Bangladesh has been elected vice-chair of the Commission for South Asia (CSA), United Nations-World Tourism Organisation in the meeting of Regional Commission for South Asia (CSA) held in Zimbabwe on Sunday.
Day: August 26, 2013
Sons kill octogenarian father for land in Comilla
An octogenarian man was chopped to death allegedly by his three sons for land in Monoharganj Upazila early Monday.
‘Strengthening village courts for ensuring justice at grassroots stressed’
Speakers at a participatory meeting have stressed for strengthening the village courts through enhancing capacities of all stakeholders including public representatives to ensure justice to the grassroots level rural people.
Aus harvest continues, bumper production in N-region forecast
Harvest of Aus paddy continues in full swing now predicting bumper production in northern Bangladesh this season, farmers, experts and officials in the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said.
AJL extended meeting held in Netrakona
An extended meeting of Bangladesh Awami Jubo League (JL) Netrakona district unit was held on its office premises in Chotabazer area here last night.
Youth commits suicide in beloved’s house in Gazipur
A young man committed suicide by hanging himself in his beloved’s at Banmala in Tongi upazila on Saturday failing to marry her.
BSF recovers electrocuted youth’s body in Satkhira
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered the body of a Bangladeshi young man, who died from electrocution, on Boikari border in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
2 held with pistol, bullets in Gopalganj
Detective Branch (DB) of police on Sunday evening arrested two young men along with a pistol and two rounds of bullet in bus stand area of Kashiani upazila.
Mahadebpur-Porsha Road: Accidents common phenomenon
The Mahadebpur-Porsha Road in the district lies in a shabby state hampering movement of both vehicles and pedestrians.
Packaging factory gutted in N’ganj
A packaging factory was gutted in fire at Tagarpar in Fatullah of the city early Monday.
Bangladeshi dies in Indian hospital
A Bangladeshi, who was picked by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) from Hapania border in Sapahar upazila on Saturday, died at a hospital in India on Sunday.
Hilsa festival begins in Chandpur tomorrow
A five-day ‘Hilsa Festival’ will begin at Chandpur Shilpakala Academy to boost production of the delicious fish to meet the demand for protein.
New wave of Pakistan-India tension
By Imran Ali Sandano
Naxal violence: Progressive consolidation
By Deepak Kumar Nayak
A matter of grave concern
By Neville Teller
Amazon web services outage hits Instagram, Vine
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Registration for Samsung’s own devcon is now open
Casey Johnston
Bangladesh nod to Bt brinjal, panics Indian environmentalists
Bharati Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times
Shakib to play for Kalabagan
Shakib Al Hasan will play for Kalabagan Krira Chakra in the 2012-13 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. This was the most talked-about pick among the 161 players who were recruited by the 12 clubs on Sunday’s “player by choice” transfer…
Oman record win against Bangladesh in Asia Cup Hockey
Ipoh (Malaysia): Oman clinched their first win of the Asia Cup hockey when they defeated Bangladesh 4-2 in a Group B tie at the Azlan Shah Stadium here Monday.
Blatter: FIFA set to move 2022 W Cup from summer
ULRICHEN — FIFA President Sepp Blatter expects his executive committee to decide soon on a switch that will shift the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to another season to avoid the searing summer heat.
Rodgers: England is lucky to have Sturridge
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists England is fortunate to have a striker of Daniel Sturridge’s quality.
Woman’s prison drama-comedy a smash hit in US
Leila Macor
Bangladeshi miniature artist aims to enter Guinness World Records
DHAKA — A young Bangladeshi artist specialising in miniature works of art is hoping to have his works included in the Guinness Book of World Records, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ocean acidification: More than just corals at risk
by Larry O’Hanlon
Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge
By Hannah Dreier
Norway opens doors for a major onshore wind power boost
OSLO – Norway’s oil and energy ministry said on Monday it has granted licences to build eight wind power farms with a combined 1,300-megawatt capacity in a major boost for wind power development in the Nordic country. The ministry said…
Cases against 4 telecom MDs for Tk575 crore embezzlement
DHAKA – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved four cases against 22 people incumbent managing director SOM Kalim Ullah and three former managing directors of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL over their alleged involvement with illegal Voice over Internet…
Board for autopsy on Matuail skeletons
A board has been formed to autopsy the skeletons found discarded in a sack in the waste pile of capital’s Matuail a couple of days ago.