Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man in possession of a foreign-made pistol and two magazines at Durlobhpur village in Shibganj upazila on Saturday.
Month: November 2014
Sylhet Shibir president among 6 held
Police arrested six leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, including its east district president S M Monwar Hossain, from a house in the city’s residential area on Saturday night.
Man run over by auto-rickshaw, killed in Moulvibazar
A man was killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw ran over him in Kusumbagh area on the Moulvibazar-Sylhet Highway in the district town on Saturday afternoon.
G20 summit: Leaders pledge to grow their economies by 2.1%
Australian PM Tony Abbott: “It has been a weekend of achievement” Continue reading the main story Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has closed the G20 summit by detailing economic pledges agreed by world leaders.
MH17 flight wreckage removal begins in Ukraine
Work has begun to remove wreckage from the MH17 crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine after months of delays, Dutch officials say.
Abdul-Rahman Kassig: US hostage ‘killed by IS’
A video posted online claims to show that Islamic State militants have killed the captured US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
Parliament greets Speaker, Saber for being CPA, IPU chiefs
Parliament on Sunday adopted a resolution greeting Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury for being elected chairperson of executive committee of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and president of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Taking part in the motion…
Wellcome back Hridoy-Sujana
Popular singer and music composer Hridoy Khan and TV actress and model Sujana performed together as models in a music video recently.
Whose house Deepika visit in Kolkata!
Deepika Padukone is currently shooting in Kolkata for her upcoming film Piku.
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe for first 3-0 Test series win
Third Test, Chittagong (day five): Bangladesh 503 & 319-5 dec beat Zimbabwe 374 & 262 by 186 runs Match scorecard Bangladesh claimed a 3-0 Test series win for the first time with a 186-run victory over Zimbabwe in Chittagong.
Ghana: Avram Grant in talks to become new national coach
Ghana expect to have a deal in place for Avram Grant to be their new national coach after their final 2015 Nations Cup qualifier on Wednesday.
Egypt’s foreign policy: Development partnership with Bangladesh
H. E. Mahmoud EZZAT Geopolitics inevitably shaped Egypt’s foreign policy. Egypt occupies a strategic position as a land bridge between two continents and a link between two principal waterways; The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. It must be therefore…
Muslims found Americas before Columbus says Turkey’s Erdogan
Muslims discovered the Americas more than three centuries before Christopher Columbus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He made the claim during a conference of Latin American Muslim leaders in Istanbul, pointing to a diary entry in which Columbus…
G20 summit ends outlining economic pledges
The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, has brought the G20 summit to a close by detailing economic pledges agreed by the world leaders. He said the package, if implemented, would boost global economic growth over five years by 2.1% more…
BCL good deeds do not get media coverage, says Joy
Prime Minister’s son and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday lamented that the positive activities of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) do not receive media coverage. “If Chhatra League does anything (wrong), the media covers it…
Bangladesh win series 3-0, white wash Zimbabwe
Bangladeshi cricketers have given another joy to celebrate as they beat Zimbabwe by 186 runs in the third and final match of the 3 match test series thus white washing the visitors in the Test series. The bowlers worked very…
SAU admission test held peacefully
Fresher’s admission test for admission into Level-1, Semester-1 (2015-intake) B.Sc.Ag.(Hons), BBA (Agribusiness), B.Sc. Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), Dhaka was held peacefully on November 14 Saturday. A total of 21800 candidates took part in the…
Hijras celebrate being Bangladesh’s ‘Third Gender’
About a thousand Hijras took part in Bangladesh’s first ever “Hijra Pride” in the capital Dhaka last week to celebrate the first anniversary of their recognition as a separate gender by the government. Hijra is a feminine gender identity that…
Indian Eves too good for Bangladesh 5-1 in SAFF Football
After going into the breather with a narrow 1-0 lead, the Indian eves dished out a dominating performance in the second period and found the opposition net as many as four times to pile on the misery on Bangladesh. Islamabad:…
HT Imam receives BNP accolades for telling ‘the truth’
The BNP has ‘thanked’ prime minister’s political affairs adviser HT Imam, claiming his recent comments have ‘unveiled the government’s conspiracy over the Jan 5 polls’. Party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday criticised the ruling Awami League…
Most BNP-led parties anti-liberation forces: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said “Most of the parties of the BNP-led alliance are anti-liberation forces. Slogans are raised from the public meetings of the BNP leader for release of the war criminals. If you look at their…
If Bangabandhu, Zia blamed who made country free: Kader Siddiqui
Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddiqui on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cannot remain in power for even a month if he is arrested. “Arrest me right now if you have the courage. You (Hasina) can’t stay in…
RU teacher stabbed to death in Rajshahi city. Arrest killers: PM
A teacher of Rajshahi University was stabbed to death by some miscreants in Bihash area in the city on Saturday. The deceased was identified as AKM Shafiul Islam, 40, a professor of Sociology Department of the university. Sources at Rajshahi…
Don’t speak like immatured boy in AL language, Fakhrul asks Joy
BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday asked Sajeeb Wazed Joy to refrain from speaking like aALn immature boy. He criticised the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son for saying that BNP’s founder Ziaur Rahman was not a…
Napoleon’s hat expected to fetch 500,000 euros at auction
One of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous hats is among over 1,000 items relating to the French general that are due to be auctioned near Paris this weekend.
Philae comet lander sends more data before losing power
The Philae lander on the distant comet 67P has sent another stream of data back to Earth before losing power.
Quality economic research stressed at Economic Forum confce
Bangladesh Bank and Bangladesh Economists’ Forum (BEF) jointly organized a workshop titled “Reflections on the First BEF Conference: Challenges Facing Economic Research in Bangladesh”. AHM Mustafa Kamal, minister for Planning, was the chief guest at the conference, Prof. Nurul Islam,…
Smart Earrings Can Track Your Heart Rate and Monitor Your Activity
While the big-wigs run around making one-size-fits-all fitness bands and smartwatches — most of which are not female friendly — innovators on Kickstarter are leading the charge for smart jewelry.
The debut of Obaid with Prahelika 1 & 2
Obaidur Rahman is a Dhaka based Bangladeshi singer/musician/songwriter and very recently this young artist has came out with his self-produced debut double albums, titled, Prahelika-1 & Prahelika-2, both of which contain 15 of his original songs. Already the albums have…
Anushka Postpones Engagement With Kohli?
A lot has been said about the hush-hush love affair between Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli and a little birdie tells us that the much-in-love duo is soon to get engaged!