Rats have always been a threat to agriculture. Rats causes a huge crop loss, according to some estimate, 1/3 of the rice crop is damaged by field rice rats in South-East Asia. They damage infrastructure, contaminate foods and cause diseases.…
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Youngman killed under passenger bus in city
A young mas was crushed under the wheeels of a passenger bus in the city’s Shewrapara on Friday morning. The victim was known as Selim, 28, hailed from Tangail. He was a residewnt of Iqbal road of West Shwewrapara.
Law and order on downslide like pre-75 period: Bnp
BNP yesterday alleged that the law and order situation of the country has been on downslide as the incidents of robbery, killing, and sexual assaults on women have marked an alarming rise as during the pre-1975 period. Party spokesman Dr…
Khaleda asked not to celebrate birth day in Aug 15
The ruling Awami League leaders yesterday urged the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia not to observe her ‘fake birth anniversary’ on the August 15, assassination day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They also called upon the…
B’desh, South Africa 1st Test: Rain washes out fourth day
South Africa made 248 in the first innings, bowled out Bangladesh for 326 and reached 61-0 in their second knock Chittagong: Rain washed out the fourth day’s play in the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa on Friday. Match…
DCCs in a fix to fight capital’s chronic water logging
Dhaka City Corporations (North and South) yet take any action to remove water logging in the densely populated capital Dhaka. Recently, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Haque visited several water logging areas and expressed his disappointment at the…
Onion prices at near two-year highs on weak monsoon rains
The price of onions, a staple that has sparked protests in the past and toppled state governments, has jumped to its highest in nearly two years and could fuel food inflation as scant rain delays plantings.Persistently high food prices, mainly…
China says will ban “vulgar” reality TV shows
China’s media regulator will ban “vulgar and damaging” reality television shows and will order them to promote decent Chinese values rather simply aiming for cheap entertainment, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. The government frequently takes aim at what…
Earth-like planet discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope
Scientists using NASA’s powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth.The planet, which is about 60 percent bigger than Earth, is located about 1,400 light years away in the constellation…
Jamaicans upset US in Gold Cup semi-finals
Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals to propel Jamaica to an upset 2-1 victory over the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday.The victory ensured Jamaica became the first Caribbean team to reach…
Gunman opens fire at Louisiana theater, kills two, injures seven
A lone gunman opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday evening, killing two people and injuring seven others before taking his own life, police said.The gunfire erupted during a 7 p.m. CDT (0000 GMT) showing…
Jalalabad OC closed, 2 SIs suspended over Rajon murder
In the wake of widespread protests and demand for quick justice over the killing of teenage boy Rajon and kickback deal with the killers, punitive action has been taken against three police officers of Jalalabad Police Station for their negligence…
Four killed in Gazipur crash
At least four people were killed in Gazipur in a collision between a human hauler and a covered van early Friday morning, police said. The mishap near Naojorh on Friday morning left six others injured, said Sub-Inspector Bahar Alam of…
Dhaka won’t accept harmful projects by Delhi: Water Minister
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Thursday said the government will not accept any project by neighbouring India that may be harmful to Bangladesh. “According to media reports, India has taken a move to interlink its rivers, But, I…
Turkey allows US to use airbase for strikes against IS
Turkey is to let the US carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State group from a key military base near the Syrian border, US officials have said. The agreement, yet to be confirmed by Ankara, follows months of negotiations. The…
Obama admits US gun laws are his ‘biggest frustration’
President Barack Obama has admitted that his failure to pass “common sense gun safety laws” in the US is the greatest frustration of his presidency. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Obama said it was “distressing” not to have…
Hearing on indictment of 63 Bnp leaders deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 63 leaders and activists of BNP including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir until September 15 in a case filed for burning a vehicle and…
McDonald’s ‘All day breakfast’ reflects tough times for fast food
By Colleen Curry McDonald’s is inching closer to the long-awaited decision to offer its breakfast menu all day, a move that will allow it to make a play for a growing market that could help the struggling burger giant staunch…
Jamaat pledges Govt support to resolve common rivers issue
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday expressed deep concern over India’s reported move to connect Teesta-Ganga-Manas-Sankosh covering three states, saying the country will turn into a desert if the neighbouring country implements it. In a statement, Jamaat acting ameer Maqbul Ahmad also…
ACC questions Basic Bank MD
Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated managing director of BASIC Bank Limited Khondoker M Iqbal about the alleged loan scam of Tk 3,500 crore. Former managing director Fakhrul Islam ignored the commission notice and did not appear before the anti-graft watchdog. A…
Fakhrul to fly to Singapore Sunday for medical treatment
The ailing BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will leave Dhaka for Singapore on Sunday for better treatment, according to his closed aides. “He (Fakhrul) has undergone extensive medical check ups and tests in Dhaka including some tests…
NASA’s help for farmers
In January 2015, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched the Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite (SMAP) designed to collect data on soil moisture around the globe. Using microwave radar and radiometer instruments, the SMAP has started producing…
Rohingya problem persists, Bd envoy briefs US congressman
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh is always proactive with Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees and stop further influx but unfortunately the resolution of the problem is still awaited. The Ambassador said the systematic push-on…
Bangladesh posts their highest total against South Africa
Bangladesh took a first innings lead of 78 runs before they were all out for 326 runs during the extended second session of the third day’s play in Chittagong. South Africa, who made 248 in the first innings, were 61-0…
16 killed in Tangail bus plunge, Gazipur train mishap
Eight people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Patkhaguri in Basail upazila on Thursday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 23, son of Rafiqul…
Mushroom cultivation becomes profitable
Over 100 farmers living at four hamlets, locally known as Mushroom Palli at the outskirts of Rangamati town have been cultivating mushroom commercially as it has proved to be a profitable initiative for them there.
2 held with 80,000 yaba pills in Ctg
Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested two people along with 80,000 pieces of Yaba Tablet worth Tk3. 20 crore from Nimtala Bishwaroad area of the port city early Thursday.The arrestees could not be identified immediately.
Mentally challenged man found dead in Satkhira
Police recovered the body of a mentally challenged elderly man from a pond in sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mokajjem Miraj, 65, son of Moslem, a resident of Radhanagar village of the district town.
Husband gets life for killing wife in Sirajganj
A court on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2013.The convict was identified as Shahin Ali Babu, son of Amjad Sheikh, a resident of Mahmudpur village in sadar upazila.
Boy dies as marble sticks in throat in Sirajganj
A minor boy died as a marble stuck in his throat at Hamkuriya village in Tarash upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Zakaria, 5, son of Babu Hossain of the village.Police said the marble struck in Zakaria’s throat…