DHAKA – Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday caught red-handed a junior officer of Insurance Development and Regularity Authority (IDRA) while receiving Tk 1.5 lakh as bribe.
Day: August 5, 2013
Saudi- Bangladesh consulate campaign helps bring down crime rate
(MENAFN – Arab News) Educational campaigns at the Bangladeshi consulate in Jeddah have succeeded in curbing the number of registered crimes during the past six months, according to Bangladeshi diplomatic officials.
Give up anti-Islam stance, devote to built country with all: IAB
The Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh and Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that the government should discard its ‘anti-Islam stance and work with all including the opposition to build the country.
BIWTC special Eid services for passengers starts
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) starts 13-day special steamer services from August 5 from Dhaka end and which will continue till August 17.
Shirin Aktar elected Fakirhat UP chairman
Shrina Aktar Kislu, wife of late UP Chairman Zahid Hasn was non-officially elected chairman of Fakirhat Sadar UP under Fakirhat Upazila in the district defeating Shaikh Harun-ar -Rashid, former president of Fakirhat Upazila Jubo League and five others in the…
Jamaat leader held in Dinajpur
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Khansama upazila headquarters on Sunday.
Girl commits ‘suicide’ in Rajshahi
An inmate of a female student hostel allegedly committed suicide in Pathanpara area of the city early Sunday.
Salinity wreaking on agriculture in south-west
Intrusion of saline water has kept crop farming in the south-western region at stake, causing an ultimate reduction in the supply to the food bank here.
UPDF’s road blockade underway in Khagrachhari
The dawn-to-dusk road blockade, enforced by United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), an anti-peace treaty organisation, protesting an arson attack in which around 50 houses of indigenous families were burnt in Matiranga upazila on Saturday, is being observed peacefully in the…
4 idols damaged in Sirajganj temple
Unidentified miscreants damaged four idols at an old Hindu temple at Naogaon Bazar in Taras upazila on Sunday night.
Body recovered from train in Rajshahi
Police on Sunday recovered the body of a man from the rooftop of an inter-city train at the city railway station.
Digitised land records can cut land related corruption
Digital land survey has become an urgent need for substantial and sustainable reduction of the existing land-related corruption and litigation, speakers a discussion said here on Sunday afternoon.
41 BCC employees sacked by caretaker govt reinstated
Forty-one employees of Barisal City Corporation earlier sacked by caretaker government in 2007 joined again in job Sunday after reinstated by High Court order.
50 fishermen abducted for ransom
A dacoity was committed on a fleet of 50 fishing trawlers in the Bay of Bengal, adjacent to Eastern Division of Sundarban forest by armed pirates belonging to Shirsa Bahini from the morning of Thursday to till the night of…
Adibasi kills wife in Nachole
An adibasi housewife was killed allegedly by her husband at Khitka village under Nezampur union of Nachole upazila in the district on Sunday morning.
Climate change causing changes in marine life behaviour
Oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth’s surface, yet our knowledge of the impact of climate change on marine habitats is a mere drop in the proverbial ocean compared to terrestrial systems. An international team of scientists set out to…
‘Insect Soup’ holds DNA key for monitoring biodiversity
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have shown that sequencing the DNA of crushed up creepy crawlies can accelerate the monitoring and cataloguing of biodiversity around the world.
US Official: Al-Qaeda messages indicate planned attack ‘Big’
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz and Jonathan Karl report: On the day that almost two dozen U.S. embassies and consulates across North Africa and the Middle East are closed following the identification of a significant threat from an al-Qaeda affiliate, a…
The failed state index: Revisiting the white man’s burden
By Salma Malik
Decline Of Buddhism In Ancient And Medieval India
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Nightmare for United States men’s relay swimming team
One one-hundredth of a second kept the United States men’s individual relay team from winning at the world championships on Sunday in Spain. Though the team handily won the race, they were disqualified for Kevin Cordes leaving the blocks .01…
Bolt fired up for worlds despite rivals’ absence
By Catherine Koppel
Wenger: Fabregas will stay at Barcelona
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Cesc Fabregas will stay at Barcelona for one more season.
Photos of Marilyn Monroe’s last sitting for sale
A rare portfolio of photographs from Marilyn Monroe’s last sitting is up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Jennifer Aniston goes without makeup
Simply flawless! Jennifer Aniston’s longtime hair stylist, Chris McMillan, posted a picture via Instagram of the We’re The Millers actress without a touch of makeup and damn, does she look good!
Prince William tells of fatherhood
Prince William gave guests at a charity polo match an insight into his newfound paternal duties Saturday, saying his mind had been stuck in “baby mode” thanks to his feisty newborn son.
Political blame game on HSC pass percentage
Matiur Rahman
4 Ctg BCL leaders bailed in double-murder case
Four leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), including its suspended central leader Saiful Alam Limon, were released on bail on Sunday in a double-murder case.
BSF alerted after CHT violence
Border Security Force (BSF) along the Bangladesh border in Tripura has been put on high alert after a group of around 500 villagers had tried to sneak into India.
Joy threatened about Hasina’s fate
Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy says he has received a tweet that wishes death for his mother, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina much like her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.