Investors do not have confidence in the capital market since the market crash five years ago, in 2010. It is still a loss of capital market, with no dividends on investments in large and small companies. As a result, there…
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IS video shows Paris attackers
A video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on Nov 13.Reuters could not…
Chris Rock to host The Oscars
The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood’s highest honours may remain a predominantly white affair for some time to come.Amid an…
Anxiety makes people veer left
Those feeling anxious and stressed tend to veer to the left, say scientists, because the right side of the brain becomes overly active.Anxiety makes people go left, scientists have discovered.That, at least, is what The Telegraph online has reported.The report…
Breast milk protein could destroy super bugs
An antibiotic developed from human breast milk can destroy certain types of drug-resistant bacteria, says a report by ‘The Times’.A study by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory and University College London found that Lactoferrin effectively kills bacteria, fungi and even…
Husband secretly divorced wife after wedding ‘to protect assets’
They were married for 20 years, raising a son and living the good life jetting between homes in New York and France. It was all perfect, except for one thing: He had secretly divorced her just months after their wedding,…
Estrogen protects women from flu
The study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggest a protective advantage to the quintessential female hormone that naturally circulates in women’s bodies, as well as artificial forms given for hormone replacement therapy and estrogen-like…
Real coach Zidane backs Rodriguez
Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez is working hard to get back to top form and remains a key member of the team, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday.Rodriguez was sidelined by a thigh injury while on duty with Colombia in…
New York, Washington snowed in
A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the US East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning.In all, there were at least 19…
PM urges to invest in what she terms new Bangladesh
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured all the local and foreign investors of her government’s highest level of commitment to quickly facilitate their pragmatic proposals and simplification of investment procedure so that they can make the best use of…
Razzak turns 75
Living legend of Bangla film Abdur Rajjak, known as Nayak Raj Razzak, has turned 75 on Saturday.The versatile actor has won national film awards 5 times for Best Actor, alongside numerous other awards.Born on 23 January 1942 in Kolkata, Razzak…
Why control of sweet cravings difficult
A habit leaves a lasting mark on specific circuits in the brain, pushing us to feed our cravings, reveals a new study.The study elucidates how habits like sugar and other vices manifest in the brain and refuse to take leave.“One…
DiCaprio’s climate remarks wont help: Canada PM
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Leonardo DiCaprio to tone down his “inflammatory rhetoric” on climate change saying it was not helping those who have lost their oil-industry jobs.The movie star had told the World Economic Forum in the Swiss…
US mulls privacy ‘ombudsman’
The United States has proposed creating an “ombudsman” to deal with EU citizens’ complaints about US surveillance as part of talks to clinch a new EU-US data transfer pact, four people familiar with the talks said.Washington and Brussels are racing…
Pandey century helps India avoid whitewash
Manish Pandey scored a brilliant unbeaten 104 as India beat Australia by six wickets in a thrilling one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.After Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl, Australia scored…
Four-nations expert group on water management on cards
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) today decided to form an experts group for exchanging best practices in water resources management and on specifics of the identified projects, power trade, inter grid connectivity, flood forecasting and other areas of possible…
26 Bangladeshi ‘terrorists’ nabbed, deported from Singapore
Twenty-six Bangladeshis, who were arrested in Singapore earlier suspecting their involvement in terror groups, have been sent back home in batches in November and December last.There has been no case against them and they were the followers of Ahle Hadith…
15th amendment revoking CG illegal:BNP
In the wake of the Chief Justice’s (CJ’s) comment that writing judgement by judges after their retirement unconstitutional, BNP on Wednesday claimed the 15th amendment to the constitution revoking the caretaker government system is illegal as it was done based…
Terror attack on Pakistani university at least 30 killed
At least 30 people are dead and 50 injured after a group of militants stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, in an attack that lasted hours.The gunmen used the cover of thick, wintry fog to scale the walls…
N Korea’s propaganda war with Seoul starting to get out of hand
Days after Seoul resumed blasting K-pop and derisive messages about Kim Jong-un’s wife across the DMZ in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang escalated the propaganda war by raining leaflets on South Korea that compared President Park Geun-hye…
Trump, presidential politics and yhe Middle East – Interview
Dr. Michael Izady Interviewed by Russell Whitehouse.Dr. Michael Izady has been a professor of history and political science since 1991 at various European and Ivy League universities, and has provided in-depth lectures on the Middle East for NATO and US…
Most voters denied voting right in Jan 2014 polls: British HC
New British high commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake on Wednesday said most of the Bangladeshis were denied rights to vote in the 5 January 2014 general elections.Blake, who took charge after handing over her credentials to the president, Abdul Hamid,…
The Eagles’ Glenn Frey dies
Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Mondayat age 67, the American rock band known for “Hotel California” and dozens of other hits said on its website.Frey died in New York City…
Oil market to remain oversupplied in 2016
Unseasonably warm weather and rising supply will keep the crude oil market oversupplied until at least late 2016, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly report on Tuesday.Warm winter weather around the world cut global oil demand growth to…
Humans at risk of lethal ‘own goal’: Hawking
Humanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making, according to Prof Stephen Hawking.Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses are among the scenarios he singles out.And he says that further progress in science and technology…
The Islamic State’s atrocities in Iraq termed close to genocide
More than 18,000 civilians were killed in Iraq between January 1, 2014, and October 31, 2015, according to the United Nations, which says violence there remains “staggering.”An estimated 3,500 people, mainly women and children, are believed to be held as…
JPPP turns down Ershad’s decision
Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party (JPPP) on Tuesday opposed its chairman HM Ershad’s decision of introducing a new post of party co-chairman and changing the party secretary general.Ershad, however, said he will stick to his decision until his death.Talking to reporters…
Trump Is crazy, but let’s invite him over: British MPs
He’s poisonous, he’s idiotic, he’s a demagogue — but we should invite him in with a smile. That was the view of most British politicians who were debating on Monday whether US presidential candidate Donald Trump should be banned from…
95 lower court judges promoted
The government has promoted some 95 senior assistant judges to the rank of joint judge.The Law Ministry issued an order in this regard on Tuesday, said Law Division Secretary Abu Saleh Sheikh Md Zahirul Haque.He said the judges were promoted…
Ershad removes Bablu, makes Howlader JP secy gen
Jatiya Party (JaPa) chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday removed Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu as the party secretary general and replaced him with Ruhul Amin Howlader.The former military dictator made the announcement at a news conference at his Banani office in the…