Although 13 days have already elapsed, 11 fishermen who were abducted for ransom by forest robbers from the Bay of Bengal near Sharankhola upazila of the district are yet to be rescued.
Year: 2013
BSF picks up Bangladeshi boy from Jhenidah
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi boy from Kusumpur border point at Loraighat village in Moheshpur upazila on Wednesday morning.
Two fake homeopathic doctors jailed in Rajbari
A mobile court here in a drive on Tuesday sentenced two fake homeopathic doctors to two months’ imprisonment each.
2 girls back after 3 yrs’ jail term in India
Two Bangladeshi girls have returned home from India after completion of their three years’ jail term in that country.
Local Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer held in Comilla
Police arrested an upazila-level nayeb-e-ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Perul village in Sadar Dakshin upazila on Tuesday.
Drug addicts, gamblers get jail in Gaibandha
A mobile court on Tuesday convicted four persons and sentenced them to different jail terms on charge of taking drugs and gambling.
Minor girl drowns in Panchagarh
A minor girl drowned in a pond in Ramganj Bilashi village under Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district on Tuesday.
Day labourer electrocuted in Mymensingh
A day labourer was electrocuted at Nandibari village under Muktagacha upazila of the district on Tuesday.
One suffer 14 years for kidnapping woman at Jessore
A court here on Tuesday sentenced an abductor to 14 years in jail for kidnapping a woman.
Readjustments in China’s diplomatic practice
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India’s national cybersecurity policy 2013
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Arab Spring: Death to humanity
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Barcelona wait on Messi for Super Cup decider
Barcelona will give Lionel Messi every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of their Spanish Super Cup second-leg match against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night.
Injured Shakib sidelined for up to four weeks
Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh allrounder, is likely to miss the beginning of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League with a hairline fracture to his thumb, which could put him out of cricket for three to four weeks.
Bangladesh cricketers deny corruption charges in BPL
Two Bangladesh cricketers declared their innocence on Tuesday after confirming they were among those charged with match-fixing following a probe earlier this month by the sport’s world body.
Is nuclear disaster looming in Japan?
Holly Ellyatt
Magmatic water detected on moon’s surface
From: Debra Goldberg, ENN
New Windows operating system sent to computer makers
Microsoft on Tuesday began sending a revamped version of Windows to makers of computers, smartphones or tablets powered by the software.
Microbes to be ‘last survivors’ on future Earth
The last surviving creatures on Earth will be tiny organisms living deep underground, according to scientists.
Google’s Nexus 4 now costs much off contract
For Android fans looking for a solid phone and who don’t care about having cutting-edge specs or fast data speeds, the Nexus 4 is now unquestionably the best option out there.
Madonna is highest-earning celebrity
Pop star Madonna was the world’s top-earning celebrity over the past year, trumping the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.
George Clooney in Venice to open film festival
Hollywood stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock have arrived in Venice to open the city’s film festival with their sci-fi thriller Gravity.
Vladimir Putin ‘underwear’ painting removed from Russian gallery
Police in Russia have seized a painting depicting the country’s president Vladimir Putin in women’s underwear from an art gallery in St Petersburg.
Mufti Jasim on remand in blogger Rajib murder case
Dhaka – A Dhaka Court on Tuesday placed Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, reported chief of Ansarullah Bangla Team, on a seven-day remand for police interrogation in blogger Rajib murder case.
Judge gets four years in prison for carrying drug
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced a Senior Judge to four years in prison in a case filed for carrying 342 bottles phensedyl syrup. Judge Ruhul Ameen of the Second Additional Metropolitan Session’s Judge Court of Dhaka pronounced…
Coal-fired power plant threatens World’s largest mangrove forest
Mostafa Kamal Majumder
Tuesday’s Poll Result
Question: Would you agree with the Prime Minister that Begum Khaleda Zia does not believe in peaceful transfer of power? Yes 0 Percent No 100 Percent Other 0 Percent Today’s Question: Would you agree with Tofail Ahmed of Awami…
Onus on Govt has to resolve crisis placing CG bill: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said it is the government that can break the present political deadlock either through holding talks or reinstating the caretaker government system at its own initiative.
BNP-Jamaat desperate to get back power: AL
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Tuesday said BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami have become desperate to return to power by unleashing militancy in the name of religion.