Police arrested four dacoits following a gunfight that left five people, including four police personnel injured in Beljani village under Boalmari upazila of the district in the small hours of Tuesday.
Day: February 12, 2014
Polls after 5 years as per Constitution: Ashraf
The Awami League has poured cold water on the idea of a snap general elections demanded by the BNP and many foreign countries including the United States. “The 11th parliamentary election will be held after five years and according to…
Muktijuddho Smriti Stambha inaugurated in Gaibandha
Muktijuddho Smriti Stambha and Pathagar (MSSP) constructed on the ground of Muktinagar High School in Muktinagar union of Shaghata upazila here, was inaugurated on Tuesday.
Awareness for preventing HIV/AIDS underscored
There is no alternative to creating adequate awareness for preventing threat of spreading HIV/AIDS through disseminating proper education, knowledge and social values among the vulnerable group people.
Shibir man dies after ‘gunfight’ with police
An activist of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student affiliate of the Jamaat-e-Islami, died after being shot during a ‘gunfight’ with police.The encounter had taken place at Satkania Upazila, Chittagong, on Wednesday. Officer-in-Charge of the Satkania Police Station Khaled Hossain…
Boro cultivation going on in full swing in C’nawabganj
Transplantation of Boro seedlings has begun in all the five upazilas of the district during the current Boro season amid much enthusiasm of the farmers.
72nd birth anniversary of Dr Wajed to be observed in Rangpur
The 72nd birth anniversary of Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina’s husband and renowned nuclear scientist Dr M A Wajed Miah (Sudha Miah) will be observed here through two-day elaborate programmes on February 15 and 16 next.
ACC summons two former ministers to probe wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned two ruling party lawmakers and former ministers—AFM Ruhul Haque and Mahbubur Rahman—to quiz them for amassing illegal wealth beyond their known sources. The ACC on Wednesday served two separate notices to former minister for…
Motorcycle rider killed in Madaripur road accident
A motorcycle rider was killed in a road accident in Bashtala area under Kalkini upazila of the district Tuesday night.
Call for ensuring maternal, neonatal health services
Speakers at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for comprehensive and well-coordinated GO-NGO efforts to ensure maternal and neonatal healthcare services for reducing maternal and infant mortality rates.
Bagerhat man makes fortune with ‘kulboroi’
He hopes to export the popular fruit if govt support availed To Narayan Halder of Gotapara village in Bagerhat, farming of ‘kulboroi’ (a kind of plum) has turned out to be a real money-spinner.
18 fugitives held in Sylhet
Police in a drive arrested a total of 18 fugitives, accused in separate cases, from different places of the city on Wednesday.
2,000 kg hilsa seized in Benapole foiling smuggling bid
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 2,000 kgs of hisla fish while those were being smuggled out to India through Gatipara border here early Wednesday.
Man stabbed dead in Sirajganj clash
A man was stabbed to death in a clash over solar panel connection at Hatghorjan in Chauhali upazila here on Tuesday night.
‘Carjacker’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Satkhira
An alleged carjacker was killed and his associate injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Chaltetala in the district town early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ekramul Babu, 40, son of Khaibar Sardar of Sultanpur in the town while…
2 bikers killed in Faridpur road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Vabukdia area in Nagarkanda upazila here on Wednesday.
‘Neighbour’ chops pregnant woman to death in Moulvibazar
A pregnant woman was chopped to death allegedly by her neighbour in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar district on Tuesday evening.
Girl killed by ‘boyfriend’ in N’ganj
A young girl was killed by slitting throat allegedly by her boyfriend in a residential hotel in Rail Gate area of the city on Tuesday night.
Five troops die in Tangail explosion at training time
Two armymen and three BGB personnel died on Wednesday after a mortar shell exploded disconcertingly during a training at Tangail. The lnter Services Public Relations Directorate’s (ISPR) Assistant Director Noor Islam has been quoted as saying that the mortar shell…
PM asks security forces to be alert
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on law enforcing agencies to be more alert to prevent anti-liberation forces from destablising the country. “I ask every law enforcing agency including the Ansar to be alert so that anti-democratic and anti-liberation forces…
Ershad urges dissenters to come back to JP mainstream
HM Ershad has come down hard on those in Jatiya Party who took part in the Jan 5 polls ‘disobeying his orders’. “I ask those who want to cut off relations (from the party), to return among us. Come back…
Republican Instt poll: ‘Most B’deshis want fresh credible polls’
Results of an opinion poll conducted by the US -based International Republican Institute (IRI) shows Bangladeshis are deeply concerned about the condition of the country and remain pessimistic about its future. In the IRI’s latest survey, 59 percent said the…
Government is constructing 158 new godowns
The government is constructing 158 new godowns across the country with a view to preserving another 1.05 lakh metric tons of food. Food Minister Quamrul Islam on Tuesday stated this in Parliament, replying to a starred question of Enamul Haque…
Govt promises cheaper Internet
Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique has promised to reduce Internet tariff at the consumer level and enforce a single price across the country. Speaking at a workshop on ‘ICT Indicators for Bangladesh’ organised at the Bangladesh…
Tortured Bangladeshi gets BSF compensation
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday provided Rs 50,000 as compensation to a Bangladeshi national who was stripped and tortured by the BSF men along a border here over two years ago.
Two murdered in separate Keraniganj incidents
Keraniganj – Two people were murdered in separate incidents in Keraniganj on the on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday. A young man was killed by his younger brother over a family feud in Kaliganj Purbapara area in the…
Efforts on to get back GSP in 2 months: Tofail
Dhaka – Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said all-out efforts are on to fulfill all the US conditions to get back the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) facility within the next two months. Bangladesh has three more conditions, out…
Trade union calls for implementation of RMG wage award
Garment Workers’ Trade Union Centre on Tuesday said many readymade garment factories have not yet implemented the new wage board for workers. The minimum wages for the garment workers, effective from January, have been set at Tk. 5,300.
Shahid Commissioner sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Saidur Rahman alias Shahid Commissioner to jail after he was produced to the court on completion of a 5-day remand. City’s Gandaria Police Station SI and Investigation Officer (IO)…
Moulana Yusuf buried in Sharankhola
Senior nayeb-e-ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana AKM Yusuf who died of at a hospital in the capital on Sunday was laid to eternal rest at his village in Sharankhola upazila on Tuesday.