Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her firm optimism that members of the newly reformed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) would discharge their duties with utmost honesty and patriotism to uphold the goodwill and dignity of the border force and earn public…
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Tim Peake to help with space walk, Nasa says
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to be involved in assisting two astronauts carry out a space walk outside the International Space Station (ISS) next week.Fellow crew members Tim Kopra and Scott Kelly will go outside the ISS to fix a…
Ovarian cancer: Screening may cut deaths
Doctors say there is now “encouraging” evidence that an annual blood test may cut ovarian cancer deaths by a fifthOvarian tumours are often deadly as they are caught too late.A 14-year study on 200,000 women, published in the Lancet, has…
US Democratic debate: Sanders apologises to Clinton
Bernie Sanders has apologised to fellow Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton after his staff stole valuable voting data from her campaign.”This is not the type of campaign that we run,” he said during a TV debate. The candidates criticised Republican…
Awami League leader gunned down at Sarishabarhi in Jamalpur
Miscreants have shot a local Awami League leader dead at Sarishabarhi in Jamalpur. 0 0 0 Additional Superintendent of Police Shariful Haque said another person was wounded in the attack at Char Hatbarhi in Doail Union.
SIM cards with NID only
The mobile-phone subscribers who are unable to produce their national ID cards for biometric registration of SIMs will be able to use them for six months only.Telecom regulator Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will block their SIM cards after the…
Venezuelan toads at risk of extinction
Venezuelan frogs and toads are in critical danger due to climate change as rising temperatures complicate reproduction and spread a deadly fungus, say scientists, who liken the species to canaries in a coalmine warning of imminent danger.Scientists studying global warming…
‘Sail-backed’ dinosaur roamed in Spain
Along a lush river delta in what is now northeastern Spain, a herd of dinosaurs munched on ferns and conifers similar to modern-day cypresses 125 million years ago.These creatures stood out from the others in this Cretaceous Period landscape by…
US, Cuba commercial flights after 54 years
The United States and Cuba are close to a deal on restoring regularly scheduled commercial flights, Cuban and American officials said Wednesday on the eve of the anniversary of detente between the Cold War foes.The diplomatic advance would help open…
Mustafizur tops google search
Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman has topped the lists of persons searched on Google from Bangladesh in 2015.He has thereby ended the dominance of film artistes, who so far have been holding the top position on the list.Cricketers Taskin Ahmed and Mashrafe…
Jennifer Lawrence scared of alien attack!
Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she believes in aliens and is scared that there will be an invasion.Recalling the storylines of films such as “War Of The Worlds”, Lawrence said: “Based on history, when we find each other, we kill each…
Malala condemns Trump
Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai condemned Donald Trump’s views on Muslims on Tuesday, at a sombre ceremony to remember the 134 children killed in a Taliban attack on a Pakistani school a year ago.“Well, that’s really tragic that you hear…
Cancer rates up in lower-income states
While incidence and mortality rates from several common types of cancer in many high-income countries have gone down, many low-and middle-income countries have seen cancer rates rise, partially due to increases in risk factors that are typical of Western countries,…
Victorians wins BPL title
Alok Kapali took 13 runs in the last over as Comilla Victorians defeated Barisal Bulls by three wickets in a nerve-wracking final to lift the title of the Bangladesh Premier League 2015 on Tuesday.In fact, Kapali hit four fours in…
Shibir and BCL clash at Chittagong College
Islami Chhatra Shibir men clashed with Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on the Chittagong College campus at the port city on Wednesday.Witnesses said the clash ensued as Shibir man drove away BCL activists during their Victory Day rally in front of…
French school teacher attacked
A hooded man claiming to be acting for Islamic State attacked a nursery school teacher with a knife-like weapon as he prepared for classes in a school north of Paris, French officials said on Monday.The male teacher was taken to…
‘In the heart of the sea’ flops
Ron Howard’s “In the Heart of the Sea” sunk at the box office, mustering up a measly $11 million after debuting in 3,103 theatres.It’s a painful flop for the director behind “A Beautiful Mind” and “Apollo 13″.One of the worst…
India cuts onion export rate
India has cut the minimum export price of onions to $400 per tonne, reports NDTV.”On Onion — decision taken today to reduce the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onions from USD 700 tonne to USD 400 a tonne,” Indian Commerce…
Trump calls ‘Cruz’ maniac
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump had a new target on Sunday, calling fellow White House contender Ted Cruz “a little bit of a maniac” as the US senator passed him in an Iowa opinion poll.Cruz’s dogged pursuit of conservative Iowa…
India may use drones in Bangladesh
India is considering using drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-UAV) on its frontier with Bangladesh, a top official in India’s home ministry said on Monday.“UAVs are being used along the Western Sector to stop infiltration from across the border with Pakistan. Similarly,…
RAB members sued over BCL leader abduction
A case was filed on Sunday in connection with the abduction of a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi Engineering and Technology University (RUET) unit.According to the case statement, a group of unidentified people, numbering 8-10, posed themselves as…
Nation remembers Martyred heroes
The nation is paying homage to the intellectuals who were assassinated by Pakistani occupation forces and their local collaborators in the last days of the 1971 Liberation War.Bangladesh observes December 14 as the Martyred Intellectuals Day in memory of those…
DU snaps ties with Pakistani institutions
Dhaka University has decided to sever ties with Pakistani educational institutions.The decision was taken at a DU Syndicate meeting on Monday afternoon to mark the Intellectuals Martyrs Day.The proposal to cut off Dhaka University’s relations with Pakistani educational institutions was…
Cricketer Bijoy accused of beating youth
A complaint was filed against national cricket team player Anamul Haque Bijoy on Sunday for beating and stabbing a young man in Kushtia, reports UNB news agency on Monday.Abdul Halim, father of victim Motaleb Hossain Bappy, 24, filed the case…
Govt lifts ban on social networking sites
The government on Monday lifted the temporary restriction on all mobile messaging and calling apps as well as social networking sites, including Viber, WhatsApp, Skype, Twitter and Imo.”We’ve withdrawn temporary restriction on all social networking sites as well as calling…
15 Bangladeshis arrested for illegal entry in India
Indian police arrested 15 Bangladeshi nationals who did not have a valid visa, reports Business Standard.The Indian financial daily quoting a senior inspector Shakeel Shaikh said that these illegal migrants were staying in Bhiwandi in the state of Maharashtra.They were…
Trade through Akhaura halted
Export and import through Akhaurha Land Port has been suspended in view of counting of ballots for Agartala Nagar Nigam [municipality] elections.People, however, can use the port as usual for crossing the border.Md Hasibul Hassan, adviser of Akhaurha Land Port…
Meet Ukraine’s Darth Vader
Darth Vader was bent on galactic domination, but his Ukrainian namesake enjoys more mundane pursuits – local politics, walking the family dog and embroidery.While audiences around the world have had to wait 10 years for the latest film in the…
End of fossil fuel era nears
At the tail end of the hottest year on record, climate negotiators in Paris will aim on Saturday to seal a landmark accord that will transform the world’s fossil fuel-driven economy within decades and turn the tide on global warming.After…
Bangladesh among ‘high-risk countries’
Kentucky senator Rand Paul, also an aspirant to be the Republican presidential candidate, has introduced a bill seeking a ban on refugees from 32 “high-risk countries” including Bangladesh from entering the US.The moratorium on accepting refugees from the 32 Muslim-majority…