Terrorists shot dead a schoolteacher and kidnapped his 10-year-old grandchild (niece’s son) for refusing to pay toll at Shuvoraj village in Sadar upazila of the district around midnight on Tuesday.
Day: September 4, 2013
‘Boost fruit production to meet nutrition, alleviate poverty’
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a fair here on Tuesday afternoon called upon all for boosting fruit production to meet nutrition demand, alleviate poverty and achieve selfreliance.
BRUR admission test begins December 11
The admission tests for the first year honours courses for the academic session 2013-2014 in Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur will begin from December 11.
Construction of academic building inaugurated in Kawnia
The construction work of the five-storey new academic building of Kawnia Mohila Degree College was inaugurated in Kawnia upazila of the district on Tuesday.
BGB seizes drugs worth Tk 83.67 lakh from Nababganj frontier
Members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in a drive seized huge quantity of sexstimulating tablets and drugs worth Taka 83.67 lakh from Nababganj frontier in Dinajpur on Tuesday evening, BGB sources said.
Fake factory unearthed, sex-stimulating drinks seized
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) unearthed a fake factory, seized huge fake sex-stimulating drinks and arrested three persons here on Tuesday evening, RAB and police sources said.
Youth gets 3 yrs in jail for possessing Phensidyl
A court here on Monday sentenced a young man to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing Indian Phensidyl syrup illegally.
Bus dashes girl to death in Bogra
A minor schoolgirl was killed as a rashly driven bus ran over her on the Bogra-Naogaon Highway at Bazardighi bus stand in Dupchanchia upazila on Tuesday.
BSCIC official commits suicide in Bogra
A local official of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at a house in the town.
Man gets life for killing daughter in Barisal
A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his 14- month-old daughter four years back.
Prime accused in AL leader Rabiul murder held
Police arrested the prime accused in the Satkhira Awami League leader Rabiul Islam killing case from the capital’s Kafrul area on Wednesday.
Container train derails in Narsingdi
Sylhet-Dhaka-Ctg rail links cut off The rail communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong were disrupted following derailment of a freight train in Daulatkandi area of Raipura upazila on Wednesday morning.
Coaching business goes on unchecked in Khulna city
Coaching business still continues unhindered in different educational institutions of Khulna city, in defiance of a set of regulations fixed by the government a year ago.
Habiganj AL leader dies after falling off rooftop
A local Juba League leader died after falling off the rooftop of a market building in the district town on Tuesday night.
Khulna-Satkhira highway blocked for human hauler services
Locals blocked the Khulna-Satkhira highway in Dumuria upazila bazar area on Wednesday demanding that Nasiman and Kariman – locally-made three wheelers – be allowed to ply the highway.
Mystery mummy found in German attic
German police, prosecutors and forensics experts are facing a mystery after a 10-year-old boy found a human mummy in a sarcophagus in a corner of his grandparents’ attic.
South Korean ‘Armadillo’ car folds up for easy parking
By Hyunjoo Jin
Mesut Ozil sale impossible to understand, says Joachim Low
Germany manager Joachim Low has described Real Madrid’s decision to sell Mesut Ozil to Arsenal as “incomprehensible”.
Martinez hails Everton loan signing Lukaku
Everton manager Roberto Martinez has hailed the ability of Romelu Lukaku after the striker joined on a season-long loan move from Chelsea.
SAFF Cup 2013 – Chhetri comes to India’s rescue
Kathamndu: Captain Sunil Chhetri scored in injury time to help India salvage a 1-1 draw against Bangladesh in their second game of the SAFF Football Championship here Tuesday.
Radiation levels hit new high near Fukushima water tanks
Radiation levels around tanks storing contaminated water at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have risen by a fifth to a new high, officials say.
Turning algae into fuel
Blue-green in colour, slimy and present in seas and fresh water worldwide – the presence of microalgae is not generally met with great excitement. But this may be about to change. A team of European scientists is on a mission…
Lighting the way to future
The highly inefficient incandescent light bulb is now a thing of the past, banned from European supermarket shelves in favour of more efficient lighting. The ban is part of the EU’s strategy to reduce overall energy consumption and become more…
Tunisia: Prisoners break out of jail
By Magharebia
China-India joint military srill: Time for a review
By Jagannath P. Panda
Al-Qaeda working to defeat US drones since 2010
For the past three years, Al-Qaeda has sought to hire engineers and other experts to help the terrorist organization fend off US drone strikes that have increasingly hobbled the militant network, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
Supermodel Kendra spears is now a real-life princess!
Here’s a story to warm your fashion-loving hearts this Labor Day Monday–supermodel Kendra Spears, who’s graced runways for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Diane Von Furstenberg, Lanvin, and Calvin Klein, became a real-life princess this weekend when she married Prince…
‘Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks lands new ‘Dark Places’ role
UPDATE, 5:32 PM: Charlize Theron just got a new movie mother, and it is Christina Hendricks. The Mad Men actress has gone from a supporting role to a lead in the adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling 2009 thriller Dark Places,…
Dark Horse comics brings ‘The Star Wars’ to life
A young, idealistic rebel from a desert planet seeks to fight an unjust, tyrannical emperor with a space station capable of destroying planets. “Star Wars” the 1977 film? Not quite.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden expecting first child
Let the royal baby fever begin anew! Hot on the heels of the birth of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s son, Prince George, comes news that Sweden’s Princess Madeleine is pregnant. The Scandinavian royal and her husband will welcome a…