Speakers at a meeting on “Overall Road Communication Network” here on Friday underlining the need for ensuring proper monitoring to oversee the progress of works of different development projects undertaken by the Roads and Highways Department.
Day: August 31, 2013
Ferry service on Daulatdia-Paturia route resumes
Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed on Friday morning after a seven-hour halt due to navigation crisis in the mighty Padma River.
Two found dead in Ctg hotel
Police recovered the bodies of a couple from a residential hotel near Olankar intersection in Pahartali thana of the port city on Saturday morning.
Six alleged ‘pirates’ lynched in Laxmipur
Prompted by a police crackdown on the pirates, angry villagers have started to go after the outlaws with a vengeance in Noakhali’s Hatia. Police arrested four alleged pirates along with firearms while taking preparation to commit robbery in Wapda Sluice…
Train crash kills man in Jamalpur
A man was crushed to death under the wheels of a train at Masimpur in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Ex-UP chairman held with firearms in B’baria
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel in a drive arrested a former union parishad chairman along with firearms from Rauthat village in Kosba upazila of the district on Saturday.
2 held with huge VoIP equipment in Comilla
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two young men along with huge illegal equipment of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) from the city’s Ujir Dighir Par on Friday night.
Youth found dead in Gazipur
Police recovered the body of a young man from a water body at Bagdi village in Kaliganj upazila early Saturday.
2 siblings drown in Jessore
Two minor siblings drowned in a pond at Bablatala in Chachra upazila on Friday.
Youth held with Indian currency in Sunagmanj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a young man along with 32,055 Indian rupees from Bagli border in Tahirpur upazila on Friday.
1 killed in Bagerhat clash
A man was killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Goshgati village in Mollahat upazila on Friday.
Indian cloths worth Tk12.62 lakh seized in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized a haul of smuggled Indian cloths worth Tk12.62 lakh in Chalandia area in sadar upazila of the district on Friday.
Drug addict youth commits suicide in Panchagarh
A drug addict young man allegedly committed suicide in Roushnabag area in sadar upazila on Friday.
Truck helper succumbs to injuries
Sajal Haoladar, 20, helper of a truck succumbed to his injuries Friday noon after his vehicle fell into a ditch on early Friday.
Jamaat man held in cop killing case in Jhenidah
An activist of the Jamaat e Islami was held by the Harinakundu police in Jhenidah on Friday noon for his alleged involvement in the death of a police man in the upazila.
Kate Middleton at marathon in 1st public appearance
The Duke of Cambridge is kicking off the 135-mile Ring O’ Fire marathon in Anglesey, North Wales, this morning, bringing along a surprise visitor.
Who should be the final ‘American Idol’ judge?
Now that Dr. Luke has dropped out of American Idol, there’s a vacant seat at the judges’ table that’s threatening to delay the upcoming 13th season of the popular singing competition. Keith Urban has already signed on again (snooze), and…
Straight men are threatened by their women’s success?
Powerful ladies who love their men might want to take notes: According to a just-published study from American Psychological Association’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, heterosexual men are, by and large, threatened by the success of their partners-whether they…
Creative destruction: The best game in town
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China: Zhou Yongkang to follow Bo Xilai in party purge?
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Maldives: Election trends
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Older cranes help keep younger birds on the right track
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Boosting sustainability policy in Russia
Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area. So it is in everyone’s interest to see that its lawmakers deliver sound policies when it comes to environmental sustainability.
Sunshine to feed the world
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High-speed in-flight internet possible by 2014
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How hackers can grab your car
With AAA predicting the biggest Labor Day travel weekend since the recession hit, many Americans will be stealing away for that final summer trip. Unfortunately, they won’t be the only ones stealing.
‘Unlucky’ Mourinho unhappy with Super Cup defeat
Jose Mourinho has insisted he is ‘unlucky’ after ten-man Chelsea lost 5-4 on penalties to Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the UEFA Super Cup final in Prague.
Intelligent, efficient and sustainable use of water on golf courses
A wireless system capable of optimally irrigating golf courses promises not only better-cared for greens and fairways but substantial savings in water usage as well. In fact, the EU-funded WaterGolf project, which kicked off in January 2013, could end up…
SAFF analysis – head to head: Nepal versus Bangladesh
The record is against Host Nepal when it comes to the performance against Bangladesh. In their 19 meetings, Nepal had won only four times and drew twice match while visitors with 13 victories are superior against home. The record in…