A railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait is due to open in Turkey, creating a new link between the Asian and European shores of Istanbul. The tunnel is the world’s first connecting two continents, and is designed to withstand earthquakes.
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Lessons from the China-India MoU on the Brahmaputra
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Does the latest memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on the Brahmaputra River by China and India recognise rights of lower riparian countries on its waters? ‘No’, say Indian water experts as against the drum beating on what…
Enhanced GO-NGO efforts for reducing disaster risk stressed
Speakers at a discussion here have stressed for coordinated and enhanced GO-NGO efforts involving the community people and early preparedness for reducing disaster risks, losses of lives and damages of properties.
Foreign diplomats worried as violence grips country
Foreign diplomats in Dhaka have continued to express their worries over the increasing violence arising out from the country’s political impasse over the nature of election-time cabinet that cast a shadow on the next general election.
Experts for creating social awareness to prevent HIV/AIDS
Health experts have stressed for imparting proper knowledge with social values among young generations and vulnerable group people to create awareness for preventing spread of deadly HIV/AIDS diseases.
Apple CEO Tim Cook estimating an ‘iPad Christmas booming’ to increase sales from last year
The demand for Apple’s iPad has been waning over the past six month as rivals such as Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Samsung Electronics have introduced tablets that offer similar features at lower prices.
Age of the smartwatch
By Dan Seifert Wearable technology is an exploding market. A trickle of devices ranging from fitness trackers, to smartwatches, to identification tools are rapidly turning into a flood, with many more expected for 2014.
Deep-sea block bid submission deadline now Jan 12
State-owned Petrobangla has finally announced a new schedule for the aspirant international oil companies (IOCs) submitting bids for three deep-sea blocks under revised terms and conditions.
Khaleda’s red phone now operative: BTCL
Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) on Monday said the red telephone at opposition leader Khaleda Zia’s residence is operative at present.
President reaches London to attend 9th WIEF
President Abdul Hamid reached London on Monday on a three-day official visit to the UK to attend the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The President reached the Heathrow Airport at 9:20 am (local time) by a regular Emirates flight,…
4 Bangladeshis killed, 9 injured in Kuwait road crash
Four Bangladeshi nationals were killed and nine others injured, five critically, in a road accident at Amgara in Jahara, Kuwait on Saturday, Foreign Ministry officials here said on Monday.
4546 Bangladeshis now in foreign jails: Minister
Some 4,546 Bangladeshis are now jails abroad on charges of various crimes, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister told Parliament on Monday.
JS body formed to probe Ctg Port irregularities
A parliamentary watchdog on Monday formed a four-member subcommittee to look into the alleged corruption in procuring three ships and an ambulance and other irregularities by Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).
Bombs blast at Judge Court Complex
Unidentified miscreants exploded two bombs one after another inside Dhaka Judge court complex on Monday evening.
Are US-India not in same wavelength on Bangladesh?
A major Indian newspaper has reported that the US ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena went to Delhi “uninvited” and discussed Bangladesh.
Six killed on 2nd day general strike
Widespread violence, clashes, vandalism and huge crude bomb blasts marked the second day of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, killing at least six people.
JS passes RPO (Amendment) Bill ’13: Horse trading promoted
Parliament has endorsed a new law that will allow politicians to change sides as they deem fit. As the bill becomes a law, it revokes the RPO requirement to be a member for three years in order to become a…
Govt must start dialogue- Fakhrul: Ball in BNP’s court- Nasim
It is the government that should reinitiate a dialogue, the BNP’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said.
PM rules out army takeover
Emphasising the importance of having respect for the Constitution and democratic practice by all, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out the possibility of grabbing power by the army what had happened in 2007.
CPB-BSD move to broker deal
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) are going to sit with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia separately in a bid to find out a solution to the political impasse over election time…
Huda proposes Fazlul Azim as poll-time PM
Former Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda on Monday proposed the name of lone independent Member of Parliament (MP) Engineer Fazlul Azim as the Prime Minister of the poll-time interim government.
Cloth shop gutted in Satkhira
A cloth shop was gutted in a fire incident which took place at Kadamtala Bazar in the city on Monday morning.
8 rescued in Benapole while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued eight people, including a woman, from Putkhali border area in Benapole town while they were being trafficked to India on Sunday night.
Illegal timber seized in Rangamati
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 105 cubic-feet timber from Narayan Giri Khal under Kaptai upazila of the district early Monday morning.
Jubo Dal man chopped to death in Laxmipur
Miscreants at Digholy in Sadar upazila of the district chopped a Jubo Dal activist to death on Sunday night.
Aman rice production may exceed target by 2 lakh tonnes
The overall production of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice may exceed the fixed production target by two-lakh tonnes this season in the northern region, officials and experts predicted Monday.
Success in sanitation improves rural health indexes: Speakers
The tremendous success achieved in sanitation coverage has improved all public health indexes in rural areas in the country in recent years, speakers at a post-rally discussion said on Sunday afternoon.
DAE fixes 86.50 lakh tonnes winter vegetables production target
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing 86.50 lakh tonnes winter vegetables from 4.40 lakh hectares land during this Rabi season throughout the country, official sources said Monday.
Social curses, superstitions being eradicated from char areas
Laudable changes have taken place in eradicating social curses and superstitions through hectic GO-NGO efforts in the remote and hardly reachable char areas in the Brahmaputra basin in recent years.
Crime-free society is must for cherished national uplift
Speakers at a conference said wide-ranging community participation is very important for making the community policing forum effective and meaningful for the sake of building crimes-free society.