Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route which remained suspended since Monday due to poor navigability and strong current in the river Padma could not be restored till Wednesday evening.
Month: September 2013
Heroin worth Tk 1.5 crore seized in Ctg; 1 held
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized heroin worth Tk 1.5 crore from a bus and arrested a man in this connection at city gate area in the port city on Wednesday.
StanChart donates to Tk 29 lakh for Rana Plaza victims
Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh has recently handed over a cheque of Tk 2,900,000 to Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) for the victims of Savar Rana Plaza building collapse tragedy.
New Malaysian visitor visa plan for Bangladeshis
Malaysia will deal with applications for visitor visas for Bangladeshis through a one-stop centre in Dhaka starting from Oct 1.
Prime Bank launches Cash Cards
Prime Bank Ltd (PBL) launched ‘Prime Cash Card’ service on Wednesday to provide secured banking services to the un-banked people across the country.
B’desh has potential to become IT hub: Pankaj
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Wednesday said Bangladesh has all the potentials to become a hub of information technology.
Bangladesh to receive naval vessel from US
The US has strengthened ties with the South Asian countries in the last few years mainly to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
De kruif blames referee for 1-1 draw against India
Bangladesh coach Lodewijk de Kruif has blamed the referee for his team failing to notch up victory in the SAFF Football Championships match against India in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Jamaat-cops clash injures 10 in city
DHAKA: At least 10 people including cops were injured in a clash between law enforcers and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student affiliate Chhatra Shibir in city’s Elephant road area on Wednesday morning.
Teacher killed, student abducted
MEHERPUR: A school teacher was killed in bomb attack and shooting by miscreants who abducted a schoolboy from Shuvoraj village under Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday.
Extortionists kill Meherpur teacher, kidnap his grandson
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.
‘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.