A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean has merged with its neighbour to form one landmass, the US space agency says.
Month: April 2014
Game of Thrones return is ratings triumph for HBO
The season four premiere of Game of Thrones has given US network HBO its top ratings since The Sopranos finale in 2007, with an average of 6.6 million tuning in for the hit fantasy drama.
Bristol artist creates hand-drawn maps of the city
Artist Gareth Wood moved to Bristol in 2010 and “set his heart on” mapping the city – he is now close to completing the intricate hand-drawn images using black ink and white archival mount boards.
Brazil’s evacuation plan for football players in Ukraine
Brazilian footballers with the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk have been guaranteed a safe escape route out of the country if the political situation deteriorates, it’s been reported.
Wayne Rooney trains ahead of Bayern Munich match
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney trained ahead of his side’s Champions League quarter-final, second leg at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Indefinite bus strike in 3 dists begins
Transport workers enforced bus strike for an indefinite period on all routes of Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Dinajpur districts today demanding a ban on plying of illegal shallow engine-run vehicles on the highways of the districts.
Woman, son killed ‘by husband’ in Khulna
A woman and her son were chopped to death allegedly by her husband at Kazimosa village in Paikgachha upazila early Tuesday.
18 kids back after languishing in Indian jail for 4 yrs
Indian authorities handed over 18 Bangladeshi children, who languished in jail for four years for entering the country illegally, to Bangladesh authorities at Benapole check post on Monday evening.
One held with 308 kg hemp in Comilla
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 308 kilograms of hemp from Ashabari area in Brahmanpara upazila on Monday.
One held with 510 Yaba tablets in Manikganj
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 510 pieces of Yaba tablet from Dashkandi village in Shivaloya upazila on Monday afternoon.
Man found slaughtered in C’nawabganj
Police recovered the slaughtered body of an unidentified man from Haripur area in the district town on Monday morning.
Sylhet expat’s house robbed of Tk10 lakh valuables
Robbers looted valuables worth Tk10 lakh from an expatriate’s house at Muhidpur village in Jakiganj upazila early Monday.
Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Sunamganj
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Balighat village under Sreepur (South) union of Tahirpur upazila on Monday afternoon.
Police arrest four with illegal pistol, bullets
Police arrested four people, including one woman, on charge of holding an illegal firearm and eight rounds of bullets from a house at Shantibagh early Tuesday. Police said they also seized 30 bottles of contraband Phensidyl from their possession of…
BNP wants Khaleda’s accounts reopened
BNP has urged the government to allow Khaleda Zia to operate her bank accounts. The BNP chief’s eight bank accounts were frozen by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at the end of 2007, during the army-backed caretaker regime. “Begum…
Fakhrul Islam Alamgir released on bail
Acting BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been released on bail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur. Kashimpur Jail’s Senior Superintendent Md Jahangir Kabir said Alamgir’s bail papers reached the jail at 5pm Tuesday. He was released at 7:15pm.…
New Rajuk chairman appointed
GM Jainul Abedin Bhuiyan, an additional secretary on post-retirement leave, has been appointed the new chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on a year’s contract. He replaces Engineer Nurul Huda with effect from April 21, a public administration ministry order…
Veteran journalist ABM Musa passes away
Veteran Journalist ABM Musa is no more. Put on life support on Tuesday he was declared dead early Wednesday afternoon. He was 83. ABM Musa who underwent heart bypass operation over 5 years ago was put on life support at…
Charges against Oishee for killing parents accepted
Oishee Rahman and her friends Asaduzzaman Jony and Mizanur Rahman Roni were included in a charge-sheet while the other charge-sheet recommended holding the trial of domestic help Khadiza Khatun at a juvenile court as she is underage. A total of…
Muhith rules out change in the final revised ADP
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday denied a news report that the government added Tk. 3,210 crore to the Revised Annual Development Programme for current fiscal year 2013-14. He said the revised outlay in the ADP remains unchanged at TK…
German TU leader takes interest in social business
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus met with Mr Michael Sommer, the Chairman of the German Federation of Trade Unions on April 8 at the residence of German Ambassador Dr. Albrecht Conze. Mr Sommer and his delegation are in Bangladesh on…
18 trafficked kids back from Indian jail after 4 yrs
Indian authorities handed over 18 Bangladeshi children, who languished in jail for four years for entering the country illegally, to Bangladesh authorities at Benapole check post on Monday evening. Border Security Force (BSF) of India and its immigration police formally…
US warns Russia over Ukraine ‘destabilisation’
The US has voiced “great concern” about heightened tension in eastern Ukraine after pro-Russia demonstrators seized government buildings in three cities. US Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call that any Russian efforts…
Teams scour sea for missing plane signals
Teams searching for the missing Malaysian plane say they will wait for further contact with signals picked up over the weekend before using a submersible down to search for debris. An Australian ship has heard signals that officials said could…
Bengalisation of ethnic Rohingya Muslims
Rakibul Hasan Myanmar’s authoritative illegality continues in ‘legal procedures’ surpassing all UN standards regarding citizens’ rights. The United Nations has said all Burmese should be allowed an option to self-identify their ethnicity. But most recently, the country declares it won’t…
One gets ten years in prison for killing brother-in-law
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years’ imprisonment with fine of Tk 50,000 for killing his brother-in-law in 2012. Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 also says in his verdict that if the…
ACC quizzes three high Petobangla officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday interrogated four top officials of two Petrobangla subsidiaries in connection with a graft allegation. ACC deputy director Ahsan Ali quizzed them from 10 am tol 3 pm at the ACC head office. Ahsan…
3,303 get migration loans from Probashi Kallyan Bank
Probashi Kallyan Bank has provided migration loans to 3,303 people to facilitate them get overseas employments, Finance Minister AMA Muhith told Parliament on Monday. As of December 31, 2013, the bank disbursed migration loans of Tk 33 crore to 3,303…
Another fake rice saline-making factory busted in city
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court on Monday unearthed another factory producing fake rice saline of icddr,b at North Badda in the city. The mobile court also sentenced the fake factory owner, his younger brother and three employees to…
Hi-Tech Park Authority Bill in JS: Optical fiber network with 1006 unions soon
Some 108 union parishads have already been connected with the optical fiber network as part of the government’s plan to expand the network to all union parishads, Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister told Parliament on Monday. With a view…