An enormous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children Monday. The twister pulverized entire city blocks, left behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood, and destroyed an elementary school where seven children were found dead.
Crews frantically searched the wreckage and were only beginning to get a sense of the destruction when night fell hours later. Officials warned the death toll could climb. At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children, were being treated for minor to critical injuries. At least seven of the dead children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School, where the tornado tore the roof off the school about 3 p.m. A teacher told NBC affiliate KFOR that she draped herself on top of six children in a bathroom to shelter them. Officials said the dead children drowned in a pool of water at the decimated school. It was not clear how many children still were missing. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grade were evacuated to a church, but students in lower grades had sheltered in place, KFOR reported. More than two hours after the tornado struck, several children were pulled out alive.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 21 May 2013 06:38)

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At least 51 killed, including 20 children, as tornado hits Oklahoma, leaving miles of debris

Saturday, 26 January 2013 06:57 | Author: admin |

An enormous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children Monday. The twister pulverized entire city blocks, left behind miles of mangled cars and splintered wood, and destroyed an elementary school where seven children were found dead.
Crews frantically searched the wreckage and were only beginning to get a sense of the destruction when night fell hours later. Officials warned the death toll could climb. At one hospital, 85 patients, including 65 children, were being treated for minor to critical injuries. At least seven of the dead children were killed at Plaza Towers Elementary School, where the tornado tore the roof off the school about 3 p.m. A teacher told NBC affiliate KFOR that she draped herself on top of six children in a bathroom to shelter them. Officials said the dead children drowned in a pool of water at the decimated school. It was not clear how many children still were missing. Students in fourth, fifth and sixth grade were evacuated to a church, but students in lower grades had sheltered in place, KFOR reported. More than two hours after the tornado struck, several children were pulled out alive.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 21 May 2013 06:38)

Int’l photography festival in city from Jan 25

Thursday, 17 January 2013 19:35 | Author: admin |

Titled Chhobi Mela Vii, an international photography festival will start in the city on 25 January.
A multimedia organization which name is Drik Bangladesh is the organizer of the festival which will be end on 7 February.
The venues of the seventh edition of the festival are the Dhaka University, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Alliance Française, Bengal Shilpalaya, Drik Gallery, Dhaka Art Centre and Chhobir Haat.

Pablo Bartholomew of India, Richard Billingham of the UK, Morten Krogvold of Norway, Nasir Ali Mamun of Bangladesh, Max Pam of Australia, Graciela Iturbide of Mexico and Jodi Bieber of South Africa will deliver speeches on different contemporary issues of photography at the festival.

Director of Photography for GEO Magazines in Germany Ruth Eichhorn, International Picture Editor from TIME Magazine in the USA Patrick Witty, President of Contact Press Images from Contact Press in the US Robert Pledge, Contributing Editor for National Geographic Traveler Magazine in the US Chris Rainier, US media innovator and formerly head of planning in the Graphic Design Group at Apple Inc in the US Chris Riley, Professor of Anthropology and Visual Culture at University College London Christopher Pinney and Curator and Exhibitions Co-coordinator from Brisbane Powerhouse Arts in Australia Jody Haines will share their wealth of knowledge and experience on the occasion.
Festival director and eminent photographer Shahidul Alam was present at a press conference for the press conference of the program.

Even in Sweden! Bangladesh is NOT alone

Wednesday, 09 January 2013 02:16 | Author: admin |

Youths rioted in Stockholm to protest the police shooting death of a 69-year-old man who allegedly attacked police with a knife.

Gangs of youths angered by the police shooting death of a 69-year-old man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.

Around 50 youths were involved in the riots in the suburb of Husby, police spokesman Lars Bystrom said.

The youths set fire to a parking garage, compelling police to evacuate residents from an adjacent apartment block, Bystrom said. Residents were allowed to return home after a couple of hours.

Around 80 percent of the roughly 11,000 people living in Husby — a drab apartment block neighborhood west of Stockholm — are first or second generation immigrants.

Bystrom said police responded to calls of burning cars and were met by masked youths hurling rocks at them.

Last Updated (Tuesday, 21 May 2013 06:48)

Samsung announces 5G data breakthrough

Friday, 27 July 2012 10:02 | Author: admin |

Samsung says it has successfully tested super-fast 5G wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in a matter of seconds.

The South Korean electronics giant said the test had resulted in data transmission of more than one gigabit per second (Gbps) over a distance of two kilometres.

Last Updated (Wednesday, 15 May 2013 05:41)

Eminent scholar Siddique Mahmudur Rahman gets International award

Siddique Mahmudur Rahman was awarded Silver-Bronze Medal from 22nd Asian International Stamp Exhibition, ‘Jakarta 2008’, under the patronage of Federation of Inter-Asian Philately (FIAP), held during 23-28 October 2008 for his outstanding research publication ‘Artist K G Mustafa and his Outstanding Designs." ', 'This research compendium on postal history and postage stamps of Bangladesh created great enthusiasm among the researchers and general readers.

Siddique Mahmudur Rahman earlier was awarded Silver-Bronze Medal from Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum Inc., USA, Bronze Medal from American Philatelic Society, USA both in 1990 and Silver Bronze Medal by Australian Philatelic Federation in 1993 for his pioneering publication ‘Bangladesh Stamps and Postal History’.