Police in a drive recovered five hand bombs in an abandoned condition at Mamunshia village in sadar upazila on Thursday.
Month: May 2014
Turkish mine disaster: Unions hold protest strike
Trade unions in Turkey are holding a one-day strike in protest at the country’s worst ever mine disaster, which has claimed at least 282 lives.
Obama attends dedication of 9/11 museum ceremony
President Barack Obama has joined September 11 survivors and rescuers at the dedication of a memorial museum on the site of the attacks in New York.
Afghans pull together in face of disaster
Floods and landslides have claimed hundreds of lives in northern Afghanistan.
El Nino’s threat to major food crop yields
El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown.
Oscar Isaac confirms Star Wars dates
Actor Oscar Isaac has confirmed filming on the new Star Wars movie will commence later this month.
Brazilian anti-World Cup protests hit Sao Paulo
Demonstrators protesting against the spending on the football World Cup have blocked a number of key roads in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
The ethics of erasing bad memories
Though the emerging possibility of deleting traumatic memories could provide some people relief, the question remains whether it would fundamentally change who they are.
Braille phone goes on sale in ‘world first’
London-based firm OwnFone has released what it says is the world’s first Braille phone.
PM Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda, Jamaat congratulate Modi
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated BJP leader Narendra Modi on the victory of BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in India’s Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Haque Shakil told bdnews24.com on Friday. As of 3pm Friday, NDA was…
BNP to protest at all thanas Saturday as Jatrabari rally not allowed
The BNP has announced it will hold protest rallies at all thanas in Dhaka on Saturday, as the party did not get the permission to hold a rally at Jatrabarhi’s Matuail. Standing Committee member Tariqul Islam made the announcement in…
Modi creates history, Congress crushed
Narendra Modi created history Friday on his way to becoming India’s 14th prime minister as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him and gave, for…
How do you beat Boko Haram with an army that’s almost as evil?
Sarah Margon In 2009, Nigerian police forces fighting Boko Haram in the northern city of Maiduguri lost about 30 officers in a violent firefight. The next day, they executed many of the men they had rounded up and detained as…
Too young to smoke, old enough to harvest tobacco?
Margaret Wurth Some companies even allow for lower standards of protection for children in their US supply chain than for those elsewhere. Grace, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, doesn’t smoke – at 15, she’s too young…
Building resilience to end hunger, under-nutrition urged
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the post-2015 agenda should aim to end hunger by 2025 – and can succeed by building resilience to various environmental, political and economic shocks that threaten food…
Bangladesh-India water disputes – the way forward
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Bangladesh owes its origin to rivers. The landscape has been formed by its rivers. These rivers sustain its flora and fauna, and the lives and livelihoods of the people. Largest delta in the world, Bangladesh sits on…
Sikder employee arrested for assaulting journo
Police on Thursday arrested Abu Sufian, an employee of ZH Sikder Women’s Medical College Hospital, on charge of assaulting Prothom Alo reporter Shishir Morol. Police arrested Sufian, a telephone operator of the hospital, in the afternoon. Hospital sources said the…
Hawkers demand policy, law to protect them
Bangladesh Hawkers Federation on Thursday demanded that the government makes a national policy and a law to stop harassment of street vendors. General secretary of the federation Mohammad Rafiqul Islam placed the demand at a press conference at Asad Auditorium…
Police at Nur Hossain’s home
Police have raided the house of Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the Narayanganj multiple murders, to seize all movable property following a court order. Police went to the house in Tekpara, Shamrail at 3pm Thursday. Siddhirganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge Alauddin…
Report 7-murder probe progress by June 4: HC
The High Court has asked the committee investigating the Narayanganj multiple murders to report progress by June 4. The investigation body, formed at the High Court’s order, filed its primary report on Wednesday and sought a month’s time to finish the…
40 fishing boats, caught in storm, capsize in Laxmipur
About 40 fishing trawlers sank in the Meghna River and over 150 thatched houses were damaged as a nor’wester lashed different unions of Kamalnagar upazila on Thursday afternoon. The fishing trawlers capsized in Ludhua, Patabania, Katoria, Matabbarnagar and Matihar areas…
Khaleda applies in person for private MRP
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia applied for a machine readable passport (MRP) to Agargaon passport office on Thursday. Khaleda, who had long been using red passport for holding the portfolios of the prime minister thrice and leader of the opposition in…
Boy killed in C’nawabganj road accident
A boy was killed in a road accident in Shibtala area of the district town on Wednesday.
Jamaat activist stabbed to death in Gaibandha
An activist of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants at Thutiapukur in Palashbari upazila early Thursday.
500 telephones inoperative in Benapole for 2 yrs
Some 500 digital telephone lines of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) in Benapole remain out of order for the last two years due to digging of drains and construction of footpaths along a two kilometre area of the municipality.
Munshiganj launch capsize death toll rises to 12
Twelve bodies were retrieved from the Meghna River after a launch capsized in Gazaria upazila on Thursday amid bad weather. Three of the deceased were identified as Mamal Hossain, 50, of Naria upazila of Shariatpur district, Tumpa Begum, 30, and…
Rashly driven truck kills bicyclist in C’nawabganj
A middle-aged man was killed as a recklessly driven truck crashed into a bicycle he was riding at Swarupnagar village in the district town on Thursday morning.
Villagers’ clash kills one in Comilla
A man was beaten to death in a clash between two groups of villagers at Koiardhari village in Chauddagram upazila on Wednesday night.
HC orders secure environment for N’ganj murder witnesses
The High Court on Thursday asked the government to take adequate steps to ensure a secure environment for the witnesses to the sensational Narayanganj seven murders so that they can give their depositions without any fear. An HC bench comprising…
Bangladeshi youth picked up by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Islampur border area in Patgram upazila early Thursday.