A Dhaka court on Tuesday framed charge against juvenile Khadiza Akter Sumi, domestic help of slain Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Begum in a case filed in connection with the murder of the couple. Judge Zakia…
Day: May 20, 2014
Capital market hits eight-month low
Transactions in Bangladesh’s capital market have declined to eight-month low after witnessing some stability at the beginning of the year, just after the general elections. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday recorded lowest ever transactions in last eight months. Analysts…
‘Effective value chain can ensure fair price of local products’
Effective value chain system can ensure fair price of the locally produced dairy and handicraft products through linking the producers and traders under one umbrella minimizing middlemen interference in the process.
Solar Street light in Rajshahi city in the offing
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is going to install solar street light and LED lights in the metropolis for eco-friendly infrastructural improvement and to lessen the gradually increasing pressure on electricity.
Construction of sluice gate begins in Shaghata
Construction of a sluice gate on the embankment of the Alai River in Daldalia area under Shaghata upazila began on Monday amid much enthusiasm to the locals.
Movement against social erosion, fundamentalism stressed
Speakers at a human chain here have stressed for launching social movement against social erosions, fundamentalism, unhealthy culture, drug abuse, gambling, rape and violence against women and human trafficking.
Lightning strikes kill 2 in Magura
Two people were killed and fiver others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Shalikha and Sadar upazilas on Monday evening.
Youth’s throat-slit body recovered in Satkhira
Police recovered the body of a young man with the throat slashed from a water-body in Gorkumalpur in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira on Tuesday.
6 Jamaat-Shibir men held in C’nawabganj: Joint force in overnight drive
arrested six activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir from Shibganj and Sadar upazilas early Tuesday
UK overseas wildlife ‘needs protection’
If you want to see the Giant Earwig of St Helena you may already be too late.
Paul McCartney cancel his tour of Japan for illness
Sir Paul McCartney has had to cancel the rest of his tour of Japan due to illness, organisers have said.
Wishing for someone else’s president
Spaniards are swooning over a president – but not their own.
Japan paper says Fukushima workers fled during 2011 crisis
About 90% of workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant fled at the height of the meltdown crisis in 2011, a Japanese newspaper has reported.
Thai Acting PM wants army to act within constitution
Thailand’s acting PM has issued a plea for the army to act peacefully and within the constitution following its imposition of martial law.
Withdraw officers from RAB to save army’s image: BNP
Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday demanded withdrawal of army personnel from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for the sake of protecting the image of army. “The government should immediately withdraw all army personnel from the RAB. We want the…
Facebook developing video-chat app
Facebook has been working for several months on the planned video-chat app, which would allow users to send short video messages using a touch-screen, the FT said, citing people familiar with its plans.
Tiny KickSat Sprite satellites hitch ride into orbit
By Stephen Beckett With each galactic jaunt potentially costing hundreds of millions of pounds and demanding decades of planning, it’s hardly a surprise that we’re not all reaching for the nearest astrophysics textbook.
Phulgazi UZ chairman shot, burnt to death at Feni
Phulgazi Upazlia Chairman Ekramul Haque was killed as attackers shot him and set his car on fire in Feni town on Tuesday, accoirding to police accounts. Ekramul Haque came under the attack around 11 am near the Bilash Cinema Hall…
Police – RAB hitch surfaces
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has sharply reacted to a news published on the police’s website about withdrawal of several members of the crime-bursting agency from duty. The news published on Monday morning on ‘DMP News’, operated by Dhaka Metropolitan Police,…
Sylhet Nursing College closed
Authorities have closed down Sylhet Nursing College for an indefinite period and asked students to vacate dormitories by 5pm on Tuesday. The move comes after Monday’s incident in which intern doctors at MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital had reportedly…
CIA withholding information on flight MH370, says Mahathir
Former Malaysia prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has accused the CIA and Boeing of ‘hiding’ information about the flight MH370, missing for more than two months now. In a post on his personal blog on Sunday, which has been widely reported…
4 ceramic workers killed in Dhamrai road crash
At least four ceramic workers were killed and 20 others injured as a bus carrying them rammed into a tree on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Jahanara, 26, Rahim,…
China denounces US cyber-theft charges
China has denounced charges brought by the US against five army officers accused of economic cyber-espionage. Beijing said it had “never engaged or participated” in cyber theft and that the charges would damage co-operation between the two countries. China summoned…
Louis van Gaal confirmed as new manager, Man United
Louis van Gaal has been named as Manchester United manager, with Ryan Giggs as his assistant. Van Gaal, 62, has signed a three-year contract to succeed David Moyes. The Dutchman, who has won titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and…
Thailand army declares martial law
The Thai army says that it is imposing martial law amid a political crisis “to preserve law and order”. The surprise announcement also granted the army wide-ranging powers to enforce its decision. The military insisted that its assumption of responsibility…
History does not spare anybody!
It seems BNP’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fokhrul Islam Alamgir has not gone through the history of India – as per a comment made by the veteran leader of AL and commerce minister of the sitting government. In 1996 their…
Sonia, Rahul offer to resign, party rejects
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday offered to resign for the party’s worst performance in a general election, but the Congress Working Committee unanimously rejected it, senior leader Amarinder Singh said. “Sonia…
Comilla road crashes kill Cop, female teacher on polls duty
A policeman and a female assistant teacher of a primary school on election duty were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Kamrun Nahar, an assistant teacher at Chashapara Government Primary…
Anti-kidnapping squad arrests 5 suspects
A special squad of police arrested five suspected members of a kidnapping gang, including a woman, a spokesman said on Monday. The “Anti-kidnapping Squad” under Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police made the arrests from Mirpur in the capital and…
Addl AG MK Rahman relieved
Additional Attorney General MK Rahman has been relieved of his service for reasons unknown. The President relieved Additional Attorney General MK Rahman, better known as M Khalilur Rahman, of his responsibilities through an order, said a Law Ministry notification on…