A life sentence apparently handed down by mistake to a 3-year-old boy on February 16, 2016, exemplifies the arbitrariness of Egyptian courts that are used to punish political opponents of the government.
Tag: The unusual
Gorilla baby born at rare C-section
A baby gorilla is “doing well” after being delivered by Caesarean section in a rare operation at Bristol Zoo.The Western lowland gorilla was born early, weighing 2lbs 10oz, after her mother showed signs of the potentially dangerous condition pre-eclampsia.She needed…
Sleep in Van Gogh’s bedroom for $10!
Have you ever stared at a painting and wished you could slip inside? You may have a chance. The Art Institute of Chicago has recreated Vincent Van Gogh’s bedroom in an apartment and is renting it out for $10 a…
BSMMU professor accuses Square Hospital of administering fake medicine
The High Court has ordered an inquiry into allegations of patients being administered spurious drugs at Dhaka’s Square Hospital.The court issued the order in response to a writ petition filed by Prof Dr AMM Zakaria Swapan, who alleged that he…
Nine gold bars concealed in abdomen recovered at airport
Dhaka – Nine gold bars were recovered by Customs Intelligence after the carrier of the consignment released those through his stool passage at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on early Wednesday. The nine gold bars were concealed inside stomach of the…
Indian soldier alive after 6 days under glacier
One of the ten army soldiers buried alive under an avalanche in Siachen glacier area of Ladakh region has been rescued alive, the rest are confirmed dead.“The ongoing rescue operation at Siachen, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa was found alive, all the…
FGM Case Reported Every 109 Minutes in England
A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) was reported every 109 minutes in England between April and September last year, yet there has not been a single prosecution, according to government figures.The charity Plan UK, which analyzed the most recent…
Tk 10b defamation against AL MP: Tempering Bangabandhu picture
Chittagong – A Tk 1,000 crore defamation case was filed on Thursday against ruling party MP MA Latif here on charge of tampering with Bangabandhu’s picture on billboards and festoons set up in Patenga and Bandar areas of the port…
Italian actor in coma after hanging scene misfires
An Italian actor is in a coma after he was choked when the hanging scene he was performing went wrong, according to Italian police.Raphael Schumacher, 27, was performing in an experimental production when a member of the audience noticed that…
Trained eagles will hunt drones
As authorities scramble for effective and advanced ways to counter the increasing number of rogue drones buzzing around our skies, Dutch National Police have come up with something a little more unusual: the mighty eagle.In what Dutch company “Guard from…
Elephant tramples tourist to death in Thailand
Father and daughter from the UK thrown off animal’s back while holidaying on the island of Koh Samui. An elephant on the Thai tourist island of Koh Samui trampled a tourist to death in the latest deadly attack by animals…
Chinese miners rescued after 36 days
Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued, Chinese state media say.The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province in December.China’s CCTV showed dramatic footage of one…
‘Business tycoon Moosa agrees to disclose Swiss Bank details’
Dhaka – Controversial business tycoon and DATCO Group chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher on Thursday agreed to provide detailed information of his bank account with the Swiss Bank to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) within a few days, an official said.…
Global Doomsday clock hasn’t clicked any closer to midnight
By Reuters News Agency The Iran nuclear deal and movement on climate change prompted the scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, to keep it unchanged on Tuesday at three minutes to midnight. The Doomsday…
We have Powerball winners!
The $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot — the largest lottery prize in history — will be split at least three ways.The winning tickets were sold in Chino Hills, California; Munford, Tennessee; and in Melbourne Beach, Florida, according to state lottery officials.…
Deformed mountain lion mystery
By Leada Gore A strange mountain lion killed last week in Idaho has hunters and state conservation officials buzzing. The young male mountain lion was killed by a hunter after it was involved in an attack on a dog. The…
The state that loves bullfighting except Spain
Villagers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu hope to celebrate the New Year harvest festival later this month with traditional “bull-taming” contests once more. “Jallikattu” is a sport that has been practised in southern India for thousands of…
Man claiming to be Jesus tried to kidnap Obama’s dog
CNN – A North Dakota man claiming to be Jesus Christ was arrested Wednesday in Washington, where he had traveled with a plan to kidnap one of the First Family’s pet dogs, law enforcement officials said Friday. Scott Stockert was…
Giant Mao statue ‘removed’ from Henan village
A 37m-high (120ft) gold-painted statue of Chairman Mao in China’s countryside has been removed, just days after it was erected, state media report. A village official told the People’s Daily that construction of the Mao Zedong statue had not been…
Six-year-old Canadian flagged a flight security risk
By Rachel Browne Before Adam Ahmed could even walk or talk, he was flagged as a security risk in Canada. His parents, Sulemaan Ahmed and Khadija Cajee, suspected there was something wrong shortly after he was born when they were…
How one camel kiss destroyed happy marriage
Who would have thought that a camel can destroy a family? But this is exactly what happened to one married couple in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!
Did Hitler really only have one testicle?
Sung to the tune of The Colonel Bogey March, the old wartime song had it that Hitler was not quite a ‘complete’ male. Now, an extraordinary claim based on an account from a long-dead German army medic asserts that the…
The chicken that lived for 18 months without a head
Seventy years ago, a farmer beheaded a chicken in Colorado, and it refused to die. Mike, as the bird became known, survived for 18 months and became famous. But how did he live without a head for so long? On…
‘Wide-ranging mass-awareness can help reducing road accidents’
In addition to creating wide-ranging mass-awareness, strict enforcement of traffic rules has become an urgent need to reduce road accidents, speakers at a discussion said.
Library catches fire in Natore
A fire broke out at a government-run library in Uttar Patuapara area of the district town on Sunday morning.
Two motorcyclists killed in Khulna road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed as a truck crashed into their vehicle on the Satkhira-Khulna highway in Chuknagar area of Dumuria upazila on Sunday morning.
Two ‘commit suicide’ in Sylhet
A young couple reportedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with the same rope in 19 no Fatehpur union parishad of Goainghat upazila on Monday morning.
Rats damage 15 lakh tonnes food grains every year: speakers
Speakers at a function said rats damage around 15 lakh tonnes of food grains every year affecting food production seriously and hampering the government’s food security efforts.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Beurjhari border in Baliadangi upazila on Sunday night.
Bangladeshi youth beaten dead ‘by BSF’ on Putkhali border
A Bangladeshi young man was beaten to death allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Putkhali border in Sharsha upazila early Monday.