The contagious malady kills 273, affect 7,096 in 8 yrs People are getting attacked with tuberculosis (TB) increasingly in the district as no awareness campaign is being carried out there to prevent the infectious disease.
Day: March 8, 2014
B Chy hits back terms PM’s remarks on him bad taste
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday strongly deplored the Prime Minister’s remarks over his meeting with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, saying Sheikh Hasina exposed her bad taste by calling a former president ‘Badu Kaka’. “It’s…
2 Indians held with smuggled goods in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two Indian nationals in possession of huge smuggled goods on Nimtala frontier in Damurhuda upazila on Thursday.
30 hurt in Gazipur AL factional clash over polls
At least 30 people, including one with bullet, were injured on Saturday in a series of clashes between the supporters of Awami League-supported chairman candidate and its rebel candidate in the election to Sreepur upazila of the district. Al Amin,…
Tk 26 lakh narcotic items destroyed in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed seized smuggled narcotic substances worth Tk26 lakh by crushing them under bulldozer in the district town on Thursday.
Dinajpur wheat farming shrinks on low price
Inferior quality seeds also a reason Lack of fair price has made a noticeable dent in cultivation of wheat in Dinajpur, once known as the storehouse of grains.
Power hike will hit the poor hard, says CPB
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Saturday demanded that the government reduces the prices of electricity by scrapping its current move to hike the rates. “If the power tariff goes up, it will have multiple effects as prices of all…
3 shops gutted in Bogra
Three shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Bou Bazar in Natai Para of the town on Thursday.
Rights groups want leases of lands along Buriganga cancelled
Ten rights organissations on Saturday demanded immediate cancellation of all the leases of lands on the banks of the Buriganga River by Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority (BIWTA). In a joint statement, they expressed concern over reports published in national…
One killed in Sirajganj clash
A man was killed and 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Basra village in Shahjadpur upazila on Friday.
Barcelona agrees Ter Stegen deal
Barcelona has reached an agreement with Borussia Monchengladbach over the transfer of Marc-Andre ter Stegen for a fee in the region of 9-12 million euros plus two friendly games, Goal can confirm.
Youth’s body recovered in Naogaon
The body of a young man was recovered with the throat slit from Kachua village in Atrai upazila early Thursday morning.
Third phase upazila poll campaign begins in Netrakona
An extensive campaign for the third phase upazila parishad election on March 15 started in Sadar and Mohnganj upazilas of the district.
Three-day training for journalists begin in Jessore
Three-day foundation training for journalists began at circuit house conference room in the district from Thursday.
North Korea: Elections celebrated in rhyme
State media in North Korea is using poetry to encourage people to vote in forthcoming elections, it appears.
Australia: Lost German tourist ‘ate flies’ to survive
A German tourist who went missing for almost three weeks while walking in Australia’s outback survived by eating flies, police say.
Great Walls of America ‘could stop tornadoes
Building three “Great Walls” across Tornado Alley in the US could eliminate the disasters, a physicist says.
Motorcyclist killed in Tangail road accident
An unidentified motorcyclist, aged around 40, was killed in a road accident in Kandhapara area under Delduar upazila here today.
One held with arms in Meherpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man with four pistols, nine bullets and six magazines from the Kashmahal, a frontier village, under Gangni upazila of the district on Thursday.
Woman hangs herself in Korean reality television show
A woman taking part in a popular South Korean reality television show has been found dead in a bathroom on the set.
Michael Jackson’s ‘son’ DNA test logo ripped from ‘Terminator’ movie
FilmOn founder Alki David announced during a Beverly Hills press conference on Thursday that DNA testing has proven singer B Howard to be Michael Jackson’s son, with “99.99999 percent” probability.
Indian navy officer dies aboard ship in Mumbai accident
An Indian navy officer has been killed in an accident on board a ship being built at a dockyard in Mumbai, naval officials told the BBC.
Ukraine crisis ‘created artificially’, says Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said the crisis in Ukraine was “created artificially for purely geopolitical reasons”.
One gets jail for taking ganja in Barguna
A mobile court here last night convicted one person and sentenced to one year jail on charge of taking ganja at UNO office in Barguna sadar upazila.
Lalon songs, Palagan devotee Khorshed Alom needs support
Shahneawz Khan Sumon Veteran Baul singer- Lalon devotee, Khorshed Alom is well known for Palagan in both Bangladesh and India. An enlisted artiste of BTV, Khorshed captivates audience with his rendition of Lalon songs. As a young man, Alom was…
Why Crimea is so dangerous
The peninsula of Crimea in southern Ukraine is at the centre of what is being seen as the biggest crisis between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Troops loyal to Russia have taken control of the region and…
One killed as picnickers’ bus plunges into ditch
One person was killed and 15 others were injured as a bus carrying jute mill workers on a picnic plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Jamalpur Highway at Haridrata in Sadar upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as…
Malaysia Airlines loses contact with plane flying to Beijing
Malaysia Airlines says it has lost contact with a plane travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The airline said in a statement that flight MH370 disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on…
Crimea military base stand-off ends without incident
A stand-off involving pro-Russian soldiers at a Ukrainian military base outside the Crimean city of Sevastopol has reportedly ended without incident. A BBC correspondent saw two lorries from Russia’s Black Sea Fleet outside the gates, surrounded by armed men. But…
US visa restrictions an attempt to prevent escalation
The West, in the shape of the EU and the US, is talking about tough action against Russia – but these are threats, not punishment. They are intended to be a big rock hovering over the head of individuals, forcing…