A minor boy was killed and his mother injured as the mud wall of their house collapsed on them at Sitarampur village in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.
Month: February 2014
One jailed for selling hemp in Jessore
A mobile court here on Thursday sentenced a man to one year imprisonment for selling hemp in Sharsha upazila.
One gets life for murder in Sylhet
A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 1999.
Criminals arrested in Joypurhat
Police on separate raids arrested 14 alleged criminals from different areas of five upazilas of the district during last 24 hours till this morning.
Idol of Sharaswati vandalised in C’nawabganj
Some unidentified miscreants vandalised the idol of Devi Sharaswati at Char Basudevpur under Chapainawabganj sadar upazila here in the early hours of today.
Vow for eradicating dowry in building flourishing char society
Hundreds of char people at a daylong community fair yesterday vowed for eradicating social curses like dowry, child marriage and making birth and marriage registration campaign successful to build a flourishing char society.
Facebook reviews family memorials after dad’s plea
By Dave Lee A father’s plea to watch a video based on his dead son’s Facebook page has provoked the network to look again at how families can remember loved ones.
Icelanders to enjoy virtual coins giveaway
The idea to distribute millions of the digital coins to all of Iceland’s 333,000 citizens has been dreamt up by entrepreneur Baldur Odinsson.
The Global Elite is Insane
Robert J. Burrowes In a recent report titled ‘Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality’ Oxfam informs us that ‘Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population’. Their report goes…
Award for ADB’s best project teams
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has awarded three of its best performing project teams in Bangladesh as part of its efforts to promote efficient project implementation. ‘Second Crop Diversification Project’ executed jointly by the Department of Agricultural Extension and Bangladesh…
BGMEA teams up with Impactt to improve RMG productivity
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Thursday signed an agreement with leading consultancy firm Impactt to improve the productivity in the readymade garment (RMG) sector.
Bangladesh Bank calls for environment-friendly projects
Governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman on Thursday asked banks and financial institutions to finance environment-friendly industrial infrastructures. He said the Investment Promotion and Financing Facility (IPFF) Cell of the central bank, backed by the World Bank (WB), has been…
24 win National Film Award 2012
The government has announced to give the National Film Award 2012 to 24 artists and film professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to development of Bengali movies.
First-ever ‘Light and Sound Show’ opens at Lalbagh Fort Friday
‘Light and Sound Show’ set up at Lalbagh Fort in the capital to project the history of the 17th century Mughal fort complex will be inaugurated on Friday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the aesthetic show, first of its…
Obstacles to hi-tech park cleared
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has vacated the High Court’s stay order on a proposed hi-tech park in Gazipur. The directive removes all legal barriers to the commencement of work on the project that had been planned almost…
Jamaat’s hartal ends peacefully
The nationwide daylong hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the capital punishment against its ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami in the 10-truck arms smuggling case, passed off without any major incident of violence today (Thursday).
Ramna Batamul blast defence argument Feb 13
A Dhaka court on Thursday heard the further submission on behalf of the prosecution in the case filed over killing of 10 persons in the gruesome Ramna Batamul blasts on Pahela Baishak about 13 years back and fixed February 13…
3rd phase UZ polls on March 15
The Election Commission (EC) wants to stay ahead of the season of storms by holding the third phase of the Upazila Parishad elections on March 15 in 83 bodies, including eight in coastal and wetland areas.
Zubair murder: Recording depositions deferred
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred recording the depositions of witnesses in the case filed over the murder of Jahangirnagar University (JU) student Zubair Ahmed, as none of the remaining witnesses appeared to the court on the scheduled day (Thursday).…
Dhaka wants Saarc to launch language conversion project
The government on Thursday made a proposal to Saarc for launching a project on language conversion, aiming to enable the people of eight Saarc countries to have various important information about the region, including their respective tradition and culture, in…
Tigers avoid follow on in second test
Twin tons by Shamsur Rahman and Imrul Kayes and a Bangladesh record of 232-run second wicket stand drove the hosts to 409 for eight wickets against Sri Lanka in their first innings of the second Test on Thursday. Mahmudullah (30*)…
Tarique victim of pol vengeance, propaganda: UK Attorney
Senior UK lawyer Barrister Stuart Stevens on Wednesday alleged that BNP vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, who is now undergoing treatment in London, is a victim of political vengeance and propaganda. He made the allegation while addressing a press conference titled “Gross…
ACC files money laundering case against Dr. Khandakar Mosharraf
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against BNP standing committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on charge of laundering about Tk 9.53 crore by misusing his power. ACC director Nasim Anower filed the case against Mosharraf, who…
BCL factions clash at DU women’s hall
Two rival factions of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)’s Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall unit of Dhaka University have clashed over establishing supremacy in the dormitory compound. Witnesses said that the hour-long clash started around 11:30am on Thursday between two BCL…
Civil society watchdog Sujan leader under fire
Awami League MP Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir has demanded an investigation into Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) General Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar’s taking money from the Election Commission ‘under the cover of research’. He made the demand on Thursday while speaking on…
Govt officials invite trouble taking FF certificates
Dhaka – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday decided to launch probes against the secretaries and top officials of the government who took freedom fighter (FF) certificates prior to their retirement.
Drowsiness grips MPs, ministers in dull Parliament session
Ministers and MPs had a somewhat ‘casual’ day in Parliament on Thursday with many taking a nap, chatting, reading newspapers and spending times with gadgets. Sitting in the front row, senior Awami League leader Shahara Khatun dozed off before the…
Cornering a brave Palestinian man of peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stands now at a crossroads of his people’s national struggle for liberation and independence as well as of his political life career, cornered between the rock of his own rejecting constituency and the hard place of…
Govt to wait for ‘future tech’: coal extraction on hold?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left the coal extraction issue to future technology saying that her government’s first priority is to protect the land of farmers, says State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid.
EU gives US six months to lift visas
The European Commission has requested that the US lift visas for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania.