Indian police have arrested a 36-year-old woman who is suspected of being involved in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The arrest came days after Indian security officials said they had uncovered a…
Day: November 8, 2014
Police speaking in political language: BNP
Venting his anger over denial of permission for their rally, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that police officials now speak in political language. “Now there’s no democracy in the country… democracy is now under police boots……
Women advancement propels overall progress: Mosharraf
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here on Friday evening that the advancement of women in various sectors of our national life has created an important impact on overall progress.
Lighterage vessel workers on strike pressing cruise security
Bangladesh Lighterage Sramik Union, an association of the lighterage vessel workers, went on an indefinite strike across the country on Saturday to press home their several demands, including security waterways. Abu Taher, president of the union, announced the strike from…
Prospect of aromatic rice production in Barind tract bright
Prospect of aromatic and fine quality rice production in vast Barind tract is very bright as it is endowed with many native fine and aromatic rice varieties, which have enormous demands both at home and abroad.
4 drug traders held in Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested four drug traders and recovered 136 bottles of phensidyl from their possession at Tartipur Swashanghat area in Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday.
Free treatment provided to 1,000 patients in Laxmipur
About 1,000 patients of different diseases were provided medicare services at a daylong camp arranged at Charsita village under Ramgati upazila of the district on Friday.
Smuggled goods seized in Joypurhat
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized a huge quantity of smuggled goods and drugs from different frontier areas of the district last night.The goods are— cumin seed, still goods, shares, three piece, spices, imitation ornaments, cosmetics…
3,000 tonnes food grains allotted in Jamalpur
District Relief and Rehabilitation Department (DRRO) has allocated 3,000 tonnes food grains to implement various development projects in the district during 2014-15 fiscal.
Tk 1 crore Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk one crore from Nabharan area on the Benapole-Jessore road in Sharsha upazila early Saturday.
17 cops hurt in Sylhet clash over grabbing water body
Seventeen policemen were injured in a clash between local people and police over taking possession of a water body illegally in Thubri Shilchand area of Goainghat upazila on Saturday early morning.
BNP leader injured in attack in Pabna
A local leader of BNP was injured by stabbing in an attack by some miscreants on the Abdul Hamid Road in the town on Friday night.
Youth killed in Thakurgaon truck crash
A young man was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Kachubari Bhata village on the Panchagarh-Thakurgaon highway in Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.
Minor boy drowns in river in Thakurgaon
A minor boy drowned in the Lachhi river in Pirganj upazila on Friday evening.
2 killed in Rajshahi road accidents
Two people, including a minor girl, were killed and 15 others injured in separate road accidents in the city and Godagari upazila on Friday.
Cop-criminal gunfight: 464 sued in Laxmipur
A case has been filed against 464 people, 64 among the members of notorious gang ‘Jisan Bahini’, in connection with the Thursday’s gunfight with police at Chandraganj in sadar upazila.
Man killed by falling branch in Sylhet
A man was killed when a branch of a tree fell on him at Munshirgaon village in Biswanath upazila on Friday.
Transport owners call strike in Sylhet div from Tuesday
Sylhet Division Road Transport Owner-Worker Action Council will enforce an indefinite transport strike in the division on Tuesday to press home their seven-point demand. The announcement came at a press conference held at a city hotel on Saturday afternoon.
One killed in road accident in Rajbari
An autorickshaw driver was killed when a truck rammed his autorickshaw at Goalondo Bazaar bus stand in Goalondo upazila on Saturday morning.
Body of unidentified youth recovered in Sylhet
Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from the Surma River at Southern Surma area of the town on Saturday.
Countrywide demo Sunday against BNP rally denial
The BNP has announced a countrywide demonstration programme for Sunday, protesting ‘the government’s undemocratic attitude’ as permission for its Saturday rally Dhaka’s Suhrawardy Uddya has been denied. BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the protest programme at…
Apparel Summit in Dec to dispel negative image
Bangladesh will send out an impressive message to its partners in the global apparel market through the first-ever ‘Dhaka Apparel Summit-2014’ to be held here next month helping global stakeholders to come out from the negative perception about the sector.…
New protected area for dolphins, whales, sharks in Bay of Bengal
The Government of Bangladesh has created the country’s first marine protected area that will now safeguard whales, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, and other oceanic species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society. The creation of the “Swatch of No Ground Marine…
Celebrations mark 25 years since Berlin Wall’s fall
Germany has kicked off celebrations marking 25 years since the epochal fall of the Berlin Wall, set to culminate in rock stars and freedom icons joining millions at an open-air party. Chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in communist East…
Wasfia Nazreen among Adventurers of the Year
A Bangladeshi aid worker hula-hoops on the Seven Summits to empower her country’s women and girls. She has been selected one of the National Geographic’s adventurers of the World for 2014/15 While exact numbers are difficult to pin down, approximately…
Frustration drives Khaleda to talk rubbish: Hanif
Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is talking nonsense against the government out of the frustration that she will not be able to come to power in near future. “As Khaleda Zia…
India records maximum foreign tourist arrivals from B’desh
Bangladesh sent the highest number of foreign tourists to India in October. Official sources in India’s tourism ministry said the number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) this year was the highest over the previous years. Bangladesh tourists accounted for 14.15…
Growing tension at Al-Aqsa holy site
There have been disturbances in some parts of Jerusalem and surrounding areas in the occupied West Bank after Israeli police staged a huge security operation to prevent rioting after Friday prayers. The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists there are…