Chittagong, July 12 – Nine children reportedly died of viral fever and 26 others fell ill in hilly Tripurapara of Situakunda area of the post city of Chittagong in the last four days till Wednesday.
Category: The unusual
Another BD Girl, 12, has contracted tree-man disease?
Dhaka, July 11 – A girl in Satkhira, Southwest Bangladesh, has been discovered suffering symptoms similar to the ‘tree-man disease’, in which the skin deteriorates to give way to debilitating growths akin to the bark of a tree.
Ganges and Yamuna are ‘not living entities’: Indian SC
India’s revered Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be viewed as living entities, the Supreme Court has ruled. It overruled an order made in March by the High Court in Uttarakhand state, which said that the two rivers had the same…
125 young cobras found and killed in Rajshahi mud house
Dhaka, Jul 7 – At least 125 cobras were found in the kitchen of a mud house and killed in Tanore municipality of Rajshahi district in northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday night.
27 young cobra snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka, Jul 5 – At least 27 young cobra snakes have been killed at a house of Rajshahi city’s Budhpara area. House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30…
Man’s fingertip bitten off at Sydney wedding reception
A man has been arrested after allegedly biting off a wedding guest’s fingertip at a reception in Sydney.
German parliament paves way for same-sex marriage
Berlin – German lawmakers have agreed to put the legalization of same-sex marriage to a vote in parliament’s last session before its summer break, paving the way for the likely passage of the law. –AP/UNB
Assault on female doctor: Upazila chairman confined
Dhaka, Jun 25 – Medical staffs of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital confined Raozan upazila chairman for two hours at the hospital on Saturday night for assaulting a female intern doctor.
German intelligence spied on White House
German news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Thursday that it had received materials documenting German surveillance efforts aimed at a number of US businesses and government, including the White House. The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, reportedly monitored email…
China cracks down on toothpick crossbow toys
If you think fidget spinners can be dangerous toys, wait until you come across a kid playing with a toothpick crossbow – and then take cover. The new gadget toy appears to be selling like hotcakes in China – much…
Prince Harry says no one in royal family wants throne
London – Britain’s Prince Harry has suggested that no one in the royal family really wishes to rise to the throne. –AP/UNB
15 bitten by fox in Munshiganj
Munshiganj – At least 15 people, including a woman, were injured as a fox bit them at Patharghata and Bazarkhola villages in Sirajdikhan upazila on Sunday night. -UNB
Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic salmon decline worsens
Bangor – Fewer of North America’s Atlantic salmon are making it back to rivers to spawn, which bodes poorly for the future of the imperiled fish, an international conservation group says. –AP/UNB
731 Turkish soldiers hospitalized with food poisoning
Istanbul – A Turkish prosecutor says 731 soldiers at a western base were sent to the hospital with food poisoning and 21 people from the company that provided the food have been detained. –AP/UNB
“No way out of fire, pray our deaths are not painful”
Moulvibazar, June 16 – Family members of five expatriate Bangladeshis who remain missing since the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in west London are demanding information from the authorities on their loved ones’ whereabouts.
BD diplomat indicted in US for ‘not paying servant wages’
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him. -UNB
Pilot diverts EasyJet flight to London over suspicious talk
Berlin – An EasyJet flight to London has made an unscheduled stop in Germany after the pilot became concerned about a suspicious conversation on board. –AP/UNB
‘Manspreading’ banned on Madrid’s public buses
Along with signs for ‘no smoking’ or ‘no littering,’ commuters in Madrid will soon see a new unfamiliar one: No manspreading. The transit agency in the Spanish city said it will post the signs on all buses asking men to…
Russian librarian locked up
Russian authorities have detained the director of the Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literature, apparently alleging that some of the library’s materials are meant to “incite hatred” toward the Russian people, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 28, 2015, law…
Mexican to market ‘Trump’ brand toilet rolls
Mexico City — A Mexican businessman offended by President Donald Trump’s insults to his countrymen is seizing on a possible oversight in the magnate’s branding plans. Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia is introducing “Trump” brand toilet paper, marketed under the slogans…
British Airways cancels flights amid global computer outage
London — British Airways canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports Saturday as a global IT failure causes severe disruption for travelers. AP/UNB news reported
This photo of a happy looking Donald Trump with not-so-happy looking Pope Francis, Melania and Ivanka is going viral
Dhaka – Videos and photos of the President of The United States, Donald Trump, arriving in Rome, along with wife Melania Trump (who by the way, still does not want to hold hands with POTUS), were all over the Internet…
Taiwan top court rules in favour of gay marriage
Taiwan’s top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. The highest court ruled that current laws preventing members of the same sex from…
Sea lion grabs girl from dock takes her underwater
A young girl and her family were left shaken after a large sea lion grabbed her and pulled her underwater near Vancouver. The girl was sitting on a dock in Richmond watching the animal in the water before it grabbed…
Trump trip to Israel possibly first flight from Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem – Even before President Donald Trump began his trip to Israel, he already may have made history. The president’s flight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv on Monday was believed to be the first direct flight between Saudi Arabia and…
Man cooks egg on road in Odisha’s intense heat wave
New Delhi – Even as Odisha is experiencing an intense heat wave with temperatures touching 45 degree Celsius in some places, a man took to cooking an egg on the road to demonstrate just how bad the situation is! UNB…
29 ‘LGBT’ youths held in Keraniganj
Keraniganj – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested 29 suspected members of LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community from a community centre here on Thursday. UNB news reported
Kitchen markets getting overheated well ahead of Ramadan
Dhaka – Amid government’s assurance to keep the Ramadan market stable, retailers have apparently started selling vegetables at higher prices through a newer trick putting consumers in trouble. UNB news reported
Plant with rotting flesh smell blooms in California
Fullerton — A Southern California nature center has a flower that smells deathly. Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the “corpse flower,” emits a decaying flesh smell during its once-a-decade bloom. AP/UNB news reported
Scientists find 38 million pieces of trash on Pacific island
Wellington – When researchers traveled to a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, they were astonished to find an estimated 38 million pieces of trash washed up on the beaches. AP/UNB news agency reported