Police here on Tuesday morning recovered hanging body of a college girl from her house in Kamal gate area under Sadarghat police station of the city. The deceased was identified as Arifa Khatun Juli, 22, a second-year Honours student at…
Month: November 2013
2 held with Phensidyl in Magura
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested two people along with 150 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from the bus stand of the district town on Tuesday morning.
Lawyer’s assistant found dead in Natore
Police recovered the body of an assistant (Muhuri) of a lawyer from a pond adjacent to the district circuit house on Tuesday morning.
2 get life in Chandpur arms case
A court here on Monday sentenced two young men to life term imprisonment for possessing arms. The convicts were identified as M Mintu,27, son of late Zillur Rahman of Chandpur sadar upazila, and Abu Bakar,25, son of Joynal Abedin of…
Police-Shibir clash leaves 20 injured in Rajshahi
At least 20 persons were injured as the pro-hartal activists belong to Islami Chhatra Shibir clashed with police at Kharkhari crossing in the city on the second day of 18- party opposition alliance’s 60-hour hartal today.
Construction work of ICT Centre begins in Gaibandha
Construction work of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Training and Resource Centre began at Sadullapur upazila in the district very recently amid much enthusiasm to the teachers and the locals.
BNP MPs’ procession, mohila Juba league ‘lathi michhil’
Actually, almost all people do not like hartal anymore in Bangladesh and yet at the same time condemn the attack on the procession of BNP MP’s by mohila juba league with sticks and the help of police.
Hartal only weapon parties use alternatively
Masum Billah The country was again gripped by a 60- hour hartal beginning from November 4. According to the World Bank, the equivalent cost of a day’s hartal comes to roughly US$ 200 million in lost productivity. Going by our…
UN highlights role of farming in closing emissions gap
Matt McGrath By Matt McGrath Changing farming practices could play an important role in averting dangerous climate change says the UN. In their annual emissions report, they measure the difference between the pledges that countries have made to cut warming…
India launches spacecraft to Mars
India has successfully launched a spacecraft to the Red Planet – with the aim of becoming the fourth space agency to reach Mars.
Oh My! November’s Must-See Night Sky Events
By by Miriam Kramer There are many reasons to cast your eyes skyward this month.
Bangladesh meets New Zealand in T-20 at Mirpur today
Bangladesh will meet New Zealand in their last international match of the year at the Mirpur in a Twenty20 which is scheduled to start at 1.30pm on today, New Zealand will take on a side who never registered a T20…
Bus torched at Farmgate, 7 crude bombs blasted at DU
Miscreants torched a bus at Farmgate while exploded seven crude bombs at Dhaka University on Tuesday evening, during the second day of the straight 60-hour hartal enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
JU teachers give VC until Wednesday noon to go
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday gave their Vice-chancellor Prof Dr Anwar Hossain until Wednesday noon to resign, threatening to go on a harsher movement if otherwise.
Alastair Cook not fazed by Shane Warne criticism
England captain Alastair Cook says he is not worried about criticism from Shane Warne ahead of his ide’s penultimate Ashes warm-up match.
Minister vows to try brains behind mutiny
Brains behind the Peelkhana massacre will not be spared as the junior law minister Quamrul Islam has vowed to bring them to book soon.
Ex-England boss doubts World Cup chances
Former boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has written off England’s chances of winning the 2014 World Cup. The 65-year-old Swede, now a coach in China, led England to the quarter-finals in both 2002 and 2006.
‘Punishment to Pintu injustice’
The BNP has termed as ‘politically motivated’ the life sentence meted out to its leader Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu in the Peelkhana carnage case.
New species of dolphin identified
By Paul Rincon A team of researchers says it has identified a new species of humpback dolphin. Physical and genetic evidence suggests that cetaceans found in waters off northern Australia are distinct within the humpback family.
BDR carnage case: 152 condemned to death
Court Correspondent A special court in Dhaka Tuesday sentenced 152 convicted accused to death, 161 others including BNP leader Nasiruddin Ahmad Pintu and ward Awami League leader Torab Ali Akand to life term imprisonment while acquitted 271 others in the…
UN highlights role of farming in closing emissions gap
By Matt McGrath Changing farming practices could play an important role in averting dangerous climate change says the UN.
Nazi trove in Munich contains unknown works by masters
Previously unknown artworks by masters are among more than 1,400 pieces found in a trove of Nazi-looted art in Munich, German officials say.
Bill passed to bring Grameen Bank under govt control
Parliament on Tuesday passed the much-talked-about ‘Grameen Bank Bill 2013’ paving the path for bringing the leading microcredit institution under the strong watch of the Bangladesh Bank.
Kenyan art auction to be held in Nairobi
Kenya is holding its first commercial auction of East African art in the capital, Nairobi, with 47 works going under the hammer.
Violence marks 18-party’s 2nd day hartal
The second day of the 60-hour shutdown, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, was marked by stray incidents of bomb explosions, arson attacks, vandalism of vehicles and clashes across the country on Tuesday.
4 ‘robbers’ arrested in Sylhet
Police arrested four suspected robbers from a nearby area of the Badhaghat Bridge in sadar upazila early Tuesday while they were about to commit a robbery.
Polls only under non-party admin, reiterates BNP
Reaffirming the opposition’s stance on not joining the Prime Minister proposed all-party cabinet, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said they will force the government to arrange the next polls under a non-party administration through a…
Vatican launches world survey on modern family life
The Vatican has launched a worldwide survey to find out what Catholics really think about its teaching on marriage and family life. Pope Francis is calling bishops to Rome next October to discuss possible reform that considers modern social realities.
GD filed against 250 opposition men in Satkhira
Police filed a General Diary (GD) against 250 leaders and activists of the 18-party opposition alliance for throwing brick chips at a judicial magistrate court in the town on the first day of the ongoing 60-hour hartal.
Place demand which ministries you want: Hasina to Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday renewed her call to the opposition leader to place her demand which ministries she wants in the all-party polls-time government to oversee the next general election.