Child loses 5 fingers
Three and a half years old Lima Akhter picked up an object from the street, taking it for a ball. As she started playing with the object, it exploded blowing away all five fingers of her right hand....
View ArticleBurnt student loses 5-day fight for life
One more life came to a halt as a Dhaka College student, who sustained burn injuries at Shahbagh bus arson attack on Thursday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today....
View Article3 killed in Gaibandha rail sabotage
At least three passengers were killed and 40 more injured when a train derailed after miscreants removed fishplates from rail tracks in Bonarpara of Gaibandha early today. The accident occurred on the...
View ArticleBritain to tackle ‘Islamist extremism’ after soldier’s murder
Britain plans to classify “Islamist extremism” as a distinct ideology, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday, as part the government’s response to the murder of a soldier on a busy...
View ArticleIndian foreign secretary in Dhaka
Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh arrived in Dhaka this morning on a 24-hour visit to discuss the prevailing situation with the top leaders of the ruling and opposition parties. A special air...
View ArticleArafat ‘not poisoned’– French leak
A team of French scientists probing the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 do not believe he was poisoned, according to leaks from their report. They have reportedly concluded he died...
View ArticleObama seeks to reassure on healthcare rollout
President Barack Obama urged Americans not to be discouraged by the rocky rollout of HealthCare.gov on Tuesday and vowed to fix whatever glitches remain as he sought to restore confidence in his...
View ArticleBangladesh businessman surrenders in Canada
A Bangladeshi businessman accused of conspiring with employees of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc to bribe the country’s officials concerned to secure a contract for Padma bridge project surrendered before...
View ArticleUkraine protesters threaten tighter blockade
Ukraine’s government faced a tightening blockade of key buildings by protesters in the capital Kiev on Wednesday amid a crisis over its rejection of closer ties with the European Union that has piled...
View ArticleChina issues 4G mobile licences
China has issued licences for “fourth generation”, or 4G, mobile phone services, the government said yesterday, in a move to boost economic growth and job creation. The Ministry of Information and...
View ArticleEU fines eight banks record 1.7 bn euros for rate fixing
The European Union fined eight finance groups a record 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) yesterday for rigging the Euribor and Japanese yen Tibor interest rates. German Deutsche Bank, involved in...
View ArticleNew HQ but little cash for UN climate fund
The UN’s new Green Climate Fund (GCF)opened its headquarters in South Korea yesterday, facing the key challenge of funding its mission to support low carbon projects around the world. The GCF was...
View ArticleTwenty-one bodies found in Mali mass grave
Twenty-one bodies were found overnight Tuesday in a mass grave near Bamako, believed to be the remains of soldiers close to Mali’s ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure, officials said. “We have found...
View ArticleFear of sectarian massacre grows in C African Republic
At least 12 people, including children and a pregnant woman, have been killed close to the capital Bangui by Christian vigilantes, a military source said yesterday, amid rising fears of sectarian...
View ArticleReturn our looted treasures
British Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday faced demands for the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century, on the last day of his visit to China. Cameron travelled to...
View ArticleTime for dual screen mobile
YotaPhone, the dual-screen mobile device, will launch in Russia, Austria, France, Spain and Germany before Christmas and in 15 other countries including the UK by the end of Q1 2014. It has a 4.3-inch...
View ArticlePrint edition again
International current affairs magazine Newsweek plans to relaunch its print edition in early 2014, just over one year after ceasing publication to focus on its website, the New York Times reported...
View ArticleAdvisers given jobs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday distributed responsibilities among her newly appointed advisers. According to a gazette notification of the Cabinet Division, Shafique Ahmed has been made law and...
View ArticleVerdict Dec 18
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict in the Biswajit murder case on December 18. Twenty-one Chhatra League men are accused in the case. Dhaka Speedy Tribunal-4 Justice Nizamul Haque yesterday set the...
View ArticleToo early to say
The Commonwealth would decide whether it would send observers for the next general elections in Bangladesh after considering its political situation, Martin Kasirye, head of the democracy section of...
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