Admission test for spring semester of NSU held The North South University (NSU) conducted its undergraduate admission test for the Spring-2015 semester on its campus in the city Saturday. A total of 6,000 students appeared at the admission test. The...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6pm today (Sunday). Light fog may occur over the country during late night to morning, Met Office said. Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Imagine a world where the seas are without fish and sky, woods or water bodies without birds. An oceanic or avian cataclysm is right on the cards. Research conducted by the University of Halifax in Nova Scotia has prompted scientists...
Muhammad Quamrul Islam | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Frankly speaking, it is a matter of both pleasure and pain for septuagenarians to have seen or followed Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani's politics and the National Awami Party (NAP) founded by him in 1957 till his death on November...
Shalek Muhid | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
While writing this article my pen is churning with joy and pride as we have overcome the disaster of November 1 with almost no unexpected happening. During this countrywide blackout many mishaps could have happened but this great nation has...
Sadia Arman | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
A stranger taking a casual walk past an unassuming building called Niharika Gallery, in a cul-de-sac of Guru Polli, Shantiniketan, can be forgiven for never suspecting that it contains some of the finest specimens of art in the entire country...
Md Bayazid Khan | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Again it is proved that only government can remove all sorts of irregularities from the society if it wants. During the month of holy Ramadan this year, prices of traditional Ramadan food items were same or in some cases lower...
ABM Ahsanullah | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Established in 1910 as an Imperial Entomological Committee in England and earning membership of the old Commonwealth Countries, it was renamed as the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB). Thereafter, with the passage of time, British colonies attained independence and these newly...
SYDNEY, Nov 28 (AFP): Australian energy firms were hit hard Today by the OPEC oil cartel's decision against cutting production, with stocks tumbling across the board as crude prices hit four-year lows. Oil and gas stocks were among the biggest...
Feeding the country's growing population with adequate protein diet still remains a difficult task as the gap between the demand and supply of livestock products, particularly meat, milk and eggs, will widen extensively in 2015, according to a recent study,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures fell to their lowest in more than five weeks on Friday and were facing the biggest weekly drop in four years, dragged by steep losses in crude oil after OPEC decided...
SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (AFP): Oil extended losses in Asian trade Friday after the OPEC cartel refused to cut production despite a global glut that has sent prices slumping to four-year lows, with analysts warning of further falls to come. US...
A 15-minute blood and saliva test for Ebola is to be trialled in Guinea, it has been announced, reports BBC. The solar-powered, portable laboratory should deliver results six times faster than tests currently used in West Africa. The researchers involved...
CAIRO, Nov 28 (AP): Two senior Egyptian army officers were killed early Friday morning as security forces arrested more than 100 Islamists ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. The officers were killed in separate shooting incidents by unidentified assailants in Cairo;...
BRUSSELS, Nov 28 (agencies): The European Union is ready to discuss British Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to curb welfare for EU migrants but any debate must be pursued "calmly and carefully", a spokesman said Friday. "These are UK ideas...
COLOMBO, Nov 28 (AP): Sri Lanka's opposition presidential candidate says he does not support an international war crimes prosecution against incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa's government and the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels are being investigated by the U.N. Human Rights...
FERGUSON, Nov 28 (AFP): The streets of Ferguson were calm Thursday on the Thanksgiving holiday, but video showing Cleveland police shooting dead a young black boy could once again inflame simmering tensions over race and justice in America. Ferguson, a...
BANGKOK, Nov 28 (AFP): Thailand's parliament has voted to ban commercial surrogacy after outrage erupted over the unregulated industry following a series scandals including the case of an Australian couple accused of abandoning a baby with Down's syndrome. A draft...
Three dead, two missing in French floods PARIS, Nov 28: Three people died and two were missing after a heavy storm triggered flash flooding in southeastern France, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Friday. Helicopters, soldiers and paramilitary police carried out...
M. Shahriar Azad Bhuiyan | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
After the January 05, 2014 national polls people were assuming that the capital market would start stabilising. However, in reality it did not happen. From January, 2014 to July, 2014 the trend was very disappointing for investors. After Eid-ul Fitr,...
Md. Atikur Rahman | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Indiscriminate killing of wildlife and destruction of their natural habitats is eliminating many species from the world. The government should enact more stringent laws and enforce them to protect the endangered wildlife in Bangladesh. Many people dislike unnecessary killing of...
The recent physical and sexual harassment and looting that four local tourists -- two boys and two girls -- suffered at scenic Kuakata in Patuakhali district must be an eye-opener to the organisers of road shows in Agartala as to...
Gopal Sengupta | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered 'proper steps' against anyone involved in acts of terrorism in educational institutions irrespective of his/her political affiliation. Her directive came four days after a deadly clash between two groups of the Bangladesh Chhatra League...
Md. Abdur Rashid | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
Dowry is common in countries with patriarchal societies which expect women to live with their husbands' families. It has been a socio-economic custom for a long time since Babylonian, Roman, Greek, Chinese and Indus Valley civilisations up to the 21st...
It is good to see that the law enforcers are taking tough actions against those pedestrians who violate rules and do not use foot over-bridges and cross the road haphazardly creating serious hindrances to traffic movement. The media have extensively...
Due to our modern hectic life we do not get time for physical work-outs and as a result, many of us suffer from various health complications. Traffic jam everyday takes away a big chunk of our time and at the...
Recently the Swiss banking corporation published the names of countries mentioning the amount of money deposited in Swiss banks under code numbers. The practice of depositing ill gotten money or black money in the banks of Switzerland and offshore islands...
B K Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata | 2014-11-29 00:00:00
The message from David Cameron has been that Britain, which exports a third of its output, can expect to see little improvement in the next few years. In fact, things may get much worse. Ambitious plans for Britain to export...
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