A housewife was burned to death as a fire broke out in her house at Mandiarkandi village in Sujanagar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Day: March 30, 2014
Teacher, 9 schoolgirls hurt by stalkers in Lalmonirhat
A teacher and nine girl students of Sarpukur High School were injured in an attack by some stalkers at Khatapara in Aditmari upazila on Saturday evening.
Cattle lifter’ lynched in Sylhet
A suspected cattle lifter was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Luky village in Goainghat upazila upazila on Saturday night.
Huge contraband drugs seized from Hakimpur border
Members of Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) in a drive seized huge smuggled sex-stimulating injections and tablets worth about Taka 44 lakh from Hakimpur frontier in Dinajpur on Saturday, BGB sources said.
Ansar-VDP members asked to achieve economic self-reliance
Speakers at the concluding ceremony of a five-week training course have asked the Ansar-VDP members to achieve economic self-reliance through income generation activities in accelerating overall national uplift.
Kaka sets sights on MLS move
AC Milan attacking midfielder Kaka has revealed he would like to move to the MLS when his career at San Siro comes to and end.
US and Russia set for talks in Paris
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has set out demands for a neutral and federal Ukraine, ahead of crisis talks with his US counterpart in Paris.
Scientists struggle to complete climate impacts report
Negotiators worked through the night here in Yokohama in an effort to complete their review of a key report on the impacts of climate change.
Samsung ‘puzzled’ as smartphone launch upstaged
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said it will start selling the Galaxy S5 on Thursday, two weeks before the scheduled sales launch on April 11.
BNP fears large scale rigging in Monday UZ polls
BNP says it anticipates large scale rigging by the ruling Awami League during the fifth phase of the Upazila Council elections. BNP Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed held a press conference at the party’s Naya Paltan headquarters on Saturday, a…
‘High cost problem’ of rental power to go in 2 years: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the ‘problem’ of the high cost power generation with rental power plants will get minimised to a great extent over the next two years. Addressing a meeting with the business community at the…
Rooppur nuke plant safe: Russian envoy
Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev on Sunday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is safe for Bangladesh saying those who are opposing its construction have a wrong perception. “I must tell you the reactor which is designed…
William, Kate pictured with Prince George ahead of Australia tour
An official photograph of Prince George with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been released ahead of their tour of Australia and New Zealand. The eight-month-old is pictured in his mother’s arms while Prince William holds their dog, Lupo.…
Mising airliner: Chinese families vent anger in Malaysia
Relatives of Chinese passengers from the missing Malaysian plane have vented their anger at government officials, after arriving in Kuala Lumpur. Chanting “Tell us the truth”, they said they wanted the Malaysian prime minister to apologise for what they regard…
JS committees to be formed this week
The parliamentary standing committees on different ministries are going to be formed this week to enhance legislative activities. “We are at final stage to form the standing committees this week. The committees are likely to be formed Monday or Tuesday,” said…
3 hurt in gas cylinder blast at Kamrangirchar
Three members of a family were injured critically as a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Majibarghat in Kamrangirchar here on Saturday. The injured were identified as Joly Begum, 27, her one and a half years old son Alif…
Campaign against forced marriage
British High Commission in Bangladesh organised a children painting competition in Sylhet on Saturday to raise awareness of “forced marriage”. The UK recognises forced marriage as a form of violence against women and men, domestic and child abuse, and a…
Export diversification must with Malaysia
Bangladesh needs to diversify its export basket first to benefit from the possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Malaysia, said an economist and business leaders. One of the business leaders think signing an FTA with ‘certain restrictions’ instead of ‘large…
Mawa ferry terminal will be shifted to Shimulia: Obaidul
The ferry terminal at Mawa will be temporarily relocated to Shimulia before commencement of the construction work of the main portion the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. This was stated by Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday. He said the terminal would be…
Mirza Azizul underlines peace for investment
Political stability and the rule of law are essential for investment that can fuel economic growth, former caretaker government adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam said on Saturday. “Investment will grow only when the political environment is peaceful,” he told a…
Raushan told: Resign to save your skin
Khaleda Zia said Leader of the Opposition Raushon Ershad should resign to “save her skin”. “This person, who identifies herself as the opposition leader, is now saying that she was forced to join the election,” said Khaleda, the former leader…
None can foil war crimes trials: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says ‘politically rehabilitated war criminals’ will not be spared and may face prosecution. “Those who have grabbed power through coup and conspiracy after the assassination of Bangabandhu will be tried on the soil of Bangladesh, Inshaallah,”…
Khaleda warns of tougher movement
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia has threatened to topple the government through mass upsurge. The former prime minister criticised the government’s record-breaking initiative of singing the national anthem in chorus at a meeting of the Bangladesh Federal Union…
EC not truly independent: Anisul Islam
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday observed that the Election Commission (EC) is not yet functioning independently in true sense. Speaking at BBC Bangladesh Sanglap at BIAM auditorium, the minister said there remain some weaknesses in the EC…
Akbar Ali for reducing govt term to four years
Stressing the importance of amending the constitution to bring a change in the country’s political culture, former caretaker government adviser Dr Akabar Ali Khan on Saturday said government’s term should be reduced to 3-4 years from the existing 5-year one.…