Chris Gayle blazes record-breaking trail on a never-ending T20 tour
For the past 12 years, Gayle has been running a roving revue from town to town and ground to ground. And along the way he’s racked up remarkable numbers
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Sustainable style: will Gen Z help the fashion industry clean up its act?
Four years after the Rana Plaza tragedy, a burgeoning collection of cool but ethical brands have launched to target the socially conscious young consumer. But there is still a long way to go
Read moreAlmost untreatable superbug CPE poses serious threat to patients, doctors warn
Immune to some of the last-line antibiotics available to hospitals, cases of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae are on the rise, NHS data reveals
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Read moreBiswanath Bull fighting competition
On Tuesday 18th April, there was a bull fight competition held between Harikalas and Senargaon villages of Biswanath. The fights were held between 10am and 4pm with 30 pairs of bulls. In the special fight in the competition was Mamu-Bhagna, Dashpike, Black, Stone ripple, Aant, Syupur Sadurgaon, Shapla Par, Chitra Dhanpur, Sonamukhi Hasnaji, Cutting Master, Bishwanath, Pankiraj, Jalalabad, Red Lion,
Read moreWorld Health Organization hails major progress on tackling tropical diseases
WHO director general says significant strides have been made in fight against sleeping sickness, elephantiasis and other neglected tropical diseases
Read moreIndian ruling party officials to be tried over 1992 Babri mosque demolition
Court rules 13 senior BJP figures, including water minister and a state governor, must face criminal conspiracy charges
Read moreScientists to take to the streets in global march for truth
March for Science on 22 April will see scientists and supporters at more than 500 locations stand up for evidence-based thinking
Read moreWhy social workers are marching 100 miles in protest against austerity
It’s not incongruous to see social workers protesting. We want to transform society for the most vulnerable
Read moreStormy protest in Lamakaji against the Power Development Board
There was a stormy rally at Biswanath Lamkaji area on Wednesday 12th April against PDB Power Development Boards partial feeder portioning process to Polly Power (from Lamkaji to Tuker Bazar). At 10am on the Sylhet to Sunamganj highway PDB customers organised a human chain. Spontaneous participation of people from all walks of life, irrespective of protesters formed a human chain
Read moreFinally, a breakthrough alternative to growth economics – the doughnut
Instead of growth at all costs, a new economic model allows us to thrive while saving the planet
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