Kerala death toll from floods touches 37, rain lets up but red alert remains
Hindustan Times: The water level in Kerala’s swollen Idukki reservoir fell to below 2,400 feet on Sunday following a brief let up in rain even as the toll rose to 37 in the worst natural calamity seen in the state in over nine decades. Union home minister Rajnath Singh will carry out an aerial survey…
Angry Clashes After Attack On Radiohead Fans
Samiul Bashar Samin Police in Turkey have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of people protesting against an attack on Radiohead fans. Some 500 people gathered in Istanbul’s central Cihangir neighbourhood on Saturday night in response to a call from activists to protest against the attack. The protesters shouted “Shoulder to shoulder…
NASA wants to send hot air balloons to the Hellscape of Venus
Science Alert: We know that Venus, our closest planetary neighbour, has a volcanic terrain and a hellish atmosphere with extreme temperatures. But we don’t know much about seismic activity on the planet, which in turn could give us more clues about its internal composition. Now, NASA has a rather exciting proposal to try and answer…
World Bank approves first loans to Somalia in 30 years
Reuters: The World Bank has approved $80 million in loans to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement to the government of the conflict-ridden country in 30 years, the bank said. The Washington-based lender, which suspended ties with the country when war broke out in 1991, resumed support for Somalia in 2003,…
Hockey: Navy’s joy of hat-trick title
DOT Desk Bangladesh Navy clinched the hat-trick Victory Day Hockey title when they beat Bangladesh Army by 5-4 goals in a pulsating final at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday, reports the New Age. For Army, Mahbubur Rahman, Hasan Jubayer Niloy, Monoj Babu and Nayeem Uddin scored one goal apiece. Chayan gave Navy…
BNP will join polls if it acts as responsible political party
Lt Colonel (Retd) Muhammad Faruk Khan, Awami League Presidium Member: If BNP is a responsible political party, it will join the 11th national parliamentary election. In fact, BNP is not even a political party – it is a party of criminals and terrorists. They believe that their way should be followed or else they destroy…
Rediscovering Bangabandhu . . .
Syed Badrul Ahsan, Editor-in-Charge, The Asian Age : Bangabandhu should have lived longer. But, then again, we did not permit him to live beyond three and a half years into freedom. He was a mere fifty five when he was assassinated and none of us in this country had the courage to stream out on…
Arum farming makes Rajshahi growers happy
BSS: Cultivation of arum has brought smiles on the faces of farmers in Rajshahi region including its vast Barind tract as they are getting good profit by cultivating it on their lands. Number of the vegetable farmer and acreage is gradually increasing everywhere in the region in the wake of its gradually increasing demand and…
Fresh $200 billion US tariffs on Chinese goods take effect
Hossen Sohel: President Trump’s additional $200 billion tariffs on Chinese goods began to take effect yesterday as the trade war between the two economic powers continued to escalate, reports news channel WION. China has decided to retaliate with $60 billion in tariffs on American goods totalling $110 billion with Trump administration’s tariffs set to bite…