Transfer order of Aslam Uddin, Officer-in-charge of Morrelganj Police Station in Bagerhat district was issued for the 5th time by the DIG of Police, Khulna Range, Khulna and he was directed to join DB Police, Bagerhat.
Day: July 9, 2013
Women entrepreneurship stressed for empowerment
Participants at the first annual conference of District Women Business Forum Barisal unit Monday stressed on expansion of women entrepreneurship for women empowerment and national development.
Security beefed up in Sylhet ahead of Ramadan
Tough security measures have been taken by the police to ensure safety of people and keep streets free from gridlock during the upcoming Ramzan month and subsequent festival Eid-ul-Fitr in Sylhet.
TCB items not stored properly, complain customers
Low quality of imported goods, a small profit margin and high costs of transportation are discouraging dealers from doing business with the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in Sylhet.
Hiron calls for unity to win next polls
Barisal City Awami League president and out going Barisal City Corporation Mayor Shawkat Hossain Hiron addressing the first post-BCC election rally on Monday afternoon said defeat of AL candidates in city polls will lead to less interest in local development…
Mango trading helps Rajshahi economy
The huge trading of mangoes in Rajshahi district is on the way of waning as all quality mangoes except Fazli and Ashina are nearly out of market and those are still at the last leg are exorbitant in price.
Jamaat leaders arrested in Comilla
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Barura upazila headquarters on Tuesday in two cases.
10 shops fined Tk 1.20 lakh in Tangail
A mobile court in Kalihati upazila has fined six restaurants and four sweetmeat shops a total of Tk 1.20 lakh for running their businesses in an unhygienic atmosphere.
Shariatpur stalker gets one year
A mobile court in Damudya upazila on Monday sentenced a college student to one year’s imprisonment for stalking a girl student.
2 killed in Ashuganj road crash
An ambulance driver and his helper were killed as the medical vehicle crashed into a truck at Bahadur in Ashuganj upazila early Tuesday.
46 Jhalakati BNP men sent to jail
A court here has sent 46 local BNP leaders and activists of Rajapur upazila to jail in two cases filed on charges of vandalising the local police station and obstructing police from discharging their duties.
Huge Indian clothes seized in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian clothes worth about Tk 61 lakh from a truck at Madra border point on Monday.
Suspected woman drug peddler held in Joypurhat
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a suspected woman phensidyl peddler along with 112 bottles of the Indian intoxicating banned syrup from a bus in the town on Monday.
Youth found dead in Joypurhat
Railway police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Atpara Rail Gate area in Panchbibi upazila on Monday.
Lightning kills 1; two drown in Thakurgaon
Two boys drowned and a young man was killed in a lightning strike in Baliadangi and Sadar upazilas of the district on Monday.
2 drug peddlers held with Yaba in Jessore
Plainclothes police arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 30 pieces of Yaba tablet from Old Bus Stand area in Jessore town on Monday night.
Stefan Edberg says Murray can win Wimbledon again
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is still improving and can triumph at his home Grand Slam again, according to two-time winner Stefan Edberg.
Osama Bin Laden raid as seen by terror leader’s family
Osama bin Laden was well aware American forces had come for him the night he heard the commotion outside his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan on May 1, 2011, and the terror leader went for his gun to fight back, according…
Suit against Mahmudur Rahman scrapped
A Dhaka court on Tuesday scrapped a case, Prime Minister’s Power and Energy Affairs Advisor Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury filed against the Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and two others.
EU for curb on carbon credits
Carbon credits are created by emissions controls and by other manufacturing practices and they can be sold to other facilities to offset emissions that cannot be economically reduced.
Urban Areas to be hit hardest by global warming
Green spaces, trees and bodies of water are must-have design features for future development in Sydney’s suburbs after researchers found that by 2050 global warming combined with Sydney’s urban heat island effect could increase temperatures by up to 3.7°C.
NASA astronauts to Spacewalk || watch it live
Two astronauts will work outside the International Space Station for 6 1/2 hours on Tuesday, and you can follow all the free-floating action live.
IBBL opens 278th branch at Sonaimuri
Islami Bank Banglesh Limited inaugurated its 278th Branch on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Sahida Sattar Complex, Sonaimuri, Noakhali. Engr. Md. Eskander Ali Khan, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated the Branch as Chief Guest.
Laila Sharmeen takes part in Croatia World Art Games
Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen is featuring among 400 artists invited to take part in World Art Games being held in different cities of Croatia between June 29 and July 10.
Computer problems restrict UK flights
The number of aircraft flying and taking off in southern England has been restricted because of air traffic control computer problems.
Predict earthquake with your Smartphone
Living in an earthquake zone adds a certain spice to life. A team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has created an app that uses the accelerometer in your smartphone, and turns it into a simple seismometer (device that…
Ronaldo will retire at Real Madrid, says club president
Cristiano Ronaldo will spend the rest of his career at Real Madrid, according to club president Florentino Perez.
Ashes underdogs Australia can defeat England: McGrath
McGrath, who played 124 Tests for Australia, forecast they would take the 2005 series 5-0, but England won the Ashes for the first time in 18 years.
How Muslims are changing English football culture
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Egypt unrest: Interim leader outlines election timetable
Egypt’s interim leader has outlined his timetable for new elections, amid continuing unrest in the country.