Homegoers risking lives with rooftop journey
August 29, 2011
Thousands of homebound people are leaving the capital ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, putting their lives at stake, as owners of all modes of transportations are not paying heed to the government ban on carrying passengers on rooftop.
Japanese MPs to choose next prime minister
August 29, 2011
Japan’s governing Democratic Party is voting for the country’s sixth new prime minister in just five years.
Subterranean Amazon river ‘is not a river’
August 29, 2011
A subterranean river said to be flowing beneath the Amazon region of Brazil is not a river in the conventional sense, even if its existence is confirmed.
Irene: Obama warns storm still dangerous
August 29, 2011
US President Barack Obama has warned that flooding and power cuts are still a risk as Tropical Storm Irene moves away north towards Canada.
Tea cultivation helps Panchagarh economy grow
August 29, 2011
Expanding tea cultivation enhances economic condition and changes fates of hundreds, including small and marginal farmers prompting a faster growth of the prospective tea sector in Panchagarh.
Baghdad mosque attack kills 27, MP
August 29, 2011
An elderly bandage-swathed suicide bomber blew himself up in Baghdad’s biggest Sunni mosque, killing an MP and at least 27 others in an attack that was blamed on Al-Qaeda on Monday.
Passengers’ plight mounts with Eid nearing
August 29, 2011
Sufferings of home bound passengers continued on Sunday as they were facing a series of difficulties on their way to home for celebrating Eid by train, bus and launch.
3 survivors fight on
August 29, 2011
Three surviving schoolboys of the Mirsarai tragedy are still wrestling with the odds at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
Irene: Obama warns storm still dangerous
August 29, 2011
US President Barack Obama has warned that flooding and power cuts are still a risk as Tropical Storm Irene moves away north towards Canada.
RAKAB Eid gift for wounded freedom fighters
August 29, 2011
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKAB) presented Eid Gift to 100 wounded and non-well off freedom fighters and disable persons through a formal function at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium here on Saturday noon.