A young girl allegedly committed suicide by taking poison for failure in love in Sadar Police Station quarters of the district on Tuesday.
Month: October 2013
Judge uneasy over Rampal
A High Court Judge has said he is ‘uncomfortable’ hearing a petition seeking a stay on the Rampal Power Plant Project.
3 terrorists held with arms in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three terrorists along with pistol and bullets from Palli Bidyut area of Monirampur upazila on Tuesday noon.
Public reps in south-west under terror threat
96 UP chairmen killed in 3 decades; accused mostly out of dragnet Lives of the elected public representatives in the south-western region are under threat of terrorist attack, annihilating them at any moment.
2 BRTC buses set ablaze in Comilla
Miscreants set two Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses afire on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway at Jhagurjuli in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
Speakers for making de-worming campaign successful
Speakers at a launching ceremony called upon the teachers and guardians to make the weeklong de- worming campaign successful to ensure healthy growth of children.
‘State should take responsibility of older persons’
Speakers at a discussion here on Tuesday said the state should take total responsibilities of all older persons to pay due honour to them.
Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign successful in Rajshahi
Civil Surgeon Office has chalked out an elaborate program to make the October 5 National Vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign a total success to reduce the risk of child mortality.
Collaboration, not Sufism, answer to Pakistan’s violence
By Farahnaz Zahidi
We’ll never let Iran get nuclear weapons: Netanyahu
By PanArmenian
Muslims hide amid Myanmar sectarian violence
Khin Maung Win Thandwe, Myanmar — Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar on Wednesday, one day after fleeing a new round of sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region for the first…
Barack Obama shortens Asia trip due to US shutdown
President Barack Obama has postponed two stops on his four-nation Asian tour because of the government shutdown.
Mario Balotelli gets late penalty against Ajax for ‘creating theater’
Mario Balotelli and his usual nemesis, the referee, combined to salvage a point for Milan in the Champions League group stage with 1-1 draw against Ajax. Perhaps inspired by Pepe pulling Elche’s Carlos Sanchez down on top of him to…
Torres not to face action over Vertonghen incident
Fernando Torres will not face retrospective action over an incident with Jan Vertonghen during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday, the Football Association has confirmed.
Hillary Clinton mini-series scrapped by NBC
A drama starring Diane Lane as Hillary Clinton has become the second TV project about the politician to be cancelled this week.
‘Warcraft’ movie slated for December 2015 release
The Warcraft movie now has a release date — December 18th, 2015. The feature film based on Blizzard’s hugely popular World of Warcraft series of video games will be directed by Duncan Jones, the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed sci-fi…
Flowering plant origins pushed back 100 million years
By Jeremy Coles
What have we learned from Fukushima?
Since moving to Japan in 2012, I have reported on the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster – speaking to experts, visiting the site and watching the clean-up. For the Editors, a programme which sets out to ask challenging questions,…
Robbers loot AL leader’s house in Sylhet
A gang of armed robbers looted gold ornaments and other valuables worth about Tk10 lakh from the house of a local Awami League (AL) leader at Takipur village in Chhatak upazila on Monday night.
Stalker gets 7 yrs in Chandpur
A court here on Monday sentenced a young man to seven years’ imprisonment for stalking a college girl in the town.
14 gold bars seized in Ctg airport
Customs intelligence seized 14 gold bars from a aircraft at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Tuesday morning.
Quit or face mass upsurge: Jamaat to govt
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday demanded the government quit by October 24 to avert a mass upsurge.
Inu wants Khaleda to expel war criminals from her party
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu on Tuesday urged BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to immediately expel those accused of committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War from the opposition party and alliance.
Schoolboy killed in Pabna road crash
A schoolboy was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Fakir More in Bera upazila on Tuesday morning.
WB, Govt sign US$ 400 m deal to repair coastal embankments
The government on Tuesday signed a US$ 400 million agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s concessional arm, for repairing embankments in six coastal districts of the country.
Smuggler held with arms, bullets in Panchagarh
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged smuggler along with a pistol, several rounds of bullet and other goods in Narayanjot border area of Tentulia upazila early Tuesday.
Sena Kalyan Insurance starts journey
A new insurance company ‘Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited’ started its journey on Tuesday.
Cattle traders robbed of Tk2 lakh in Sherpur
Robbers looted Tk2 lakh from some cattle traders after beating them in Halgarh area of Sreebardi upazila early Monday.
DSE, CSE down on Tuesday
Country’s both the bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — suffered loss on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week.
Jewellery shop looted in Magura
Armed robbers looted huge gold ornaments from a jewellery shop in the district town on Monday evening.