Wellington (AP/UNB) — Three New Zealand cows looked like they could use a little help Monday after an earthquake triggered landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small island of grass.
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World Diabetes Day observed
Dhaka – The World Diabetes Day was observed on Monday in the country as elsewhere in the world aiming to make people aware of the disease, with its theme as ‘Eyes on Diabetes’.
N’ganj city polls Dec 22: CEC
Dhaka – The election in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) will be held on December 22 along party line, the first such polls in any city corporation of the country. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Monday announced the election…
Rangpur can play important role in BBIN initiative: Shringla
Rangpur (UNB) – Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said Rangpur, due to its geographical location, will have an important role to play in the initiatives taken under the BBIN framework. He made the remark while addressing…
Top model to adorn costume by Bangladeshi designer
Dhaka – Hollywood supermodel and actress Vanessa Curry has draped herself in Bangladeshi fabrics such as Muslin, Katan and Jamdani, all to be on the cover of the upcoming December issue of LA Fashion, designed by Zoan Ash’s Asma Sultana.…
Free elections crucial for giving citizens voice: UK
Dhaka – British High Commissioner in Dhaka Alison Blake said on Monday free and fair elections, in any country, are crucial for giving all the citizens a stake and a voice in the government of their country. She said there…
Chronicle of a death not foretold – Closing message of Himal
The editor’s farewell piece from ‘Fact and Fiction’ the last issue of Himal in its current incarnation. AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR reiterates the idea of Himal Southasian This may well be the last issue of Himal Southasian in its current incarnation that…
Three suffer burn injuries in Dhaka home gas explosion
Dhaka – Three female domestic helps sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion at an apartment in the city’s Gulshan area on Monday morning. The injured are: Parvin, 37, Bedena, 20, and Sharifa, 18.
Unease over ‘Marrakech Call for Action’ doc on anvil
Marrakech (Hilary Chiew) – Unease has emerged among some developing countries over the content of a confidential document being prepared behind closed doors by the Moroccan Presidency of the UN climate talks billed the ‘Marrakech Call for Action’. News about…
Using data to provide affordable healthcare to more people in Asia
Singapore – In Microsoft’s Data Culture Champions Series in Asia, we speak to Justin Fulcher of RingMD on how he is driving patient care transformation in Asia with a simple idea to match doctors and patients around the world —…
Rickshaw-puller punched to death over loan repayment
Dhaka – A rickshaw puller was killed after a man jabbed him over the repayment of a loan in Mominbagh area of Kamrangirchar on the outskirts of the capital early Monday.
New Zealand hit by second strong quake
An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude has hit New Zealand’s South Island, hours after an initial quake killed two people. The new tremor struck at 13:45pm local time (00:45 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6 miles), northeast of Christchurch.…
PM off to Morocco to attend COP-22
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Morocco on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to attend two high-level segments of the Conference of the Parties (COP-22).
SC stays Manna’s bail till Nov 27
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday issued a stay order till November 27 on a bail granted to Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed for instigating the army to topple the…
An extra-super supermoon rose Sunday evening
Sunday night’s full moon appeared bigger and brighter in the night sky than it has in nearly 70 years. “Supermoon” is a non-technical term for a moon that turns full at the same time it hits perigee — the point…
Alleged rapist escapes from Dhaka court premises
Dhaka – Rubel , the prime accused in connection with the gang rape of an indigenous Garo girl, managed to escape from the court premises yesterday afternoon. Talking to The Independent, Inspector MA Jalil, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station, admitted…
Airport knifing accused Shihab placed on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed lone accused Shihab on a 5-day remand in a case filed for allegedly stabbing a member of Ansar to death at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital.
RU Awami Ain Chhatra Parisad meet VC Pro-VC
Rajshahi – The newly formed executive body of Bangladesh Awami Ain Chhatra Parisad of Rajshahi University (RU) unit called on vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor of the university on Saturday.
UN review of BD status from LDC to developing country on cards
Dhaka – A three-day long international seminar of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) held yesterday with a theme of “Advancement in technology for poverty reduction: opportunity and challenges’’ on Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymansingh at the at Syed…
State religion will be dropped in time: AL leader Razzak
Dhaka – The state religion, which was included in the Constitution contravening the main spirit of the independence, will be discarded when the time comes, a policymaker of ruling Awami League has said. “Islam has been kept as the state…
Tsunami hits New Zealand after massive quake
Dhaka – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck central New Zealand, the US Geological Survey says, causing widespread damage and generating a tsunami. New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has warned of the risk…
US history teacher suspended for comparing rise of Trump and Hilter
A Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German fascist dictator Adolf Hitler. The Monterey Herald said that Mountain View High School placed…
Trump ‘cannot turn his back’ on Paris Deal: World climate ministers
Delegates arriving for COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh ‘stunned’ that avowed climate-change denier is set to enter the White House The world expects the United States to uphold commitments under the landmark Paris climate treaty despite Donald Trump’s vow to…
Pay Tk 2500 cr to secure bail, SC tells two Destiny bosses
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) asked two high officials of Destiny Group on Sunday to deposit Tk 2,500 crore to the government treasury within six months to get bail in two money-laundering cases. The two…
Anh transforms cruise ship sun deck to catwalk
New York – Fashion show production was taken to a whole new level last month when Jessica Minh Anh hosted an impressive sky-high ocean catwalk overlooking New York’s famous skyline. Staged on the sun deck of the German cruise ship…
American liberals unleashed the Trump monster
By Jonathan Cook The earth has been shifting under our feet for a while, but all liberals want to do is desperately cling to the status quo like a life-raft. Middle-class Britons are still hyperventiliating about Brexit, and now middle-class…
7 including 5 policemen killed in Bogra van truck collision
Dhaka – Seven people, including five policemen, were killed and five people injured in a head-on collision between a police van and a truck at Mahipur Bazar on Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Sherpur upazila ofBogra district early Saturday.
Street battles rage in Mosul as ISIL counterattacks
ISIL mortars, RPGs, and suicide car bombs target Iraqi forces as urban push meets stiff resistance. ISIL fighters have launched several fierce counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul city, underscoring the intense battle ahead as government troops and their allies…
‘Riggin ironic: More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton won popular vote, but Donald Trump won election because electoral system doesn’t treat each vote equally William Howell: Trump decried political system as “rigged,” but the system that distorts vote delivered him presidency (CNN)For the past year, Donald…
Hillary Clinton blames her defeat on FBI director
Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat in the US presidential election on interventions by the FBI director. James Comey’s announcement of a new inquiry into her use of email while secretary of state shortly before election day had stopped her…