STAFF REPORTER Independent lawmakers in the 10th Parliament on Thursday demanded allocation of three women reserved seats and chairmanship in the parliamentary standing committees on the basis of their proportionate representation.
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Integrating HIV treatment with reproductive health regime priority: Unaids
Integrating HIV treatment with the sexual reproductive health regime remains a priority for UNAIDS in Bangladesh. It said in a media release that this would be reflected in the application for new and ongoing funding through ‘The Global Fund’.
Oil wealth fueling Arab conflicts
In what way is the oil wealth of the Arab countries being spent?
Why seven is a lucky number for cricketers
So, what was all that about? A few days after new year’s Indian media had a blast reporting the ‘facts’ of the 7PL, ostensibly a brainchild of Indian skipper M.S.Dhoni offered as a sort of ‘leg up’ gift to his…
85 people own half of earth’s wealth
The 85 richest people on Earth have the same amount of wealth as the bottom half of the population, according to a new report that highlights growing income inequality as political and business leaders gather for the annual World Economic…
A miniature breakthrough in ultra-low energy consumption
An award-winning chip capable of being powered just from surrounding energy sources, such as light, vibrations and even temperature variations, has been developed by researchers at the Public University of Navarre (NUP/UPNA).
Egypt’s new Constitution no cause for unsullied joy
The first step in General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s roadmap to “democracy” has been implemented.
Edward Snowden ‘may have been working with Russia’
US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden may have collaborated with Russia, the chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee has alleged.
Driven to success by anger or rivalry
Hell hath no fury like a consumer — or rival — scorned.
‘Devastating’ dossier alleging British war crimes in Iraq
By Felicity Arbuthnot A “devastating” two hundred and fifty page document: “The Responsibility of UK Officials for War Crimes Involving Systematic Detainee Abuse in Iraq from 2003-2008″, has been “presented to the International Criminal Court, and could result in some…
Indian Muslims don’t need special treatment
Change has come to India.
Monarchy debate in Libya
A debate is under way in Libya about the best form of government for the country.
Ariel Sharon: His Sabra, Shatila legacy – A witness account
As Israel buried Ariel Sharon amid eulogies from world figures, Tony Blair, a Butcher of Baghdad, paid a tribute to the Butcher of Beirut which included the line that Sharon: “didn’t think of peace as a dreamer, but did dream…
Does Having Children Make People Happier?
Does parenthood suck the joy out of life, or is it the key to happiness? It looks like it’s a draw: People with children in the home are about as satisfied with their lives as those who don’t have kids…
Doctors discover goldmine in woman’s knees
When doctors examined an X-ray image of the knees of a woman experiencing severe joint pain, they found a gold mine: hundreds of tiny gold acupuncture needles left in her tissue. The 65-year-old South Korean woman had previously been diagnosed…
NSA could ‘spy on offline computers’, says latest leak
The US National Security Agency (NSA) used secret technology to spy on computers that were not even connected to the internet, it has been reported. Citing documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden, the New York Times said 100,000 machines were fitted…
Green tea ‘can impede nadolol blood pressure medicine’
Green tea can weaken the effects of a commonly prescribed blood pressure pill, experts warn.
Varosha: The Ghost resort
Welcome to Varosha, the Mediterranean’s best kept secret.
Kenyan ‘corpse’ wakes up in Naivasha morgue
Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into how a man declared dead in a hospital woke up alive in its morgue the next day. Shocked mortuary workers at Naivasha hospital ran away when the body stirred and was seen to…
St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age
By Steve Rosenberg As war approached in 1914, the Russian capital St Petersburg was the scene of imperial splendour and abject poverty, utopian hopes and portents of impending doom. I have never met anyone who is more proud of her…
Asleep on the job: How to grab forty winks at work
Getting a bit drowsy at work? You’re in luck. Previously taboo, sleeping in the workplace is becoming much more acceptable.
The Serengeti in the off-season
You’ve seen the pictures. Dust exploding as thousands of wildebeest thunder across the plains.
Locked in winter
The fire in the Chaman e Babrak camp began in Nadiai’s home shortly after noon. She had rushed her son, who had a severe chest infection, to the hospital.
Nutrition guidelines needed for restaurant chains
Food prepared away from home is typically higher in calories and lower in nutrition than food prepared at home, but it now makes up more than one-third of all calories purchased in the United States.
3D Printing and defence: A silent revolution
Imagine a technician in a war zone sending an e-mail along with a digital scan of an unserviceable part of an armoured fighting vehicle which then gets printed at the nearest available 3D printer and delivered to him in no…
Bangladesh political crisis and India’s options
Bangladesh is in deep political crisis.
500 ethnic community people enjoying arsenic-free safe drinking water
More than 500 ethnic populations have started enjoying arsenic-free safe drinking water in Kalna village for the first time as two hand-driven tube-wells were commissioned there around one month ago which are capable to provide water round the year.
The story of Gaza
Aoung authors of fiction from Gaza, some of whom say they are finding Palestine on the internet while unable to see it exist in reality, have just published a collection of stories, written in English, marking the five-year anniversary of…
How stories may change the brain
Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life.
Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle
Scientists have found a genomic deletion that affects fertility and milk yield in dairy cattle at the same time.