From The Sunday Times Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches Physicist Alex Wissner-Gross says that performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea Jonathan Leake and Richard Woods Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon ... Read more
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Third shark attack in 24 hours prompts panic on Australian beaches
From Times Online Third shark attack in 24 hours prompts panic on Australian beaches Sophie Tedmanson in Sydney Australian beachgoers are on Jaws alert after three shark attacks in separate locations around the country over the past 24 hours. On Monday a snorkeller suffered 40 puncture wounds after fending off what is thought to have ... Read more
Tom Cruise kicked out of son’s audition
by IANS London: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise was kicked out of his son Conor’s audition for new movie “Seven Pounds” because he was distracting the teenager.The 16-year-old made his acting debut, playing the son of Will Smith’s character in the movie. Cruise and his actor-producer friend Smith insisted Conor audition for director Gabriele Muccino but ... Read more
Rescuers search for nearly 250 missing in Indonesian ferry accident
Agencies Parepare: Rescuers battled rocky seas on Monday as they searched for nearly 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. About 250 passengers and 17 crew were believed to have been aboard the 700-ton Teratai Prima when it sank on
The lure of ‘roopkotha’
‘Konthoshilon’ stages fairy tale-based plays Mainul Hassan Who has not heard or read fairy tales in childhood? To every child ‘roopkotha’ (fairy tales) from “Thakurmar Jhuli” (grandmother’s repertoire), involving ‘ponkhiraj’ (flying horse), ‘Rakkhosh Puri’ (den of demons) have always been a subject of great fascination. On January 10, cultural organisation ‘Konthoshilon’ organised a “Golpo Bolar ... Read more
Juneer’s alien, yet relevant images
Takir Hossain Shaded, subdued colours, distinctly delicate technique and imagery are the ingredients that mark the works of Juneer Kibria — a young painter who likes to delve into enigmatic views through abstract images. Three movements that have contributed to the development of abstract art were romanticism, impressionism and expressionism. Artistic liberty was advanced during ... Read more
Horrible hostel, hostile to study
Days and woes of Polytechnic girls suffering from acute seat crisis Durdana Ghias Rima wakes up at five in the morning to start her day standing in a queue with 60 other girls in front of the washroom. The room
BRTA move for ‘speed governor seal’ hits a bad patch
Shahnaz Parveen Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is facing difficulty in implementing the decision to install ‘speed governor seal’ in all automobiles as the mechanism is only available in diesel-run vehicles. A separate mechanism has to be built for vehicles run with gas, octane and petrol engine, which has become a major obstacle in implementing ... Read more
Mahela not taking Zimbabwe lightly
Grameenphone Test Series, Bangladesh-Srilanka Mahela not taking Zimbabwe lightly Sports Reporter “If anything goes wrong against Zimbabwe, you guys will have a lot to write about,” joked Mahela Jayawardene yesterday. It would be a surprise to hear the Sri Lankan captain speak in such a cynical manner ahead of their match against lowly Zimbabwe in ... Read more
Barisal equal with Rajshahi
Ispahani Mirzapore Tea 10th National Cricket League Barisal equal with Rajshahi Sports Reporter Barisal repeated their success against Rajshahi to share the lead in the National Cricket League when they won the second-leg one-day match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium yesterday. It was however a day for out-of-favour Nafis Iqbal who smashed an unbeaten hundred ... Read more
Results of School Kabaddi
Sports Reprter Bhasha Shaheed Abdul Jabbar Ansar &VDP School and College of Gazipur, Palsha Ideal Secondary School of Mymensingh, Gorihar Al Arabia Dhakhil Madrasa of Rajshahi, Banagram Secondary School of Jessore won their respective matches of the Standard Chartered National School Kabaddi Competition on Sunday. In the day’s first match, Bhasha Shaheed Abdul Jabbar Ansar ... Read more
Edn minister spots syndicate behind textbook crisis
Staff Correspondent The education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, on Sunday visited Banglabazar book market in Dhaka and found a powerful syndicate behind the artificial crisis of secondary textbooks. As soon the minister entered the market in the afternoon, a number of retailers who went to the market
She died to save neighbour from killers
Quazi Amanullah, Khulna She died showing a rare courage of braving bullets and bombs of miscreants to save her neighbour. Parvez Howlader, 30, an activist of Awami League, died on the spot on the night of January 4 at Pabla Palpara under Daulatpur Police Station in Khulna city as miscreants sprayed bullets and threw bomb ... Read more
Past glory of port city to be revived
BSS, Chittagong Ministers, Lawmakers and Leaders of the Mohajote in greater Chittagong region at a public meeting here on Saturday said they would work together for bringing back the past glory of the port city as the country’s economic and industrial hub. In this respect, they sought wholehearted cooperation of the people to free Bangladesh ... Read more
400 students sued
Staff Correspondent More than 400 students of the Government Titumir College were sued for vandalising vehicles at Mohakhali and its surrounding areas in Dhaka on Saturday. The police sub-inspector, Nur-e-Azam, filed the case with Gulshan police against over 400 unidentified students of Titumir College. None was, however, arrested till Sunday evening in connection with the ... Read more
Exports post 13pc rise
Kawsar Khan Exports went up by 13.37 percent in November of the current fiscal year bagging $1.3 billion against the same month last year, and diffused the fear of a long-term effect of global recession in export assumed through the negative export growth in October. In October of fiscal 2008-09, the country’s export earnings dipped ... Read more
2nd ‘Made in Bangladesh’ trade show in New York Oct 2-6
Staff Correspondent US-based company First Multipurpose Services and Bangladeshi communication agency Mattra, in association with the Export Promotion Bureau, will organise a trade show ‘Made in Bangladesh 2009’ in New York of the USA in October 2-6. ‘The five-day trade fair will be held at the Penn Plaza Pavilion Exhibition Hall of Manhattan,’ announced Hossain ... Read more
Dhaka stocks open week downbeat
Staff Correspondent Dhaka stocks lost steam on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, due to a selling pressure from investors, depressed by the last week’s bearish trend, market operators said. The general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange lost 33.69 points, or 1.22 per cent, to close at 2726.98, while its blue chips index, ... Read more
Formation of Price Commission to check price hike of essentials vital
NATION BUSINESS REPORT A leading economist has suggested a price commission be set up involving the ministries of commerce, agriculture and finance to bring down prices of essentials within the reach of common people in a short span of time. Welcoming the government’s decision to cut diesel price at its first cabinet meeting, Chairman of ... Read more
Ouster for failure
PM Gets Down to Task Ouster for failure Hasina warns ministers over poor job, graft allegations; tells top bureaucrats not to clutch at excuses M Abul Kalam Azad Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday categorically warned her cabinet colleagues that she will not hesitate to remove them from offices if they fail to fulfil her party’s ... Read more