Patna — A series of small bomb blasts killed five people and injured dozens Sunday in an east Indian city just before a massive campaign rally by the country’s main opposition prime ministerial candidate in a nearby park.
Month: October 2013
New reports in German media deepen US-Merkel spy row
Fresh reports in German media based on leaked US intelligence documents are prompting damaging new questions about the extent of US surveillance.
Simpsons actress Marcia Wallace dies aged 70
The US actress Marcia Wallace, best known as the voice of Bart Simpson’s teacher Edna Krabappel, has died at the age of 70.
Kesha concert banned in Malaysia
A planned concert by US pop star Kesha has been banned by Malaysian authorities, who say it would hurt cultural and religious sensitivities.
Stars’ most awkward award show encounter
Ever have an awkward awards show run-in? That’s the question Yahoo Movies posed to celebs at the Hollywood Film Awards earlier this week.
Blasts in the capital
A homemade bomb exploded in front of Appellate Division judge Justice SK Sinha’s residence at the capital’s Minto Road on Saturday.
Crude bomb blasts near CEC’s residence
A crude bomb was exploded in front of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmad’s residence in the city’s Baridhara area on Saturday evening.
31 held for ‘exploding bombs, torching vehicles’ in city
Police arrested 31 people suspecting their involvement in exploding bombs and torching vehicles from different parts of the capital on Saturday.
2 crude bombs hurled at Law Minister’s residence
Two crude bombs were hurled at Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed’s Indira Road residence while a journalist of Channel Ekattor was injured in crude bomb explosion at Baridhara in the city on Saturday evening.
Strong resistance in case of violence: Hanif
Dhaka – Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday called upon his party leaders and activists to strongly resist if BNP-Jamaat unleashes subversive acts during their 60-hour hartal beginning at 6am on Sunday.
GP profits soar GP’s third quarter profit has risen by 82%, but the corporate behemoth reported a 16% decrease of cumulative profit over the last nine months.
GP profits soar GP’s third quarter profit has risen by 82%, but the corporate behemoth reported a 16% decrease of cumulative profit over the last nine months. “But the company’s performance in the next quarter is uncertain primarily because of…
Sitting after hartal, agitation dropping if demand conceded: Khaleda
Apparently turning down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer to have a dialogue over the current political crisis on Monday, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said she would sit with her after the end of their scheduled hartal programme.
PM shocked as BNP ‘rejects’ her offer
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is upset and concerned after the BNP rejected her dinner invitation to Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia and refused to withdraw the shutdown.
18-party set to enforce 60-hr nonstop general strike: 31 held
The BNP-led 18-party alliance is set to enforce a 60-hour nonstop countrywide hartal from 6am on Sunday despite the Prime Minister’s request to the opposition leader to withdraw the shutdown. The hartal programme will end at 6pm on Tuesday.
Digital Bangladesh
We expected that cost of internet packages would be reduced during the Awami League tenure. But neither the cost nor the Internet speed is in favour of the Internet users.
Civil society members for seizing opportunity
Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Prof Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday said the telephonic conversation between two top leaders has opened up a ‘bright and big chance’ for an amicable solution, and there will be nothing left except uncertainty if…
Veteran journalist Gias Kamal Chy no more
Dhaka – Veteran journalist Gias Kamal Chowdhury died of old age complications at a city hospital early Saturday. He was 74.
Govt valid till Jan 24: Home Minister
Refuting the opposition’s claim that the government will be illegal after October 27, Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Saturday said the present government will remain valid till January 24 next year.
Avert confrontation; find solution thru’ dialogue: FBCCI
Dhaka – Country’s apex trade body — FBCCI — on Saturday urged the opposition parties to call off their 60-hour hartal for the sake of the economy and keeping the investment unhurt.
Gias Kamal Chowdhury – the legend
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The demise of eminent journalist Gias Kamal Chowdhury has cast a pall of gloom across the country. For many colourful facets of his popular personality he was a living legend in the profession and respected by people…
Nothing to be complacent about MDGs: Kholiquzzaman
Bangladesh must move forward with the target of an integrated human development rather than feeling complacent about some success in terms of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), said chairman of Palli Karma-Shahayak Foundation (PKSF) and noted economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman…
2 BNP front leaders stabbed in Bagerhat
Miscreants stabbed two local associate body leaders of the main opposition BNP at Mandartola in Kachua upazila of the district on Friday.
15 shops gutted in Chandpur
At least 15 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Natun Bazar in Matlab (North) Upazila on Friday.
2 killed in Bhola road crash
Two people were killed and six others injured when a bus rammed into a microbus at Bepari Bazar in sadar upazila on Saturday.
535 BNP-Jamaat men sued in Laxmipur
Police filed a case against 535 activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in connection with Friday’s violence in Ramganj upazila on Saturday.
2 Jamaat leaders held in Mymensingh
Police arrested two local leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Trishal upazila headquarters on Friday.
Six shops gutted in Sirajganj
Six shops were gutted in a fire incident at Boro Bazar in the district town early Saturday.
62,000 bighas out of cultivation for water stagnation in Bagerhat
Water stagnation along vast tracts of wetland in nine upazilas of Bagerhat has kept 62,000 bighas of land out of cultivation, especially of aman paddy.
Rajshahi region enriched with livestock resources
By dint of house to house cattle farming, the Rajshahi region has started becoming enriched with livestock resources during the last couple of years that has been proved in the recently taken place brisk Eid cattle markets.
Agro-processing enterprises prospects bright in Rajshahi region
Prospects of agro-processing enterprises is bright in the Rajshahi region as it produces surplus crops especially food-grains, fruits and vegetables, business leaders, bankers, agronomists and researchers reveal.