workers burn down Bangla garment factory
Dhaka: Angry workers on Friday set fire to one of Bangladesh’s largest garment factories, destroying the nine-storey building, following rumours that two of their colleagues had been killed in a clash with police. Fires broke out at two Standard Group buildings in the industrial district of Gazipur outside the capital Dhaka at around midnight following clashes between workers and management.
Opp parties in Nepal demand new prez
Kathmandu: The Opposition parties in Nepal have demanded that a new President should be chosen with political consensus while considering the mandate given by the people in the Constituent Assembly polls. Jhala Nath Khanal-led CPN-UMl said the appointment of the President should be sorted out according to the people’s fresh mandate.
Firebomb attack on Spain ruling party office
Madrid: Police in Spain’s northern Basque region say an office of the ruling conservative Popular Party was slightly damaged after being attacked with two Molotov cocktails. They say the pre-dawn incident on Friday caused minor damage to the front of the office in the town of Barakaldo. No one was injured.
Superbugs’ antibiotic resistance decoded
Washington: Scientists have discovered the complex process by which antibiotic resistance allows bacteria to multiply in the presence of drugs.
Many approaches are being employed to limit the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria — such as limiting the use of antibiotics in livestock, controlling prescriptions of antibiotics and developing new drugs against bacteria already resistant to conventional drug treatments.
SpaceX postpones first satellite launch
Washington: Private US Company SpaceX postponed the launch of a rocket carrying its first telecommunications satellite after two unsuccessful attempts at take-off.