Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug traders along with 27,550 pieces of Yaba tablet in Ukhia bus stand area in Ukhia upazila on Friday night.
Month: August 2013
Political stability must for FDI: Businesses
Bangladesh needs to ensure infrastructure development, energy and power security and most importantly a stable political environment to attract both domestic and foreign investments, business leaders told a discussion here on Saturday.
UP member among 2 held with Yaba in Comilla
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two people, including a union parishad member, along with 52 pieces of Yaba tablet at Amratoli village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
LDCs must look for being linked with BRICS: ERD Secy
Dhaka is keen on pursuing aid effective development partnership setting its future development agenda, said Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Abul Kalam Azad on Saturday.
LGED implements over Tk 92 cr projects in Narsingdi
Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has implemented various projects of Tk 92.49 crore in six upazilas of the district during the last fiscal (2012-2013).
Hindu temple set afire in Thakurgaon
Miscreants set fire to a Hindu temple after vandalising it, presumably as a sequel to a dispute between two local groups of the Hindu community over the ownership of its land, at Madarganj village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
Banking scams growing faster than BB’s actions: ICC,B
The recent scam is nothing but a straight cheating by some so-called companies in connivance with a group of bank officials and influential group, said ICCB vice president Latifur Rahman on Saturday.
PM attends milad arranged for Ivy Rahman
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday joined a Milad Mahfil held at IVY Tower at Gulshan-2 on the occasion of the 9th death anniversary of former Mohila Awami League leader Ivy Rahman.
Rokeya University teachers, employees start work abstention
The teachers and employees of Begum Rokeya University began indefinite work abstention on Thursday to press home their seven-point demand.
AL leader shot dead in Jhenidah
Unidentified criminals shot a local Awami League leader to death at Panami village in sadar upazila on Thursday night.
Siblings get life term for murder in Pirojpur
A court here on Thursday convicted two brothers and sentenced them to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2009.
Locomaster injured in B’baria attack
The locomaster of a Dhaka-bound train was injured in an attack by some unruly youths over boarding the train illegally at Brahmanbaria Railway Station on Thursday night.
Bangladesh-India’s IT initiatives
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is willing to set up a ‘skill development institute’ in Bangladesh partnering with the government to, what its Chairman of Eastern Region has said, “match industry requirements”. “This would be useful for industrial training…
BCL man hurt in attack at SUST
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was injured in an attack by some miscreants on the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) campus on Friday night.
8 suspected Islamic militants sent to Jhalakati jail
Eight of the nine suspected Islamic militants of HUJI were sent to Jhalakati jail after interrogation in Dhaka for four days during their remand.
PIB training workshop on Digital Bangladesh held in Barisal
A training workshop for the journalists working in print and electronic media on reporting related to Digital Bangladesh held on Friday at Barisal Circuit House.
RU BCL leader hacking: 15 Shibir activists arrested
Motihar Police arrested 15 Islami Chhatra Shibir activists suspecting their involvement in the attack on the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi University unit on Thursday night.
Integrating the solar cell supply chain Online
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For transgender Manning, hormones might play deciding role
Self-castration, suicide and waves of desperation are byproducts of the denial of sex hormones to inmates yearning to switch genders, advocates say. But outside the walls, debate has been stirred on whether the prison system is the right place to…
Military metaphysics rejects diplomatic opportunities
By James Petras
The gallery which lives on in time and space
The Science Museum is transforming its largest exhibition space into a new gallery dedicated to the information technology revolution.
Particle detector-inspired art installed in London ice well
An art installation inspired by particle physics has been installed in an historic London ice well.
A glimpse into the future of robotic technology
By Eurasia Review
Sea Levels dropped in 2010 -2011, why?
In 2011, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and the University of Colorado at Boulder reported that between early 2010 and summer 2011, global sea level fell sharply, by about a quarter of an inch, or half…
Uncertainty looms over terrestrial ecosystems
By Jutta Wolf
Arctic Sea ice continuing downward trend
By Eurasia Review
Azarenka poses danger for Williams at U.S. Open
By Julian Linden
Rain threatens fourth day at Oval
Rain prevents play before lunch on the fourth day of the final Ashes Test between England and Australia at in London.
Martino: Bale fee shows a lack of respect for world we live in
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has slammed Real Madrid over the reported 100 million euros transfer fee the club is set to pay Tottenham Hotspur for Gareth Bale.
Gilbert Taylor, Star Wars cinematographer, dies aged 99
Gilbert Taylor, the veteran British cinematographer of Star Wars, The Omen and Dr Strangelove, has died aged 99.