Ferry ghat needs shifting
The Daulatdia ferry ghat may need to be shifted from its current location in a year or two, as the Padma river is gradually changing its point of confluence with the Jamuna downwards, causing massive...
View ArticleEC not sure if govt serious
The Election Commission was not sure whether the prime minister’s desire to hold the national election without dissolving parliament was the government’s final decision or not, Election Commissioner...
View Article2 accused of instigation
Detectives have accused two top officials of the rights body Odhikar of publishing “a distorted report and photoshopped images” on the May 5 police action on a Hefajat-e Islam rally in the capital, in...
View ArticleFrayed and feared vs free and fair
There are four elements to Sheikh Hasina’s latest pronouncements on elections: 1) Elections within the tenure of the present parliament; 2) Parliament not to be dissolved during elections; 3) Present...
View ArticleBNP to resist govt bid
The BNP will resort to all possible means including resignation of party lawmakers from parliament to resist the government bid to hold the next general election without dissolving the present...
View ArticleUS Senate panel backs force in Syria
A US Senate panel has approved the use of military force in Syria, in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. By 10-7, the Committee on Foreign Relations moved the measure to a full Senate...
View ArticleNato general says Afghan forces effective
The top British commander in Afghanistan says the country’s own military is proving to be an “effective force” despite rising casualties. Lt Gen John Lorimer told the BBC that Afghan troops had...
View ArticleUS faces substantial losses if Egypt aid halted: official
The US government faces billions of dollars in potential costs if it decides to cancel foreign military aid to Egypt, a senior Pentagon official told Reuters on Wednesday. Richard Genaille, deputy...
View ArticleRussia’s Putin calls Kerry a liar on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called US Secretary of State John Kerry a liar, claiming he had denied that al-Qaeda was fighting with the Syrian opposition in that country’s civil war....
View ArticleFukushima water leak risk exaggerated
The chief of Japan’s nuclear watchdog chided the operator of the Fukushima plant yesterday for its inability properly to explain problems, which he said was inflating fears around the world. Shunichi...
View ArticleRussia warns of catastrophe if Syria reactor hit by US strike
Russia said on Wednesday that a military strike on Syria could have catastrophic effects if a missile hit a small reactor near Damascus that contains radioactive uranium. The Foreign Ministry called on...
View ArticleCholera kills 8 in Nigeria
Cholera has killed eight people in southern Nigeria and ten others have been hospitalised, health officials said yesterday, in the latest outbreak to hit the country following a heavy rainy season....
View ArticleObama to meet Russian gay activists
US President Barack Obama will meet with Russian gay rights activists in the course of his visit to Russia, two groups invited to the meeting told AFP Wednesday. The US leader, who called for equal...
View ArticleSaudi beheads two murderers
Saudi authorities beheaded two citizens in Riyadh yesterday after they were convicted of separate murders, the interior ministry announced. Hashan al-Nutayfat shot dead fellow citizen Mohammed...
View ArticlePounding floor tiles to produce power
In a reversal of normal classroom rules, students have been encouraged to run and jump around a corridor at a Kent school in UK. It’s because the corridor has been laid with special kinetic tiles and...
View ArticlePressure mounts on US
US President Barack Obama faced growing pressure from world leaders not to launch military strikes in Syria yesterday at a summit on the global economy that was eclipsed by the conflict. The Group of...
View ArticleTonado kills one, injures 10
At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured by a tornado at Nurullahar Char under Barhatta upazila of the district. The dead is Sohag Rahman Rony, 12, said Sultan Ahmed, officer-in-...
View ArticleProsecution for Khokon’s indictment
The prosecution yesterday asked the International Crimes Tribunal-1 to frame charges against Faridpur BNP leader MA Zahid Hossain Khokon in connection with crimes against humanity committed during the...
View ArticleEC to review it for level playing field
The Election Commission will amend the electoral code of conduct to ensure equal opportunities for all candidates to conduct electoral campaigns, said Election Commissioner Zabed Ali yesterday. “The...
View ArticleMuhith hopeful of talks before polls
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has expressed the hope that dialogue will take place between the ruling party and the opposition to tide over the current political standoff before the coming general...
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