A female student of Sylhet Agricultural Training Institute allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her dormitory on Tuesday.
Day: August 21, 2013
Journo beaten up in Satkhira
A local journalist was injured as activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student front Islami Chhatra Shibir launched an attack on him at Maniknagar village in Kolaroa upazila on Tuesday.
Man killed by cousin over land in Bhola
A man was chopped to death allegedly by his cousin over a land dispute at Char Sifli village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Five shops burgled in Laxmipur
Burglars took away valuables worth Tk 4 lakh, including gold, cash and mobile phone cards, entering five shops at Banglabazar in Raipur upazila early Tuesday.
Housewife found dead in Bhola
Police recovered the body of a housewife from Char Tofazzal village in Charfashion upazila on Wednesday morning.
Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry services resume after 12 hrs
Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route restarted on Wednesday morning after 12 hours of disruption due to inclement weather prevailing in the Padma River.
Astronaut recounts near-drowning on spacewalk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Italian astronaut who nearly drowned in his helmet during a spacewalk last month is sharing more details about the terrifying experience, revealing how he felt all alone and frantically tried to come up with a…
The birth of a star, captured in stunning detail
By Deborah Netburn
Sony to launch PlayStation 4 on Nov. 15
We now have a launch date for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 video game console.
PBS Muhammad film raises questions
By William Donohue
Scary truth about a supermodel’s ‘beauty secrets’
As a top American model for years that spanned the 1980s, ’90s and much of the ’00s, Carré Otis was one of the radiant, raven-haired beauties that young women everywhere aspired to be. She graced the covers of magazines from…
John Mayer not ‘running anymore’ from love with Katy Perry
John Mayer, the Grammy winner who’s dated the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Taylor Swift and now Katy Perry, has an interesting take on modern-day love.
Egypt: El-Baradei to be prosecuted
By Al Bawaba News
From nuclear deterrence to cyber deterrence
By Usama Nizamani
What Delhi must say, what Dhaka needs to hear
By Observer Research Foundation
New initiative to integrate agriculture, conservation
By Fabíola Ortiz
Bangladesh seeks more IOC partners
M Azizur Rahman
When disaster rains, talk
By Amantha Perera
Mosharraf insists he is innocent
Mosharraf Hossain, the Bangladesh left-arm spinner, has said the ICC has charged him for being involved in alleged match-fixing in Dhaka Gladiators’ February 2 BPL match against Chittagong Kings earlier this year. He, however, continued to claim that his bowling…
UAE eye win over Bangladesh in Emerging Cup
Dubai: Following the UAE’s spirited showing against the formidable Sri Lanka Under-23 team in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Emerging Cup on Tuesday, their next match against the Bangladesh Under-23 team promises to be a keen contest.
Bangladesh charges US-based rights group with contempt
DHAKA – Bangladesh prosecutors on Tuesday charged Human Right Watch with contempt of court after the New York-based rights group criticized the conviction of a top Islamist politician on war crimes charges.
Awami League to observe grenade attack day
The ninth anniversary of grisly grenade attack on an anti-terrorism rally of Awami League in the city will be observed on Wednesday.
Govt rigid to fulfill its secret plan: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the ruling party is still rigid on its stance to hold the next election under its own arrangement fearing that it will skid off miles away from power.
Egypt consular section in Dhaka closed for 11 days
Amid a threat from an anonymous letter writer, the Egyptian embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday announced to keep its Consular section closed for 11 days from Wednesday.
None can rival AL by movement, says Nasim
Mocking the opposition leader’s threat to shake the ruling party’s existence through a movement, Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday said nobody can rival Awami League in the field of movement.
Punish harmful baby food suppliers: Parliamentary panel
A parliamentary oversight panel has recommended legal measures against suppliers of commercially produced ‘alternative baby food’ in case any children die or fall ill after consuming them.
What’s happening in BD political landscape ‘could be handled’
Iranian Ambassador in Dhaka Hossein Aminian Tousi has said that what is happening in the domestic political scene of Bangladesh should be and certainly could be handled by the government, political parties and people of Bangladesh. “It is a domestic…
Fakhruddin’s caretaker Govt committed big corruption: MKA
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said the Fakhruddin-led caretaker government committed massive corruption by illegally staying in power for two years.
US retailers have role in improving RMG sector: Congressman Levin
Visiting US Congressman Sander Levin on Tuesday stressed the responsibility of the US retailers in revamping Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
India promises regular cotton supply
India has assured Bangladesh of supplying 2 million bales of raw cotton every year irrespective of any restrictions on its export of the commodity in future.