More than 100,000 are stuck at a train station in southern China after snow and icy weather affected the transport taking hundreds of millions of people home for Chinese New Year celebrations next week.The station in the city of Guangzhou…
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South Korea warns North against satellite launch
South Korea has warned the North it will “pay a harsh price” if it goes ahead with its plan to launch a satellite into space.North Korea said on Tuesday it intended to carry out the launch between 8 and 25…
White House race moves to New Hampshire
Monday’s caucuses in Iowa were won by Senator Ted Cruz for the Republicans and Hillary Clinton for the Democrats. Mr Cruz prevailed despite trailing in opinion polls while Mrs Clinton beat Senator Bernie Sanders by just 0.2%.New Hampshire is seen…
Number of prisoners double jails’ capacity: Minister
The number of prisoners in the country’s jails is around double their accommodation capacity, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has told Parliament.According to statistics updated to January 24, 2016, a total of 69,774 detainees were in the country’s jails, but the…
AL established monarchy alleges BNP
BNP senior leader ASM Hannan Shah on Tuesday alleged that Awami League has established monarchy in the country by snatching people’s all basic rights.“The country’s current situation suggests it’s now under monarchy, and everyone will have to abide by what…
Trucks overturns killing 4 labourers in Barapukuria
Four day labourers were killed and three others injured as a truck carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch in front of the main gate of Barapukuria Coal Mine in Parbatipur upazila early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rezaul Islam,40,…
GDP growth hit 6.55 pc in ‘14-15: Mustafa Kamal
The country’s GDP growth finally reached 6.55 per cent in the last fiscal year (2014-15), which is 0.04 per cent higher than the provisional GDP estimation of 6.51 percent, claimed planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.The minister said this while talking…
Not yet cutting ties with Islamabad: Minister
Foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Tuesday said Dhaka has no plans to sever its diplomatic relations with Islamabad right now.“We’re observing the situation. Time is very important here. We don’t want to do anything right now [cut ties…
Anupam Kher not granted Pakistan visa
Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher on Tuesday said he has been denied a Pakistan visa for his visit to Karachi for a literature festival for the second time.A Pakistani diplomat in Delhi however said that he has “not submitted” any…
Pakistan HC employee released
Police released an official of the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka keeping his colleague as guarantor, hours after his detention at Gulshan police station on Monday.The Pakistan High Commission issued a press statement stating that a team of four to…
ICT sentences Taher, Noni of Netrakona to death
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday awarded death penalty to Obaidul Haque Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni for crimes against humanity in 1971 in Netrakona.The three-member ICT, headed by its chairman Justice Anwarul Haque, passed the order in presence of…
Bangladesh U19 becomes group champion
Bangladesh bowled Namibia out for 65 and bagged an easy eight-wicket victory in ICC U19 World Cup on Tuesday as the hosts finished the Group A as winners.Winning the toss at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh…
Zika virus sparks ‘public health emergency’
The World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of international concern” Monday over the Zika virus and the health problems that doctors fear it is causing.The agency said the emergency is warranted because of how fast the mosquito-borne virus…
Trained eagles will hunt drones
As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle.In what Dutch company “Guard from…
Ted Cruz wins; Clinton declares victory
Hillary Clinton declared victory early Tuesday morning in a razor-thin contest against Bernie Sanders in Iowa. But Democratic party officials have not yet declared a winner.”Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Caucus,” the Clinton campaign said. “After thorough reporting —…
Tributes come from all over for Benoit Violier ‘world’s best chef’
The world’s top chefs, restaurateurs and food critics have been paying tribute to Benoit Violier, who was found dead at his home in Switzerland.The 44-year-old’s Swiss restaurant came top of the French La Liste ranking of the world’s 1,000 best…
Trump dealt blow by Cruz in Iowa vote
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, in the first vote of the US presidential campaign.”Tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives,” he declared, to great applause, as he railed against Washington, lobbyists and the media.He took…
Dhaka-Delhi happy over implementation of joint declaration
Bangladesh and India have expressed satisfaction over the progress of implementation of Joint Declaration issued by the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh and Indi in June last year.The expression came when Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque met with his Indian counterpart…
Yahoo to announce job cuts
Embattled Internet pioneer Yahoo will announce job cuts when it releases its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer will lay out a cost-cutting plan that includes chopping 15…
Brazil urges pregnant women to avoid Olympics
Pregnant women should not travel to Brazil for the Olympics because of the risk posed by the Zika virus, suspected of causing fetal brain damage, President Dilma Rousseff’s chief of staff said Monday.”The risk, which I would say is serious,…
Complete Regulatory Vacuum around India’s Wetlands
The recent Chennai Flood Disaster of Dec 2015 and the Jammu and Kashmir Flood disaster of Sept 2014 have underlined that Wetlands are important not only for biodiversity & livelihoods of millions, but they are an integral mechanism for flood…
Remembering Bobbi Kristina Brown
It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unconscious in a bathtub in her home in Atlanta on Jan 31, 2015.Bobbi Kristina, the daughter of late music legend Whitney Houston and R&B singer…
Scientists given permission on embryo ‘Gene Editing’
UK scientists have been given the go-ahead by the fertility regulator to genetically modify human embryos.It is the first time a country has considered the DNA-altering technique in embryos and approved it.The research will take place at the Francis Crick…
Election Commission publishes voter list
EC spokesperson SM Asaduzzaman on Sunday said the ratio of male and female voters remained almost the same. According to the updated list, Bangladesh now has a total of 99,898,553 voters, including the 4,432,927 added in January 2016.After the recent…
$30 million export orders at Dhaka International Trade Fair
The amount is more than twice the orders received in last year’s fair, which was somewhat paralysed by the BNP-led alliance’s violent protests.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed revealed the information at the closing ceremony on Sunday.Last year, Bangladeshi businesses received orders…
Ronaldo hat-trick as Real hit Espanyol for six
The Portuguese led the way as Real sought to keep in the title chase after an inconsistent season so far that still leaves them in third place, four points behind leaders Barcelona.Karim Benzema headed in a whipped cross from James…
CNG comes into effect under metering system in Ctg
Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said CNG-run auto rickshaws will come into effect under metering system in the port city from tomorrow.All CNG run auto rickshaws will run in the port city under the new meter rules…
CCTV surveillance system installed at DU
The Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system has been installed at the Arts Building and Lecture Theater Building of Dhaka University (DU).DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (administration) Professor Shahid Akhtar Hossain inaugurated the CCTV as chief guest at a function today at Arts…
WHO mulls global health emergency declaration on Zika
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will on Monday debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.The UN health agency warned last week…
Islamic State bombings kills 71
Bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed 71 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitor said.The blasts, which came as the UN’s Syria envoy struggled to…