwala Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam starrer Satta was released on Friday in 48 theatres all over the country, while Tollywood’s…
Irrfan ready to donate one of his organs for Vinod Khanna
A picture featuring a reed thin Vinod Khanna which recently surfaced online took the internet by storm. It got adverse reactions from fans and fellow stars alike. Irrfan Khan, who considers himself as one of the biggest fans of Vinod…
Competition for local mobile game developer launched
In search for local game developers for mobile phone industry, a competition has been launched by the mobile phone operator Grameenphone and White-Board in association with the ICT Division. The completion dubbed as “Game Jam” that started to receive application…
Tomatoes, limes and sex-selective abortions
By Lyndal Rowlands The United States is withdrawing all of its funding from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) after claiming without evidence that the agency supports coercive abortions in China. UNFPA, which does not provide support for abortions anywhere, says…
Strengthening Kenya’s resilience to disaster
By Miriam Gathigah Nairobi, Apr 7 (IPS) – Kenya’s lack of capacity to cope with wide-scale disaster has seen thousands of households continue to live precarious lives, especially in light of erratic and drastically changing weather patterns. If millions are…
Brazilian firm back to nature to meet fluctuating water demand
Timm Kroeger and Claudio Klemz Balneário Camboriú is both a famous Brazilian beach destination and a water supply management puzzle. The resident population of the city is just 170,000, but swells to over 800,000 during the tourist season. Like many…
20 dead in Myanmar boat crash
YANGON, April 8, 2017 (BSS/AFP) – At least 20 people were killed when their passenger boat collided with a river barge at night in western Myanmar, authorities said Saturday, with more feared drowned as rescue workers renewed their search in…
Suspected terrorist killed in ‘gunfight’ on Southwest BD
Dhaka, Apr 8 – A suspected terrorist was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of terrorists in Kholadanga area of Jessore district town early Saturday.