Rail communications on the Dhaka-Chittagong route, which remained suspended following derailment of a container train in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district,resumed after four hours on Saturday morning.
Month: March 2014
3 suspected robbers lynched in Mymensingh
Three suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kalibazar in Trishal upazila on Friday night.
One held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi
Police arrested a man along with firearms and ammunition on the Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway at Belpukuria in Puthia upazila early Friday.
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane ‘deliberately diverted’
The communications systems of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were deliberately disabled, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak has said. According to satellite and radar evidence, he said, the plane then changed course and could have continued flying for a further…
Ruling party men captured polling stations: BNP
Bringing the allegation of vote fraud in the third phase of upazila polls, BNP on Saturday alleged that the ruling party men with the help of law enforcers captured most of the voting centers in 41 districts. “We had expressed…
Violence mark UZ polling, 2 killed: Hartal called in Bagerhat
The third phase of the ongoing upazila elections has already been marked out by the level of violence and allegations of election irregularities raised on the day, even before voting hours closed. BNP called a daylong hartal in Bagerhat sadar,…
Transatlantic great white shark ‘may be pregnant’
By Paul Rincon At the weekend, the satellite-tagged fish, called Lydia, crossed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which marks a rough boundary line between east and west.
Bill Gates: The Rolling Stone Interview
The richest man in the world explains how to save the planet.
Europe backs call for universal smartphone charger
European politicians have backed a regulation that will force smartphone makers to use just one type of charger.
Saudi Arabia bans 50 names of children
The interior ministry of Saudi Arabia has banned 50 names including ‘foreign’ names, related to royalty that it considers blasphemous, according to local media. Quoting Saudi news sites, Gulf News reported that Saudis will no longer be able to give…
T20 World Cup begins in Ctg Sunday under tight security
Authorities have taken strong security measures to smoothly hold the ICC T20 World Cup beginning on Sunday. Banaj Kumar Majumder, additional commissioner (crime and drive) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), said the city has already come under a security blanket…
Ex-JCD president Tuku freed on bail
Nearly six months after his arrest, former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president Sultan Salahuddin Tuku was freed from jail on bail on Friday. Tuku was released from the Kashimpur Central Jail around 6:45pm after his release order reached the jail authorities.
Vegetables prices going up
Prices of vegetables, including those of onion, garlic and potato, have risen in retail markets in capital Dhaka. Vendors said a drop in their supply had led to the price rise at the end of the winter season. Onions in…
Trader killed at Keraniganj
Miscreants have killed a sand trader in broad daylight at Keraniganj Upazila in Dhaka. Police identified the victim as Md Selim Ahmed, 42. He lived with his family at Amirbagh in the Upazila. Keraniganj Model Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Md…
Cooperate with govt President urges all
President Abdul Hamid on Friday called upon people from all walks of life to actively cooperate with the government in a bid to ensure country’s overall development. “Development is an ongoing process. The government’s responsibility is to ensure a development-friendly…
Dhaka to assist Malaysian missing plane search
Bangladesh is going to assist the international community in tracing the Malaysian missing aircraft from Saturday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday directed the authorities concerned to assist the international community in the search operation for the missing Malaysian plane,…
Tigers beat Ireland by 44 runs in 2 warm-up match
Hosts Bangladesh made a prefect practice ahead of their first match of the ICC World Twenty20 against Afghanistan on Sunday (Mar 16), beating Ireland by 44 runs in their 2nd and last official warm-up match at the Khan Shaheb Osman…
Moeen goes to Saudi Arabia
General Moeen U Ahmed, widely believed to be one of the architects of the January 1, 2007 emergency, has left the US for the first time after he was granted permanent residentship there. He left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday…
DSE set to introduce new trading cycle on Apr 16
The much-talked-about T+2 trading cycle (trading day plus two days) for share settlement is set to be introduced at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier bourse, on April 16, aiming to give a further boost to the share…
PDB still to face Tk 6000cr loss in bulk business
Although the power tariffs were raised by 6.96 percent at the retail level to offset revenue loss, yet the government may have to provide subsidy of about Tk 6,000 crore in the current fiscal. According to official sources, the total…
BNP protests power tariff hike
BNP on Friday staged demonstrations across the country protesting the hike in power tariffs. The demonstrations were held in all the cities, district towns and upazila headquarters throughout the country. As part of the countrywide programmes, different thana BNP units…
New power sources planned to replace nuclear plant
Los Angeles — California regulators Thursday approved a plan for two utilities to develop replacement power to help fill the void left by the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, but environmentalists warned it could open the way…
Federer rolls on at Indian Wells
March 13 – Roger Federer charged into the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells on Thursday with a straight sets win over South African Kevin Anderson.
Brazil stays ninth in FIFA Rankings
Brazil remained in ninth place in the newly-released FIFA World Rankings.
Jamaica dancehall star Vybz Kartel guilty of murder
Popular Jamaican dancehall and reggae star Vybz Kartel has been found guilty of murder in a high-profile trial.
Ancient China coffin ‘rescued’ from tomb raiders
Chinese archaeologists have “rescued” an ancient coffin from tomb raiders trying to break in to a grave site via a 10m (33ft) hole, it appears.
US and Russia in key London talks on Ukraine crisis
US Secretary of State John Kerry is holding talks on Ukraine with his Russian counterpart in London, in an attempt to defuse tensions two days before a disputed referendum in Crimea.
Trapped by an avalanche, saved by an app
An app developed at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology makes it possible for skiers with smartphones to find people buried in the snow after an avalanche.
What is at stake in Crimea?
The speed at which events in Ukraine are unfolding is astounding.
Don’t legalise marriage for 9-year-olds: HRW tells IRAQ
Iraq’s Council of Ministers should withdraw a new draft Personal Status Law and ensure that Iraq’s legal framework protects women and girls in line with its international obligations. The pending legislation would restrict women’s rights in matters of inheritance and…