NASA camera shows moon crossing Earth
You can't call it "the dark side of the moon" based on a new NASA picture.A camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite shot an arresting view of the moon crossing in front of the Earth. The image clearly shows the moon's far side lit up by the sun -- though even in full sunlight, the Earth is far brighter.
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN PERIL: China throws up controversial clause of payment upfront
Implementation of nearly a dozen large infrastructure projects (commercial contracts on four have already been signed between Dhaka and Beijing) faces fresh difficulty after Chinese authorities tagged a controversial condition on the loans.
Ensure hassle-free ICT use by common people: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to make sure that the common people, including those living in rural areas, can easily avail of Information and Communications Technology services.
Ershad wants govt apology for growing child repression
Voicing his utter frustration over the recent spate of child repression, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said the government should apologise to the nation over a baby being shot in her mother’s womb during a clash between two groups of ruling party men in Magura.
Child murders on the rise 1,714 murdered in 55 months
The first seven months of the current year witnessed an unprecedented surge in child murders compared to the corresponding periods of two previous years.
Malaysian Prime Minister: Debris is from MH370
Malaysia's Prime Minister left no room for doubt. The piece of a plane wing that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, he announced, was indeed part of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Pope says Church should embrace divorced people
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for a more open Church -- one that embraces people who are divorced and remarried and their children.
Donald Trump calls for 'civil' debate
As GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has made news all summer for attacking members of his own party, the real estate mogul promised that would be "very civil" at the first Republican presidential debate of the cycle Thursday.
Rescuers trying to save migrants after Mediterranean shipwreck
Rescuers are trying to save hundreds of migrants Wednesday after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Libya, Cmdr. Filippo Marini of the Italian Coast Guard, which is coordinating the rescue operation, told CNN.
Sheikh Kamal’s 66th birth anniv observed
The 66th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today in the capital and elsewhere across the country through holding different programmes.
