Category: English News
Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini wish Lata Mangeshkar on her 84th b’day
EUROBD NEWS: Bollywood celebrities like megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini extended birthday wishes to singing legend Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 84 today. They have wished her a long life. Here’s what the celebrities had to say: Amitabh Bachchan: I think there would not be even a single person across the world who would not […]
Hasina cooks for son on birthday
EUROBD NEWS: Despite her busy schedule, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made some time to cook food for her only son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on the occasion of his 42nd birthday on Saturday. Joy posted a photograph of his mother on his Facebook profile that shows Hasina wearing white sari and a striped-kitchen apron is cooking […]
“Kevin John Steele” may be good luck for Biman
Eurobdnews: If you have flown Biman of late, you are likely to notice a few things. Your flight, most probably, had departed on time. The on-flight service was better. And you might have a surprise welcome on arrival at Dhaka by the top Biman man. Biman, in the last one month, seems to be trying […]
TIB offers polls-time government formula
DHAKA DESK: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday put forward a formula of an ’11-member polls-time government’ to conduct the next general election in a free, fair and neutral manner to avert the ongoing political crisis, reports UNB. TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman came up with the proposal at a press conference at Brac Centre […]
Unsafe bird marketing and poultry, risk for bird flu
EUROBD NEWS: The widespread practice of slaughtering chickens and other poultry birds in unhygienic and unsafe ways tend to foil government efforts to minimise the risks of the spread of bird flu infection from the city’s poultry markets. Health experts on Monday attributed bird flu infection in the country to non maintenance of bio-security measures […]
Biggest one-day success abroad
Eurobd news: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim did not hesitate to term their three-wicket victory against Sri Lanka yesterday as their biggest one-day success abroad. The little man might have been little over excited in his reaction after their maiden ODI success against the Lankans on their home soil, but he probably was correct to say […]
4 YEARS OF AWAMI LEAGUE, Mega projects, mega failures
EUROBD DESK: PADMA BRIDGE, Initial expectation: Completion by Dec 2013 , Status: Uncertain. DEEP-SEA PORT, Initial expectation: End of first phase by 2015 Status: Chinese proposal submitted. METRO RAIL, Initial expectation: End of first phase by 2015 Status: Indecision over route causes two-year delay. ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY, Initial expectation: Completion by Jan 2014 Status: No progress […]
Poverty in France: People’s Aid mobilizes to save European food aid.
FRANCE DESK: The European food aid, which distributes food to 4 million poor in France is threatened with extinction at the end of 2013. On the eve of Christmas, Secours populaire sounding the alarm. The atmosphere is jovial, but the plates and cups are empty … It’s a Christmas dinner without food. Through this scene […]
Barack Obama to nominate John Kerry as secretary of state
US President Barack Obama is set to nominate Senator John Kerry as his next secretary of state, an administration official said Friday. Kerry, a Democrat and former presidential candidate, would replace outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry as his next secretary of state, a senior […]
The French Mireille Ballestrazzi first woman head of Interpol
[sm] FRANCE DESK: For the first time, the international police cooperation Interpol will be chaired by a woman, Mireille French Ballestrazzi. It is one of the few women who attained high office in the police. She is the first woman to chair Interpol . Consecration to Mireille Ballestrazzi, 58, who was until now the number […]