Iftu AhmedCLIMATE change threatens the four and half billion-year old planet as never before.Pollution affects people across the world causing deaths and chronic health problems. Urbanisation, industrialisation and indiscriminate tree felling across the globe are factors aggravating environmental pollution. Deforestation...
As it is, Bangladesh has been identified as one of the countries to be worst affected by climate change for globally polluting activities of the rich and developed countries . From this recognition, promises have also come from these countries...
A passenger launch sank killing many passengers. This is nothing new except that this has once again hurt many families directly. And what does our minister in charge of water transport say? He wants to hang (read prosecute) the former...
A few days ago, an editor of a vernacular daily wrote on the front page of his paper that he had started using a particular brand of locally made after shave lotion because he has suddenly discovered that he liked...
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (AFP): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conceded Thursday that security concerns limited movement for American civilians working in Afghanistan, but said US troops still escorted them to key places. "We're quite encouraged by how much of...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP): A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel's West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him.Supporters of Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, a 38-year-old teacher,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (AFP): A bankrupt Arizona copper mining firm has paid 1.79 billion dollars for environmental cleanup and restoration in the largest such payout in US history, US federal agencies said Thursday. The funds, obtained through Asarco's bankruptcy reorganisation,...
SHANGHAI, Dec 11 (AP): China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest market for automobiles, the first time any other country has bought more vehicles than the nation that produced Henry Ford, the Cadillac and the minivan.Now that the...
OSLO, Dec 11 (AFP): Thousands marched in Oslo late Thursday after US President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a speech justifying war, urging him to live up to the accolade. More than 6,000 people marched in a...
FRESNO, Dec 11 (AP): An independent watchdog agency has uncovered flaws in a crucial part of America's rapid-response plan - the ability to trace food to the company it came from during an illness outbreak or bio-terrorism attack.Federal auditors found...
VATICAN CITY, Dec 11 (AFP): Talks stalled Thursday between Israel and the Vatican over the status of Roman Catholic Church property in the Holy Land and other longstanding disputes, the two sides said in a joint statement. The talks took...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11 (AFP): Google on Thursday unveiled a tool that lets scientists and defenders of the environment use the Internet to keep an eye on what is left of the Earth's forests. "We hope this technology will help...
The holders Maldives stormed into the final of the SAFF Championship crushing their neighbour Sri Lanka by 5-1 goals in the first semifinal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in the city Friday, reports UNB.They will play the final Sunday at...
NAPIER, Dec 11 (Cricinfo): Don't be fooled by the score. It was a flat track in Napier but Iain O'Brien was on a mission to make his last Test memorable and Pakistan's top order, as ever, was in a self-destructive...
Chittagong OfficeCHITTAGONG, Dec 11: Prize giving ceremony of 14th Standard Chartered Golf Tournament- 2009 held at the Bhatiary Golf and Country Club Friday. Senior vice president of Bhatiary Golf and Country Club and GOC of the 24th Infantry Division and...
Widespread fears over the future of Test cricket have been partly assuaged by the news that the BCCI has asked South Africa to play two Tests in India during their tour early next year, dropping two one-day internationals from the...
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters): Brazil forward Ronaldinho was named as World Player of the Decade by prestigious British magazine World Soccer Thursday, while Argentine forward Lionel Messi was named their World Player of the Year. Ronaldinho won the accolade based...
HONG KONG, Dec 11 (AFP): Unfancied Hong Kong will be looking to take another major scalp in the football final at the East Asian Games after they knocked out North Korea on penalty kicks.The plucky hosts face Japan for the...
Non-contracted Pakistan players hoping to be in the next IPL auction will have to contact the league directly to be put into the pool for the next edition of the league. Four Pakistan players already have contracts with franchises but...
MANCHESTER, Dec 11 (AFP): Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed suggestions he will move for Sol Campbell in the transfer window and insists Manchester United are not interested in the former England defender.Campbell has been linked with a free transfer to...
The rising crisis of drinking water in the country's rural and urban areas can be mitigated by recycling water used in the households and treating domestic and industrial wastes before discharging to the water bodies like rivers and canals, reports...
Nearly 25 million people are now suffering from heart related diseases across the world and the number is likely to be doubled by 2030.This was disclosed at an international seminar on heart in the city Friday, reports BSS.Renowned heart specialists...
Activists of civil society organisations (CSOs) and resource persons from seven countries representing four continents laid emphasis on developing effective networking among them to build capacity to engage in monitoring of public procurement processes and outcomes, said a press release....
Power consumption can be reduced to a great extent by installing electronic ballasts in place of existing magnetic ones of the tube lights in nearly 3,000 readymade garment (RMG) factories in the country.In terms of power capacity, the savings can...
FE Report Martin Hirsch, French High Commissioner (with the status of a minister) for Active Inclusion against Poverty and High Commissioner for Youth, arrives in Dhaka today (Saturday) on a two-day visit, French Embassy in the city said Friday. During...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 11 (BSS): The Rajshahi Sugar Mills (RSM) launched its crushing season here this afternoon with a target of producing 2,537.50 tonnes of sugar by crushing 35,000 tonnes of sugarcane during the current 2009-10 fiscal year. Local lawmaker Meraj...
FE ReportBritish Council (BC) will organise two Youth Sport Leadership (YSL) trainings for two groups under the International Inspiration Project.The trainings will be held in Dhaka from December 15-23 and in Khulna from December 13-21.The YSL provides International Inspiration Local...
DU CorrespondentThe 15-day Dhaka International Book Fair has begun at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the city. This year's theme of the fair is 'Books for Change'.Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad inaugurated the fair as chief guest Friday."We have...
FE ReportThe state-run Formalin Testing Centre at the capital's Karwan Bazar would run for another year after Square Bangladesh came forward to help the authorities continue their services. On July 14 this year, the fisheries and livestock ministry set up...
FHM Humayan KabirThe US oil company Chevron has detected the presence of natural gas reserve in the southern Patukhali district in a major boost to the country's depleting energy security, officials said Friday.Officials of state-run energy corporation, Petrobangla, said Chevron...
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