India’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentences of three men convicted of plotting the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Day: February 18, 2014
Ai Weiwei vase worth $1m broken in local artist protest
A Florida artist is facing criminal charges after deliberately dropping a vase by dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in an apparent protest.
China removes $8bn from money markets to control lending
China’s central bank has removed nearly $8bn (£4.7bn) from the money markets in a bid to control the amount of credit in the country’s financial system.
Queen Elizabeth welcomes A-list actors at palace celebration
The Queen has welcomed Hollywood stars and film-makers including Steve McQueen and Dame Helen Mirren to a celebration of UK drama at Buckingham Palace.
How salmon help keep a huge rainforest thriving
The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest temperate forest in the world.
Sochi 2014: Russia lead two-man bobsleigh with Jamaica last
Leading Russian pair Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda lead the Winter Olympics two-man bobsleigh standings at halfway, with Jamaica in last place.
Three drug peddlers arrested with yaba in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a huge amount of Yaba from Boalmari Upailla of the district and arrested three drug peddlers in this connection on Sunday night.
‘Modern road communications being developed in Rangpur’
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) and valiant freedom fighter (FF) Alhaj Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said modern road communications are being developed in Rangpur city to free it from traffic congestion.
Farmers expect bumper mustard production in Khulna division
Farmers of 10 districts of Khulna division are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current rabi season.
Journalists’ role vital to reduce social stigma of HIV/AIDS
Mass-media, both print and electronics, has a vital role to play towards changing mindset towards the transgender and other socially excluded people to ensure their fundamental rights, discussants at a meeting said here today.
Man’s body recovered in Comilla
Police on Tuesday morning recovered the body of a man at Mohammadpur village in Daudkandi upazila.
One killed in Ctg road crash
A man was killed in a road accident near Dampara Police Station of the city early Tuesday morning.
‘Abduction bid’ on RU student foiled; 1 held
Police arrested one person for his alleged attempt to kidnap a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday noon.
UZ polls: Chairman candidate’s camp office torched in Satkhira
Unidentified miscreants early Tuesday set fire to the camp office of the ruling Awami League-supported chairman candidate in Ashashuni upazila, which will go to polls on Wednesday.
15 BNP men hurt by AL activists in Shariatpur
At least 15 BNP men were injured in an attack allegedly by Awami League activists in Gosairhat upazila on Monday.
Revolver recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered a revolver from Bibhishan border area in Gomastapur upazila on Monday.
Man gets 10 yrs in Jhalakati arms case
A special court here on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years’ imprisonment in an arms case.
3 shops fined for storing expired medicines in Sherpur
A mobile court on Monday afternoon seized huge expired medicines from the possession of three pharmacies in the district town and fined them Tk25,000 for storing those.
The problem of dropout at SSC, equivalent examinations
Masum Billah The SSC and equivalent examinations have begun from February 9 with the participation of a record number of examinees. It sounds good but the news of dropout has baffled us. One lakh sixty six thousand eight hundred forty…
Bangladesh out of FATF gray list of Terrorism Financing
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday described as a great achievement Bangladesh’s coming out of the gray list of Terrorism Financing of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “This has been a great achievement for Bangladesh to come…
Civil society should work together to press climate change action
Dhaka – Rights activists at a discussion on Monday urged the civil society members of the South Asian countries to get united to make the governments of Saarc nations to focus more on climate change issues. They said if the…
2 BNP men jailed for distributing leaflets in Khagrachhari
Khagrachhari – A mobile court here on Monday sentenced two BNP men to 17 days’ imprisonment each for distributing some leaflets with offensive remarks against a vice- chairman candidate in Manikchhari upazila election. The convicts were identified as Shahidul Islam…
Qaeda threat source known–Adviser: BNP Jamaat link seen – state minister
The government knows where al-Qaeda’s message was transmitted from, Tarique Ahmed Siddique, the Prime Minister’s Adviser for Security Affairs, said yesterday. “We know where it was transmitted from, but we are yet to know who is responsible for it,” Siddique,…
Diplomats on familiarisation’ tour of Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – A three-day ‘familiarisation’ tour for the Ambassadors and High Commissioners stationed in Dhaka began in the beach town of Cox’s Bazar on Monday. The Foreign Ministry arranged the familiarisation programme in which envoys representing various countries, including Russia,…
Bashundhara Group sues Jugantar for Tk 11 billion defamation
The Bashundhara Group’s East-West Property Group lodged a defamation case against seven persons including Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul on Monday demanding a compensation of Tk eleven billion for running a false and fake report in the Daily Jugantor.…
Abducted gold trader found alive
Gold trader Mridul Chowdhury has been found alive in Comilla district, six days after he was kidnapped from Chittagong on Feb 11. “We came to know about it from his family,” said SI Md Kamruzzaman of Chittagong’s Kotwali Police Station.…
Serena aims to dispel anxieties in Dubai
Dubai – Serena Williams’ bid to extend her phenomenal career into her 33rd year will take a tentative but crucial step forward when she unexpectedly lines up at the head of the field for the Dubai Open which starts on…
HSC exams begin Apr 3
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2014 will begin across the country from April 3 due to the ongoing Upazila Parishad elections. Subodh Chandra Dhali, Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Education Ministry, told journalists that the…
Barcelona offer Man City toughest test to date
London – Free-scoring Manchester City will face the toughest test yet of their European credentials when they face European aristocrats Barcelona in the first leg of the standout tie of the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.
40 fishermen kidnapped in Sundarbans; 15 hurt
Robbers kidnapped 40 fishermen along with 10 trawlers at Katka in the Sundarbans under Sharankhola upazila of the district on Monday. Coast Guard Mongla zone operation division staff officer Lt Commander M Mohiuddin Majumder said gang members belonging to notorious…