An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds.
Day: May 22, 2013
The 1st all-Emirati, all-girl rock band
It’s a common enough scene, as the song has been a standard entry on the playlists of countless heavy rock bands for decades.
2 food industries fined Tk 17,000 in Rajshahi
Department of National Consumers Rights Protection fined two food industries in Rajshahi metropolis Taka 17,000 on Tuesday. A team of the Rajshahi divisional office of the department conducted drives at BSCIC Industrial Estate in the city. The team found the…
Drugs worth Tk 19 lakh seized in Dinajpur
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested one person and seized contraband tablets and injections worth about Taka 19 lakh from Joynagar area on the Dinajpur-Gobindaganj Highway under Phulbari upazila of the district on Tuesday. The arrested…
Grass farming turns 5,000 char families self-reliant
Commercial cultivation of sweet jumbo grass have turned over 5,000 extremely poor families living in remote char areas on the river basins in greater Rangpur economically self-reliant in recent years. Farming of the hybrid variety and quick growing grass under…
Shootout’ with BGB kills 2 ‘smugglers’ in Joypurhat
Two alleged smugglers were killed in a ‘shootout’ between members of Border Guard Bangladesh and a group of smugglers at Kachugari border point in Panchbibi upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rana and Mahidul. Lieutenant Colonel Sabbir, commanding…
Minor girl ‘murdered by father’ in Habiganj
A two-year-old girl was killed allegedly by her father at Vatpara village in Bahubal upazila of the district on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Tamima, daughter of Nizam Uddin, a resident of the village. Family sources said Nizam killed…
Labourer electrocuted while installing tube-well
A day labourer died from electrocution in Miakhannagar area under Bakolia thana in the city on Tuesday. The deceased M Kabir, 32, a resident of Dakkhin Bakolia area of the port city, hails from Khajuria village in Katua upazila of…
CU student falls from hall corridor, dies
A Chittagong University student, who was injured falling off the railing in the corridor of his hall on Tuesday night, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early Wednesday. The deceased identified as Ariful Islam, 23, a first year student…
Downpour paralyses Barisal city life
Heavy monsoon downpour since Tuesday noon paralysed normal life in Barisal city and restricted small water transpotrations from Barisal Port. Barisal Met office sources said, torrential rainfall started in Barisal city with thunderbolts and gusty wind from about 12:30 noon…
BCC poll candidates noted for violating code of conduct
Election Commission has noticed 3 out of 5 mayor candidates and 14 out of 137 councilor candidates for violating code of conduct in Barisal City Corporation election. EC also decided to use electronic voting machine in one of the 30…
Advocacy meet on drug prevention held
An advocacy meeting on countrywide campaign for the prevention of drug addiction and mental disorders was held at local civil Surgeon office Sunday. With the assistance of Poriprckkhit Health-Edcation Department of Health and Civil Surgeon office jointly organised the advocacy…
9 sued, 2 arrested in Bagerhat murder case
In connection with the broad daylight murder of Khan Zahid Hasan (50), Secretary, Fakirhat Upazila Awami League and Chairman of Fakirhat Sadar Union Parishad in the district a case was lodged with Rupsa PS under Khulna district by his wife…
Tea workers call off strike
Bangladesh Tea Workers’ Sangram Parishad has called off their indefinite strike started from Tuesday to press home their 20-point demands including election of Tea Workers’ Union and increase of salary. The decision came as Labour Minster Razi Uddin Ahmed assured…
Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar prize distribution
The prize distribution ceremony of Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar project was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s conference room here yesterday Monday. A total of ten officials of the project who showed good performance for implementing the project work have given…
‘Increase rate, coverage of maternity allowance’
(Staff Reporter) Speakers at a roundtable on Tuesday urged the government to implement Social Assistance Programme for Non-Asseters or ‘SAPNA’ package, a maternity allowance programme, at state level to eradicate poverty from the country and ensure social security. Power and…
England home kit revealed
The brand new Nike England home shirt has been unveiled, with Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere sharing the first sighting of the new kit via Twitter.
Charge framing against 148 opposition leaders June 6
(Court Correspondent) A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed June 6 for hearing on charge framing against 148 opposition men including Opposition Chief Whip Zainul Abdin Farroque.
Hefazat secretary Babunagari ‘confesses’ in custody
(Court Correspondent) Hefajat-e-Islam secretary general Junaid Babunagari on Tuesday gave confessional statement to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka in a case filed for killing a police personnel.
Training for NSP beneficiaries continues in Gaibandha
BSS, Gaibandha A 3-month long basic training for the recruited beneficiaries of National Service Programme (NSP) has been continuing at Phulchhari upazila headquarters in the district since March 3. Department of Youth Development (DYD) is supervising the training course for…
MTV content to be localized in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has entered into an agreement with Creinse that sees programming from MTV being syndicated in Bangladesh.
Youth electrocuted in Jessore
UNB, Benapole A young man died from electrocution at Bhaina village in Jessore Sadar upazila on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Jahurul Islam,32, son of Fasiar Rahman of the village. Locals said Jahurul was severely injured as he…
BCL men snatch fellow from police in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet A local activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was snatched way from police by his fellow activists after his arrest on Monday night in connection with assault on journalists. Witnesses said a team of Detective Branch (DB) of…
Development projects inaugurated in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj Correspondent Many development projects were inaugurated in remote char area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday. The projects include construction of roads, Sundarpur UP complex and a new building of a primary school in Sundarpur union. A…
Brother, sister drown in Sherpur
Sherpur Correspondent: One brother and sister drowned at Jarultala village in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur district on Monday afternoon. The children were identified as Mubarak(05) son of Hafizur Rahman and Hafiza(07) daughter of Hafizur Rahman of Jarultala village. Villagers and…
Train crash kills girl in Bogra
Bogra Correspondent A girl was killed by train crash at Malson area near Shantahar rail station under Adamdhigi upazila of Bogra district at 9 am on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Momotaz Khatun, 15, daughter of Mohammad Ali Bhutta…
Farmers frustrated over low price of paddy in Dupchanchia
Md. Emdadul Haque, Dupchanchia The boro paddy growers are frustrated though they are getting bumper yield of it’s. They could not afford to get profit under Dupchanchia upazila in Bogra district due to its low market price this year. Most…
BCC polls
18 party alliance extends support to Mayor candidate Kamal , both alliances annoyed over rebel candidates Barisal Correspondent Ahead of only 25 days from the third Barisal City Corporation Election scheduled to be held on June 15, the BNP led…
Computer donated to Gazipur Police Lines School
Gzaipur Correspondent GS Engineering & Construction Corp of South Korea set up a computer lab and donated necessary computer to Gazipur Police Lines School on 20th May 2013 for the technical training and development of the poor students. GS E…
Nephew kills uncle, extremist found dead in Jessore
Noapara Correspondent An uncle was beaten to death allegedly by his nephew at Kota village under Sharsha upazila while police recovered the body of an extremist from the River Bhairab under Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore. The dead were identified as…