The Mahadebpur-Porsha Road in the district lies in a shabby state hampering movement of both vehicles and pedestrians.
Year: 2013
Packaging factory gutted in N’ganj
A packaging factory was gutted in fire at Tagarpar in Fatullah of the city early Monday.
Bangladeshi dies in Indian hospital
A Bangladeshi, who was picked by members of Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) from Hapania border in Sapahar upazila on Saturday, died at a hospital in India on Sunday.
Hilsa festival begins in Chandpur tomorrow
A five-day ‘Hilsa Festival’ will begin at Chandpur Shilpakala Academy to boost production of the delicious fish to meet the demand for protein.
New wave of Pakistan-India tension
By Imran Ali Sandano
Naxal violence: Progressive consolidation
By Deepak Kumar Nayak
A matter of grave concern
By Neville Teller
Amazon web services outage hits Instagram, Vine
Chloe Albanesius
Registration for Samsung’s own devcon is now open
Casey Johnston
Bangladesh nod to Bt brinjal, panics Indian environmentalists
Bharati Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times
Shakib to play for Kalabagan
Shakib Al Hasan will play for Kalabagan Krira Chakra in the 2012-13 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. This was the most talked-about pick among the 161 players who were recruited by the 12 clubs on Sunday’s “player by choice” transfer…
Oman record win against Bangladesh in Asia Cup Hockey
Ipoh (Malaysia): Oman clinched their first win of the Asia Cup hockey when they defeated Bangladesh 4-2 in a Group B tie at the Azlan Shah Stadium here Monday.
Blatter: FIFA set to move 2022 W Cup from summer
ULRICHEN — FIFA President Sepp Blatter expects his executive committee to decide soon on a switch that will shift the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to another season to avoid the searing summer heat.
Rodgers: England is lucky to have Sturridge
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists England is fortunate to have a striker of Daniel Sturridge’s quality.
Woman’s prison drama-comedy a smash hit in US
Leila Macor
Bangladeshi miniature artist aims to enter Guinness World Records
DHAKA — A young Bangladeshi artist specialising in miniature works of art is hoping to have his works included in the Guinness Book of World Records, Xinhua news agency reported.
Ocean acidification: More than just corals at risk
by Larry O’Hanlon
Desert tortoise faces threat from its own refuge
By Hannah Dreier
Norway opens doors for a major onshore wind power boost
OSLO – Norway’s oil and energy ministry said on Monday it has granted licences to build eight wind power farms with a combined 1,300-megawatt capacity in a major boost for wind power development in the Nordic country. The ministry said…
Cases against 4 telecom MDs for Tk575 crore embezzlement
DHAKA – The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved four cases against 22 people incumbent managing director SOM Kalim Ullah and three former managing directors of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL over their alleged involvement with illegal Voice over Internet…
Board for autopsy on Matuail skeletons
A board has been formed to autopsy the skeletons found discarded in a sack in the waste pile of capital’s Matuail a couple of days ago.
JS body for use of Ansar VDPs to resist ‘terrorism’
DHAKA – Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday recommended utilising of Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) along with police and elite force Rapid Action Battalion to resist terrorism and militancy.
Jamaat can’t contest with ‘Scale’ in Barguna by-polls
Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami will not be able to contest the Barguna-2 by-elections with ‘Scale’ as its electoral symbol as the High Court’s verdict is still in effect.
13 political parties default in audit report submission
Thirteen political parties, out of the 39 registered with the Election Commission, have failed to submit their annual audit reports for the year 2012 in time and the Commission treats them as defaulters. Of the 39 parties, 26 had been…
Reshuffle in police: 14 get new postings
In a reshuffle in the police administration, 14 senior police officials, including five Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, have been given new postings.
Govt ready for talks: Suranjit
Minister without portfolio Suranjit Sengupta on Sunday said the government is ready for talks with the opposition over the framework of the polls-time administration in line with the constitution.
Appeals for Oishy rejected
All of the pleas filed on behalf of Oishy Rahman, arrested over the murders of her parents, have been scrapped.
Gen (retd) Mahbub alleges Int’l conspiracy in Hill Districts
DHAKA – BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Sunday said national and international conspiracy is being hatched with the hill tracts and he called the political parties to face the conspiracy.
Don’t let down AL, Hasina – Nasim asks BCL boys
Exhorting the Chhatra League activists to correct themselves, Awami League leader Mohammed Nasim on Sunday said the success of the ruling party and its President Sheikh Hasina largely depends on their reputation. “You’ll have to move ahead maintaining discipline, correcting…