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Year: 2018
Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting
When an endangered female North Atlantic right whale spends months, even years, disentangling itself from cast-off fishing nets, there’s not much energy left over for mating and nursing calves. Coping with such debris, along with ship collisions and other forms…
AR Rahman think of suicide
Before the country recognised the talent of AR Rahman, the celebrated composer says there was a phase in his life where he felt like a failure and thought about ending his life almost every day. The Oscar-winning composer says the…
Rangpur division to produce 31.90 lakh tones Boro rice
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a production target of over 31.90 lakh tonnes of clean Boro rice from 7.70 lakh hectares of land for Rangpur division during this Rabi season.
Pop singer Beyonce lends star power
Hours before polls closed in one of America’s most closely watched Senate races pop superstar Beyonce lent her support to Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democratic candidate hoping to unseat Republican Ted Cruz.
8th Dhaka Literary Festival opens tomorrow
Culture Desk The 8th Dhaka Literary Festival (DLF) will begin on the premises of Bangla Academy in the capital tomorrow.
Video game action heads for the cloud
Video games are following television and music into the cloud, with console-quality play on its way to being a streaming service as easy to access as Netflix or Spotify.
Halt rushed plan of Rohingya repatriation: UN expert
A UN human rights expert has urged Bangladesh to shelve the plan to start repatriating Rohingya refugees to Rakhine this month, saying the Myanmar government has failed to provide guarantees they would not suffer the same persecution and horrific violence…
PM Oikya Front second round talks Wednesday
Jatiya Oikyafront is set to sit with the Prime Minister again on Wednesday morning in its last-ditch effort to reach an understanding to hold the next general election in a credible manner with the participation of all parties.
Refused 1/11 govt offer for democracy: PM
Mentioning that the 1/11 government had offered her not to join the election in exchange for an ‘honour’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she rejected the proposal stating that those who would get people’s mandate would form the…
How much the election going to cost the nation?
The Election Commission (EC), now awfully busy to hold the 11th national election, says it will require an amount of Tk 700 crore to arrange polls, which is more than double than that of the 10th general election.
France detains 6 over plot to attack Macron
French police have arrested six people over alleged plans to stage a “violent” attack against President Emmanuel Macron. Security sources say the suspects are members of the radical far right. Six people from France’s far right have been detained on…
Regain ownership of country, Dr Kamal tells people
Dhaka, Nov 6 – Jatiya Oikya Front chief Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday called upon people to stand up strongly against the current government to realise their demands and regain the ownership of their country.
US Democrats win House in blow to Trump
The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives, dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump.
Create credible polls atmosphere, Left Alliance tells PM
Dhaka, Nov 6 – Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, on Tuesday urged the government to create an atmosphere for holding a free, neutral, participatory and acceptable to all election. They also urged the government to…
US Democrats on track to win House control
US media predicts House flips to Democrats, reports BBC President Donald Trump’s favourite news outlet, Fox News Decision Desk projects that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives for the first time in eight years.
IBBL Mymensingh Business Development Conference held
Dhaka, Nov – Mymensingh Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a Business Development Conference on 3 November 2018, Saturday at Luis Park, Jamalpur.
EC steadfast on 8 Nov polls announcement, use of EVMs
Dhaka, Nov 6 – The Election Commission (EC) is reported to be steadfast in declaring the schedule on November 8 and its decision to use EVMs in the next election.
Young political leaders 11th batch graduate from DI program
Dhaka. Nov 6 – Twenty-three young political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jatiyo Party across the country graduated today (6th November 2018) from the `Young Political Leaders Fellowship Program.’ Democracy International (DI) awarded the young…
SC stays decision for return of Taka 6.1 billion of 16 cos
Dhaka, Nov 6 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed its own order that upheld the High Court verdict asking the government to return Tk 615 crore collected from 16 companies and individuals during the army-led…
B Chy’s Juktafront wants EC not to delay polls announcement
Dhaka, Nov 6 – The Juktofront, a newly formed political alliance led by Bikolpodhara Bangladesh president Prof Badruddoza Chowdhury, yesterday placed a five-point demand before the Election Commission (EC) to consider for holding free and fair elections.
Oikya Front warns of street agitation if 7 demands not met
Dhaka, Nov 6 – Jatiya Oikya Front leaders yesterday warned that they would take to the streets if the government does not accept their seven-point charters of demands for holding a free, fair neutral election.
Sri Lanka counting on Herath against England one last time
Galle,(AP/UNB) – Sri Lanka hope Rangana Herath has a little magic left in his 40-year-old left arm to give them a victorious start to the test series with England from Tuesday.
FC Football: Bashundhara Kings, Sk Jamal reach quarterfinals
Dhaka – Newcomer Bashundhara Kings emerged Group D champions while Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club finished group runners-up to reach the quarterfinals of the season’s curtain-raiser football meet, Walton Federation Cup Football, from the group with unbeaten record at the Bangabandhu…
Left Democratic Alliance holds dialogue with PM
Leaders of Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, sat in a dialogue with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday evening over the next general election.
Chart plan to protect from impending global disasters: Yunus
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus here on Tuesday called upon the academics around the world to chart out a new plan to protect human beings from the impending disasters on earth saying that the time is running out.
PM asks 4 technocrat ministers to quit
Hours after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked them to step down, four technocrat ministers of the current cabinet resigned on Tuesday evening.
Spain finds 17 dead migrants, 100 survivors in Mediterranean
Spain’s maritime rescue service says at least 17 people have died trying to reach Spain in boats departing from North Africa.
Hosts Bangladesh 0-1 down in Test series with Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe took 1-0 lead in a two-Test series against host Bangladesh with a 151-run victory in the first match that ended in the second session on day-four at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
HC orders to form 5-member body to examine WASA water
The High Court on Tuesday directed the concern authorities to form a five-member committee to test water supplied by Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (DWASA) through pipeline.