Santa Ana Police Officer Sondra Berg holds a python Wednesday Jan. 29, 2014, in Santa Ana, California, after serving a warrant on the home of William Buchman, who has been arrested for investigation of neglect in the care of animals, after authorities found at least 300 living and dead pythons in plastic bins inside Buchman's stench-filled suburban home. –AP ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Jayawardene hits double ton, Lanka tightens screws on host Bangladesh
Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene celebrates after scoring a double century against Bangladesh during the third day of their first Test cricket match of the series in Dhaka Wednesday. — Reuters DHAKA — Mahela Jayawardene became Test cricket’s sixth-highest run-getter with a glorious unbeaten double-century as Sri Lanka compounded Bangladesh’s misery in the first Test here Wednesday. The veteran right-hander made 203 ... Read More »
10-truck arms haul case Nizami-Babar among 14 to die
Fourteen accused including Jamaat-e-Islami leader Matiur Rahman Nizami and former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar were awarded death penalty in smuggling case in much-talked-about sensational 10-truck arms haul. Judge SM Mojibur Rahman of Special Tribunal Court of Chittagong passed the verdict on Thursday. At first, the judge started reading out the summary of the verdict in ... Read More »
Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A recent, undated handout picture received from Channel 4 on Dec. 24, 2013 shows US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden preparing to make his television message. (AFP) OSLO: A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “He has contributed to revealing the extreme level ... Read More »
Obama urges Guantanamo closure this year
AT STAKE: US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (AFP) WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama told Americans on Tuesday that 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay as the United States winds down its military role in Afghanistan and shifts away from a ... Read More »
Starving 20,000 at Damascus camp eating dogs, cats
Syrian Red Crescent workers evacuate children from the besieged Yarmuk Palestinian refugee camp south of Damascus on January 19, 2014. (AFP) BEIRUT: Starvation and illnesses exacerbated by hunger or the lack of medical aid in a Palestinian camp in Damascus besieged for months by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have killed at least 85 people, activists said Wednesday. ... Read More »
likely bumper mustard in Nasirnagar
Thirteen union of Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria district nearly 5000 hectares of land cultivated mustard seeds and has the potential to bumper.According to the Upazila Department of Agriculture extension this year they were targeted 9138 hectares of land under Rabi crop in the current season.The 80 hectares of wheat,500 hectares of potatoes,100 hectares of sweet potatoes, 500 hectares of pepper, ... Read More »
District-level National Child Award competition Friday
District level National Child Award competition will be held on Friday 31 January 2014 organized by Bangladesh Shishu Academy.Children's Literature and Culture of the competition will be held in Zilla Parishad auditorium, Bangladesh Shishu Academy office and sport competitions will be held Annada public boarding high school Field. Upazila level Children's National Child Award competition already been held. The first place ... Read More »
5 shot in Brahmanbaria clash
At least 40 people were injured — five of them hit by bullets — in a series of clashes in Brahmanbaria. Thirteen year old 'Sabuj' has been rushed to Dhaka in critical condition, while the rest of the injured were admitted to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital. Sadar Police Station OC Abdur Rab said that the clash between two villages(Sherpur & Pairtola) erupted ... Read More »
Prof. Amrit Lal Saha joined as Principal of Brahmanbaria Government College.
Eminent Professor Amrit Lal Saha has joined as new principal of the Brahmanbaria Government College.Yesterday he joined as Principal.Prof. Amrit Lal Saha was Principal of Netrakona Government Women's College before join here.He was department head of Philosophy in Brahmanbaria Government College. Read More »
NZ seals India ODI series
HAMILTON, New Zealand — New Zealand sealed its One-Day International series against India with a game to spare Tuesday when a Ross Taylor century set up a convincing seven-wicket victory in the fourth ODI. It was New Zealand’s third win in the five-match series, with one match tied and one remaining. At Hamilton’s Seddon Park, it chased down India’s 278-5 for ... Read More »
Spy agencies use smartphone apps to track people across globe
LONDON — Documents leaked by former NSA contactor Edward Snowden suggest that spy agencies have a powerful ally in Angry Birds and a host of other apps installed on smartphones across the globe. The documents, published Monday by The New York Times, the Guardian, and ProPublica, suggest that the mapping, gaming, and social networking apps which are a common feature of ... Read More »
Sneha readies for second stint in Bollywood
NEW DELHI: Salman Khan, who had launched Aishwarya Rai lookalike Sneha Ullal in “Lucky –No Time For Love,” is reportedly planning to cast the actress in one of his upcoming movies. Ullal, who has been missing from action for long, was spotted with Khan at the Mumbai Heroes vs Chennai Rhinos match over the weekend. “It was after a long ... Read More »
How to make the brain control obesity (Part 7)
In the last six articles, I spoke extensively about nutrient dense foods for the brain, especially whole fresh fruit, vegetables, grains and legumes, as well as fish, lean meat, poultry, eggs and essential fatty acids (omega 3, 6, 9). Your brain requires nourishment and nurturing in order to function optimally and give your body adequate signals to control obesity, shed ... Read More »
Two Bank Robbers arrested by RAB
Two men suspected for their involvement in the Kishorganj Sonali bank heist have been arrested in Dhaka with five sacks of currency notes. 0 0 4 RAB nabbed the two from a house at Shyampur Balur Math area in the capital with the sacks on Tuesday afternoon. The elite force’s spokesperson ATM Habibur ... Read More »