At least six people have reportedly suffered gunshot wounds in the Thai capital, Bangkok, amid anti-government clashes ahead of Sunday’s election.
Day: February 1, 2014
Italy battles floods as bad weather batters Europe
Areas of Italy and France are on flood alert as heavy rain brings chaos to parts of Europe.
Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor in new Superman film
Warner Brothers has announced Jesse Eisenberg will play villain Lex Luthor in the upcoming Superman vs Batman film.
British film-making sees decline
The number of British films being made has declined in the past few years, according to new figures.
Montenegro church depicts Tito, Marx and Engels in hell
A church in Montenegro has sparked controversy by displaying a fresco depicting Yugoslav communist leader Josip Broz Tito in the fires of hell with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Peanut allergy treatment ‘a success’
Doctors say a potential treatment for peanut allergy has transformed the lives of children taking part in a large clinical trial.
Bale to miss Real’s visit to Bilbao
Injury-plagued Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid’s trip to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday because of a slight calf strain.
Serbia Davis Cup captain defends absent Djokovic
Novisad, Serbia – Novak Djokovic has earned his right to miss Serbia’s Davis Cup first round tie against a full-strength Switzerland, team coach Bogdan Obradovic said on Thursday.
Wind is making a comeback in the battle against solar
Wind power has not kept pace with solar and has had bad luck with PR recently (remember the eagles?), but construction activity is ramping up, which bodes well for the months ahead, said SNL, a firm specializing in energy company…
Ganja trader held in Narail
Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a drug trader with 4-kg ganja from the district town area on Friday.
Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry service resumes after 9 hours
Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi route, one of the important waterways of the country, were restored at 9am Saturday after a nine-hour disruption due to dense fog.
Strawberry farming gains momentum in Rajshahi region
Commercial farming of strawberry has started gaining momentum in Rajshahi region as its cultivation is easier and highly profitable.
Taka one crore agriculture loan distributed in Rangpur
Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB) SK Sur Chowdhury distributed cheques of about Taka one crore as agriculture loan among 109 male and female framers of Uttam area at a farmers’ rally here on Friday.
Couple among 3 hurt in Munshiganj gun attack
Three people, including a couple, sustained bullet wounds in a gun attack by miscreants at Dighirpar village in Tongibari upazila on Friday night.
Vegetable trader chopped to death in Habiganj
A vegetable trader was chopped to death by his rivals over previous enmity at Nowaoi village in Bahubal upazila on Friday night.
Missing youth found dead in Pabna
Police recovered the body of a young man from a ditch in Halot area of the district town on Friday after four days of his going missing.
70 shanties gutted in Khulna city fire
At least seventy shanties of a slum burnt down in a devastating fire in the city’s Sonadanga area on Friday night.
Man stabbed dead by ‘brother’ in Moulvibazar
A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother over a land-related dispute in Raghunandanpur area of Moulvibazar district town on Friday.
Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal names 20 top ‘corrupt’ leaders
New Delhi – Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”. Addressing the Aam Aadmi…
Govt eyes import-substitute products: Amu
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Friday said the government would work to achieve self-sufficiency in producing import substitute products through expanding industrialisation at the grassroots level. “Achieving self-sufficiency in producing import-substitute products is one of the major goals of…
2 motorcyclists die in Dhaka accidents
Two motorcyclists have died in separate accidents at Dhaka’s Hatirjheel and Postgola, police have said. At least three others have been injured in the accidents on Friday, Bangladesh’s weekly holiday. Ramna police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moshiur Rahman said two motorcycles…
Sri Lanka crush Bangladesh with a day to spare
Dhaka: Sri Lanka crushed a hapless Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs with more than a day to spare to claim the first test and go 1-0 up in the two-match series on Thursday. The spin-pace duo of Dilruwan…
Jamaat calls day-long hartal Monday protesting Nizami conviction
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a major ally of BNP-led 19-party alliance, has called a dawn-to-dusk nationwide hartal on Monday protesting the 10-truck arms haul verdict that awarded death sentence to 14 persons including party’s Ameer Mualana Motiur Rahaman Nizami. Acting secretary general…
84 more held over SUST violence
Police have detained 84 more people over their suspected involvement in the Islami Chhatra Shibir attack on the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Jalalabad Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Gausul Hossain said they had nabbed the suspects from areas near…
BSF returns 3 Bangladeshi youngmen
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over three Bangladeshi young men through Benapole check post to Bangladesh authorities on Friday. The three youths –- Hashem Mandal, 16, Jasim Uddin, 15, and Yasin Ali, 16 –- hail from Chandpur and Jhenidah…
Case delays 34th BCS written tests
Non disposal of a case has kept the 34th BCS written tests hanging for seven months, raising ire of those qualified for the tests and also of those who are expecting to qualify for the next BCS. Irked job seekers…
19-party countrywide demo Saturday Dhaka rally to Sunday
Dhaka – The BNP-led 19-party alliance is set to stage demonstrations across the country on Saturday protesting the law enforcers’ obstruction to their January-29 black-flag processions, killing and forced disappearances of their leaders and activists and repression on them. The…
Young girl’s dismembered body found in city
Dhaka – Police recovered a young girl’s body, sliced into two, in the city’s Uttara area on Friday. The victim, aged about 25, was sliced into two pieces and her body parts were found in two sacks behind a six-storey…
20 senior BNP leaders to find Upazila polls candidates
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has assigned as many as 20 senior leaders to select candidates to contest the ensuing upazila elections. The BNP assigned leaders have already started working in the districts concerned, according to party leaders. The leaders are now…
EC compensating for casualties, injuries on polls duty
The Election Commission has decided to provide compensation from its own fund to the family members of those killed and those suffered injuries while discharging their duties during the violence-hit January 5 parliamentary elections. According to a list prepared by…