Neymar was delighted after netting his first four-goal haul, including two penalties, for Barcelona on Saturday but the Brazil forward was not about to give away any clues to the secret of his success.It was one of the 23-year-old’s best…
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Govt is suffering from Khaleda-Tarique phobia:Nazrul
The government seems to be suffering from ‘Khaleda-Tarique phobia’ for it keeps blaming them for anything that goes wrong, says a senior BNP leader.“It seems Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and the BNP are always held responsible (by the government) for…
Two died in Cox’s Bazar clash
Police in Cox’s Bazar say at least two people were killed during a clash on Sunday in broad daylight in the coastal town.The dead have been identified as Nurul Alam, 45 and Kalu alias Barmaiya Kalu, 37. Police claim they…
Malaria protein could help treat cancer
The mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria also produces a protein that could help stop cancer, new research has found.The researchers found that the malarial protein binds to a sugar molecule found in many types of cancer. The sugar molecule —…
Global warming ‘tipping points’ identified
An international team of scientists has identified potential ‘tipping points’ where abrupt regional climate shifts due to global warming could result in natural disasters.They found evidence of 41 cases of regional abrupt changes in the ocean, sea ice, snow cover,…
Conspiracy to halt Bangladesh progress: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon has criticised countries that have issued travel alerts for their citizens planning to visit Bangladesh following the killing of two foreigners.He said he believed a ‘conspiracy’ was on to thwart Bangladesh’s progress.“As…
Bangladesh belongs to all: Khairul Haque
Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque has emphasised the shunning of bigotry to make Bangladesh peaceful and prosperous.He made the call on Saturday at the fourth national convention of the Sector Commanders’ Forum in Dhaka.“Bangladesh is for everyone and we’ll…
Sleep no more plentiful in primitive cultures
Maybe we cannot blame late-night TV, endless Internet surfing, midnight snacks, good books, bothersome work deadlines and other distractions of modern life for encroaching on our sleep.Research unveiled on Thursday showed that people in isolated and technologically primitive African and…
Asia’s hunger for bread and pastries boosts wheat demand
Asia is losing some of its appetite for rice in favour of wheat, a trend that is nowhere more pronounced than South Korea where bread and pastries have become a new staple.From working mothers, who find toast more convenient to…
UK Ebola case puzzles scientists
The case of Pauline Cafferkey, the first person known to have recovered from Ebola and then suffer an apparently life-threatening relapse, is taking scientists into uncharted territory.The Scottish nurse’s critically ill situation, described as “staggering” by one British virologist, signals…
Bangladesh participates in Uzbekistan fair
Bangladesh, which is one of the largest importers of cotton from Uzbekistan, has taken part in the 11th cotton and textile fair in Tashkent to improve the trade ties.Dhaka’s mission in the Uzbek capital on Friday said Ambassador Mosud Mannan…
Australia promised ‘extra’ matches: Papon
Australia have promised to make up for the suspended Test tour of Bangladesh by playing ‘extra’ matches.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan told the media about the matter on Friday after returning from International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meeting.Australia…
Ronaldo gifts signed jersey to John Abraham
Bollywood actor-producer John Abraham has thanked Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo for sending him a signed Real Madrid jersey.Ronaldo presented a football jersey to the “Welcome Back” star that also had a good luck message for him and his Indian…
Indian writers have double standards: Taslima
Taslima Nasreen attacked Indian writers, many of whom are not returning their awards, of ‘double standards’ and said nobody defended her when she was hounded of Kolkata by Islamist radicals.In an interview to the ‘Times of India’, Taslima said many…
EU approves Turkey action plan
EU states have approve an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe.Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year, many of them travelling from Turkey to…
PM Hasina adamant to stop militancy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she would eradicate militancy at ‘any cost’.She reiterated her government’s firm stand against terrorism and militancy at a rally in Kurhigram on Thursday.She said the recent murders of two foreigners were part of a…
Kanye West: US president and ‘American Idol’?
Kanye West apparently isn’t limiting his ambitions to a planned White House run. The rapper may also be hoping to be the next “American Idol.”West turned up to audition for the final, upcoming season of the television talent show at…
China economic growth seen slowing
China’s economic growth is expected to slow to 6.5 percent in 2016 from an expected 6.8 percent in 2015, even as the central bank eases policy further to ward off a sharper slowdown, a Reuters poll showed.A 25-basis-point reduction in…
Yahoo to tighten security
Yahoo’s next step in password security is to eliminate them altogether.Starting on Thursday, the company announced, users of the Yahoo Mail app on both iOS and Android will have access to a new service called Yahoo Account Key, which uses…
Teeth from Chinese cave rewrites human migration
A trove of 47 fossil human teeth from a cave in southern China is rewriting the history of the early migration of our species out of Africa, indicating Homo sapiens trekked into Asia far earlier than previously known and much…
Secretariat shift shelved until plan matches with Kahn’s original
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has turned down a proposal to shift Bangladesh Secretariat from Ramna to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar as it was not accompanied by the original plan prepared by architect Louis I Kahn.The meeting on Tuesday,…
Bangladesh benefiting from India: Tofail Ahmed
Bangladesh has been benefiting by importing from India, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said while trying to assuage the critics of the bilateral trade gap, which is heavily in favour of New Delhi.“India has given duty-free quota-free access to all…
‘Birangana’ Ferdousi Priyabhashini not happy being left out
Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhasini, who has always stood by women abused by Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators, has vented her anger for being denied a place in the list of freedom fighters.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs published a gazette…
Mastermind of Khijir Khan’s murder arrested
Police say they have arrested the mastermind and another suspect of the murder of former Power Development Board (PDB) chairman Khijir Khan.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Muntasirul Islam said on Wednesday night that Tarikul Islam Tarek, 23, was arrested from…
Volkswagen emissions scandal headed for Hollywood
The Volkswagen AG scandal over diesel emission tests is headed for Hollywood.US movie studio Paramount Picture and actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company have acquired movie rights to a book proposal by New York Times journalist Jack Ewing about the clean…
Keep money in Bangladesh,not abroad: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged businessmen to keep their money in Bangladeshi banks following reports that their Swiss bank accounts are swelling.She made the appeal at a reception for her hosted by Bangladesh’s apex business body FBCCI in Dhaka’s…
Gayle, Afridi, Malik in BPL
Bangladesh Premier League franchises have enlisted a number of players by contacting them separately.Many of them were paid fees higher than $70,000, the highest allowed price for a foreign cricketer in the competition.Barisal had already confirmed the inclusion of Caribbean…
MP Liton arrested over school boy schooting
Police detectives in Dhaka have arrested Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton, accused of shooting a nine-year-old schoolboy in his own constituency.The Awami League lawmaker was nabbed from Uttara around 10pm on Wednesday, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Muntasirul Islam told…
President Hamid calls business domination in politics disgraceful
Dhaka – President Md Abdul Hamid, who rose to nation’s top office from the grassroots, has called for ending the domination of businessmen in Bangladesh’s politics.“It is unfortunate that businessmen are controlling the country’s politics today. This is the most…
Mohammad Amir in BPL foreigners list
Mohammad Amir, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez are among 52 Pakistan players in the BPL foreigners list. Forty-eight England players have also made it to the list, such as Samit Patel, Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara. The list includes…