By Jimmy Blake
Author: editor
Hollywood on course for biggest summer box office in 2013
Hollywood is on course for its biggest ever summer box office in the US despite several high profile flops.
Free prominent Bangladesh rights activist: HRW
By Eurasia Review
Obama is competitive with ‘Mr. Snowden’
By Philip Weiss
Humanistic leaders: Their time has come
By IESE Insight
Greenland ice is also melting from below
The Greenland ice sheet is melting from below, caused by a high heat flow from the mantle into the lithosphere. This influence is very variable spatially and has its origin in an exceptionally thin lithosphere. Consequently, there is an increased…
Switch to coal power held back in India
By Malini Menon
Forest fires a major threat to Bhutan’s biodiversity
Despite stern legislation and public awareness programmes in place to curb forest fires, still the problem persists as it tops the list of threats the country’s forest coverage. Forest fires are a major environmental problem in Bhutan.
The smartphone is dead
By Steve Kovach
BlackBerry explores possible sale for strategic alternatives
New CEO. Check. New name. Check. A new owner? Call it BlackBerry Reboot, version 3.0. BlackBerry, the one-time tech giant battered by the shift to newer mobile-phone models, has formed a special committee to examine strategic alternatives. In other words,…
Apple’s new product: An iPhone without an iWatch
A rumor from tech site All Things D that Apple Inc. (AAPL) will release new versions of its iPhone on September 10 has spread around to news and tech sites like a brush fire. Missing was any reference to a…
Bossa Nova singer Eydie dies aged 84
Singer Eydie Gorme, who had a hit in 1963 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 84, her publicist has said.
Tangail market fire burns 42 shops
Tangail – At least 42 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Ghatail upazila of the district early Sunday.
Bus-truck collision kills 5 in Bogra
Bogra – Five people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus and a truck collided at Banani in Shahjahanpur upazila on Sunday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Police and witnesses said the…
General Ashab made envoy to Kuwait
DHAKA – The government today announced appointment of Major General Mohammad Ashab Uddin as the country’s new ambassador to Kuwait.
DSE trading resumes tomorrow
DHAKA – Share trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) resumes tomorrow (Monday) after 6-day holiday on occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr.
Cell phone drivers not associated to accident
Researchers have found no link between the number of drivers making phone calls while on the road and the number of accidents recorded.
Tremor jolts Sylhet
Sylhet – A light earthquake jolted Sylhet and its adjoining areas on Sunday afternoon.
Female engineer hit by stones in train, dies
CHITTAGONG – A female engineer was killed after miscreants threw stones into a running train at Bhatiyari area under Sitakunda upazila of the district on Saturday night.
Section 144 imposed in Chuadanga
CHUADANGA: The local administration on Sunday imposed section 144 at Bhangbaria village in Alamdanga upazila to avert an imminent clash between two groups of BNP convened separate programmes at the same venue and time.
Gazipur mayor, councillors take oath
Dhaka – Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Prof MA Mannan and its 75 councillors, including 19 women, took oath on Sunday.
Section 144 imposed in Naogaon over AL, BNP row
Naogaon – The local administration has imposed section 144 in Mahadebpur upazila for today (Sunday) as the local BNP and Awami League called separate meetings at the same venue and time.
Gazipur clash over land dispute leaves 20 injured
GAZIPUR: At least 20 people including a lawyer were injured in a clash over land dispute at Kapasia upazila of the district on Sunday.
Bhola without power for two days
Bhola has been without power since Saturday night after the 34.5MW gas-fired power plant there closed down following technical glitches.
35 shops gutted in Bandarban
BANDARBAN – Thirty-five shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Prodhan bazaar under Gozalia union of the district on Saturday evening, police said.
Guaranteeing communication coverage in event of disaster
By Eurasia Review
3 killed in seperate Chittagong incidents
CHITTAGONG – Three persons including women and a young girl were killed and five others injured in separate incidents here on Saturday.
Perseid meteors to light up summer skies
By Eurasia Review
African nations for tougher stance on dumping electronic waste
By EurActiv EurActiv — African nations have called for continent-wide action to staunch the import of electronic waste, including old computers and mobile telephones from Europe where stringent environmental laws make exporting used goods cheaper than disposing of them at…