BBC: Despite the international ban on uncontrolled trade in cacti, policing the smuggling faces many problems and semi-professional hunters continue to uproot plants to order, stealing from National Parks, Indian Reservations, but more significantly from the wild. In southern Spain, the plants are being devastated by the cochineal beetle. But the picture there is mirrored…
AP: An opposition Israeli lawmaker on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dismiss his ambassador to the United States for failing to report sexual assault allegations against a top Netanyahu aide, ballooning an already embarrassing scandal for the Israeli leader. Karin Elharrar said Ron Dermer should be recalled from Washington for not reporting…
AFP:Myanmar police are hunting dozens of escaped inmates who hijacked a delivery truck and smashed through the gates of their jail in a daring prison break on Sunday (Sept 16), officials said. The escape occurred on Sunday morning as prisoners seized a truck that had entered Hpa-An prison in eastern Karen state. “They attacked a…
UNB: A Bangladeshi physicist of Princeton University has led an international research team in discovering a novel quantum state of matter that can be ‘tuned’ at will — and it’s 10 times more tunable than existing theories can explain. M Zahid Hasan and his team’s discovery of this level of manipulability of quantum matter opens…
The Hindustan Times: Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday after riding their luck to come from behind and win 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Saturday while Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 in a highly entertaining game at Athletic Bilbao. Champions Barcelona fell behind following a thumping shot…
Desk Report: The world’s largest burn and plastic surgery institute is set to be inaugurated on October 20 to offer specialized and modern treatment to the people. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the specialized institute, quoting Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim, reports BSS. The 17-storied 500-bed institute is being built comprising three…
Desk report: Tea garden workers’ organisations on Saturday demanded immediate implementation of six-point demand, including daily minimum wage of Tk 300, reports The new Age. They made the demands from a rally after forming a human chain in front of the Central Shaeed Minar in Sylhet city in the afternoon. Bishwabidyalaya Cha Chhatra Sangsad, a…
Desk report: She said she wants to lead a normal life like other peopleBorn and raised in Rajbari, Tanisha Yeasmin Chaity has become the first transgender official in Bangladesh’s state-run human rights watchdog – the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), reports The Dhaka Tribune. Chaity’s journey was not smooth by any means, including her arrival…
Desk report: The government is in a hurry to get rural infrastructure development projects involving substantial volume of funds approved by the Planning Commission (PC) before the forthcoming national elections, officials said on Saturday, reports The Financial Express. They said the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) alone has sought approval for nine projects meant…
Arafat Hasan: The High Court issued a rule yesterday asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to restore the Gabkhan Channel in Jhalakathi to its original condition through removing encroachments. The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam issued the rule following a…