Captain Jannatul Ferdous has attained rare pride to be the first Bangladeshi woman paratrooper. On Thursday she landed dawn from a fighting aircraft around 1000 meter high at Panichhara Paratrooping Zone of Jalalabad Cantonment of the district.
Year: 2013
Protestors attack Hanif
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s special aide and Awami League leader Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif was thrown bottles at in Shahbagh Thursday afternoon. bdnews24.com reporter said Hanif arrived Shahbagh at around 5:30pm, willing to speak at the mass gathering of mostly youths…
‘Compromise, please’
The newly elected officer bearers of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Thursday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hold dialogue with the opposition to avoid further political instability. They made the statement during a…
Sedition plea against Khaleda rejected
A Dhaka court has scrapped a plea for a sedition case against BNP chief Khaleda Zia over her Washington Times article as the plaintiff had not taken prior permission from the government before filing the case.
Watson century helps Australia to 329-7 in 3rd ODI
Shane Watson marked his comeback from injury with a dashing 122 from 111 balls Wednesday as Australia set the West Indies a target of 330 to win the third limited-overs international and keep the five-match series alive.
Keira Knightley doesn’t want a big wedding
Jack Ryan actress Keira Knightley isn’t a fan of lavish ceremonies at her wedding with all-star guest lists and instead she will be having a more private and intimate affair when she finally weds her Klaxons fiance James Righton, reports…
60 held, 53 injured countrywide
At least 60 Chhatra Shibir activists were held and 53 people including 10 cops injured in different parts of the country during Wednesday’s dawn-to-dusk hartal. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is observing hartal in protest against the verdict of its leader Abdul Quader…
‘Let us be hanged then’
Students at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have demonstrated demanding death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant General Secretary Abdul Quader Molla.
4 more Bangladeshis among 22 dead in UAE crash
The United Arab Emirates says four more Bangladeshi expatriate workers have been identified among the 22 killed in Monday’s road crash in that country. It was previously reported that there were 16 Bangladeshis among the 22 victims of the road…
BGB for heightened security: Tuku
Members of the paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to reinforce security in the wake of heightened threats of creating chaos in the country, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haque Tuku has said.
Govt to appeal on Molla
The government will appeal against the verdict sentencing Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla to life in jail within the 30-day deadline, an official said Wednesday.
Changes to 87 seats proposed
The Election Commission has proposed geographical changes to 87 parliamentary constituencies out of 300 for the 10th national elections in a draft, said EC Secretariat’s Joint Secretary Biswas Lutfur Rahman.
Traditional healders lead way to fighting malaria
Traditional healers in Benin possess sophisticated knowledge regarding the treatment of malaria with medicinal plants, and strategies should be developed to exploit this and promote the plants’ conservation, says a study.
BNP’s no reaction on Quader Mollah verdict
Opposition BNP did not express their any reaction over the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 that sentenced Jamaat leader Quader Mollah to life term in prison.
BB awards license to 6 new banks
Some six new banks have been given license by Bangladesh Bank (BB) to start their business. The banks are NRB Commercial Bank, Union Bank, South Bangla Agricultural Bank, Midland Bank, Meghna Bank and NRB bank.
Verdict disappoints people: Tuku
State Minister for Home Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku on Tuesday said the verdict against Jamaat leader Quader Mollah disappointed people of the country.
Ex-Bridges Div Secy gets bail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted bail to former Secretary of the Bridges Division Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Superintendent Engineer (River Control) of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority Kazi Mohammad Ferdous in the Padma bridge graft case.
ECNEC nods 11 dev projects
The government has taken massive development programmes for power sector to increase electricity generation for meeting the increasing demand. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved five projects for power sector involving Tk 5,298 crore.
PM’s dig at BNP
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday warned of tough action against those trying to cause disruptions for protecting the ‘war criminals’ active during 1971 Liberation War.
Fakhrul out on bail after 54 days
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was released from the Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur on Tuesday afternoon – a day after the High Court granted him bail for six months in the last and the sixth arson case…
Hartal passes off amid violence
he dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami passed off across the country on Tuesday amid sporadic violence.
Confusion over appeal
Confusion prevails over whether the prosecution can appeal to secure the maximum punishment of death sentence for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla who was awarded life in prison for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
Jamaat calls shutdown for Wednesday, too
The Jamaat-e-Islami has called a daylong general strike across the country for Wednesday to denounce the verdict against its Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla who got life term for his role in the War of Liberation in 1971.
Molla sentenced to life in jail
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami’s Assistant Secretary General Abdul Quader Molla to life in jail for his role during the country’s War of Liberation against Pakistan in 1971.
Beyonce delivers at Super Bowl halftime show
Beyonce sang like she had something to prove at the Super Bowl, balancing out the testosterone levelson the football field with a dance-heavy performance that featured her Destiny’s Child band mates and an all-female band.
McKay named ODI Player of the Year
In the first surprise result of the Allan Border Medal evening, Clint McKay has been named Australia’s One-Day International Player of the Year, narrowly beating George Bailey and David Warner for the award.
Over 100 errant doctors fired
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has terminated over 100 doctors across the country for remaining absent from their workplaces without prior approval from the authorities concerned, Parliament was told on Monday. Responding to a supplementary question of a…
‘BNP not with Jamaat on ICT repeal demand’
A senior BNP leader says that his party does not support Jamaat-e-Islami’s demand to repeal the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), set up to try the suspected war criminals of 1971.
Muhith tells JS: Padma Bridge with own fund, no corruption
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the government would construct the much-talked-about Padma Bridge with own resource keeping the present design unchanged. He also claimed there is no corruption taken place in the mega project and the corruption allegation…
20 Bangladeshis killed in UAE bus crash
At least 22 people died and 25 others injured in an accident in Zakhir district in Al Ain of United Arab Emirates Monday morning when a bus carrying cleaning workers reportedly collided with a truck.