BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has questioned the need to have the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it faces a pile of criminal charges. “It is time for us to think if we need this outfit we…
Day: May 7, 2014
Nazrul’s wife says discharge not enough, demands arrest
Murdered Narayanganj City Councillor Nazrul Islam’s wife has demanded that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials ‘involved’ in her husband’s murder be arrested and brought to justice. The army on Wednesday forced three officers, accused of taking bribes to kill…
Spanish island fights snake invasion
Madrid – A Spanish island has summoned world experts to help it stamp out an invasion of white snakes that threaten to eat all its rare lizards, a conservationist said Tuesday.
Invasive Yellowstone trout in decline
Billings – A voracious species of trout that decimated a native trout population in Yellowstone National Park shows signs of decline following a costly and protracted effort to kill off the invading fish, government scientists and a conservation group said…
Daily Mail pays damages to JK Rowling
The Daily Mail has printed an apology to author JK Rowling and paid “substantial damages” over an article about her time as a single mother.
YouTube artist on Turner Prize list
A video artist who uses YouTube clips, a print-maker and an artist who pairs spoken word with photography are among this year’s Turner Prize nominees.
Neymar can be world’s best player, says Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo believes Barcelona star Neymar could become the best player in the world.
Swansea City: Garry Monk appointed full-time manager
Garry Monk has been appointed Swansea City manager on a permanent basis.
Monica Lewinsky opens up on affair with Clinton
Washington — Monica Lewinsky says there’s no question her boss — Bill Clinton — “took advantage” of her when he was president.
Cameron and Miliband clash over Pfizer deal
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed at Prime Minister’s Questions over the proposed takeover of AstraZeneca by its US rival Pfizer.
Vietnam and China ships ‘collide in South China Sea’
Vietnamese naval ships and Chinese vessels have collided in the South China Sea, Vietnamese officials say.
Thailand court ousts PM Yingluck Shinawatra
A Thai court has ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and several cabinet ministers to step down.
Zinc enriched paddy cultivated in Faridpur
Zinc enriched high yielding BRRI-62 and BRRI-64 paddy developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute are now under cultivation for the first time in this district showing bright prospect.
7 arrested with ganja, yaba in Gopalganj
Detective Branch (DB) police arrested seven including an acting UP chairman and recovered ganja and yaba from their possession at different places in sadar upazila and Kotalipara upazila on Tuesday.
2 held with bombs in Jessore
Police in a drive arrested two people along with four bombs from College Para area of the district town on Tuesday night.
Schoolgirl dies from snakebite in Magura
A schoolgirl died after she received a bite of a venomous snake at Boralidag village in Shreepur upazila on Tuesday midnight.
Madaripur school bldg declared abandoned for cracks
Classes run outdoors for a year The students of Kamlapur Government Primary School in Rajoir upazila of the district have been attending classes in the open for the last one year, as the school building was declared abandoned after it…
Minor killed in Rajbari road crash
A minor boy was killed in a road accident near Chandana Bridge in Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari district on Tuesday evening.
Irri-boro harvest goes on in full swing in Rajshahi
Harvesting of Irri-Boro has started in full swing everywhere in the region including its vast barind tract with a positive sign of bumper production.
5 fish traders fined in Lakkhipur
A mobile court here today fined five fish traders for selling banned jatka and formalin mixed fishes.
925 kg jatka seized in Munshiganj
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard and fisheries department in a joint drive seized 925 kilograms of jatka (hilsa fry) from the Dhaleshwari River in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Bumper jackfruit production likely in CHT
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting a bumper production of jackfruits in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) during the current season.
Indefinite ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake from today
Rangamati district administration has imposed a ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake for an ‘indefinite period’ from today.
CU shuttle train driver released 3hrs after ‘abduction’
A driver of a Chittagong University (CU) shuttle train, who was abducted allegedly by activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Wednesday morning, was released in the city’s Muradpur area, three hours after his abduction.
Three RAB officials removed on the charge of N’ganj murders
Three officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), accused of taking bribes for the multiple murders in Narayanganj, have been discharged from duty, the BBC reported in its Bangla morning news bulletin on Wednesday. Bdndews24.com reported quoting the Inter Service Public…
US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
A team of US experts has been sent to Nigeria to help find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. US President Barack Obama said the team comprised personnel from military, law enforcement…
Girl ‘gang-raped’ before being murdered in Natore
Miscreants have looted the house of an expatriate and allegedly raped his daughter before killing her in Natore. The criminals decamped with Tk 40,000 and gold ornaments from the house of Abdur Rashid early on Wednesday in Khajura village under…
Jamaat leader killed in Satkhira ‘shootout’
A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a ‘shootout’ with police at Bhadrakhali in Kaliganj upazila early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Ashraful Islam, general secretary of Kushulia union unit of Jamaat and son of Adam Ali of…
Is media over-presenting bipolarity of Indian elections?
S. Gopikrishna Warrier A trend towards bipolarity has its implications for environmental decisions in an ecosystem-diverse country like India. Take for instance the case of the mid-altitude plateaus of Kerala, represented by Idukki and Wayanad districts, which have been in…
Spain is inviting back Jews, not Muslims
Robert Fisk Lost lands are littered with the homes of those who lived there. Armenian houses in south-eastern Turkey. Abandoned Palestinian homes in Israel. German property in what was the Sudetenland and Prussia. There are Greek homes around Smyrna –…