Sun-drenched Spain should be a natural for solar energy, and it is here that the technology is making an effort to stand on its feet financially without subsidies.
Month: March 2018
Asian markets tumble again as US tech sell-off spreads
Asian markets resumed their downward spiral on Wednesday following a sell-off on Wall Street, with technology firms tracking their US counterparts, while trade war fears continue to niggle at investor confidence.
Youth hacked dead in Natore
Dhaka- A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at Kanaikhali of the district town on Tuesday night.
Fake cop held in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Police arrested a fake policeman during extortion at TA Road of the district town on Tuesday night.
Missing housewife found buried in Natore
Dhaka- A teenage girl who went missing on March 24, only two days after her marriage, was found buried at Jhaupara village in Gurudaspur upazila on Tuesday night.
Youth held with Yaba pills in Magura
Magura – Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 325 Yaba tablets from the Dhaka Road bus stand area in the district town on Tuesday night.
Minor girl killed in Pabna over onion harvesting
Pabna – A five-year-old girl was killed in an attack over harvesting onions at Ghughudah village in Sathia upazila on Tuesday.
Aussie cricket boss: 3 cheaters face “significant sanctions”
Johannesburg,(AP/UNB) – Angry and with his voice trembling at times, Australia’s cricket chief announced Tuesday that team captain Steve Smith and two other players who plotted to cheat in a test in South Africa face “serious sanctions,” which could end…
Rested Messi watches Argentina get crushed 6-1 by Spain
Madrid(AP/UNB) – With Lionel Messi rested, Argentina was crushed 6-1 by Spain on Tuesday, with Real Madrid midfielder Francisco “Isco” Alarcon scoring his first career hat trick.
Brazil wins 1-0 in Berlin to end Germany’s unbeaten run
Berlin(AP/UNB) – Brazil defeated Germany 1-0 on Tuesday to end the World Cup champion’s 22-game unbeaten run and restore some lost pride following the humiliating mismatch between the sides in their previous meeting.
Decade-long makeover of King Tut’s tomb nearly complete
Los Angeles, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — A nearly decade-long makeover of King Tut’s tomb aimed at preserving one of Egypt’s most important archaeological sites and also one of its most popular tourist attractions is close to complete, the Getty Conservation…
Weah debuts, Wood scores and US beats Paraguay 1-0
Cary,(AP/UNB) – Tim Weah made his U.S. debut, Bobby Wood scored on a penalty kick and the Americans beat Paraguay 1-0 in an exhibition Tuesday night for their first win in three games under interim coach Dave Sarachan.
Pallabi ‘water-tank blast’ victim dies at Dhaka hospital
Dhaka, Mar 28 – A minor girl, who along with four other people sustained burn injuries after an underground reservoir of a house exploded and caught fire in the city’s Pallabi area on Tuesday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital…
NATO joins in Russian diplomat expulsions after spy attacked
London, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — NATO on Tuesday joined a wave of countries and groups expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Russia denounced the actions as “boorish” and insignificant but pledged to retaliate.
$930M given for Yemen aid as Saudi prince meets UN leader
United Nations, Mar 28 (AP/UNB) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have given $930 million to U.N. humanitarian efforts in Yemen as a war between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen’s Houthi rebels enters its fourth year.
Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping meet in Beijing: Xinhua
In first trip abroad, DPRK leader reportedly reaffirmed support for talks with U.S. Hamish Macdonald and Oliver Hotham Chinese state media has, following days of speculation, confirmed that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Two more accused in Garo women murder case confess
Dhaka, March 27 – Two more accused in the Garo women murder case on Tuesday made confessions admitting their involvement in the killing.
Former Power Development Board chief engineer sent to jail
Dhaka, March 27 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court yesterday sent a former top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to the jail rejecting his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption…
US interfaith icons in BD to voice against Rohingya genocide
Dhaka, March 27 – A delegation of American Interfaith leaders is currently visiting Rohingya camps in Bangladesh. The 14 member delegation includes two Buddhist leaders, Two Jewish leaders, Two Imams and several Christian leaders. They are listening to Rohingya voices…
BNP holds peaceful Independence Day procession in capital
Dhaka, March 27 – The BNP has been able to hold a peaceful rally in the city streets Tuesday with police permission about four and half a months after its previous rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on November 12 last year.
Bimstec meet: Indian National Security Adviser in city
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval arrived here on Tuesday afternoon on an official visit to attend the Bimstec national security chiefs’ meeting and hold discussions with Bangladesh officials.
EU Weimar triangle for a new Europe
We are divergent… A new opening in the debate on the EU’s future initiated by Emmanuel Macron’s proposals for greater integration has brought into sharp relief rifts within the community along traditional fault lines. These conflicting visions reflect the structural…
Harvest rainwater for development: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all concerned to create reservoirs to harvest rainwater during the monsoon to utilise it for the country’s development.“We’ve to work out a plan for creating ways to harvest the water that we get…
EU gives Facebook seven days to answer questions
Facebook has offered two top executives to appear in front of U.K. lawmakers, but not CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company told CNBC Tuesday amid the continued fallout from the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
Indian citizen among 2 held with 5.800 kg gold in Jessore
Dhaka – In separate incidents, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two people, including an Indian national, and recovered 5.800 kgs of gold in Sharsha upazila of Jessore on Tuesday.
UN chief blasts Burma army chief over Rohingya comments
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups.
Two killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka-A truck driver and his assistant were killed on Tuesday as a truck hit another electric generator laden-truck on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Sonakathia area in Chauddagram upazila.
Police to permit BNP meeting on March 29: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the BNP’s proposed rally on March 29 at Suhrawardi Uddyan here is subjected to the permission from Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office.
‘Hundi trader’ shot by BGB men in Satkhira
Dhaka – An alleged hundi trader sustained bullet injuries when members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) shot him while fleeing with the hundi money at Laxmidari of Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday. The victim is Alimuddin, 32, son of…
Five ways to halt critical land decay
Scientists warned Monday that land degradation imperils the health and well-being of billions of people, threatening food and water supplies while fuelling conflict, mass migration and disease spread.