By DS Rajan In the modern era, the concept of sister city ties between countries in the world which in the main focuses on ‘people to people contact sand learning from each other’, have come to play a strong supportive…
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Radioactive waste: Where to put it?
As the U.S. makes new plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive waste deep underground, geologists are key to identifying safe burial sites and techniques. Scientists at The Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting in Denver…
Has democracy really failed in Pakistan?
By Nadeem Mumtaz Qureshi Whenever there are elections the people who get elected and sit in Pakistan’s assemblies do not deserve to be there. They tend to be, in the rural areas, feudal landlords or the descendants of long deceased…
Michel Platini: World Cup should be expanded says Uefa boss
Uefa president Michel Platini wants the World Cup expanded from 32 to 40 teams. The 58-year-old has proposed the move after Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggested more countries from Africa and Asia should qualify at the expense of those from…
Hosts Bangladesh have to qualify for World T20
Bangladesh will have to play the opening round of next year’s World Twenty20, which is effectively a qualifying round for the Super 10 stage of the tournament. In the opening round, they will be grouped with three other Associate and…
Southee declared fit for one-dayers
Pace bowler Tim Southee, who has been working his way back from ankle surgery, has been passed fit for the one-day cricket series against Bangladesh.
Dolphin-inspired radar could help detect roadside bombs
British engineers have taken inspiration from dolphins for a new type of radar that could help detect roadside bombs more easily.
Australian bushfires fan global warming debate
By Jon Donnison Australia has been battling unseasonably bad bushfires for weeks. The flames have destroyed hundreds of homes – and have also intensified a political debate about whether there is a link with global warming.
Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray released from jail
Conrad Murray, the former doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson’s death, has been released from jail.
Fleetwood Mac cancel tour dates as John McVie has cancer
Fleetwood Mac have cancelled shows in Australia and New Zealand after bassist John McVie was diagnosed with cancer.
China Tiananmen Square car blaze kills five people
Chinese state media have said at least five people died and 38 others were injured after a vehicle crashed in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Three of those killed were inside the car and the other two were bystanders.
NSA surveillance: Spain demands US explain ‘monitoring’
Spain has urged the US to give details of any eavesdropping, amid that reports it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls in a month. The US ambassador to Spain, who had been summoned by its EU minister, vowed to clear…
Education sector beset with problems
Almost all are is praise that the education ministry has done a good job during the incumbent government, but the reality is different. Quality teachers are at the heart for the development of education sector in all countries. In our…
Your headphones could be used to measure your pulse
By Aaron Souppouris Researchers have developed software that could let you measure your pulse using nothing more than your earphones and a smartphone.
LG Electronics unveils curved smartphone in race against Samsung
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc unveiled a curved smartphone on Monday in a move to catch up bigger rival Samsung Electronics Co.
Graft cases against Khaleda deferred again
A Dhaka court deferred again on Sunday the hearing on charge framing against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and others in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases.
DB cracks Bakhtiar killing case; 4 arrested
Detectives have cracked the sensational Bakhtiar murder case as they arrested four alleged killers of the A level student from the city on Saturday night. The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police also recovered a revolver used in the…
Khaleda criticised in JS for sticking to hartal
Senior treasury bench lawmakers in Parliament on Sunday came down heavily on Opposition Leader Begum Khaleda Zia for not accepting the Prime Minister’s invitation to dialogue and sticking to her hartal programme putting country into uncertainty again.
Moudud returns home
BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed returned home on Sunday after his 15-day tour of London for medical treatment.
Govt has no authority to take national decisions: Khokan
Observing that the present government has already become illegal, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) general secretary Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan on Sunday said this government has no authority to take important national decisions.
MKA talks tough against ‘anarchists’
Shrugging off the opposition’s movement for a non-partisan election-time administration, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Sunday said they will resist with an iron hand those who will try to create anarchy and resist the next general election.
Shibir men were active in Paltan area
Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir went on the rampage in the city’s Paltan area on Sunday evening, the first day of the non-stop 60-hour hartal enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
Markets up on dialogue prospects
Buoyed by possibilities of a dialogue between Bangladesh’s battling coalitions, the index in both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock exchange moved upwards on Sunday.
Fire in CMM court: Case papers gutted
Dhaka – Some papers of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court were gutted in a fire on Sunday noon.
Giasuddin Mamun pleads not guilty
Accused Giasuddin Al Mamun of the money laundering case filed against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and him on Sunday pleaded not guilty.
Five activists killed on first day general strike
The first day of the 60-hour countrywide shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, was marked by incidents of violence, clashes, vandalism and crude bomb blasts across the country, leaving at least five people killed.
BNP complains of Govt’s double standard about dialogue
With the country’s political situation getting complicated, opposition BNP on Sunday turned skeptical about the government’s sincerity about reaching an understanding over the election cabinet through talks because of its ‘continued repressive acts’.
Dialogue should be based on Constitution: Matia
Voicing optimism over holding dialogue between the two major political parties for the formation of an election-time government, Agricultural Minister Matia Chowdhury on Sunday said the basis of the talks will be the constitution.
US concerned over violence, deaths
Voicing concern over countrywide violence and deaths, the USA on Sunday urged the major parties in Bangladesh to engage in constructive dialogue to find an agreed way forward to hold free, fair and credible elections.
Forget apple, try mango instead
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma For most of us, entering into a conversation is akin to getting into a restaurant without a wallet. Stepping-up and sustaining conversation is even more daunting. Adam and Eve must have encountered such difficulty because they had…