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‘Skunk power’ creates confusion over nuclear fusion
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is doing its best to shatter my favourite science cliche.
Russia plans ‘alternative Wikipedia’
Russia is planning an alternative version of the Wikipedia, the country’s presidential library has said.
White House garden harvests Vitamin-A rich orange sweet potat
Washington DC – In time for Thanksgiving, this year’s crop in the White House kitchen garden for the first time included orange sweet potato, a root vegetable that is rich in vitamin A. The sweet potato was chosen to highlight…
Hijras celebrate being Bangladesh’s ‘Third Gender’
About a thousand Hijras took part in Bangladesh’s first ever “Hijra Pride” in the capital Dhaka last week to celebrate the first anniversary of their recognition as a separate gender by the government. Hijra is a feminine gender identity that…
Napoleon’s hat expected to fetch 500,000 euros at auction
One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous hats is among over 1,000 items relating to the French general that are due to be auctioned near Paris this weekend.
Jahangir Mohammad Adel laid to rest
Jahangir Mohammad Adel, a former MP of Jatiya Party, was laid to rest at his family graveyard at Sobhanbagh here today. The first namaz-e-janaza was held after Juma prayers at Tara Mosque in Armanitola of Old Dhaka. Begum Rawshan Ershad’s…
Artist Sven Sachsalber looks for needle in haystack
Jean de Loisy, Palais de Tokyo director: ”It is a symbol of the search we are all doing for something”
India police detain doctor as 13 women die after sterilisations
Police have detained a doctor who performed mass sterilisation surgeries in central India that left 13 women dead and dozens ill in hospital, a senior officer said Thursday. – AFP/BSS “He has been taken into custody. He will be produced…
Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Greece
Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.
Muhith provokes corruption calling bribe legal: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that Finance Minister AMA Muhith has provoked corruption in the country by terming bribe as legal. Addressing an Islami conference at the Meherpur Sadar college ground in Khulna Division…
Law enforcers cannot be judges to shoot at people
Two recent remarks made by the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Dr. Mizanur Rahman have irked a section of the police administration because those challenged the police’s discretion to shoot at people on the charge of being extremists…
Ebola crisis: Guinea hunger strike at village occupation
A hunger strike has been launched in Guinea in protest against the military’s presence in a village where an Ebola awareness team was killed in September.
South Korea ferry disaster trial: Relatives angry at verdict
A verdict of negligence rather than homicide on three senior officers of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 has angered many victims’ relatives as too lenient. “Do you know how many children are dead?”…
Don’t create state without religion: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim said on Moday that the desire of ceertain quarters to create a state without religion in Bangladesh would not succeed. He said that the government has created thr ground for this…
Behind the controversy, what’s the real story about the future of polar bears?
It’s November and that time of year when the sleepy town of Churchill, Manitoba, on the western shore of Hudson Bay in Canada, turns into polar bear central.
Iran nuclear crisis: Oman hosts talks as deadline nears
High-level talks are taking place in Oman ahead of the 24 November deadline for a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Growing tension at Al-Aqsa holy site
There have been disturbances in some parts of Jerusalem and surrounding areas in the occupied West Bank after Israeli police staged a huge security operation to prevent rioting after Friday prayers. The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists there are…
Canada ‘failing to prevent overseas mining abuses’
By Carey L. Biron Washington (IPS) – The Canadian government is failing either to investigate or to hold the country’s massive extractives sector accountable for rights abuses committed in Latin American countries, according to petitioners who testified here Tuesday before…
Pain relief for Mexico’s terminally Ill
By Amy Braunschweiger Mexico, like much of the developing world, is facing a growing public health challenge – more people than ever will be dying from chronic illnesses like cancer, heart disease and diabetes that often cause extreme pain. In…
Happiness ‘dips in midlife in the affluent West’
Happiness nose dives as you hit middle age – but only if you live in the affluent West, according to experts.
B’deshi American Tahsina elected New Jersey councilor
Bangladeshi American Tahsina Ahmed (23) has been elected as a councilor of local government of Held on City of the state of New Jersey. The Bangladeshi American community of New Jersey, New York and nearby states celebrated her victory on…
Memorial service for former Australian PM Gough Whitlam
Thousands of Australians have watched a memorial service for the country’s former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, Wednesday following the event on public screens in several locations. He was the country’s leader for less than three years, from 1972 to 1975,…
Curd, yoghurt good probiotics
Both curd and yoghurt are good for health. Both are milk products created by fermenting milk– yoghurt by fermenting milk using bacteria and curd by curdling milk with an edible acidic substance such as lemon juice or vinegar.
Why the French state has a team of UFO hunters
Thousands of UFO sightings are reported every year but not many countries are willing to spend money investigating them – there is just one dedicated state-run team left in Europe. Is France onto something?
Holy Ashura observed recalling Karbala tragedy
The Muslims in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world observed the holy Ashura on Tuesday marking the 10th day of Muharram with due religious solemnity and in a befitting manner. The day was observed as a symbol of “sacrifice and…
Shab-e-Meraj (Night Ascension)
On 27th Rajab, all the Muslim believers celebrate this as a grand day of Meraj as Holy Prophet Muhammad, (SM) was invited and taken to heaven by Almighty Allah to visit and talk with from very nearer distance as mentioned…
Smart guns: How smart are they?
Most of these technologically enhanced guns are less about creating efficient killing machines and more about improving firearms safety.
Alarming rise in number of street children
There are around 1.05 million street children now living in the country. The number will increase up to 1.60 million by the year 2024, said Tahmina Jesmine, executive director of Social and Economic Enhancement Program (SEEP) at a press conference…
US coach removes Donovan from World Cup squad
Landon Donovan was sensationally left off the United States World Cup roster on Thursday in a dramatic, sudden and unexpected move from head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.