Kabir Humayun: Two passengers of a bus were killed and 20 more injured as a train rammed a bus at Bariyarhat Rail Crossing in Chittagong’s Mirsharai upazila early yesterday. Inspector of Mirsharai fire station Rabiul Azam said one of the deceased was identified as Sunirmal Chakma, 55, hailing from Khagrachhari district, reports UNB. A Chittagong-bound…
Julian Wucherpfennig, Assistant professor of international affairs and security at the Hertie School of Governance & Anita Gohdes, Assistant professor of international relations at the University of Zurich/Project Syndicate This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two activists for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence in armed conflict. But if…
The Economic Times NASA’s unmanned Martian quake sensor, InSight, has landed at a slight angle on the Red Planet, and experts are hopeful the spacecraft will work as planned, the US space agency said Friday. The $993 million lander arrived Monday at its target, a lava plain named Elysium Planitia, for a two-year mission aimed…
Syed Nasir Ershad In the Kite Runner, the story drifted on the subjects of friendship, betrayal, guilt, redemption and the uneasy love between father and son. These are universal themes that have been able to reach across cultural, racial, religious and gender gaps to resonate with readers of varying background. The writer’s depiction of pre-revolutionary…
Tahmeed Taha Police arrested at least 13 leaders and activists of BNP-Jamaat, including Hasan Uddin Sarkar, who is a former member of parliament (MP) from Gazipur-2 constituency in seperate drives on Tuesday night, UNB reported.Firoz Talukdar, officer-in-charge of Tongi Police station said that Hasan Uddin Sarkar, who is also a member of BNP central executive…
Dorjeshugden: In 1959, India generously and graciously opened their arms to the Dalai Lama and his Tibetan refugees as they fled China-occupied Tibet, now commonly known as the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. In India, the Dalai Lama was given the highest honor, respect and privilege as befitting the Indian customs of venerating high spiritual…
Raj Abrar: The local administration in Sylhet has said it will take an initiative to develop an ‘eco-park’ at Bichhanakandi tourist spot in Gowainghat upazila for enhancing beauty of the tourist spot as well as for the conservation of biodiversity. UNB reported that the authorities concerned are to establish the echo-park on 34.59 acres of…
DOT Desk Commercial cultivation of local variety delicious fish patari sees success in Danpota area of Fakirhat upazila adjacent to the Passur river in the district, thanks to the initiative of five farmers, reports Daily Star. Two years ago, they started the cultivation under a cooperative for cultivation of the delicious fish, also called vetki,…
Desk Report: NASA has launched a public competition that asks people to find solutions to turn carbon dioxide into molecules that would help astronauts endure the harsh atmosphere on the Red Planet. Called the “CO2 Conversion Challenge”, the competition asks public to discover ways to develop novel synthesis technologies that use carbon dioxide as the…
Sayeed Muhammad: In the wake of suspicions of infiltration by criminal groups, the entire municipal police force in the coastal Mexican resort of Acapulco is under investigation. Marines surrounded the police headquarters and disarmed 700 officers as federal police and the military will now patrol the city instead, reports BBC. Acapulco became famous as a…