The government will build a separate railway bridge alongside the existing Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge to facilitate railway connectivity and the project will be implemented on a public private partnership (PPP) basis.
Day: August 15, 2013
Spending spree in final year govt’s term
Matiur Rahman
District level user security training on web portal held
A two day district level refresher and user security training on web portal digitised service for the government officials concluded at the local circuit house here on Wednesday.
2 Bangladeshis freed after 8 months’ jail term in India
Two Bangladeshi nationals who were sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for intruding into India were released from Dumdum jail in Calcutta on Wednesday.
212 kg Hilsa seized in Satkhira
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in a drive seized 212 kg Hilsa fish worth Tk 2.12 lakh from Alipur area in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.
AL internal clash hurts 50 in Faridpur
At least 50 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups of the ruling Awami League (AL) over establishing dominance in bordering area of Sonatandi and Ballovdi villages in Saltha upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Bike crash kills 3 in Noakhali
Three people, including a Jubo League (JL) activist, were killed and another injured as two motorcycles rammed into each other on the Chatkhil-Sonaimuri road in Chatkhil upazila early Thursday.
Youth sentenced for teasing housewife in Bogra
An eve-teaser received an year’s of imprisonment by a mobile court for harassing a housewife in Palokury village of Gunaher union under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district on Tuesday.
12 crude bombs recovered in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 12 crude bombs from Shaheed Zia Degree College compound in the town on Wednesday night.
Meghalaya lynching: Bodies of 2 victims handed over
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over bodies of the two Bangladeshis who were beaten to death by a mob at Chichingpara in the state of Meghalaya of India on Tuesday.
2 Jamaat men arrested in Jhalakathi
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and an activist of the party from Baghri village in Rajapur upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Shibir’s half-day hartal in Pabna Sunday
Local unit of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student body of Jamaat-e-Islami, on Thursday called a half-day hartal in the district for Sunday protesting the death of Khalilur Rahman, 88-ward unit president of the capital.
15 fishermen kidnapped in Bhola
Pirates kidnapped 15 fishermen along with one trawler from Talia Char area in the Meghna river under Hatia upazila of Noakhali district early Thursday.
Bradley Manning apologises in court
By RFE RL
The Habeas Corpus myth
By Anthony Gregory
Sri Lanka told to prosecute mobs who attacked mosque
By Arab News
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli announces her retirement
Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli is retiring from tennis just 40 days after winning her only Grand Slam title.
Stevens charged by ICC for not reporting corrupt approach in Dhaka
It was revealed on Tuesday that nine individuals have been charged with corruption offences – seven with match-fixing or spot-fixing and two with failure to report illegal approaches – stemming from the second season of the Twenty20 league.
Rickie Lambert says debut goal is ‘dream come true’
Rickie Lambert said it was a “dream come true” after scoring England’s winning goal against Scotland with his first touch in international football.
Warming climate pushes plants up the mountain
By Eurasia Review
Another step towards halting desertification
By Ramesh Jaura
Pay compensation for non-compliant car air conditioning: Greenpeace
Environmental lobby group says that despite supporting Daimler in its quest for CO2 air conditioning, the ‘polluter pays’ principle should be applied to it for not complying with the MAC Directive
Global AC demand could outstrip US 50 times over
By Julian Milnes
Hollywood studios reach deal with China over tax row
Hollywood studios say they have reached a deal with Chinese authorities over missing payments for some of the year’s biggest box office films.
Mad Men actress cast in Flowers in the Attic film
Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka, who plays Sally Draper, has been cast in The Flowers in the Attic film.
Michael Jackson’s ex-wife recalls star’s fear of pain
Michael Jackson’s former wife broke down in court as she told of the pop star’s “incredible” fear of pain.
iPhone uses more energy than a refrigerator
And smartphone energy consumption is only going to increase.
Brain-eating amoebas
A Florida boy contracted Naegleria fowleri while knee boarding in a water-filled ditch. Here’s what you need to know about the sometimes fatal amoeba.
India offers to train teachers
India has proposed to train secondary and higher secondary-level teachers of Bangladesh in science, mathematics and English.
Tributes paid to Bangabandhu on National Mourning Day
Speakers at a discussion today said it was a rare example that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman united all the countrymen under an umbrella through a 18-minute historical speech at the Rescourse maidan in Dhaka.