ঢাকা – জাতীয় শিশু-কিশোর সংগঠন খেলাঘরের অগ্রযাত্রার ৬৬ বছর উপলক্ষ্যে খেলাঘর ঢাকা মহানগর উত্তর আলোচনা ও শিশুসমাবেশের আয়োজন করে। ১২ মে শনিবার সকাল ১০টায় কল্যাণপুর গার্লস স্কুল মিলনায়তনে শিশুদের এ আনন্দমেলার আসর বসে।
Day: May 12, 2018
Rockefeller Collection sold for record-smashing $832
NEW YORK, May 12 – In what was billed as the “sale of the century,” the art collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, comprising 1,500 pieces, sold at auction for a record-breaking $832.5 million, Christie’s said Friday.
Ukraine computer involved in Tennessee elections
USA, May 12 – Investigators found evidence of a “malicious intrusion” into a Tennessee county’s elections website from a computer in Ukraine during a concerted cyberattack, which likely caused the site to crash just as it was reporting vote totals…
BNP to stage nationwide demo Monday
Dhaka, May 12 – BNP will stage demonstrations across the country, including in the capital, demanding better treatment of its chairperson Khaleda Zia and her release from jail.
UN’s top nuclear inspector resigns suddenly
Berlin, May 12 — The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says its top inspector has quit with immediate effect, just as the agency’s work in Iran is once again in focus.
Ireland’s leader apologizes for cervical cancer scandal
Ireland’s leader has apologized for a scandal over inaccurate cervical cancer screening tests and has pledged an investigation to find out what went wrong.
5 cops withdrawn in BD port city of Chattogram
Five policemen, including two sub-inspectors of Sitakundu highway police, have been closed to district police lines for releasing a drug trader after embezzling Yaba seized from his possession.
To have children or not: The importance of finding a balance
While the world’s population has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, little is still understood about fertility transition and the reasons behind it.
Global Pact for Environment raises questions – Moscow
The Global Pact for the Environment continues to raise questions about ways to harmonize it with the current international rules, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, commenting on Russia’s decision to vote against a resolution to take steps…
Another milestone set with Bangabandu-1 launch: PM Hasina
Greeting the country’s people on the occasion of launching of Bangabandhu-1, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said another milestone has been set with its launching in Bangladesh’s continuous march forward.
Defeated Malaysian leader, wife barred from leaving country
Malaysia’s Immigration Department said Saturday that former scandal-ridden Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife are barred from leaving the country, shortly after he announced plans for a short holiday.
Mosharraf Karim in new role
Entertainment Desk Mosharraf Karim will be found in a new role. He has now become a Fat-Man. He will be seen in a similar peculiar role in a drama in the upcoming Eid season. A snippet of the drama has…
Saba busy in various projects
Entertainment Desk Shahriar Nazim Joy’s third film Pap Kahini has began its shooting very recently. The shooting is taking place at a shooting house in the city’s Uttara area. Sohana Saba, who is playing one of the lead characters in…
Mim Mantasha wins Lux Super Star 2018
Entertainment Desk Lux Super Star 2018 winner Mim Mantasha, centre, flanked by first and second runners up Sarwat Ajad Brishti and Samia Athoi at the Grand Finale at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Dhaka on Friday, May 11, 2018…
Global Pact for Environment raises questions – Russian Foreign Ministry
The Global Pact for the Environment continues to raise questions about ways to harmonize it with the current international rules, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, commenting on Russia’s decision to vote against a resolution to take steps…
NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars
The US space agency said Friday it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could boost our understanding of the Red Planet. Known simply as “The Mars Helicopter,” the device weighs…
Job quota protesters call 2 hour strike at universities, colleges Sunday
Dhaka, May 12 – Quota protesters will observe a two-hour strike in all colleges and universities across the country on Sunday as their 24-hour ultimatum to the government for publishing a gazette abolishing quota system expired on Thursday.
Local groundstations successfully get test signal from B-1
Florida, May 12 – Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak has said that following the successful deployment to geostationary orbit of the country’s first communications satellite, the Bangabandhu-1, local groundstations in Gazipur and Betbunia have successfully received initial test signals…
Look at past disasters to prepare for the future: New Report
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery: Are we prepared for the next Pompeii? Washington, May 8 — The great disasters of the past – like the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD or the hurricane that devastated Santo Domingo…
Economic mobility across generations around the world
If you are born into a low-income family, what are the chances that you will rise higher regardless of your background? The ability to move up the income ladder, both in one’s lifetime and with respect to one’s parents, matters…
Six killed as bus runs over auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, May 11 : Five passengers and the driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed when the 3-wheeler was run over by a passenger bus at Kakni area on Sherpur-Mymensingh highway in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Friday afternoon.
KIB of BAU honours 230 recommended BCS Cadre members
Mymensingh, May 11 – The Krishibid Institution, Bangladesh (KIB) of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter honored 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recommended cadre members at Syed Nazrul Islam Bhavan of the university on Friday at 10 am. Prime Minister’s…
সিজারিয়ানের অপপ্রয়োগ এবং ডাক্তারদের খামখেয়ালীপনা
মোতাহার হোসেন সিজারিয়ান সেকশনের মাধ্যমে প্রসব চিকিৎসা শাস্ত্রে একটি যুগান্তকারী পদক্ষেপ। বাংলাদেশে এর ব্যবহার কিংবা অপব্যবহার ক্রমাগত বেড়েই চলেছে। কারণে সিজারিয়ান করছে, অকারণেও করছে। সকল ক্ষেত্রে পরিনাম শুভ হচ্ছেনা। কোন কোন ক্ষেত্রে পরিণতি হচ্ছে ভয়াবহ। শিশু এবং প্রসূতি দুজনের জীবন…