Hurricane Michael left “unimaginable destruction” as it ploughed into coastal areas of Florida, the state’s governor, Rick Scott says. “So many lives have been changed forever,” he said. “So many families have lost everything.” The worst hit areas of Florida’s…
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has told the BBC that it is only a matter of time before the US and North Korea declare an end to their state of war on the Korean peninsula. The war ended in 1953…
Princess Eugenie has married her long-term partner Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. The Royal Family and celebrities were among the 850 guests at the ceremony. The ninth in line to the throne was given away by her…
From Danielle Nierenberg This October, Food Tank is celebrating national Farm-to-School Month in the United States. In the U.S. alone, over 42,000 schools are changing their communities with farm-to-school programs, impacting the lives of over 23 million students. And schools…
Powerful Hurricane Michael is set to make landfall in Florida later on Wednesday, forcing mass evacuations in the southern US state. A category three storm with winds near 125mph (201km/h), Michael is expected to strengthen further when it hits the…
Inger-Maria Mahlke has won the German Book Prize for 2018 for her novel Archipel, (Archipelago). The novel tells the story of three families on the Canary Island of Tenerife from different social classes in Franco-era Spain. Mahlke’s mother is from…
India’s #MeToo movement arrived in a cascade of allegations as women took to Twitter to call out comedians, journalists, authors, actors and filmmakers – in the process, they have sparked a debate about consent and complicity. Unlike its American counterpart,…
Tangail, Oct 9 – A total of 52 teachers of Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) on Monday submitted resignations as their fellow teachers were allegedly humiliated by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders.
The Dutch air force scrambled two F-16 fighter jets to escort a KLM aircraft from Abu Dhabi to land in Amsterdam after an unruly passenger “screamed” and displayed “aggressive” behaviour onboard, according to reports.
বিবিসি সম্প্রতি একাকীত্বের উপর বিশ্বের সবচেয়ে বড় জরিপটি চালিয়েছে। সেখানে তারা সাধারণ মানুষের কাছে একাকীত্ব কাটিয়ে ওঠার বিষয়ে জানতে চেয়েছিল। সেখান থেকে এমন ৯টি উপায় তুলে ধরা হল যেগুলো সেইসব মানুষের একাকীত্ব কাটিয়ে ওঠার ক্ষেত্রে কিছুটা হলেও কাজ করেছে। এই…
A television journalist was brutally murdered in Bulgaria’s northern town of Ruse, prosecutors said Sunday, DW English reported on Monday. Viktoria Marinova, who reported on an investigation into alleged corruption involving European Union (EU) funds, died of blows on her…
A large demonstration against woodland clearance went ahead in Germany’s Hambach Forest after a ban was lifted. Organisers say that more is at stake than just conserving a nature area. Some 50,000 people gathered in the Hambach Forest near the…
পশ্চিমা বিশ্বে শীত, গ্রীষ্ম, শরত সব মৌসুমে নতুন সব ডিজাইনের পোশাক বের হয়। গত মৌসুমে যে পোশাকটি হাঁটু পর্যন্ত চল ছিল, ঠিক তার কয়েক মাস পরেই পায়ের গোড়ালি ছুঁই অথবা বেশি ঘের, কম ঘেরের কোন গাউন বাজার মাতিয়ে দিলো। প্রতি…
ভারতের কর্ণাটকে হনুমানকে বাস ‘চালাতে’ দেওয়ার অপরাধে একজন চালককে সাময়িকভাবে বরখাস্ত করা হয়েছে। বাসের যে ৩০ জনের মত যাত্রী ছিলেন, তারা কোনো অভিযোগ করেননি।
পর্যাপ্ত শরীর চর্চা না করায় বিশ্বের এক দশমিক চার বিলিয়ন প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক মানুষ স্বাস্থ্য ঝুঁকিতে রয়েছেন৷ বিশ্ব স্বাস্থ্য সংস্থার নতুন এক গবেষণা থেকে জানা গেছে এই তথ্য৷ গত ১৫ বছরে বিশ্বে নারী ও পুরুষের শারীরিক কর্মকাণ্ডের দিক থেকে তেমন কোনো পরিবর্তন…
More than 1,600 scientists have so far signed a statement condemning the remarks of the Italian researcher who stated that physics was “built by men”. Prof Alessandro Strumia presented an analysis to an audience of predominantly young female physicists which…
Opera singer Montserrat Caballé, whose duet with Freddie Mercury became the signature song of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died aged 85. She had been suffering from health complaints for some time and was admitted to hospital in Barcelona last…
France has opened an investigation into the disappearance of Meng Hongwei, the Chinese head of the international police agency Interpol. His family has not heard from him since he left Interpol HQ in the French city of Lyon for a…
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to campaigners against rape in warfare Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege. Ms Murad is an Iraqi Yazidi who was tortured and raped by Islamic State militants and later became the face of…
ধরুন আপনার পায়ের নীচের যে শক্ত মাটি তার প্রকৃতি হঠাৎ বদলে গেল। এটি তরল পদার্থের মতো আচরণ শুরু করলো। যে মাটির ওপর আপনি দাঁড়িয়ে আছেন সেটিতে ঢেউ খেলতে শুরু করলো। মাটির ওপরের সব বাড়িঘর, রাস্তাঘাট, স্কুল, হাসপাতাল, সেতু ভেসে যেতে…
Dhaka, Oct 3– Children of freedom fighters on Wednesday night blocked Shahbagh intersection in the city demanding that the government retain the 30 percent quota privileges for them in government jobs.
The US Senate is expected to receive the FBI’s report on allegations of sexual misconduct against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, in the next few hours. Its conclusions will not be made public, but Senators will be able…
The number of people known to have died in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 1,347, disaster response officials say. The death toll jumped on Tuesday from a previously confirmed figure of 844. The 7.5-magnitude quake struck…
Gazipur, Oct 2 – At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured following a blast at the heat chamber of an electric fan factory in Tongi on Dhaka outskirt Tuesday.
When vulnerable young children in India eat foods prepared with wheat enriched with zinc, they spend significantly fewer days sick with pneumonia and vomiting, shows a study published this week. Diets in India commonly lack sufficient zinc and consequently, nearly…
Dhaka, Oct 1 – Agriculture takes up almost 40% of the planet’s ice-free land surface, accounts for 70% of the freshwater used in the world, and produces about 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is also the single biggest driver of…
Come to witness the budding brilliance of the next generation of scientists!! The Premier School Dhaka organize a Premier Science Exhibition 2018 at Plot 29, Garib-E-Nawaz Avenue, Sector 13, Uttara Model Town, Dhaka on 6 October from 10 am to…
জীবনে যা হতে চেয়েছিলেন সেটা কি পূরণ হয়েছে? কর্মজীবন নিয়ে যে লক্ষ্য বা আকাঙ্ক্ষা থাকে সেটার সঙ্গে বাস্তবতার কতোটা মিল বা অমিল রয়েছে? জীবনের এক পর্যায়ে সেটা কতোটুকু পূরণ হয়? এমন প্রশ্ন প্রতিটা কর্মস্পৃহা মানুষের মধ্যেই ঘুরপাক খায়। তবে বাস্তবে…
A picture of large scale destruction is emerging in the Indonesian city of Palu, after a quake and tsunami struck on Friday. At least 832 people are confirmed to have died but that figure is expected to rise sharply as…
Dubai carrier Emirates has announced a partnership with Uber to offer customers free rides. The airline said the special airport transfer deal would apply to visitors to Dubai coming from Australia, South Africa, Egypt, France and Saudi Arabia. It is…