A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her brother-in-law at Bhiksar village in Sadar upazila on Friday.
Month: September 2013
3 jailed for taking drugs in public place in Manikganj
A mobile court in Saturia upazila on Friday sentenced three young men to 20 days’ imprisonment each for taking drugs in a pubic place.
Youth falls off train, dies in Sunamganj
A young man died after falling off a running train at Bahadurpur in Chhatak upazila of the district on Friday.
2 ‘terrorists’ held with arms in Sylhet
Police arrested two alleged terrorists on the Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Arambagh area of the city on Friday.
79 Bangladeshis held in Iraq
Seventy-nine Bangladeshis have been detained for months without trial in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region for illegal entry, and now their biggest fear is that they will be deported to Iran instead of being sent back home, says online newspaper Rudaw, published…
Mugger held with arms in Feni
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged mugger on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Rampura Rastar Matha area of the town on Friday night.
16 pirates held with arms in Chittagong
Members of Coast Guard on Friday arrested 16 alleged pirates along with firearms and sharp weapons from the coastal Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong.
Businessman shot dead at his city home
Gunmen stormed into the house of a businessman in the city’s Mirpur area on Saturday afternoon and gunned him down.
Attack on BNP procession injures 17 in Pirojpur
At least 17 people were injured, seven of them bullet-hit, as the local Awami League (AL) activists attacked a procession of BNP in Balipara Bazar area of Zianagar upazila on Friday evening.
Canada cop charge-sheet Abul Hasan Chow in Padma scam
Dhaka – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) submitted charge sheet against three persons including Bangladesh’s former state minister for foreign affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury in a case filed with a Canadian court over the alleged corruption in appointing a consultant…
Khaleda leaves for Jessore; to address rally in Khulna Sunday
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia left for Jessore on Saturday afternoon and will address a public rally in Khulna on Sunday, aiming to mobilise public support in favour of the opposition’s demand for arranging the next polls under a non-party administration.
DU registered graduate representatives’ Senate polls ends
The election for choosing 25 registered graduates’ representatives to the Dhaka University senate ended at 5.30pm Saturday.
GCB names squad to face Bangladesh in U-19 fixture
The Guyana Cricket Board have shortlisted a squad of 16 to face Bangladesh in a U-19 50 over contest at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground Bourda on October 5.
NY firm sees investment opportunity in garment factories
By Jessica Wohl Outdated, poorly managed factories can be fixed in ways that help workers, the environment and socially conscious investors willing to provide the funding, according to a new firm that plans to invest in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
Valve reveals haptic game controller for release in 2014
By Dave Lee Games developer and publisher Valve has shown off its Steam Controller, the final part of its strategy to bring its PC-based platform to the living room.
Read This Before You Buy a New iPhone
By Robyn Gearey Coveting a shiny new iPhone, but don’t want to shell out the cash? If you have an older model, you may be able to get enough cash or store credit for it to cover the cost of…
Miss Philippines crowned Miss World
Miss Philippines Megan Young was crowned the 63rd Miss World pageant at a ceremony in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Saturday.
Heather Watson beaten by Varvara Lepchenko in China Open
British number two Heather Watson has been knocked out of the China Open at the first-round stage with a three-set defeat by American Varvara Lepchenko.
Hobbs header gives Nottingham victory
A Jack Hobbs header shortly before half-time gave Nottingham Forest victory against 10-man Derby for their first win over their rivals since 2011.
Former Olympian wants Pak PM’s role to form hockey team
Lahore – Former Olympian Naveed Alam on Friday said no elections of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) under the incumbent management led by president Qasim Zia will be acceptable to anyone, and appealed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to announce…
UK renewable energy industry breaks generation record again
RenewableUK has welcomed new official Government statistics published this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) showing that the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy sources reached a new record high of 15.5% of total electricity…
Drinking water crisis in CHT acute
Climbing up the hills with jars full of water from the plane land by women and girls is a common picture of the remote mountainous areas in the three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), as the areas are reeling…
Obama’s historic talks with Iran’s Rouhani on phone
For the first time in more than 30 years the President of the United States has spoken with Iran’s leadership. Barack Obama announced he believes the two sides can reach a deal regarding the future of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear…
Suu Kyi says polls ‘cannot be fair’ sans revised constitution
Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her party’s founding anniversary Friday with a fresh call to reform the country’s constitution, warning that the general elections in 2015 “cannot be fair” without changes to the army-written charter.
Japan’s Tepco goes for two nuclear restarts for economy
By World Nuclear News
Syria’s other toll: cultural gems stolen, looted, destroyed
Besides killing more than 100,000 people, Syria’s civil war is exacting another irreparable toll as historic sites and artworks are looted or destroyed in the fighting.
Prince Charles: Princes William, Harry inherited my dance moves
Prince Charles is taking credit for sons Prince William and Prince Harry’s dance moves — whether or not they want him to! In 1974, nearly 40 years ago, Prince Charles spoke to The Australian Women’s Weekly about his love of…
Taylor Swift scores mystery role in ‘The Giver’
Taylor Swift once sang for a YA movie. Now she’s going to appear in one.
Chinese doctor builds new nose on man’s forehead
Beijing — A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man’s rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its…