Tokyo and Hong Kong led a rebound across Asian markets on Wednesday as investor confidence returned after the previous day’s battering, with Wall Street providing a positive lead. Trading floors were a sea of red Tuesday after a record one-day…
Month: February 2018
Red pandas rescued in Laos stir fears over exotic pet trade
The rescue in Laos of three endangered red pandas trafficked from China has raised fears the rare animals are increasingly being coveted by exotic pet owners. Landlocked Laos, which borders China and Vietnam, is a key transit hub in the…
Bollywood’s ‘menstrual man’ movie targets Indian taboo
A Bollywood movie about an inventor who created a revolutionary machine that makes cheap sanitary pads hits screens this week, challenging taboos surrounding menstruation in socially conservative India. Arunachalam Muruganantham is nicknamed India’s “menstrual man” for transforming the lives of…
Nagorik TV goes on air
Culture Desk Media personality and former DNCC mayor Anisul Huq’s dream project the Nagorik TV went into experimental transmission from February 5 midnight.
Fazlur Rahman Babu, Jahid Hasan to debut in Indian screen
Culture Desk A host of Bangladeshi screen actors will mark their debut in Indian film industry with an upcoming project titled Sitara. The stars include Fazlur Rahman Babu, Jahid Hasan and Shahed Ali Shujon. Fazlur Rahman Babu has also voiced…
Five killed in Faridpur as bus hits easy bike
Dhaka, Feb 7 – At least five people were killed in a road accident in front of Brac office at Bhanga intersection in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday morning.
Testing a low-tech pesticide alternative: Flowers
To make sure more beneficial bugs come to their fields to feed on pests, farmers are planting them homes in the middle of their fields. (Extra bonus: It looks beautiful.) By Adele Peters On a farm near the town of…
Series of powerful aftershocks hit Taiwan’s Hualien
Aftershocks continue to rattle Taiwan after a strong earthquake that killed at least four people and injured more than 220 others. The powerful 6.4-magnitude tremor struck at 23:50 (15:50 GMT) about 20km (12 miles) off the island’s east coast. Residents…
Falcon Heavy rocket launches successfully
US entrepreneur Elon Musk has launched his new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mammoth vehicle – the most powerful since the shuttle system – lifted clear of its pad without incident to soar…
LDCs’ outlook improving, but fraught with uncertainties
Geneva, 5 Feb (Kanaga Raja) – While real GDP growth for the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as a group is forecast to strengthen somewhat to 5 per cent in 2017 and 5.4 per cent in 2018, the modest improvements in…
Women’s Cricket: East End beat Indira Road by 6 wkts
Dhaka- East End Cricket Academy beat Indira Road Krira Chakra by six wickets in the Dhaka Metropolis First Division Women’s Cricket League at Gulshan Youth Club ground here on Tuesday.
Di Maria scores hat trick, Alves in goal in PSG cup win
Paris,(AP/UNB) – Angel Di Maria scored a hat trick and teammate Dani Alves had a short stint in goal as French Cup holder Paris Saint-Germain eased into the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win away to Sochaux on Tuesday.
Bayern routs Paderborn 6-0 to book German Cup semifinal
Berlin,(AP/UNB) – Bayern Munich booked its place in the German Cup semifinals with a 6-0 win at third-division leader Paderborn on Tuesday.
World cereal supplies set to hit all-time high, says FAO
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – World cereal supplies are expected to rise to an all-time high of nearly 3,331 million tonnes in the 2017/18 season, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has said in its latest forecast.
Climate change hurting children most: How to protect them
By Esther Ngumbi and Sam Dindi Feb (IPS) – In the United States, the 21 young people who are plaintiffs in the case Juliana v. United States will soon make their case against the government for failing to take action…
Khaleda to meet press Wednesday
Dhaka, Feb 6 – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a press conference on Wednesday as a Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict against her in a graft case on Thursday.
Editors for revoking section 32 of Digital Security Act
Dhaka, Feb 6 – Expressing its grave concern over section 32 of the proposed Digital Security Act, Editors’ Council on Tuesday urged the government to revoke the section and other controversial ones from the law.
Al-Qur’an has seven cetegories of verses: Shah Hannan
After long studies of the Quran, I find that Quran contains basically seven categories of verses.
Japanese company del meet IBBL senior executives
Dhaka, 06 Feb – A delegation of Japanese company Sadoshima Corporation, ready in joint investment in Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited financed Jalalabad Metal Limited, paid a courtesy call with the Senior Executives of the Bank on 5 February 2018 at…
ICT ready to give verdict against 4 for war crimes
Dhaka, 05 Feb – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) will deliver verdict any day in a case filed against four persons including Amir Ahmad from Sudarampur of Noakhali on the charges of their involvement in crimes against humanity committed during…
Pry school student commits suicide in Chandpur
Dhaka – A minor girl student of primary school allegedly committed suicide after drinking poison in Sener Dighirpar area of Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.
Current political crisis is an acid test for govt: B Chowdhury
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Tuesday described the country’s prevailing political crisis as an ‘acid test’ for the government.
4 to die for killing CNG owner in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to death for killing a CNG-run auto-rickshaw owner in 2012.
Hotline opened for BD expatriates in Maldives
Bangladesh has opened a hotline for its citizens living in the Maldives for any kind of support as the Maldivian government declared a state of emergency there for 15 days.
Tap tourism opportunities in OIC thru joint efforts
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said tourism is one of the areas where Islamic countries can work together to explore greater opportunities and potentials.
Teenage girl found hanging in Sylhet
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a teenage girl from Jangail village of Companyganj upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Taslima Akhter, 16, daughter of Attar Ali, resident of the village in Ronikhai union.
Indian national among 6 killed in Faridpur road crashes
Dhaka – At least six people, including an Indian citizen, were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur on Tuesday morning.
Minor killed in Chandpur gas cylinder blast
Dhaka – A six-month old baby girl was killed and three other members of a family were injured as a gas cylinder blasted at Paschim Moishadi village in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
2 held at Hili border for intrusion
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Bangladeshi men on Tuesday while they returned from India through Hili border of Dinajpur for their alleged illegal entry into India six years back.
Two held, Yaba seized in Naogaon
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two siblings along with 13,300 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Borunkandi area in Sadar upazila in Naogaon on early Tuesday.