The BBC’s Alastair Leithead travels to South Sudan’s oil hub of Bentiu to investigate reports of rape and murder in one of the worst-affected areas of the nation’s brutal conflict.
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World Cup 2014: Phil Jones and Wayne Rooney fit for England
Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs says Phil Jones and Wayne Rooney will both be fit to play for England at this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.
MK Anwar terms govt illegal, demands resignation
BNP standing committee member MK Anwar yesterday claimed that it is Awami League (AL) which is involved in seven murders in Narayanganj not BNP. “Awami League, Juba League and Chhatra league people are involved in Narayanganj incident and no people…
Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool boss poised to sign new contract
Brendan Rodgers says he has agreed the “framework” to extend his contract as Liverpool manager.
2 women electrocuted in Dinajpur town
Two women were electrocuted on Thursday at a house in Upashahar area of Dinajpur town.
4 grenades recovered in Rangamati
Four live grenades were recovered from Ghagra Bazar area in Kaukhali upazila on Thursday.
Youth shot dead in Gazipur
A young man was shot to death by miscreants at Kamarjuri in the city early Friday.
Sylhet expat’s house robbed of
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 10 lakh from an expatriate’s house at Rautkhai village under Osmaninagar thana in the city early Thursday.
Global warming has never been explained quite so beautifully
By Chris Smith Climate change and the effects of global warming have been thoroughly and beautifully detailed on two sites. One is GlobalChange.gov, which features the White House’s National Climate Assessment report, and the other is WorldUnderWater.org, a website that…
Serena’s sunny side
By Dana Hudepohl You know her as the driven, intense superstar tennis player. Now meet the real Serena — a woman who loves to laugh, sings cheesy karaoke songs, and admits that Zumba is the one workout that’s too hard…
Fortune smiles on Netrakona Boro growers
The fields in ten upazilas of Netrakona are now presenting stunning vistas of farmers cropping their Boro paddy with a look of overwhelming joy for a possible excellent yield.
Harvard to adopt student honesty pledge
Harvard University is going to introduce an “honour code” in which students will promise not to cheat. It will be the first time the prestigious US university has asked students to make a public commitment not to plagiarise or cheat…
3 held while abducting school teacher in Magura
Local people caught three youths while they were attempting to abduct a female school teacher of a government primary school in Sadar uapzila on Thursday.
2 killed in Faridpur road crash
Two people were killed and two others injured when a microbus plunged into a roadside ditch at Komorpur in Sadar upazila early Friday.
‘Killer robots’ to be debated at UN
Killer robots will be debated during an informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva. Two robotics experts, Prof Ronald Arkin and Prof Noel Sharkey, will debate the efficacy and necessity of killer robots. The meeting will be…
Vladimir Putin visits annexed Crimea
President Vladimir Putin is making his first visit to Crimea since Russia annexed it from Ukraine in March. He told crowds marking the 1945 Soviet victory over the Nazis that Crimea had shown loyalty to a “historical truth” in choosing…
Samsung Electronics replaces mobile design head
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world’s biggest handset maker, has replaced the head of its mobile design team amid criticism of the latest Galaxy S smartphone.
The father of 3D printing says it’s overhyped
In the 31 years since an engineer named Charles Hull invented 3D printing, it has gone from a way for car companies to quickly prototype plastic parts to something that’s touted as a technological cure-all.
Whom the Godfathers are turning to now!
We thank the journalists, who are continuously feeding us with the updates by putting their life in danger and sometimes even sacrificing their lives. Sagor and Runi can be cited here with many others. We are passing the most critical…
When abductions, enforced disappearances shall stop?
Masum Billah The past few weeks have been marked increased frequency of abduction, forced disappearance of people and recovery of their bodies from rivers or in jungles or beside the roads. The public life has been exposed to this extreme…
The key to atract global tourists is projection of B’desh- ‘as it is’
-By Raquib Siddiqi A recent visit by a team of Australian journalists to Bangladesh and their impression, reconfirm our belief that tourism products should be designed to present Bangladesh as it is, to the tourist generating markets. Admitting that the…
ANC wins huge victory in South Africa
The African National Congress (ANC) has won a commanding victory in South Africa’s general election, partial results show. With about 80% of the results in, the ANC has 63% of the vote, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) on 22%.…
Constant arguing ‘increases premature death risk’
Having frequent arguments with partners, friends or relatives can increase the risk of death in middle-age, say Danish researchers. Writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, they said men and those not in work were most vulnerable. Dealing…
FAO warns of food market volatility for production shortfall
Weather conditions in various countries and political tensions in the Black Sea region have made food markets more volatile, FAO reports in the new Food Outlook. In its first major forecast for 2014, FAO puts cereal production at 2 458…
Youth shot dead in Gazipur
A young man was shot to death by miscreants at Kamarjuri in the city early Friday. Police said being informed by locals, they recovered the bullet-ridden body of the unidentified young man, aged 30/32, from a paddy filed in the…
Jubo Dal leader, Jamaat man held in Satkhira
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jubo Dal and an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami at Dhandia Bazar in Kolaroa upazila on Thursday. The arrested persons were identified as Siddikur Rahman, president of Joynagar union unit of Jubo Dal…
10 killed in Rajbari as two passenger buses collide early Friday
At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on the Rajbari-Faridpur Highway at Basantapur in sadar upazila early Friday. Four of the deceased were identified as Alamgir, driver of Eagle Paribahan…
81 N’ganj police officers transferred
The government has shaken up the Narayanganj police administration by transferring two inspectors, 40 sub-inspectors (SI) and 39 assistant sub-inspectors (ASI) of police following the abduction and killing of seven people that outraged the nation. They shifted to police stations…
RMG official found dead at Gazipur factory
Police recovered the body of a garment factory official from his workplace at Tongi in the city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 38, assistant accountant of ‘Zaber and Zobayer Garment’ situated at Pagar of Tongi.
Democratic behavior from this regime a distant cry: B Chy
Terming the present government ‘undemocratic’, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Thursday said the incidents of forced disappearance, kidnapping and killing have marked an alarming rise due to its undemocratic behaviour. He made the remarks while addressing…