BSS A violent storm ripped through the Khulna city and district on Tuesday night, damaging several thousand thatched and tin-shed houses, uprooting a huge number of trees and destroying standing Boro paddy on thousands of acres of land. Electricity in the city and district was cut off for nearly 20 hours disrupting normal life and…
The Straits Times: Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, died from radiation exposure. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck in March 2011, triggering a tsunami that killed some 18,000 people and the world’s worst nuclear…
DOT Desk: Migratory birds usually start flocking in Hakaluki Haor, the largest water body in the country, and delight visitors with their chirping and fluttering this time every year. This year, arrival of migratory birds sees a fall in their numbers from that of the previous two years. After conducting a survey on January 26…
DOT Desk: Bangladesh has now emerged one of the potential markets for global textile and garment machinery manufacturers thanks to rising demands for locally made apparel items across the world., reports The Financial Express. The local spinners, weavers and readymade garment (RMG) makers have been investing billions of dollars in setting up new factories and…
BBC: The organisation behind Sesame Street has denied co-habiting duo, Bert and Ernie, are gay, following comments by one of the show’s writers. Mark Saltzman said his writing about the room-mating couple was based on his relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman.Sesame Workshop then issued a statement saying the pair “do not have a sexual orientation”.Bert…
Entertainment Desk: A jury has awarded former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan , whose real name Terry Bollea a monstrous $115 million in his legal case against Gawker Media on Saturday, less than six hours after they began discussions. Hogan file a suit against the media company for $100 million back in 2012, condemning the website…
DOT Desk: Around 50 national and international outlets are selling women’s clothing Local and foreign clothing is attracting many visitors, especially women, at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), reports The Dhaka Tribune. Items such as Jamdani sarees, handloom sarees, Kashmiri shawls, and local ready-made clothing are in high demand and selling well. AM Rafiqullah,…
SM Nur Mohammad Principal of Maple Leaf School has been called to be present in front of the High Court, on 12 December. In order to justify his stance for not repositioning his school from a residential area of Dhanmondi. Bench of Judge Md. Ashraful Islam & Judge KM Kamrul Kader ordered this after taking…
Redwan Ahmed Speakers at a discussion yesterday pointed out lack of partnership between Myanmar and Bangladesh hampering the solution of the Rohingya crisis. Some of them suggested relocations of the massive plight of Rohingyas that entered Bangladesh in other Muslim nations and liberal countries. They also called for deploying diplomacy, focusing on China and Russia, in…
DOT Desk: Residents of some areas in Chattogram have been suffering immensely for a week due to low gas pressure for inadequate LNG Supply, reports The New Age. Officials of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited and Petrobangla blamed inadequate supply of LNG for the crisis. For about a week, from morning till 2:00pm daily, many…