Sunday’s general elections held in 139 constituencies had a 40 percent turnout, according to the Election Commission. Polling in the halted those centres under eight constituencies will take place on Jan 16.
Month: January 2014
Housewife commits suicide in Sunamganj
A housewife allegedly committed suicide over family feud in Doarabazar Polly area under Doarabazar upazila of the district last night.
1st day of fresh 48-hr hartal largely peaceful
The first day of the fresh 48-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, demanding cancellation of the 10th parliamentary elections held on Sunday, passed off peacefully on Monday.
Cracks in Sylhet community clinic bldg spark panic
Cracks have appeared in the building of a community clinic in Dakkhin Surma upazila triggering fear of some deadly accident any time causing loss of lives.
JL man injured by oppn men in Noakhali die
A Juba League (JL) activist, who was injured in an attack allegedly by the 18-party opposition alliance activists in Sonaimuri upazila on Sunday evening died at a hospital in the town early Monday.
Madrasa student, man stabbed dead in Sirajganj
Two people, including a madrasa student, were stabbed to death in separate incidents in Sadar and Kazipur upazilas on Sunday night.
Man’s throat-slit body recovered in Kushtia
Police recovered the body of a man with the throat slit from Gaserdiar village in Daulatpur upazila on Saturday.
Man’s body recovered form Ichhamati
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the body of a man from the Ichhamati River in Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.
Tk 2 cr Indian clothes seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk 2 crore from Boro Achra border point here early Saturday.
China WindPower to Get $942 Million in Loans for Solar Farms
China WindPower Group Ltd. (182), an operator of renewable-energy projects with a market value of HK$5.62 billion ($725 million), said it will get as much as 5.7 billion yuan ($942 million) in loans from the China Development Bank Corp.’s Qinghai…
Some states confirm water pollution from drilling
Pittsburg — In at least four states that have nurtured the nation’s energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a…
Brazil World Cup: Government moves against ‘abusive’ air fares
Foreign airlines may be allowed to operate internal flights during this year’s football World Cup, the Brazilian president’s chief of staff, Gleisi Hoffmann, says.
Ten key moments in Australia’s whitewash over England
England owed their Ashes victory over Australia last year to an ability to win the key moments in often tight battles between two sides far more evenly matched than the 3-0 scoreline suggests.
12 Years A Slave actress up for Bafta Rising Star award
Actress Lupita Nyong’o, who was in the hotly-tipped film 12 Years A Slave, is among five young actors nominated for this year’s Bafta Rising Star award.
Jimmy Savile victims call for single inquiry
Victims of Jimmy Savile are calling for a single inquiry into how the ex-BBC DJ and presenter managed to evade justice.
Afghan girl, 8, wearing suicide vest detained
An eight-year-old Afghan girl wearing a suicide vest has been detained by police in southern Afghanistan.
Angela Merkel fractures pelvis in ski fall
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has fractured a bone in her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident in Switzerland, her spokesman says.
Polar vortex brings record low temperatures in N America
Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a “polar vortex” brings more freezing weather.
The story of Gaza
Aoung authors of fiction from Gaza, some of whom say they are finding Palestine on the internet while unable to see it exist in reality, have just published a collection of stories, written in English, marking the five-year anniversary of…
How stories may change the brain
Many people can recall reading at least one cherished story that they say changed their life.
Important mutation discovered in dairy cattle
Scientists have found a genomic deletion that affects fertility and milk yield in dairy cattle at the same time.
Polls a constitutional requirement, says New Delhi
India on Monday said that elections in Bangladesh on Jan 5 were a constitutional requirement and democratic processes must be allowed to take their own course. “They (elections) are a part of the internal and constitutional process of Bangladesh. It…
3 killed as victor, vanquished supporters’ clash in Dohar, Dhaka
Three persons have died on Monday in a clash between supporters of the victor and the vanquished candidates of Dhaka-1 constituency at Bilashpur in Dohar Upazila. According to the local people and police, supporters of Bilashpur Union Parishad (UP) chairman…
18-party will continue movement: Oli Ahmed
Dhaka – The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Monday threaded to continue the ongoing movement if the government does not take effective steps for fresh elections to restore peace in the country. “We urge the Prime Minister to take steps for…
No use to have further talks with AL: Tarique
Dhaka – BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, now in London, ruled out the possibility of further dialogue with Awami League branding the incoming government an ‘illegal’ one. “There’s been a farcical election already. The government that comes to power through…
No early polls. Cut ties with Jamaat, stop violence for dialogue: Hasina
Dhaka – Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday renewed her offer to BNP to have a dialogue for the next election in the country, but not for any early polls. “I’ll urge all, including the opposition leader, to come…
On India’s reported plans
Dr. M. S. Haq One of the leading English dailies of Bangladesh of today (06 January 2014) – quoting reports from The Indian Express – states India plans to muster international support for Hasina. The country is reportedly planning to…
Bangladesh ruling party defiant, says Sky News
Bangladesh’s ruling party is defying pressure to open talks with the opposition after its walkover win in an election marred by unprecedented bloodshed, boycotts and low turnout. Despite warnings that Sunday’s crushing victory did not amount to a mandate, the…
When eminent person slams media!
The report “Zafar Iqbal slams media” published in a daily has drawn my attention. I am one of his fans and I like him very much for many reasons. No one is in favour of violence. But violence is happening.
Priciest tuna cost down despite shrinking stocks
Sushi chain operator Kiyoshi Kimura netted a real bargain on Sunday, taking home a 507 pound (230 kilogram) bluefin tuna for a mere 7.36 million yen (about $70,000), a fraction of the price he paid last year at the year’s…