UNB: At least 170 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Maddampara in Sadar upazila on Saturday. the fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 12 pm and it soon engulfed the adjoining ones. Three fire-fighting units and locals with the help of police and army brought the fire under…
The Guardian, UK: A bed net designed to kill insecticide-resistant mosquitoes could prevent millions of cases of malaria across sub-Saharan Africa, scientists have found. A two-year clinical trial in Burkina Faso showed that dousing bed nets with a combination of chemicals resulted in a 12% reduction in clinical malaria cases, compared with conventional bed nets….
Hindustan Times: Top US generals believe the rivalry and clashes between the Taliban and Islamic State-Khorasan will help counter the growing influence in Afghanistan of the terror group led by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to media reports. Intensified efforts to root out the Islamic State in Afghanistan are making progress in some areas but have…
Desk Report: World Lizard Day is celebrated on August 14 of every year. World Lizard Day is all about celebrating the Lizard all over the day. There are nearly 5600 species of Lizards alive today, and many of them are threatened species, with habitat loss and predation by non-native species like dogs and cats being…
Desk report: Thousands of customers queuing to buy advance tickets for Eid journeys home are facing difficulties after internet problems interrupted sales, reports the financial express. Ticket sales were interrupted for over one-and-a-half hours at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station on Saturday, the fourth day of advance ticket sales. Ticket sales were also interrupted for over…
Anadolu Agency, Turkey: A rescue helicopter crashed into mountains in eastern Japan, killing all nine crew members aboard, local media reported on Saturday. The helicopter crashed at prefectural border between Gunma and Nagano while it was checking a mountain trail for climbers, according to the Kyodo news agency.. The cause of the crash remains unknown,…
Desk Report: A section of transport owners are busy renovating their rundown buses to give those a new and classy look to avoid stringent traffic scrutiny after the recent student protest over road safety, reports Financial Express. The face-lift of the outworn buses will also help the owners cash in on the usual mad rush…
Desk Report: Quality of education is greatly compromised at public universities because of the high teacher-student ratio while another batch of student is set for enrolment in these seats of learning only to aggravate the problem, reports New Age. Teacher to student ratio at some of these universities is more than what it is at…
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone of an underpass adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment College on the Airport Road in the capital today “The prime minister will lay the foundation stone of the underpass at 10 am tomorrow,” Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Press Wing sources said yesterday. The premier made…
Arab News: The Saudi-led Arab Coalition issued a statement on Saturday saying that the Houthi militia continues to recruit children and put them in harms way, adding that the coalition has returned 86 child soldiers to the families. The coalition also stressed that the safety of Yemeni children was a priority, as well as ensuring…