With GPS-guided bombs, armed drones beaming footage via satellite and spy cameras scooping up intel from the heavens, America’s military machine is growing ever more reliant on space-based technology.
Month: December 2017
Organic farming can feed world if meat taking, food waste are cut
A new study, published in the journal Nature Communications, takes a food systems approach that goes beyond a focus on production, yields and environmental impacts per unit output of specific commodities. It measures the impacts of a conversion to organic…
French economy minister files lawsuit against Amazon
Paris, Dec 18 (AP/UNB) – French economy minister Bruno Le Maire has launched a lawsuit against American e-commerce giant Amazon for imposing unfair commercial relationships to suppliers in the country.
Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile: Dhaka denounces attack
Riyadh, Dec 20 (AP/UNB) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Shiite rebels said it intercepted a missile fired over southern Riyadh on Tuesday, which the rebels said was targeting a “top leadership” meeting at the royal palace in the kingdom’s…
Turkey seeks permanent solution to Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, Dec 19 – Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Tuesday told BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia that their country has been working for a permanent solution to Rohingya crisis as it thinks Myanmar nationals who fled persecution in Rakhine…
Fog disrupts flight operations at Shahjalal airport
Dhaka, Dec 20 – Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were disrupted since early Wednesday due to dense fog, affecting the schedules of over 33 domestic and international flights.
Derailed US train lacked automatic safety system
Technology that forces trains to adhere to speed limits was being installed on the express that crashed in the US state of Washington on Monday but was not yet operational, investigators say. Three people died when the train derailed at…
Arrests over ‘alleged UK Christmas terror plot’
Action has been taken against an alleged Islamist terror plot in the UK that could have happened at Christmas, counter terrorism sources say. Four men were arrested early on Tuesday in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. An Army bomb disposal team…
S. Korea seeks US military drill delay for Olympics
SEOUL,(BSS/AFP) – South Korean President Moon Jae-In has proposed delaying major joint military exercises with the US that always infuriate Pyongyang until after the Olympics, he said. It was the first confirmation that Seoul is seeking to postpone the annual Key…
Stone trader killed in Satkhira road accident
Dhaka – A stone trader was killed and four pedestrians were injured in a road accident in front of Bhomra land port in Satkhira on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Uzzal Hossain, a resident of Paikgachha upazila of…
Cricket: Starc cleared of serious foot injury
SYDNEY,(BSS/AFP) – Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc has been cleared of a major foot injury, but remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test, reports said Wednesday. Scans confirmed he only has a bruised heel after he was seen hobbling on…
Ferry services on Patuaria-Daulatdia resume after 4 hours
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed early Wednesday after four and a half hours of disruption caused by thick fog.
The meaty side of climate change
Shefali Sharma “Carbon majors,” like big oil and gas companies, have long been the focus of efforts to curb climate change and stem rising temperatures. And yet, while energy giants like Exxon and Shell have drawn fire for their roles…
Case filed over stampede death at Mohiuddin’s qulkhwani
Dhaka – An unnatural death case was filed with port city’s Chawkbazar police station on Monday late night over 10 person’s death in a stampede at the qulkhwani of former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at a community centre…
JU BBFM hall welcomes freshers
Savar – The newly inaugurated Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib (BBFM) hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU), on Monday, organised a freshers’ reception on the campus.
Foggy weather forces closure of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ferry service
Dhaka – Foggy weather yesterday forced the authority to suspend ferry services at Mawa-Kawrakandi ghat for five hours leading to untold suffering to the commuters of the way.
IBBL move to develop mobile financial service
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has signed an agreement with the freelancer service provider Dreamploy Advertising and Freelancing (Pvt.) Ltd. for development of mobile financial service.
Burma: Methodical massacre at Rohingya village Tula Toli
Yangon – The Burmese army carried out systematic killings and rape of several hundred Rohingya Muslims in Tula Toli village in Rakhine State on August 30, 2017, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The massacre was part…
Move to conduct survey of Sundarbans
Dhaka, Dec 16 – The government has planned to conduct the Unesco-prescribed Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the Sundarbans and adjoining areas to assess the cumulative impacts of development in the world’s largest mangrove forest for going ahead with the…
Rivers continue to lose mindless mining battle
Undoubtedly sand is essential part of river ecosystem. Like flow and fish it helps rivers stay healthy. It’s critical for ground water recharge, replenishes the nutrients in moving water, supplies lean season flow to rivers and provides habitat to numerous…
42 arrested in Satkhira
Dhaka – Police, in a special drive from Monday evening to Tuesday morning, arrested 42 people, including 19 activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in Satkhira.
Three people go missing in Savar
Dhaka -Three people including a college student and an Imam of local mosque have gone missing from the upazila for last five days. The missing are identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, son of Anwar Hossain Ripon, a resident of Aragaon…
Four women raped in Ctg house
Dhaka – A gang of robbers allegedly raped four women after committing burglary in a house at Karnafuli in Chittagong on December 12.After five days of the mugging, a case was filed with Karnafuli Police Station in this regard.
Turkish PM pays homage to martyrs – Bangabandhu
Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday visited the National Mausoleum and paid respect to the martyrs placing wreaths. The Turkish Prime Minister also signed visitors’ book and planted a sapling there. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf…
Reporters Sans Frontiers says 65 journalists killed in 2017
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that 65 journalists were killed in 2017, the lowest toll in 14 years. According to figures released by the non-governmental organization on Tuesday, 60 percent of the journalists who were killed were murdered.
Road crash kills 1 in Faridpur
Dhaka – A human hauler driver was killed in an accident as his vehicle collided with a truck at Kanaipur-Chitarbazar road in the district on Tuesday. The deceased was Md. Obaidur Rahman, 35, son of Panchu Sheikh hailing from East…
Iranian Red Crescent opens hospital for Rohingyas
A 20-bed field hospital, built by the Iranian Red Crescent, has started its operation in Cox’s Bazar to provide healthcare services to Rohingyas and Bangladeshi residents. The hospital is equipped with various sections, including medical services, nursing care, gynecology, environment…
Zia Trust graft case: Prosecution ends argument
The prosecution yesterday completed their argument in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case filed against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and five others.
BNP accuses Ershad of influencing Rangpur City polls
Hours after exchanging pleasantries with him in a flight, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad of influencing the Rangpur City Corporation polls despite being the PM’s adviser. “You’ve a chawal (son)…
BD-Myanmar form joint working group for Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday formed a joint working group to start next step of work for repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh and signed the terms of reference (TOR). The agreed TOR mandates the JWG to undertake all necessary…