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Madame Tussauds throws Trump wax figure in the trash

Madame Tussauds throws Trump wax figure in the trash

Reuters 2020-10-31 12:48:41

The waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded its effigy of TV star-turned Republican President Donald Trump into a dumpster on Friday, a move apparently intended to reflect its expectations of...

Protect nature or face deadlier pandemics, say scientists

Protect nature or face deadlier pandemics, say scientists

Reuters 2020-10-30 09:53:40

Pandemics will emerge more often, spread faster, cost more and kill more people than Covid-19 without bold action to halt the habitat destruction that helps viruses hop from wildlife to humans, accord...

Eid-e-Miladunnabi (sm) to be observed at Mia Shabe’s Maidan

Eid-e-Miladunnabi (sm) to be observed at Mia Shabe’s Maidan

-- 2020-10-28 17:09:47

Khanqueh-e-Shaheed (QuddsesaSirrahul Aziz ) Mia Saheb'sMaidan Khanqueh Sharif in old Dhaka will hold religious discussions, Hamd and Nat-e-Rasul (sm), milad and doa mahfil marking the 1450th Holy Eid-...

Traditional dishes for Puja festivities

Traditional dishes for Puja festivities

Anindeta Chowdhury 2020-10-25 14:00:19

Whatever the festival is, Bangalee taste bud just needs some excuses to be pampered and at this phase we all are very unsure whether we should go to the Puja mandap and social gatherings or not becaus...

Recreating your home with Puja-look

Recreating your home with Puja-look

Anindeta Chowdhury 2020-10-25 13:10:42

Puja is here and everyone seems to be busy making it more special. The tasks we set for ourselves include wearing new attires, making special dishes, giving ourselves a new look and more. How about a...

Holocaust survivor, Nazi sympathiser's son forge friendship

Holocaust survivor, Nazi sympathiser's son forge friendship

-- 2020-10-25 11:10:20

More than seven decades ago, their families were divided by war and hatred - Koenraad Tinel, the son of a Nazi sympathiser, and Simon Gronowski, a Holocaust survivor who lost his mother and sister to...

'Digital upskilling' the pandemic era trend

'Digital upskilling' the pandemic era trend

REUTERS 2020-10-23 10:03:20

This year has taught us a lot of things, but here is one major 2020 lesson: Tech skills are a virtual necessity. With much of the workforce cooped up at home for eight months or so, many of us have h...

‘Recognise crimes against Rohingya as genocide’

‘Recognise crimes against Rohingya as genocide’

-- 2020-10-21 16:43:17

‘Fortify Rights’ on Wednesday said donor governments seeking to raise one billion dollars in aid for Rohingya should acknowledge the crimes perpetrated against them in Myanmar as genocide...

UNHCR stresses support, solutions for Rohingyas ahead of donor meet

UNHCR stresses support, solutions for Rohingyas ahead of donor meet

-- 2020-10-20 17:07:29

On the eve of this week’s donor conference for the Rohingyas, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, today (Tuesday) stressed the need for stronger international support and a redoubling of efforts to fi...

US Embassy to accept concept notes for AFCP 2021 competition until Nov 14

US Embassy to accept concept notes for AFCP 2021 competition until Nov 14

FE Online Report 2020-10-20 17:01:19

The US Embassy in Dhaka is now accepting Concept Notes for the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) of fiscal year 2021 competition, according to the embassy statement issued on Tuesday....

Rio woman survives on flower sales out of 1969 Volkswagen Beetle

Rio woman survives on flower sales out of 1969 Volkswagen Beetle

Reuters 2020-10-10 10:26:35

You can’t miss the green 1969 Volkswagen Beetle parked at the corner, orchids and ferns crowding its open bonnet, sunflowers sticking out of windows, potted plants on the roof. Turning her car...

Two million stillbirths occur every year worldwide, says Joint UN report

Two million stillbirths occur every year worldwide, says Joint UN report

-- 2020-10-08 14:27:37

Almost 2 million babies are stillborn every year or 1 every 16 seconds, according to a new joint report. A stillbirth is defined in the report as a baby born with no signs of life at 28 weeks of preg...

People with mental health problems living in chains, says HRW

People with mental health problems living in chains, says HRW

FE Online Report 2020-10-06 12:58:58

Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions are shackled around the world, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. Men, women, and children, some as young as 10, are chained or l...

Online abuse driving girls to quit social media platforms: Study

Online abuse driving girls to quit social media platforms: Study

-- 2020-10-05 17:53:43

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60 percent experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday. One in five gi...

