One college student was killed on the spot and two others were injured, one seriously when a motorcycle was dashed from behind by a speeding truck bound for Dhaka on Khulna-Mawa Highwaya near at Kahalpur under Mollahat Upazila in the…
Month: July 2013
6 injured in cocktail blasts: 650 Jamaat-Shibir men sued
650 Jamaat-Shibir men, 50 named and 600 unnamed, were sued on Monday night allegedly for attacking police and BGB.
One killed in Chapainawabganj road crash
A boy was killed as he was hit by a truck at Jhilim Bazar under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Monday night.
2 held with 1,000 bottles of phensidyl
Two persons were held with 1,000 bottles of phensidyl from a mango laden truck at Kansat Bazar under Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj district on Monday night.
JU vigil Manch rejects ICT verdict, blockades highway
Rejecting the International Crime Tribunal (ICT)-1 verdict of Gulam Azam, Ganojagaran Mancha of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday observed hartal peacefully.
4 killed by BSF in Tahirpur in 45 days
Four Bangladeshi nationals were killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tahirpur border in the district in the last one and a half months.
Trawlers seized, arms recovered from Sunderbans
Coast Guard recovered fire arms, bullets, sharp weapons and a trawler from Kateshar Canal of Arpangashia River of West Sundarban, the base of a daring robber group named Raju Group on Monday noon.
378 kg hilsa seized in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 378 kilograms of hilsa fish worth Tk3.78 lakh from Bhomra border in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
Pry.school bldg in Jhalakathi facing erosion
A government primary school building in Kathalia upazila of the district is on the verge of disappearing into the Kachua with erosion by the river intensifying.
Youth commits ‘suicide’ in Moulvibazar
A young man committed suicide by taking poison at Radhanagar village in Kamalganj upazila on Tuesday.
Story of Urinating in Space
“Do it in the suit.” According to Tom Wolfe’s book “The Right Stuff,” that’s what mission control said to Alan Shepard during Mercury-Redstone 3, when the astronaut said he needed to urinate. Shepard did as he was told. The first…
Robots to revolutionize farming
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — On a windy morning in California’s Salinas Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, refrigerator-sized contraption over rows of budding iceberg lettuce plants. Engineers from Silicon Valley tinkered with the software on a laptop to ensure the…
Billionaire Carl to invest $15.4bn for Dell
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is ready to raise the stakes in his bid to take control of computer maker Dell.
Shahbagh protesters start assembling again
There are signs of revival of the Ganajagaran Manch on news that the verdict for Jamaat-e-Islami founder Prof. Ghulam Azam on charges of war crimes in 1971 is due.
India compensates family of Bangladeshi killed by BSF
The Indian government for the first time has provided compensation of Rs 5,00,000 to the family members of a Bangladeshi national killed in firing by its Border Security Force (BSF).
Retract remark against 5 city mayors, apologise: Moudud
Senior opposition lawmaker Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Sunday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to withdraw their remarks against the elected mayors of five city corporations and advised them to make apology to the people.
Writ challenges quota system in BCS exams
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking its directives to cancel the 56 percent quota in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.
Yunus put among top influential global economists
Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus featured as one of the most influential business thinkers in a new ranking compiled by The Wall Street Journal.
Trainer jet crashes at Patia
An Air Force trainer jet had an accident at Patia, Chittagong on Sunday.
Amendment of ICT Act 1973 valid, Ajmalul Hossain QC
The amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 is a valid law for trying the crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, argued Ajmalul Hossain, QC, before the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday.
Deposition begins in Biswajit killing case
A Dhaka court on Sunday started to record the depositions of the complainant in the much-talked-about Biswajit murder case.
WB’s decision to cancel Padma loan was wrong: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, in his letter to chief of external panel of experts for the Padma Bridge Project Luis Moreno Ocampo, has said the World Bank on June 29 last year took a wrong, unnecessary and uncalled for decision…
Young man allegedly takes own life
A young man of a village committed suicide firing at his own head by an unlicensed pistol on Saturday morning July 13.
EC ready to hold polls under any govt: Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Sunday said the Election Commission is ready to hold the next parliamentary polls under any type of interim government.
Stock gains at both bourses
Share prices at the country’s both bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — witnessed gain at opening on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.
Secondary students protest new type of mathematics
Students of Secondary School Certificate Examination of 2015 and 2016 batches protesting introduction of creative (srijonshil) type of curriculum in mathematics took out a procession and held a rally at Barisal Zilla School campus on Saturday afternoon after school hours.
‘Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2013’ passed
Parliament on Sunday passed a bill, titled the ‘Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2013’, seeking to strengthen the country’s banking system by reforming the existing laws.
Schoolgirl, child drown in Sirajganj, Gournadi
A minor schoolgirl drowned in the Doibhanga River at Raghunathpur village in Sadar upazila on Saturday.
22,000 more quality in 34th BCS reviewed results
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Sunday published the reviewed preliminary test results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations amid protest by students against results declared on the basis of quota system.
Schoolboy killed in Sirajganj road crash
A schoolboy was killed in a road accident at Mulibari in Sadar upazila on Saturday.