CNN: Western monarch butterflies are gorgeous and majestic. And they might be gone for good in a few decades. That’s what nature lovers are fearing after a conservation group reports the population of Western monarch butterflies has plunged by 86% since late 2017 in coastal areas of California. The dire number comes from counts of…
NDTV A possible burglar had to be rescued from the grease vent of a vacant Chinese restaurant in California, USA, after being trapped there for two days. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that emergency crews responded to reports of a “a faint voice calling for help” from the building in the…
By Nusrat Jahan Progga Do you want to know what is absolutely frustrating about a country where the number of brown bigots is on the rise? It is the fact that they take the terms “stay chill” a bit too seriously. A girl dies, some seemingly “intellectual” comments are posted, a few dozen essay statuses…
Marilyn Thipthorpe Does it get any cuter than a tiny animal-shaped candle? Probably not, but it does get creepier when it melts, revealing a skeleton. First delightful, then scary Pyropet candles do just that! The project started by Thorunn Arnadottir and Dan Kovaland was successful from the very beginning, reaching the funding goal on Kickstarter…
Desk Report Bazlur Rahman Foundation (BRF) on Saturday donated Tk 200,000 to Dhaka Shishu Hospital (DSH) Thalassemia Centre in Dhaka, reports the financial express. BRF Chairman Khandaker Ibrahim Malek handed over a cheque for the amount to DSH Managing Board Chairperson National Prof Dr Shahla Khatun at a function at DSH auditorium in the capital…
Dot Desk: After a flag-meeting, BGB returned a shotgun, live ammunition and one walkie-talkie left behind by BSF at zero point at the border in Burimari land port, reports Banglanews24. A flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh and Indian Border Security Force battalions has been held at Burimari land port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat….
Xasir Youssaf: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made urges to the international community yesterday for continuous pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingya minorities from the country. The PM during a courtesy call by International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband said, “The global community will have to continue their pressure on the…
Sabah Mannan Since the early 1970s, Astronomer Glenn Schneider has chased solar eclipses around the world. He spoke to BBC World Service, ahead of Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America, about what drives him. He said that it’s an incredible feeling to be at the nexus of the Sun, Moon and Earth and see…
Muhammad Ali Bukhari from Toronto : The Toronto based BMRA, Bangladesh Minorities Rights Alliance in Canada has demanded safety and security from properties to lives for the minorities, in particular, Hindus during the upcoming election in Bangladesh in a press conference held at Durgabari on Dohme Road on December 23 evening in presence of its…
UNB More than one-fourth brick kilns in Khulna district are operating illegally as 45 of them did not renew their licences. Sources at the Department of Environment’s Khulna office said 130, out of 175 brick kilns, in the district have renewed their licenses. As per law of the land, it is illegal to operate such…