Urging the BNP chairperson to engage in talks to solve problems, if any, shunning the path of killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said her government would get tough as much as needed to protect the lives of people and their…
Month: January 2014
3 held with 803 bottles Phensidyl in Bogra
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 803 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from Matidali Biman intersection in Sadar upazila early Friday. The arrested were identified as Rubel Chandra Das, Rezaul Islam…
Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day observed
The historic Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed on Friday. On this day in 1972, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over nine and half months’ captivity in a Pakistan jail. Under…
AL regime to face fate of fascists: BNP
Dhaka – Issuing a note of warming that the government cannot stop their movement by resorting to any evil-design, BNP on Friday asked the opposition leaders and activists to continue their agitation until the caretaker government demand is realised.
Highways clogged during blockade break
Dense fog and heavy traffic have brought to a halt vehicular movement on highways connecting Dhaka to Northern and Southern parts of the country on Friday, the first day of the 2-day blockade break.
BNP ‘main anti-liberation party’: Ashraf
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has described the BNP, led by Khaleda Zia, as the ‘head’ of the anti-liberation parties. “Jamaat is not the only anti-liberation political party. The main anti-liberation party now is the Khaleda Zia-led BNP,”…
7 killed in road crashes in 3 dists
Dhaka – Seven people were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong, Tangail and Comilla districts on Friday. In Chittagong, three motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Boro Kamaldah in Mirsarai upazila in…
Times of India full praise for Jan 5 election
Rudroneel Ghosh Let’s get one thing straight. The recent general election in Bangladesh was 100% legitimate. It was held in a timely fashion. The election was conducted within the stipulated three months before the end of the tenure of the…
Army until Jan 17 in 8 constituencies
The army will remain deployed until Jan 17 in eight constituencies where polling was postponed, the ISPR said. Re-polling will be held on Jan 16 at 392 centres of these eight constituencies. The constituencies are Dinajpur-4, Kurigram-4, Bogra-7, Jessore-5, Lakshmipur-1…
74 opposition men held in 6 dists
Dhaka – Law enforcers in their drives arrested 74 opposition activists from separate places in six districts from Thursday night to Friday afternoon. The districts are Bogra, Chittagong, Bagerhat, Sherpur, Panchagarh and Sylhet.
Mirza Fakhrul condemns barbaric attack on minorities
BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has condemned and protested the inhuman and the barbaric attacks on minority people in different parts of the country and called upon the leaders and activists of 18-party alliance to stand besides oppressed Hindu…
3 held with counterfeit notes in Naogaon, Gazipur
Law enforcers in separate drives arrested three people in possession of fake currency notes with face value of Tk43,500 in Gazipur and Naogaon on Thursday.
650 pieces of blankets distributed in Chuadanga
CHUADANGA, Jan 9, 2014 (BSS)-Shahjalal Islami Bank and Janata Bank Ltd distributed 650 pieces of blankets separately among the poor and cold stricken local people on Wednesday.
Diplomatic row: India seeks US official’s withdrawal
India has asked the US to withdraw an official from its embassy in Delhi in a row over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York. Devyani Khobragade is flying home after she was ordered to leave the US…
CAR interim President Michel Djotodia resigns
Central Africa Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned at a regional summit aimed at ending violence that has engulfed the country. CAR’s entire transitional assembly is attending the meeting in Chad, organised by regional leaders. PM Nicolas Tiengaye has…
Kenyan ‘corpse’ wakes up in Naivasha morgue
Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into how a man declared dead in a hospital woke up alive in its morgue the next day. Shocked mortuary workers at Naivasha hospital ran away when the body stirred and was seen to…
St Petersburg 1914: The door to another age
By Steve Rosenberg As war approached in 1914, the Russian capital St Petersburg was the scene of imperial splendour and abject poverty, utopian hopes and portents of impending doom. I have never met anyone who is more proud of her…
Sam Smith named BBC Sound of 2014
By Mark Savage Pop singer Sam Smith has been named the winner of the BBC’s Sound of 2014, which highlights the best new artists for the year ahead. The list was compiled using tips from 170 UK-based critics, broadcasters and…
Boardwalk Empire to end this year
US Prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire is to end after its upcoming fifth season, HBO has announced. The decision comes three months after the cable network renewed the show for a fifth outing. “We’ve decided to wrap up the series after…
More than three quarters of large carnivores now in decline
By Matt McGrath Three quarters of the world’s big carnivores – including lions, wolves and bears – are in decline, says a new study. majority now occupy less than half their former ranges according to data published in the journal,…
Five foods surprisingly high in sugar
We need to reduce our sugar intake, says a new campaign group. But some foods have a surprisingly high amount of sugar added to them. Action on Sugar has been launched to reduce the amount of sugar added to food…
Jessica Ennis-Hill: Pregnant star to miss 2014 C’wealth Games
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will miss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because she is pregnant. The 27-year-old Briton is expecting her first baby with husband Andy, but still plans to defend her Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio…
Jermain Defoe: Tottenham striker to join MLS side Toronto
Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe has agreed to join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC for £6m. The 31-year-old will join the Canadian side on 28 February and will be eligible to play for Spurs until then. The former…
Jan. 5 elections signal danger for B’desh democracy: The China Post
By Badiul Alam Majumdar DHAKA, India — Despite considerable challenges, the 10th Parliament elections are finally over. These elections remind us of the old saying “the operation is successful, but the patient is dead.” The Jan. 5 election, although “successfully”…
Sri Lanka to tour Bangladesh as planned
Sri Lanka’s Test and limited-overs tour of Bangladesh is set to take place as scheduled despite concerns over security, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed on Thursday (January 9). Sri Lanka were scheduled to play two Tests, three One-Day Internationals…
Pak Cricket Board to send team to review situation in Bangladesh
Islamabad: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will send a security team to review situation in Bangladesh before sending team for Asia T-20 tournament there, said Pakistan Foreign Office on Thursday.
HRW urges Thailand to protect Rohingya ‘boat children’
Bangkok – Thailand’s government should urgently send ethnic Rohingya children from Burma and their families to safe and open family shelters. New research documents abuses by Thai authorities, who should take action against camps in southern Thailand used for trafficking…
Australians warned against travel to Bangladesh
Australians have been urged to reconsider travel to Bangladesh in the wake of weekend elections in the South Asian country marred by violence. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade today raised its travel warning to “reconsider your need to…
4 mobile techs that will change how you do business
Small business owners, get ready. In 2014, new mobile gear will help you connect with customers, sell your product and stay productive wherever you are. In other words, these four burgeoning mobile technologies are primed to change how you do…
Great white sharks live as long as humans
Great white sharks can live almost as long as humans — 70 years or more — much longer than scientists previously thought. “White sharks in the northwest Atlantic are considerably older than previous age estimates,” some of which pegged the…