Eight people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents at Kahalu and Adamdighi upazila of the district last night.
Month: November 2014
Speaker’s backing for parliamentary opposition
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday expunged the term “there is no real opposition party in this parliament” mentioned by Rustom Ali Farazi, an independent MP. Talking on a point of order, Farazi said this while criticising Finance Minister for his…
Call for building drug-, corruption-free society
Speakers at a rally here have stressed for engaging comprehensive efforts of all concerned, involving the people from all walks in life, for building a peaceful society free from drug abuse, corruption and terrorism.
BPC Chairman calls for maintaining objective journalism
Chairman of Bangladesh Press Council (BPC)Justice Muhammed Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed here on Monday urged the media men to project objective news upholding the spirit of the War of Liberation as it is the true foundation of democracy in the country.
Eye camp held in C’nawabganj
With a view to providing free eye care services, an eye camp was held at Moharajpur Union Parishad premises on Monday.
Farmers need training, motivation on less-irrigation crops farming
Farmers in the Hard Barind area comprising Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainwabgonj districts need time-fitting training and motivation on how to cultivate more less-irrigated crops to lessen the existing pressure on groundwater, speakers at a training session said.
Businessmen take different faces as borrowers, lenders: Muhith
Minister for Finance AMA Muhith yesterday criticized the businessman and industrialists saying that they always speak for reducing bank loan interest rate for betterment of investment but the same persons do not want to reduce this debt rate when they…
Urban sustainability starts by bridging divides
Integrating tech and planning, urban with rural and formal with informal development can help transform cities. For the first time in human history, more of us live in cities than in rural areas: 54 per cent of the world’s population…
Latif Siddique sent to jail after surrender
A Dhaka court here on Tuesday sent sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique to jail in a case filed for hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims through his blasphemous remarks on Prophet (sm) Hajj and Tablig Jamaat. Metropolitan Magistrate Atiqur Rahman…
Clashes follow as policeman shooting dead black US tenager not indicted
Police have clashed with protesters in Missouri, after a grand jury refused to charge a policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. Announcing the decision, state prosecutor Robert McCulloch said the jury exhaustively examined evidence.
Zia Charitable Trust graft case order on appeal plea Nov 30
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred the date to November 30 for passing an order on an appeal filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that had upheld the charge framing order against her in Zia…
6 farm labourers killed as truck crashes on pickup in Bogra
Six people were killed and four others injured as a truck crashed into a human hauler carrying a group of farm labourers in Kahalu upazila in Bogra on Monday night. The deceased could not be identified. Witnesses said 10 farm…
Court directs to arrest Latif Siddique
A Dhaka court Monday evening directed police to arrest the Former Posts, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Abdul Latif Siddique following an appeal filed by Advocate Abed Razda. Magistrate Atiqur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka gave…
Speaker rejects notion her permission needed to arrest Latif
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday rejected the view of State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Kamal that taking prior permission from the Speaker is needed to arrest the removed minister Abdul Latif Siddique from outside the parliament premises. “What…
Why PM so soft about Biman chairmn, wonders BNP
Criticising the government for not taking action against Biman chairman Jamal Uddin Ahmed despite his involvement in various irregularities, including gold smuggling, BNP on Monday wondered why the Prime Minister has been so soft about him and in which interest.…
People’s SAARC Convergence ends challenging exclusion
The three-day People’s SAARC Regional Convergence-2014 concluded in Lalitpur district adjacent to Kathmandu here on Monday adopting a 24-point declaration. “We’ve come together to challenge the systematic and structural marginalisation and exclusion of people through the dominant neo-liberal economic model…
39,000 Senegra tablets, 692 Phensidyl bottle seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 39,000 pieces of Senegra tablets and 692 bottles of contraband Phensidyl worth Tk 1.20 crore from Daulatpur border point here on Sunday night.
Latif escaped arrest at airport for govt backing: BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique who had been staying abroad since his blasphemous remarks against Islam safely came out of the airport on Sunday night with the government’s help despite having arrest warrants. “It’s clear…
One killed in Sylhet road crash
A man was killed in an accident at Mohajon Potty area in city on Sunday night.
Hartal Thursday if Latif siddique not arrested: Hefajat
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday threatened to enforce a daylong countrywide hartal on Thursday if sacked minister Abdul Latif is not arrested by Wednesday for his disparaging remarks against Islam. Hefajat organising secretary Maulana Azizul Haque Islamabadi said that they have…
Expat’s house looted in Sylhet
Robbers looted valuables worth TK 7 lakh including gold, cash, laptop and mobile sets from an expatriate’s house at Gopsohor area in Dakkin Surma upazila early Monday.
Man killed by robbers attack, one held, fire arm seized in Pabna
A man was killed as he was allegedly beaten and chopped by the robbers when he tried to resist the dacoits of village Provakorpara in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Journalist municipal councilor Oliar shot dead in Nowapara
Assailants shot dead Mollah Oliar Rahman, 59, Nawapara bureau chief; Khulna based Daily Janmabhumi, councilor, ward number 7, joint secretary, Abhaynagar upazila Awami League and also president, a co-ordination committee of different labour organization at around 7am on Sunday.
Bomb explosion kills one in Jessore
A man was killed in a bomb explosion at Pathanpaikpara under Bagharpara in Jessore early Sunday.
8 put on remand again over RU teacher murder
A court in Rajshahi on Monday placed eight people on a fresh one-day remand in connection with the murder of Rajshahi University teacher Prof AKM Shafiul Islam. Magistrate of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Sharmin Akhter passed the order when…
More than six thousand examinees absent in PSC examination in Barisal division
More than six thousand examinees absent in PSC examination in Barisal division started from Sunday.
Main challenge is to make road communication disciplined: Obaidul Quader
Minister for road communication and bridge Obaidul Quader on Sunday noon in Barisal said that we have successfully overcame the main challenges like construction Padma Bridge, Elevated Expressway, Metrorail under this ministry by the successful leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh…
2 SUST asst proctors resign following killing of student on campus
Two assistant proctors of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) tendered their resignations on Sunday, three days into the killing of a student in Bangladesh Chchatra League (BCL) infighting on the campus on Thursday.
Youth dies falling from tree in Jessore
A youth died falling from a tree at Churmonkati village in Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Two held with 993 phensidyl bottles in Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 993 bottles of contraband phensidyl from Jamtala area in Sadar upazila on Sunday.