Magura, Jan 6 – A woman has given birth to a baby girl with two heads at a hospital in Magura district, doctors said on Wednesday.
Category: The unusual
Girl thrown into air by kite in Taiwan
A three-year-old girl has been thrown into the air by a gust of wind, after being tangled in the tail of a kite.
Sherpur beggar gets house as gift from Prime Minister
A beggar in Sherpur, who set a rare example by donating his savings to the government relief fund during the coronavirus pandemic, got a new house on Sunday as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
PM donating house to beggar who gave his savings for others
Dhaka, Aug 15 – The Sherpur beggar, who has earned praise for providing his savings for helping Covid-19-hit people, has drawn the attention of the Prime Minister and is going to receive a modern house as a gift from her…
50,000-year-old lake in India just turned pink
That was the question on people’s minds across India after Lonar Lake in the state of Maharashtra suddenly changed hues in recent days.
Liberation War heroes on Language Movement banner
Rajshahi, Feb 22 – Rajshahi University Music department used a banner in the ‘Prabhat Feri’ program on 21st February where the pictures of 7 Bir Shreshthos liberation war were used. Many in the university criticized the matter.
Disappeared father traced after 48 years thru Facebook post
Beanibazar, Sylhet, Jan 18 – A man who had disappeared 48 years back, has finally been traced by his children through a Facebook post in Beanibazar Upazila of Sylhet.
Patient found hanging in hospital toilet in Sherpur
A male patient was found hanging from the ventilator of the toilet of the Sadar Hospital on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek, 65, of Lasmanpur in Sadar upazila.
Painting by feet, handless Monaem aims to be an engineer
Feni, Sept 27 (UNB) – Despite having no hand since his birth, Monaem, a class-three student of a school here, excelled in painting by resorting to art using his feet.
বাংলাক্রাফ্ট, জাতীয় দক্ষতা উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ সভা অনুষ্ঠিত
হস্থ কারুশিল্পের উদ্যোক্তা ও কর্মীদের দক্ষতা উন্নয়নে ২২ শে সেপ্টেম্বর ২০১৯ রবিবার জাতীয় দক্ষতা উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ (এনএসডিএ) এর নির্বাহী চেয়াম্যান (সচিব) জনাব মোঃ ফারুক হোসেন,এর সঙ্গে বাংলাদেশ হস্তশিল্প প্রত্তুতকারক ও রপ্তানীকারক সমিতি (বাংলাক্রাফ্ট) এর পরিচালকমন্ডলীর এক সভা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: The CIA’s animal spies
WASHINGTON, Sept 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: he handled himself better in the rough, carried heavier loads, and could brush off attackers.
Nepal woman spends her day feeding temple monkeys
Kathmandu, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — In the forests of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu near the revered Hindu temple of Pahsupatinath, some 300 monkeys eagerly await their pieces of roti, or flat bread. For the past four years, Saraswati Dangol has been…
Man missing after fateful jump into river for bet in Sylhet
Sylhet, July 12 (UNB) – Two friends jumped into the Surma River from a bridge at Tukerbazar in the city on Friday, leaving one missing.
150 imported cargo containers drop into Bay from vessel
Dhaka, June 30 – A Dhaka Pangaon bound import container-laden cargo vessel from Chittagong port on Sunday lost 43 containers into Bay of Bengal near Hatiya Channel due to rough sea. Every day over 150 container vessels and oil tanker…
Hidden cameras reveal six colour variants of the Asiatic golden cat
by Shreya Dasgupta on 24 June 2019 • Cameras placed across the Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh have captured Asiatic golden cats with six different coat colours. • These include five colours previously described from different parts of the cat’s…
Mother’s folly, daughter’s death at hands of fake exorcist
Narayanganj, Jun 20 (UNB) – A housewife of an expatriate was allegedly tortured to death in the name of performing exorcism, that her mothgd in Chowdhuripara of Sidhirganj on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shahnaj Aktar Sikha, 25, daughter…
AL leader’s wife burnt to death; police recovers body
Natore, June 8 (UNB)— Police foiled a bid to clandestinely bury a woman who died from severe burns in Boraigram Upazila on Friday afternoon. Kamrunnahar Shelly, the third wife of Awami League’s Zoari Union unit chief Abdur Razzak, was injured…
Toxic gas in septic tank kills 2 workers
Magura, June 7 (UNB) – Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank at Tupipara in Sreepur upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Palash Roy, 27, son of Kumaresh Roy and Manirul Islam, 30,…
Stressed out? Your dog may feel it too, study suggests
New York, June 7 (AP/UNB) — When dog owners go through a stressful period, they’re not alone in feeling the pressure — their dogs feel it too, a new study suggests. Dog owners experiencing long bouts of stress can transfer…
Schoolboy’s body found in Dhaka’s Buriganga River
Keraniganj, May 20 (UNB) – The body of a schoolboy, who reportedly jumped into the Buriganga river after being rebuked by his father on Saturday night, was recovered from the river on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Asif…
Dog rescues baby buried alive in field in Thailand
Dhaka, May 18 (UNB/BBC) -A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother, reports BBC. The baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his mother, 15, to…
‘Bomb hurled on cops different from normal cocktail’
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – The improvised bomb that exploded in Gulistan on Monday was different from normal crude bombs, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) chief Asaduzzaman Mia said Tuesday. “The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) and DMP’s bomb disposal…
Nigeria’s twin town ponders cause of multiple births
In a dusty school playground in southwest Nigeria, the rows of children lined up to return to their classrooms are dotted with the faces of identical twins. Sights like this can be seen everywhere in Igbo Ora, where a banner…
China says lightning caused forest fire that killed 31
Beijing, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) — Lighting sparked a forest fire in mountainous western China last month that killed 27 firefighters and four local helpers in one of the country’s deadliest days for first responders, investigators said. Acting on accounts of…
Houses, shops gutted in Gazipur fire incidents near Dhaka
Gazipur, Apr 1 (UNB) –At least three houses, five shops and a sweater factory were gutted in separate fire incidents in the district from Sunday night to early Monday. Md Jakir Hossain, senior station officer of Joydebpur Fire Station, said…
Norway cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts
A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived safely at the port of Molde after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal…
Scientist who popularized term ‘global warming’ dies at 87
New York, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — A scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming” has died. Wallace Smith Broecker was 87. The longtime Columbia University professor and researcher died Monday at a New…
11th Bd nat’l election can be put on record, says CEC
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Monday claimed that the 11th national election was held in such a credible manner that it can be put on record. “The 11th parliamentary polls were held in…
32 ‘wartime’ grenades found at Khulna fish enclosure
Khulna, Feb 17 (UNB) – Police recovered 32 abandoned grenades from a fish enclosure at Sonadala village in Paikgachha upazila on Sunday. A group of workers spotted some bomb like objects while they were excavating a pond inside the enclosure…
False ‘Brinjal bomb’ panic in Chittagong University
Chattogram, Feb 15 (UNB) – Chittagong University students and authorities spent a sleepless night on Thursday as they mistook a brinjal as a bomb. Witnesses said panic spread to such extent that first police and then the bomb disposal unit…