The officials of Fisheries Department, in a drive, seized 1,520 kilograms of jatka (small hilsha fish) from Rupatali area in the city here last night.
Month: May 2014
Woman killed in Natore road crash
A woman was killed and 10 people were injured as a bus overturned at Mokrampur in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
6 ‘terrorists’ held after gunfight with cops in Ctg
Police arrested six alleged terrorists after a gunfight from a hotel in Anumajhir Ghat area of the city on Saturday night.
Jamaat ameer held in Pabna
Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from College Road in Ishwardi municipality on Saturday night.
Chemically-treated Indian mangoes flood Jessore markets
Chemically-treated Indian mangoes have flooded the markets in Jessore region, posing serious health risks.
One dies, 2 fall sick after ‘drinking soft drinks’ in Kushtia
A minor girl died and her mother and maternal uncle fell sick allegedly after drinking soft drinks at Nishchinta Baria village in Khoksa upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Miscreants kill night guard in Pirojpur
A night guard was stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants at Ikri bazar in Bhandaria upazila early Sunday.
2 kids drown in 2 districts
Two children drowned in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts on Saturday.
‘Drug peddler’ held in Chandpur
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 40 pieces of Yaba tablets at Koroish village in Kachua upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Fakhrul’s hearing in cocktail explosion case deferred
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing of charge framing against 12 BNP leader and activists including Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to October 8 in a case filed for explosion of cocktail. Dhaka’s Additional Metropolitan Sessions…
ACC interrogates ex-Rajuk chairman in case against secretary
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday quizzed immediate past chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha Nurul Huda as part of the investigation into three cases recently filed against former secretary of ministry of housing and public works Khondaker Shawkat Hossain, for allegedly…
Case against 5 physicians for negligence causing death
Daudkandi Municipality former mayor’s wife sued five physicians of Labaid Hospital on the charge of negligence which caused the death of her husband while the court directed the Vice Chancellor of BSMMU to form a three-member committee including a cardiac…
Saudi gift Dumba meat looted in Jhenidah
The 80 cartoons of charitable meat of Dumba which was sent by Saudi Arabia government have looted by the two chairmen and their followers on Saturday morning. Executive magistrate Iqbal Hossain said it was a horrible dream to us. The…
Trader abduction: DU suspends 4 students
The Dhaka University authorities on Sunday suspended four of its students, who are also BCL men, for their involvement in kidnapping a Flexiload trader. The action was taken against them under section 52 (2) of the Proctorial Rules, said a…
India-Myanmar security deal for coordinated patrols
India and Myanmar have signed a deal for ‘enhanced cooperation’ between their security agencies in combating militancy, narcotics smuggling and poaching of wildlife. The deal provides for coordinated patrol by the armed forces and coast guards of the two countries…
Mamata’s objection blamed – water sharing bilateral issue: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji and said her opposition was responsible for India and Bangladesh failing to sign the Teesta Water Sharing treaty. Bangladesh and India were all set to ink a deal…
HC asks Home: Take steps to arrest 3 ex-RAB officials
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the Home Secretary for taking immediate steps to arrest three former Rab officials who had been dismissed for their jobs following allegations of their involvement in the killing of seven people…
Probe N’ganj murders by committee headed by an ex-CJ: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday demanded the government to form a three-member inquiry team headed by a former chief justice to probe into the sensitive seven murders in Narayanganj. “The BNP demands that the government to…
Corporate Social Responsibility in Bangladesh
Dr. Atiur Rahman We all know that the CSR obligations of activism towards promoting sustainability is not just a developed economy cause or a developing economy cause, it is a global survival urgency in the face of looming risks from…
Trinamool Congress MP levelled as B’desh Jamat frontman
The CPI (M) Central Committee member and former Housing Minister of the State, Gautam Deb has alleged that Rajya Sabha MP of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Ahmed Hassan Imran, is a “frontman” for Jamat-e-Islami, Bangladesh (JIB). At a press conference…
Chinese tensions dominate ASEAN summit in Myanmar
The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met on Sunday at a historic summit hosted for the first time by Myanmar — formerly known as Burma — in its remote showpiece capital Naypyidaw. Concerns over a stand-off in the…
Sign water courses convention, resolve water dispute with India, CPB-BSD
Bangladesh should take concrete steps in ensuring its fair share of water of 54 rivers, including the Teesta River, through negotiations with India, a discussion was told on Saturday. The need for Bangladesh to sign the 1997 UN convention on…
Austria wins Eurovision song contest
Austrian drag act Conchita Wurst has been crowned the winner of the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest held in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The singer, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, collecting 290…
Scorching El Nino event could scupper England’s World Cup
England’s bid for World Cup glory in Brazil this summer could be undone by a much-feared weather phenomenon. Climate researchers at the University of Reading say there is a 60% chance of an El Nino event hitting the country. The…
Ershad claims he knows who killed Zia
The BNP Chairperson is playing the ‘blame game’, HM Ershad has said, responding to Khaleda Zia’s recent claim that Ershad was the man behind the murders of her husband Ziaur Rahman and Maj Gen Muhammad Abul Manzur. Addressing a discussion…
Victims families’ account on N’ganj 7 abduction-murders
Relatives of all the seven murder victims of Narayanganj in their testimonies before the administrative probe committee have held Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) responsible for the carnage. They have also demanded arrest of the three sacked RAB-11 members. The committee recorded…
Khaleda’s protest rally against abduction, killing now in Demra May 17
BNP will hold a public meeting at Demra industrial zone in Dhaka on May 17 protesting killing, enforced disappearance and abduction. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the meeting as the chief guest. The decision has been taken at a…
Blast marks CU-BCL blockade
The fourth day of the blockade by a faction of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit was marked by explosion and arson. The blockade supporters lobbed a handmade bomb in the city’s Sholoshohor Railway Station around 8am…
Foreign investors come back in big way: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday said the foreign investors have come back in a big way to invest in Bangladesh after the January 5 election though the domestic investors are still reluctant. “I’m very happy. They’re (foreign investors) coming.…
Sri Lankan envoy seeks FTA with BD
Sri Lanka wants to sign a free trade agreement with Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade, the country’s ambassador in Dhaka said on Saturday. Sri Lanka has eased the taxation system to attract foreign investment and Bangladesh can take advantage of…