Voicing deep concern over the recent spate in killings and abductions, Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Prof Mizanur Rahman on Monday feared that the country’s human rights may be at stake if the law order situation continues…
Day: May 5, 2014
Amazing Spider-Man 2 leaps to top of US box office
Marvel sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has opened at the top of the North American box office with takings of $92m (£54.5m).
Patuakhali launch capsize death toll climbs to 17
The death toll from Saturday’s launch capsize in Kolagachia River in Golachipa upazila rose to 17 with recovery of one more body on Monday. The divers found another body at Dharandi Char around 10 am. The identity of the deceased…
Luis Suarez: Liverpool striker is football writers’ Player of the Year
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named Player of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.
Political instability hampers investment: FBCCI chief
President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed Monday said absence of political stability and poor infrastructure facilities are the major impediments to boosting FDI (foreign director investment) inflow into Bangladesh. “The…
The difficult task of reading the brain
By Melissa Hogenboom Neuroscience is a fast growing and popular field, but despite advances, when an area of the brain ‘lights up” it does not tell us as much as we’d like about the inner workings of the mind.
Hefazat demands judicial probe into Shapla Square incident
Police yesterday stopped hundreds of leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (HIB) from bringing out a procession from Kamrangirchar Nuria Madrasha to mark the one year of law enforcers action on their sit in programme at Shapla Square in the…
How do relatives move on after the missing Malaysia plane?
The lobby of the Lido Hotel in Beijing was full of reluctant goodbyes last Friday. An eight-week search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has turned up nothing. Waiting family members had been told to vacate the hotel they had…
Stand against killings, abductions: Dr Kamal
Calling upon the country’s people to wake up, Gonoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday said it is time to spread strong protests everywhere against the incidents of extrajudicial killing, forced disappearance and abduction to have such acts stopped immediately.…
World facing polio health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the spread of polio is an international public health emergency.
HC asks govt to form body to probe N’ganj tragedy
The High Court on Monday issued a suo moto rule asking the government to form a seven-member committee to investigate the allegation that Rab personnel were involved in the killing of Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others. An…
Boko Haram ‘to sell’ Nigeria girls abducted from Chibok
Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has threatened to “sell” the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago.
Unidentified youth found dead in Gazipur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from a pond at Pubail in the city on Monday morning.
AL leader hurt in Satkhira bomb attack
A local leader of Awami League sustained injuries in a bomb attack by miscreants at Islamkati in Tala upazila early Monday.
One held with Phensidyl in Sylhet
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 300 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup at Muchargaon village in South Surma upazila early Monday.
Sharsha Jamaat leader arrested
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami in Jamtala Bazar of Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.
Extensive jute cultivation programme taken in Gaibandha
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up an extensive programme on jute cultivation in the district during the current season.
Bumper output, fair price make wheat farmers happy
Super bumper output and excellent market price of wheat have made the farmers are happy in northern districts this season, officials, farmers and market sources said.
Bumper maize production expected in Joypurhat
Farmers of three upazilas in the district are expecting a bumper production of maize this year due to favorable weather.
Mechanized harvester makes the potato farmers happy in Rajshahi
Instead of the long-lasting conventional method the potato farmers have started using mechanized harvester as it saves cost and reduces labor requirement during the recent past peak harvesting season for the first time in the district.
Passenger train derails in India; at least 19 dead
A passenger train derailed in western India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, police said.
Jewel, Delwar, Sohel secure bail
The High Court on Sunday granted six months’ bail to Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) president Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel, former Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president Delwar Hossain and Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal (SD) president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel in separate criminal cases.…
AL involved in killings, abductions, not BNP: Khaleda
Claiming that it is the ruling party, not BNP, is involved in the growing incidents of abduction, secret killing and forced disappearance, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged all to rally round under her party’s umbrella to wage a…
Nur Hossain was under surveillance, but fled: Assaduzzaman
Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj abduction case, was under surveillance, but went into hiding at one stage, State Minister for Home Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Sunday.
ACC presses charges against Destiny chief, MD
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed charges in court against Destiny Group chairman, general manager (GM) and 49 others over misappropriation of Tk 41.18 billion and siphoning off Tk 960 million.
8 found dead in 5 districts
Eight people, including two children, were found dead in separate places of Moulvibazar, Laxmipur, Brahmanbaria, Munshiganj and Chittagong districts on Saturday and Sunday.
PM for BD-Myanmar initiatives to end human trafficking, smuggling
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday underscored the need for joint initiatives by Bangladesh and Myanmar to stop human trafficking as well as arms and drug smuggling.
EC warns 12 parties for failing to submit polls expenses in time
The Election Commission has warned all the 12 contestant political parties in the January 5 parliamentary elections for failing to submit return of polls expenses in the stipulated time.