News from December 2009

Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists

President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use “every element of our national power” to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was “a serious reminder” of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats. But even as Obama spoke, word came that [...]

Suicide bombing in Karachi kills 20

A suicide bombing targeting a Shia Muslim procession in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi killed at least 20 people and wounded 60 more Monday, as Shias across the country marked the key holy day of Ashura. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Monday’s attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated his explosives at [...]

Batteries Made from Regular Paper

Monzilur Badhan, Special correspondence, Newshoursbd. A dip in nanotube ink turns ordinary office paper into a high-energy electrode. Ordinary paper can be turned into a battery electrode simply by dipping it into carbon-nanotube inks. The resulting electrodes, which are strong, flexible, and highly conductive, might be used to make cheap energy storage devices to power [...]

Seven die in Italian avalanches

A series of avalanches in the Italian Alps has killed seven people, emergency services said. Four of those who died were rescuers searching for two tourists killed by an earlier avalanche in the Trentino region of northern Italy. Another avalanche killed a 12-year-old German boy skiing in the same area. The head of Italy’s civil [...]

Who Will Go Home With an Oscar?

You needn’t tune in early to the Oscar show this coming Mar. 7; there’ll be no suspense for the Supporting Actor and Actress awards. Christoph Waltz is a lock for his role as the sneaky German officer in Inglourious Basterds, and Mo’Nique a sure thing as the mom from hell in Precious. But you might [...]

PM eyes water sharing with India

Virgin also mentioned the current initiatives to unmistakable the Buriganga pole, and dredging activities on Teesta dilute sharing. Dipu Moni has been foremost creaking this interval to ascendancy purposive an apportion with Amerindic duplicate Manmohan Singh. Bangladesh Bedewed Channels Board sources utter over 750,000 hectares of get is irrigated by the Teesta. Govt to grain [...]

Clocks to move back at 11:59, not 12:00

In the wake of growing confusion over turning clocks back from the Daylight Saving Time, the government on Sunday clarified that the clock would be moved back at 11:59pm, not exactly at midnight. Since the government decided to turn watches back by one hour, many have been thinking that the clocks would strike the midnight [...]

War trial process sets out by March

The process of holding trial for the crimes taking place in the time of Liberation War will start by March next year at the Old High Court building. Law Minister Shafique Ahmed said this to reporters on Sunday at the Judicial Administration Training Institute after visiting the Old High Court building. He said the government [...]

Rangamati BDR hearing resumes at 3pm

Hearing of the trial of nine suspected Bangladesh Rifles mutineers resumes on Sunday afternoon at a special court at the BDR Sector headquarters in Rangamati. The trial began on November 24 and was adjourned on November 25 giving the accused about 27 days to pick up counsels for self-defence either from BDR officials or lawyers. [...]

BNP to mark 1/11 as black day

BNP has decided to mark January 11 as ‘black day’ and January 25 as ‘democracy killing day’, BNP secretary general Delwar Hossain said Saturday. “Some army personnel entering Bangabhaban on January 11, 2007 compelled the then president Iajuddin Ahmed to impose emergency rule in the country and thus foiled the process of democracy,” Delwar said [...]

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