Rangamati district administration has imposed a ban on fishing in Kaptai Lake for an ‘indefinite period’ from today.
Month: May 2014
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 –…
Of Kejriwal and Imran
Jawed Naqvi THIS is for my Pakistani friends who have often told me they see shades of Imran Khan in Arvind Kejriwal and for some Indian friends who have borrowed that view and propagate it as their own. In other…
Human emotions: Genetically programmed or socially learned?
Robert J. Burrowes It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that each human being has a more or less identical range of emotions. This is not so. Just as each human individual is physically unique while fitting…
Tesco to launch own-brand smartphone this year
Tesco is to launch its first own-brand smartphone by the end of the year.
China corruption campaign: On Zhou Yongkang’s trail
A question all of China is asking but I didn’t expect an elderly man to stop by the pond in Zhou’s home village and press me for answers.
‘Nazi art’ hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, 81, dies
German art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt has died aged 81, with no definitive answer on what will happen to his secret collection, which included many Nazi-looted pieces. More than 1,400 works were found in his Munich apartment, including pieces by Picasso…
Arsene Wenger gloats about finishing fourth again
WA-BAM! Look at the table, haters. Look at it! Arsenal have once again locked down fourth place and there’s nothing you can do about it. Not even you, Roberto Martinez. You think you’re big time coming after my homemade fourth-place…
Elena Baltacha: Judy Murray tribute to ex-British number one
Judy Murray, the mother of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, has paid tribute to Elena Baltacha, who died of liver cancer at the age of 30 on Sunday.
Warming ‘increasingly disruptive’ across US – report
Climate change is having significant financial, ecological and human health impacts across the US, according to a new report. The third National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, says the number and strength of extreme weather events have increased…
‘Nazi art’ hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, 81, dies
German art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, whose secret collection included many Nazi-looted pieces, has died aged 81. More than 1,400 works were found in his Munich apartment, including pieces by Picasso and Matisse. Many were feared lost or destroyed before tax investigators…
Treasure found on ‘US ship of gold’
A US deep-ocean exploration firm has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold, worth $1.3m (£800,000), on a dive to a historic Atlantic Ocean shipwreck, company officials say. The discovery has renewed speculation that gold worth tens of millions of dollars…
Ukraine crisis: Russia rules out new Geneva talks
Russia’s foreign minister has ruled out holding fresh talks in Geneva to defuse the Ukraine crisis, unless pro-Russian opposition groups are involved. Sergei Lavrov added there was no point as an April accord between the US, EU and Russia had…
Coca-Cola to remove controversial drinks ingredient
The world’s largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its US drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online petition. Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, is found in Coca-Cola fruit and sports…
Ershad calls Khaleda a killer, should be tried
Terming delirium BNP chairperson’s remark that he is the killer of her husband and Abul Mazur, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said Khaleda Zia herself a killer. “It’s Khaleda who is a killer, not me… she have killed…
Chhatra Dal president Jewel released on bail
After around six months of imprisonment, president of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel was freed from jail on bail on Tuesday. Jewel was released from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail around 9:15pm, JCD senior vice president Bazlul…
Rana Plaza owner’s accomplice on remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s key associate Abu Bakr Siddique on a two-day remand to interrogate him about the collapse of Rana Plaza. Senior Judicial Magistrate Afroza Seuli of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court…
JICA plans to invest $1.2 billion in Bangladesh in next fiscal
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest around $ 1.20 billion in power and other priority sectors in Bangladesh during the next fiscal year. JICA chief representative Bangladesh office Mikio Hataeda stated this during a meeting with Planning Minister AHM…
Swechchhasebak Dal chief Sohel released on bail
Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal president Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel was released on bail on Tuesday. Sohel walked out of Kashipur High Security Central Jail around 5:30pm. Local leaders of BNP, Swechchhasebak Dal and other front organisations of BNP, and relatives received Sohel…
HR Commission blames law enforcers for worsening situation
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the law enforcement agencies’ negligence of duty in investigation and arresting the accused of the recent abductions and killing of seven people in Narayanganj has contributed to the worsening human rights situation…
RAB promises not to shield its officials
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has promised that it will make no effort to protect any of its officials if they are found to be involved in the abduction and murder of seven people including city Councillor Nazrul Islam in…
Schoolteacher gets life-imprisonment in rape case
A schoolteacher has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court here yesterday on charge of raping his student.
Boutique industry makes Munni Begum self-reliant
Many of the rural women are becoming active towards attaining their social dignity after being engaged in various income-generation activities independently instead of relying on the government and non-government jobs.
Farmer expecting desired production of Malta in Gaibandha
Farmers of Sadullapur upazila in the district are expecting desired production against Malta, a golden juicy fruit, during the current season.