Thirteen women have died after undergoing sterilisation surgery at a health camp organised by the government in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Day: November 12, 2014
Amphipolis skeleton from Alexander’s time found in Greece
Archaeologists in northern Greece have found a skeleton inside a tomb from the time of Alexander the Great, during a dig that has enthralled the public.
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone health workers go on strike
More than 400 health workers involved in treating Ebola patients have gone on strike at a clinic in Sierra Leone.
Ukraine crisis: Russian troops crossed border, Nato says
Nato officials have seen Russian military equipment and Russian combat troops entering Ukraine this week, its top commander says.
Rosetta mission: Robot making historic descent to comet
A European spacecraft is on course for the first, historic landing on a comet.
IBBL gets ‘Small Entrepreneur Friendly Bank’ award
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received the best ‘Small Entrepreneur Friendly Bank of the Year’ award. Finance Minister AMA Muhith handed over the crest of the award to Managing Director of the bank Mohammad Abdul Mannan at a function at…
Lego Movie 2 ‘will feature more female characters’
The film industry is waking up to the fact that it needs to better represent female audiences, says one of Hollywood’s most successful writing teams.
Microsoft fixes ’19-year-old’ bug with emergency patch
Microsoft has patched a critical bug in its software that had existed for 19 years.
Muhith provokes corruption calling bribe legal: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Rezaul Karim has said that Finance Minister AMA Muhith has provoked corruption in the country by terming bribe as legal. Addressing an Islami conference at the Meherpur Sadar college ground in Khulna Division…
Ankush in Dhaka For Mahiya Mahi
Tallywood Popular actor Ankush coming dhaka for shooting movie ‘Romeo Vs Juliet’.
Man commits suicide in Benapole
A man allegedly committed suicide over a family feud at Gitapara village near Benapole port on Tuesday night.
Derailment snaps train link in Chittagong
Train communications of Chittagong with other parts of the country remained suspended as three bogies of a freight train derailed near Fouzdarhat Railway Station in the port city on Wednesday.
Man killed in Magura road crash
A man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Kasundi on the Magura-Kamarkhali Road in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Tk 1 cr Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk one crore from Rajganj area in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.
3 BD students en route from India held in Satkhira
Police arrested three Bangladeshi students receiving education in India from Laxmidari border point in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night while they were returning home from that country illegally.
PM hands over national standard to 3 units of EBR
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the members of East Bengal Regiment (EBR) of Bangladesh Army to play their strong role with professionalism and efficiency in building the nation along side protecting national security and integrity. The Prime Minister…
54 UISCs receive solar panels in Chandpur
A total of 54 solar panels along with their accessories were distributed among the trained staffs of 54 union information and service centres (UISCs) in all the eight upazilas of the district.
Drug smuggler killed in clash with plainclothes cops in Satkhira
An alleged drug smuggler was killed in a clash with members of Detective Branch (DB) of police at Shikri border point in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
Homeopathic doctor killed in Panchagarh road crash
A homeopathic doctor was killed and three others were injured in a road accident on the Panchagarh-Thakurgaon highway in Satkhamar bus stand area of Boda upazila on Tuesday morning.
Rats damage 15 lakh tonnes food grains every year: speakers
Speakers at a function said rats damage around 15 lakh tonnes of food grains every year affecting food production seriously and hampering the government’s food security efforts.
View exchange meeting on legal aid held in Faridpur
A view exchange meeting of the judiciary, lawyers and Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST), Faridpur chapter to expedite legal aid services was held on Tuesday evening at a local restaurant.
Shilpakala accords reception to Faridpur’s five noted personalities
Five noted personalities of Faridpur were accorded reception at a function at Faridpur Zila Shilpakala Academy in the district on Tuesday for their cultural accomplishments.
Competent people for good governance if elected: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Wednesday said that the present government was not only illegal but also s failure in all respects. Because of the posting of incompitent people all state-owned banks have been finished while there was widespread…
JS to thank its Speaker for election as CPA chair
The Parliament which sits for its fourth session Thursday may adopt a thanks giving motion for Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury for being elected as chairperson of the executive committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Ruling party whip Atikur Rahman Atik said…
Bangladesh makes brilliant start in third Test
Bangladesh has made a great start in the third test as they scored 303 for the loss of only 2 wickets at the end of day 1. Both the openers Tamim and Imrul went on to score centuries and put…
8 more Russian nuclear power units for Iran
Russia and Iran have signed a set of documents on enhancement of cooperation in peaceful use of atomic energy. Sergei Kirienko, Head of ROSATOM, Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation and Ali Akbar Salehi, Vice- President of Iran and Head of…
The psychology of victimhood: Obama, Cameron, Netanyahu, Clinton, Kissinger
Robert J. Burrowes Several years ago, someone said to me: ‘The victim wouldn’t have it any other way.’ When I first heard this comment, it made no sense to me, largely because I had never appreciated being a victim of…
Law enforcers cannot be judges to shoot at people
Two recent remarks made by the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission Dr. Mizanur Rahman have irked a section of the police administration because those challenged the police’s discretion to shoot at people on the charge of being extremists…