The 48-hour hartal, called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, was observed for second straight day on Thursday amid stray incidents of violence across the country.
Day: September 19, 2013
4 get life term for killing in Netrakona
A court in Netrakona Wednesday sentenced four persons to suffer life term imprisonment for killing a man at Rupchandrapur village under Atpara upazila of the district in 2001.
Stressed for strengthening community policing activities
Speakers in a function on Wednesday stressed the need for strengthening the community policing activities to free the society from all sorts of crimes.
Meherpur Jamaat man killed in clash with cops
A Jamaat-e-Islami activist was shot dead and 15 others, including 10 policemen, were injured in a clash with police at Gaurinagar village in Mujibnagar upazila during the second day of Jamaat’s 48-hour countrywide hartal on Thursday.
Service at understaffed Betagi Health Complex far below need
The authorities of Betagi Upazila Health Complex are failing to provide healthcare service even near the necessity of the patients due to an acute crisis of physicians and lack of other logistics.
Female heroin peddler arrested in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a woman heroin peddler in possession of 20 grams of heroin from Kauria village in Jhikargachha upazila on Wednesday.
Local Jamaat ameer arrested in Ctg
Police arrested a thana-level ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami from the port city’s Sholakbahar area on Thursday.
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Beluga whales create art in Japan aquarium
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Tourism may be last hope to save Bengal Tiger
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‘Big bang theory’ stars seeking hefty pay raises
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Assad: Syria needs one year to destroy chemical weapons
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Egyptian forces raid pro-Morsi town of Kerdasa
Egyptian security forces have fought gun battles in a town near Cairo after launching an operation targeting “criminal and terrorist hotbeds”.
World Cup 2022: Uefa members back winter tournament in Qatar
The prospect of a winter World Cup in 2022 took a step forward after European football chiefs agreed a summer event could not be played in Qatar.
Alan Richardson: Worcestershire paceman beats pain barrier again
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Ronaldo shows Bale who’s boss
The Champions League went, largely, according to plan this week for the seeded teams. Only Chelsea failed to claim a win among the pot-one contingent as the Jose Mourinho comeback remains in the doldrums.
Android alternative gets $7m funding boost
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Blackberry reveals date BBM messaging will go to rivals
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Life sentence increased to death: Amnesty
Senior leader in the Bangladeshi opposition party, Jamaat-e-Islami, has been been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
BSF says, no drone deployment plan
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has no plans to deploy drones along the Bangladesh border, its Director General Subhash Joshi has said.
Rokeya Varsity VC still confined
Rangpur – Teachers and employees of Begum Rokeya University continued their movement confining their vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nurun Nabi at his office and staging a fast-unto-death demanding salary hike and regularization of their jobs for the second day.