A case was filed against the chairman of Amar Desh Publication Mahmuda Begum and publisher of the daily Sangram Abul Asad on Saturday night for ‘illegally’ printing Amar Desh copies at Sangram’s Al-Falah Printing Press.
Day: April 14, 2013
Pahela Baishakh celebrated with much fanfare
Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1420, was celebrated with much fanfare and gaiety.
Khaleda joins Sangskritik Dal programmes
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday attended the Bangla New Year celebrations of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha (Jasas) in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office.
5 journos hurt in BCL attack at DU: 6 held
Five journalists were injured in an attack allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists on the Dhaka University campus as they went to gather information about their ‘extortion’ on Fuller Road.
PM fails providing security to people: BNP
Adviser to BNP Chairperson Shusuzzaman Dudu on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina failed to provide security to common people and she should quit.
16 killed in attack on Somali Supreme Court
Nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists, most wearing suicide vests, stormed Somalia’s main court complex on Sunday while the Supreme Court was in session, firing a barrage of bullets during a running gun battle with security forces that lasted two hours, officials…
FM blames BNP for inciting Jamaat
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni alleged that Jamaat-Shibir conducted “barbaric violence” in the country as opposition BNP incited them in the last four years.
Stuck in traffic jam, yet the revellers happy
Those came out of their houses with friends and families to welcome the Bangla New Year suffered a lot due to unusual traffic congestions in many parts of the capital.
Tk 1 cr worth heroin recovered in Dinajpur
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered one kilogram heroin worth one crore taka from a train.
India may export 50 coaches to Bangladesh
The Indian Rail Coach Factory (RCF) may soon export 50 AC broad-gauge coaches to Bangladesh early next year.
Amid investigation, coal exports at record levels
From the time coal is scooped from the depths of the Spring Creek strip mine in Montana’s wide-open Powder River Basin until it travels more than 6,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean to power plants in South Korea, the price…
Bangladesh to host 2014 Asia Cup Cricket
Dhaka – The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has designated Bangladesh as host of the 2014 Asia Cup after India withdrew as original venue due to a packed international schedule, according to a message received in Dhaka.
How to make your hair grow longer
While we may drool longingly at the models in those shampoo ads, who strut their long hair effortlessly in the wind, most of us would immediately dismiss the thought of growing our hair like Rapunzel, if given a choice.
State of Sri Lanka’s Muslims
After a series of attacks on mosques, wild rumours about animal slaughter and an attempt to outlaw the halal system of classification, the BBC’s Charles Haviland investigates how Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority is being targeted by hardline Buddhists.
Australia to face Japan over whaling in UN court
The UN’s International Court of Justice has set dates for public hearings on Australia’s challenge against Japan’s whaling programme in Antarctica.
Ending political deadlock remains elusive
Mostafa Kamal Majumder