Egypt unveils discovery of 59 ancient coffins

Egypt unveils discovery of 59 ancient coffins

-- 2020-10-04 11:34:24

Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in the vast Saqqara necrop...

Paris fashion eco-system on the edge

Paris fashion eco-system on the edge

-- 2020-09-28 11:00:40

When Swedish fashion brand Acne Studios last hosted a catwalk show in Paris in January, it ordered dozens of vegan-friendly rice bowls from cafe owner and caterer Pearlyn Lee for models and crew to pi...

Nobel prize money increased this year

Nobel prize money increased this year

Reuters 2020-09-24 13:39:07

Winners of the prestigious Nobel prizes this year will receive an extra 1 million crowns ($110,000), the head of the foundation which oversees the awards said on Thursday. Prize money will increase t...

90 of 270 stranded whales dead in Australia’s Tasmania

90 of 270 stranded whales dead in Australia’s Tasmania

-- 2020-09-22 13:12:42

At least a third of 270 whales stranded off Tasmania have died and more are feared to be dying, rescuers in Australia say. However, crews were able to save 25 of the animals on Tuesday and are aiming...

Egypt discovers dozens of sarcophagi dating back 2,500 years

Egypt discovers dozens of sarcophagi dating back 2,500 years

REUTERS 2020-09-22 12:25:32

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 coffins at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that is also home to one of the world’s oldest pyramids, the ministry of tourism and anti...

Universal Amity provides food for homeless, poor people

Universal Amity provides food for homeless, poor people

-- 2020-09-19 18:04:05

Universal Amity, a voluntary organisation, has been providing food for homeless and poor people under its ‘Food for Good’ project since June this year amid coronavirus pandemic and flood....

Urs on Thursday marking 12th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA )

Urs on Thursday marking 12th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA )

-- 2020-09-16 17:32:35

The annual holy Urs marking the 12th death anniversary of Alhaj Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Hamidullah (RA) The programme will be held in Mia Shaheb's  Maidan Darbar Sharif at Luxmibazar in the ca...

UN chief urges nations to stop construction of coal power plants

UN chief urges nations to stop construction of coal power plants

-- 2020-09-16 16:23:34

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for massive investment in cheaper and profitable renewable energy, saying that it is not only the “right thing to do” but also the “b...

Gene-edited animals aimed to boost food production

Gene-edited animals aimed to boost food production

-- 2020-09-16 14:43:56

Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step towards genetically enhancing live...

UNESCO says journalism under fire

UNESCO says journalism under fire

-- 2020-09-15 10:41:13

Clampdown on the media increased sharply in 2020, the UN’s cultural agency said on Monday, highlighting 21 protests around the world this year in which state security forces have violated journa...

Vultures inching towards extinction with only 260 remaining in country

Vultures inching towards extinction with only 260 remaining in country

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-09-05 20:42:12

About 99 per cent of the vultures have become extinct across the globe while only 260 vultures remain in the country, said Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin on Satur...

Over 40pc Bangladeshi children believe life will be more difficult after lockdown: Study

Over 40pc Bangladeshi children believe life will be more difficult after lockdown: Study

FE Online Report 2020-09-03 16:12:35

A global study recently conducted by Educo revealed that about 40 per cent of Bangladeshi children believe life after the coronavirus lockdown will be more complicated. More than 500 children in Bang...

Girl, 3, survives wild skyride caught in tail of giant kite

Girl, 3, survives wild skyride caught in tail of giant kite

-- 2020-08-31 13:05:44

A three-year-old girl entangled in the tail of a giant kite survived a terrifying ride after being swept more than 100 feet (30 metres) into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan, video footage pos...

Researchers decode brain mechanism of taking risks

Researchers decode brain mechanism of taking risks

Xinhua 2020-08-31 11:27:54

Israeli researchers shed light on the survival mechanism activated in the brain in conditions of uncertainty, stressful conflict with a need to take risks, Tel Aviv University (TAU) said on Sunday. T...

40 dolphins die near Mauritius oil spill

40 dolphins die near Mauritius oil spill

-- 2020-08-29 11:14:31

At least 40 dolphins have mysteriously died in an area of Mauritius affected by an oil spill from a Japanese boat, officials and witnesses said on Friday, as witnesses described the deaths of one moth...

Discussions on Holy Ashura on Saturday at Mia Shaheb's Maidan Khankah Sharif

Discussions on Holy Ashura on Saturday at Mia Shaheb's Maidan Khankah Sharif

-- 2020-08-28 20:07:53

Holy Ashura and the death anniversary of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R) will be observed tomorrow (Saturday) at the Mia Shaheb's Maidan Khankah Sharif at Luxmibazar in old Dhaka. A discussion on the life an...