Top 10 Amazing Holes In The Earth..
When we think of holes, most of us think of digging a hole to plant a flower, drilling a hole to finish a construction project, or even hitting a hole in one at the next golf outing. There are places in the world, however, that give the word “hole” [...]
WASHINGTON : Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall on Tuesday with somber yet confident tones, saying the country will overcome its serious economic and international challenges.
“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real,” Obama said in his inaugural address. “They are serious, [...]
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen won the Golden Globe last night (Jan. 11) for best song for the title track from “The Wrestler,” while A.R. Rahman won best original score for “Slumdog Millionaire.”
It’s Springsteen’s second Golden Globe; he won in 1994 for “Streets of Philadelphia” from “Philadelphia.” That year, the same song also won the best song [...]
Asks for voters’ security in upazilla polls..
Bolstered by the success in holding last month’s credible parliamentary poll, the Election Commission (EC) is now ready for the upcoming upazila parishad polls, as it ordered all law enforcing agencies yesterday to ensure peace by any means during the local government elections.
“We’ve taken all preparations. We’ve decided to [...]
JERUSALEM (netbater) — The Israeli air force intensified its operations across Gaza overnight, launching strikes against approximately 60 targets in the Palestinian territory, a military spokesman said Thursday.
The stepped-up attacks in Gaza came on the 13th day of Israel’s assault on Hamas.
In a separate development, four rockets fired from southern Lebanon landed near the city [...]
Dhaka, Jan 4 (bdnews24.com) – MPs-designate of the BNP and its allies will not take oath on Sunday, BNP office secretary Rizvi Ahmed said, hours before a scheduled afternoon swearing-in ceremony.
“The BNP lawmakers are not going to be sworn in on Sunday afternoon. The party policy makers’ decision in this regard will be publicised as [...]
An airstrike Friday hit the central Gaza home of a senior Hamas military leader who Israel said was a leading figure in developing rockets used to attack southern Israel.
Hamas security sources confirmed that the Nusseirat home of Imad Akel, where Israelis said weapons were stored, was bombed.
The Israeli air force also struck the home of [...]
The Israeli air force bombed the homes Thursday of two top Hamas military figures, killing at least one of them.
The Hamas television station Al-Aqsa showed the body of Nizar Rayan, a commander in northern Gaza, being pulled from the rubble of his house in Jabalya, north of Gaza City.
Rayan, one of the main founders of [...]
Hasina discloses her priority list at first briefing after poll triumph; seeks Khaleda’s help in running country; asks party loyals for forgiveness
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government’s first tasks would be to bring down the prices of essentials within people’s reach and alleviate poverty. And in this mission, she sought cooperation [...]
With the first ever provision of ‘No’ votes in the country’s national elections, as many as 32,064 indigenous people in Rangamati said ‘no’ to the candidates in Monday’s polls, bdnews24.com Rangamati correspondent says.
Quite a big number though, the negative votes recorded in Rangamati did not however impact the final result of the constituency, which Awami [...]
