Five shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at a market in Shahrasti upazila early Saturday.
Year: 2013
Youth gets life term for murder in Chandpur
A court here on Sunday sentenced a young man to life term imprisonment for murdering a boy in 2011.
Shibir leader held in Khulna
Police on Sunday arrested a local leader of Ismali Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Pabla Shabuj Shangha area of the city.
Indian cloths worth Tk1 core seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized a huge quantity of contraband Indian cloths worth Tk1 crore loaded in a human hauler (Nosimon) at Gatipara border point in Benapole town on Sunday.
Section 144 imposed in Faridpur
The local administration has imposed section 144 in Alfadanga upazila apprehending possible disruption of law and order from a joint demonstration of the local units of Awami League, Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League on Monday.
3 bodies recovered in Gazipur
Police recovered the bodies of three unidentified young men from rail tracks at two separate places in Kaliakoir and sadar upzilas of the district on Monday morning.
Man kills step brother in Natore
A man was killed in an attack allegedly by his step brother over a family feud at Kachua Karigorpara village in Lalpur upazila on Sunday night.
Value-based education emphasised
Participants of a three-day long training workshop and seminar of teachers in Barisal on Sunday stressed on reality and moral values based teaching for quality education.
English Fair held in Lalmohan.
English Action Fair 2o13 was held in Lalmohan High attached Primary School of Wednesday in Lalmohan upazila under the district of Bhola.
Lions service week observed in Sylhet
Sylhet city mayor Ariful Haque chowdhury said , Lion clubs are the claimant of praised as they working for development of socio culture of Bangladesh.
Three win Nobel Prize for medicine
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology after discovering how cells precisely transport material.
Sponges help coral reefs thrive in ocean deserts
The mystery of how coral reefs thrive in “ocean deserts” has been solved, scientists say.
Health of oceans ‘declining fast’
The health of the world’s oceans is deteriorating even faster than had previously been thought, a report says.
Rolf Harris to stand trial over assault charges in April
Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris is to stand trial in April accused of indecent assault and making indecent images of children.
‘Gravity’ soars to top of N America box office
Space disaster odyssey “Gravity” soared to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $55.
UN begins dismantling syria’s chemical arms
Disarmament experts from the international chemical weapons watchdog have begun destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki beckon nuke free world
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Security forces become targets of attack in Egypt
Egyptian security forces have been targeted in a wave of attacks across the country, reports say.
Typhoon Fitow hits eastern China after mass evacuation
Powerful Typhoon Fitow has rammed into eastern China after triggering the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
HC rejects ‘stop Rampal’ petition
The High Court has quashed a writ petition seeking a stay on the execution of the 1320MW Rampal coal-fired power plant.
No ‘threatening’ ICT, says Khandker Mahbub
BNP leader Khandker Mahbub Hossain has said he has not ‘threatened’ the International Crimes Tribunal judges over Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s war crimes conviction.
BSF kills Bangladeshi cattle trader in grenade attack
A Bangladeshi cattle trader who was injured in a grenade attack by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Agrabhulat border early Sunday died in the afternoon.
Preparations for Durga Puja progressing fast in Gaibandha
Preparations for holding Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, are progressing fast throughout the district as the commencement of the annual event draws nearer.
Unrest, political uncertainty hold back economy: IMF
Dhaka- The ADB has made a lower economic growth projection. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday also said Bangladesh’s real GDP growth is likely to slow down below 6 percent in the fiscal year 2014.
No bar in MPs contesting polls: EC
Dhaka – Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz on Sunday said a healthy democratic practice is needed for creating a level-playing field for all candidates in the upcoming general election.
T-Aman cultivation exceeds target in Mymensingh
The cultivation of T Aman paddy has exceeded target in the district during the current season.
People to retain AL in power against militancy: Hasina
Dhaka–Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm belief that people would bring back her party to power as they are deadly against terrorism and militancy.
Views exchange meeting on quality education held in Faridpur
A daylong views exchange meeting initiated by Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO) to assess the attainment of quality education across the district in the light of National Education Policy-2010 was held here on Saturday.
ACC to file two cases against RAJUK against 57 mission files
Dhaka – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has given approval to file two cases against two employees of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakhhya (Rajuk) for hiding of 57 files on design endorsement.
War crimes convicts lose voting right
Parliament has passed a bill to bar anyone convicted under the Bangladesh Collaborators (Special Tribunals) Order 1972 and the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 to vote in Bangladesh.