Police in Sirajganj on Thursday morning recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver in a sack at Bawaitara area near the west side of the Jamuna Bridge in Sadar upazila.
Day: October 31, 2013
Bomb hurled at AL leader’s house in Sirajganj
Unknown miscreants hurled a crude bomb at the house of a local Awami League leader at Ranipura village in Belkuchi upazila early Wednesday.
Chhatra Dal leader held in Sirajganj
Police arrested a local Chhatra Dal leader from in front of his house at Baniapatti in the district town on Wednesday night.
Body recovered in Jessore
Police recovered the body of an elderly man from Pulerhat Bazar in Jessore Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
Criminal held with firearm in Jessore
Police arrested a alleged criminal along with a shooter gun in Barandi Mollahpara area of Jessore town on Tuesday.
4 crude bombs recovered in Sherpur
Police recovered four live crude bombs from in front of a food warehouse at Titani Bazar in the district town on Wednesday night.
‘Terrorist’ hacked to death in Khulna
An alleged terrorist was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Sheikh Para area of the city on Wednesday night.
Section 144 imposed in Jhenidah
The local administration has imposed section 144 in the district town as the main opposition BNP and ruling Awami League have called separate demonstrations and meetings in the town on Thursday.
Train derailment kills 2 in B’baria
Two people were killed and 30 others injured as a compartment of a trainveered off the tracks at Kumarpara near Akhaura railway station early Thursday.
Tk 60 lakh Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk 60 lakh from Sadipur border here on Thursday morning.
Achieving 100pc sanitation coverage by 2015 stressed
Speakers at a function here on Thursday stressed the need for achieving 100 per cent sanitation coverage rate by 2015 to ensure a better and disease-free healthy society for all.
1,81,020 students to appear JSC examination under Jessore Board
A total of 1,81,020 students–87,158 boys and 93,862 girls—are going to appear the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) examinations in 10 districts under Jessore Education Board (JEB) beginning November 4.
Construction of Nandail Thana Bhaban completed
Construction of Nandail Thana Bhaban in Mymensingh has been completed in the district spending Taka two crore under the supervision of Public Works Department (PWD).
AWD technology can bring benefit of Tk 5,500 cr annually
Expanded adoption of Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) irrigation technology while farming Boro crop can enhance rice production saving enormous underground waters to benefit the nation by Taka 5,500 crore annually.
Listed criminal murdered in Khulna
A listed terrorist of Khulna Metropolitan (KMP) Police was hacked to death in the city Wednesday night.
Two students killed in Narail road accident
Two students were killed in a road accident in front of Bordia Munshi Manik Miah Degree College on Bordia-Kalia road under Kalia upazila of he district Thursday morning.
One held with 60-kg ganja in Brahmanbaria
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-9) in a drive arrested a drug peddler and recovered 60-kg ganja from Chapuror village under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.
Serena Williams can get even better – Patrick Mouratoglou
Serena Williams’s coach Patrick Mouratoglou says the world number one can do even better next year.
Roger Federer through to ATP Tour Finals after Paris win
Roger Federer qualified for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals thanks to a convincing victory over Kevin Anderson in the second round of the Paris Masters.
Ashes 2013-14: England toil in Ashes warm-up game
England endured a chastening first day of their Ashes tour as a Western Australia Chairman’s XI made 369-4. Chris Lynn scored 104 and three other batsmen passed 50 as England’s seam attack was made to suffer at the Waca.
Jane Austen ‘definitive’ portrait to be sold
A painting described as the definitive portrait of Jane Austen is to be sold at auction in December. The watercolour, which has rarely been seen in public, has remained in the Austen family since it was created.
James Bond producers to receive PGA Award
The producers of the James Bond films are to receive the David O Selznick Achievement Award from the Producers Guild of America (PGA).
Mercury Prize: James Blake wins with Overgrown
By Mark Savage Electronic artist James Blake has won this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize with his second album, Overgrown. “Well, I lost the bet,” Blake said after beating bookies’ favourite Laura Mvula and stars like David Bowie and Arctic Monkeys…
Mirrors finally bring winter sun to Rjukan in Norway
The people of Rjukan in Norway are celebrating the installation of giant mirrors, which have finally brought winter sunshine to their town centre.
Snakes control blood flow in their ‘spectacles’
Snakes can control blood flow in their “spectacles”, scientists have found. The animals are known for their lack of eyelids, and instead have a transparent scale covering their eyes for protection.
Report suggests ‘permanent slowdown’ in CO2 emissions
By Matt McGrath Global emissions of carbon dioxide may be showing the first signs of a “permanent slowdown” in the rate of increase. According to a new report, emissions in 2012 increased at less than half the average over the…
Tripura militants have camps in Bangladesh?
Agartala: The separatist groups from India’s northeast regions have their camps in Bangladesh, though the Bangladeshi security forces’ have been cracking down on them, Director General of Tripura Police C Balasubramaniam said here on Thursday.
Syria chemical weapons equipment destroyed, says OPCW
Syria’s declared equipment for producing, mixing and filling chemical weapons has been destroyed, the international watchdog says.
Snowden leaks: Google ‘outraged’ at alleged NSA hacking
Google has expressed outrage following a report that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has hacked its data links. An executive at Google said it was not aware of the alleged activity, adding there was an “urgent need for reform”.
Is the US losing Saudi Arabia to China?
By Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero Saudi Arabia’s declared intention to pivot away from the U.S. in foreign policy implies a shift toward Beijing, which predates both the Obama presidency and the Arab Awakening. While a full-fledged “divorce” from the…