Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday called upon the ruling Awami League to resolve the current political impasse through talks by shunning the path of violence and anarchy. “We have already called upon the government to take initiative for…
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Air pollution: 25pc city children suffer lung abnormality
Dhaka – One in every four children of the city faces abnormal lung functioning due to ambient air pollution, says a new study, UNB news agency has reported. Collecting 500 samples from four different age groups, mostly from the 10-20…
Coordination meeting on Rooppur NPP at the project site Thursday
Dhaka – Atomstroyexport (ASE) of Russia and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) to have a regular coordination meeting at Rooppur Nuclear Power Project site at Ishwardi today.The meeting to review the results and plans for the beginning of an active…
‘Children and Atom’ event held in the city
Russia’s nuclear power company- ASE, a subsidiary of state nuclear energy corporation- Rosatom organised a special event titled ‘Children and Atom’ at the Nuclear Industry Information Centre (NIIC) of Novotheater in the city yesterday, March 28, 2016 in observance of…
Science meets farming to reveal Africa’s best bean
Bruno Awio The second of our INASP/SciDev.Net data challenges features an agricultural project from Uganda. A team of scientists joined 358 farmers in two districts to test the best bean they were growing in terms of robustness, yield and marketability.…
Adoring mother tongue with literary creations
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Celebrated Kannada writer Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, wh o is widely regarded as one of modern India’s foremost novelists, opines that the children in schools across India should be taught in mother tongue. Professor Bhyrappa, who was…
Why the Arabs don’t want us in Syria
By Robert Kennedy Jr In part because my father was murdered by an Arab, I’ve made an effort to understand the impact of U.S. policy in the Mideast and particularly the factors that sometimes motivate bloodthirsty responses from the Islamic…
Patty Duke’s life and ‘heartbreaking’ youth as a child star
Patty Duke, best known as Helen Keller in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker and for headlining her own sitcom, has died, She was 69. In 1985, just ahead of her 40th birthday, the actress sat down with PEOPLE to…
Sunflower solar pump
Water is much important for agriculture. Due to the negative effects and urbanization, water for agricultural irrigation is getting scarcer day by day. To encounter this challenge, various strategies and technologies have been developed to practice smart-agriculture.
Airport security & mosquitoes
Recently I traveled to a foreign country and returned back yesterday. I have noticed that the airport security system has improved significantly and discipline was found in all the service counters.
One dead in Jamalpur poll violence
Jamalpur –A man was killed in a clash between supporters of two member candidates in Shyampur union of Melandah upazila during the second phase union parishad polls on Thursday morning.
7 Cancer-Fighting Culinary Spices and Herbs
Ginger Ginger has long been used in folk medicine to treat everything from colds to constipation. Ginger can be used fresh, in powdered form (ginger spice), or candied. Although the flavor between fresh and ground ginger is significantly different, they…
Cambodia rescues half tonne of smuggled tortoises, pythons
Cambodian authorities rescued more than half a tonne of live tortoises and pythons stolen by smugglers, a forestry official said Tuesday, the latest haul in a country with a thriving illegal wildlife trade. The animals — 102 elongated tortoises and…
Worst bleaching on record for Great Barrier Reef: scientists
AFP , Sydney – Aerial surveys of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have revealed the worst bleaching on record in the icon’s pristine north, scientists said Tuesday, with few corals escaping damage. Researchers said the view was devastating after surveying some…
Hollywood’s French film showcase announces bold line-up
Los Angeles – The world’s largest festival of French film hits Hollywood next month with a provocative line-up exploring Islamist terrorism and women’s rights, and tackling the thorny issue of racism in the entertainment industry. COLCOA will showcase a record…
Woody Allen’s Cafe Society to open Cannes Film Festival
Woody Allen’s latest work, Cafe Society, will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Starring Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg and Steve Carell, the movie centres on the buzzing cafe society of 1930s Hollywood. It makes Allen the first director to present…
Cultural programme by child artistes held at KIB complex
Cultural Correspondent DIRD Group organised a cultural programme on March 25 at the central auditorium of KIB complex, Khamarbari, Dhaka. Engineer Itemad – Ud – Daulah, chairman of DIRD Group delivered the welcome speech of the event in which managing…
14 May Global Day of Citizen Action: Call for events
On Saturday 14 May, 2016, people around the world will share their views on ‘civic space’ – the freedom of expression, association and assembly. In 2014, the first Global Day of Citizen Action drew 20,000 participants through 48 events, spanning…
Bicyclist hit by truck at Rampura in capital dies
Dhaka – An employee of a private company was killed as a truck knocked his by-cycle from rear in the city’s Rampura ara on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Shohagh alias Shimul Hossain, 24, an employee of “Doz internet…
Newspaper, news agency owners must pay wage taxes of employees: SC
Dhaka – The Supreme Court in an order on Wednesday said that the owners of newspapers and news agencies must pay the taxes applicable for the wages of their employees.
Arrest warrant issued against Khaleda in Jatrabari arson case
Dhaka – A court here issued warrants on Wednesday for the arrest of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 27 BNP-Jamaat men in a case filed over an arson attack on a bus at Jatrabari in the city during the BNP-led…
Coast Guard recovers 20,000 Yaba pills from Teknaf
Dhaka – Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 20,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Shahporir Deep of Teknaf in Cox’sbazar on early Wednesday.
Fakhrul sent to jail then dramatically released by Metropolitan court
Dhaka – A court in Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail rejecting his bail petition in two arson cases, hours after he was made secretary general of party, UNB news agency has repored.
Fakhrul made BNP secretary general
Dhaka – After performing as BNP acting secretary general for nearly five years, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has finally been made its full-fledged secretary general.
Body of Sohagi Jahan Tonu exhumed
Comilla –The body of Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu was exhumed in Muradnagar upazila of the district for a fresh post-mortem examination on Wednesday.
World’s first 3 +generation nuclear power unit goes for start-up in Russia
Within the physical start-up programme of the innovative Power unit No. 6 (Power unit No. 1 of the NovovoronezhNPP-2), the Novovoronezh NPP started loading fuel into the VVER-1200 reactor core recently and on March 25,2016 reached its active phase. The…
Messi second player to score 50 goals for Argentina
Dhaka – Lionel Messi has become just the second Argentina player in history to score 50 international goals after netting against Bolivia on Wednesday. Messi, 28, struck in the 30th minute of the 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio…
Trump rescinds pledge to back Republican nominee
Brookfield – Donald Trump, turning his focus to Wisconsin even as another controversy cast a shadow over his campaign, said Tuesday he will no longer honor his pledge to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee. And his two Republican rivals,…
US to be beside Bangladesh to fight terrorism: Biswal
Dhaka – The United States has said it will remain beside Bangladesh in the ongoing fight against violent extremism and terrorism, which threaten Bangladesh, the United States, and many other societies that cherish basic human freedoms, UNB news agency has…
Tk2.24 lakh stolen from Islami Bank Rajshahi branch
Dhaka -Three youths allegedly stole Tk2.24 lakh from a customer’s bag after cutting it open at the New Market branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd in the city on Tuesday afternoon. Victim Alal Uddin, owner of Mita Studio and Color…