Santu Larma has warned of the CHT situation spinning out of control and said the government would have to take the blame since it has not implemented the peace accord. He signed the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in 1997…
Day: December 2, 2014
Zia was a Pakistani spy, says Hasan Mahmud
Awami League publicity secretary Hasan Mahmud claims to have ‘proof’ that Ziaur Rahman, one of Bangladesh’s Liberation War commanders, acted as a Pakistani spy. He made the claim on Tuesday at a discussion in Dhaka, saying he had a copy…
Yaba tablets recovered in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)-8 stationed at Faridpur yesterday(Monday) recovered 1,205 pieces of banned Yaba tablets from two places of Nagarkanda upazilla and arrested two drug peddlers in this connection.
Mass awareness stressed for AIDS-free Bangladesh
Speakers at a discussion here on Monday underlined the importance of creating mass awareness among the people to follow the religious ethics and social values in making a HIV/AIDS free Bangladesh.
Smuggled goods, drugs seized in Joypurhat
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized smuggled goods and drugs worth about Taka 17,74,065 from different areas of Joypurhat frontier in the last 24 hours ending this morning.
BADC sells 4,813 tonnes seeds in Jamalpur, Sherpur
Seeds marketing, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has sold 4,813 tonnes of various kinds of seeds among the farmers in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts this current season.
2 motorcyclists killed in Madaripur road crash
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Gobindapur under Rajoir upazila of the district this morning.
Road accident kills army man, injures 4 others in Sylhet city
An army man was killed and four people were injured when a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bateshwar Talerpar area in the city on the Sylhet-Tamabil Road on Tuesday morning.
13 cyclone shelters being constructed in Koyra: 30,000 can take refuge
Construction works of thirteen school-cum-cyclone shelters in coastal Koyra upazila of the district are progressing fast with a February-deadline.
Bus accident takes life of a varsity student in Dhaka
Another university died in a bus accident. This time it happened in Dhaka. A private university student Sadi Morshed (22) has been killed by a public bus on Tuesday afternoon. Sadi was a second year student of BBA at Independent…
1.5 kg gold seized at Chittagong airport
Customs Intelligence officials arrested a young man in possession of 14 gold bars and 77 pieces of gold chain weighing 1.5 kilograms at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Monday morning.
Shimulia-Kewrakandi ferry services resume after 4 hrs
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after four hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Tuesday early morning.
2 get 20 yrs’ jail in arms case in Joypurhat
A special tribunal here on Monday afternoon sentenced two people to 20 years’ imprisonment each for possessing firearms.
Old man beaten dead by grandson in Comilla
An old man was beaten to death allegedly by his grandson over a land-related dispute at Baro Dharmapur village in Sadar (South) upazila on Monday.
BNP takes up month-long Victory Day programs
The BNP has taken up amonth-long series of programmes to observe the Victory Day. The programmes include placing of wreaths at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Mazar on December 14 and at the National Memorial for Martyrs at Savar on December 16,…
Youth held with 96 bottles of Phensidyl in Nilphamari
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 96 bottles of Indian Phensidyl Syrup in Bashbari Government Primary School area in Saidpur upazila on Monday.
Easy-bike driver found dead in Jessore
Police recovered the body of a battery-run three-wheeler Easy-bike driver from a water body (baor) in Dashpakia area of Chowgacha upazila Monday afternoon.
Schoolgirl commits suicide in Barisal
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with the ceiling of her room at Gazirchar in Wazirpur upazila on Monday The deceased was identified as Sharmin Aktar, a class-VII student of Gazirchar High School and daughter of Abul Hossain…
Al-Shabab massacres non-Muslims at Kenya quarry
Somali militants have killed 36 non-Muslim quarry workers near the north Kenyan town of Mandera.
Lebanon detains Islamic State leader Baghdadi’s wife
Lebanese security forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the border with Syria, the army says.
Country’s existence to be at stake if movement fails: BNP
BNP’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Tuesday said the existence of the country would be at stake, if the ongoing movement of BNP to protect the democracy and rights of the people fails. “The movement for democracy becomes…
Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind
Prof Stephen Hawking, one of Britain’s pre-eminent scientists, has said that efforts to create thinking machines pose a threat to our very existence.
Evidence by late Steve Jobs to be used in music trial
Apple is heading to court to defend itself against allegations that it abused its dominant position in the digital music player market.
US-China climate deal: Maker or breaker?
by Sunita Narain In my previous article I wrote that India should demand an ambitious climate change deal, because we need the world to stay safe—below the guardrail of 2°C rise in temperature. I also said that for the deal…
Phillip Hughes funeral: Michael Clarke to be pallbearer
Australia captain Michael Clarke will be one of the pallbearers at the funeral of Phillip Hughes on Wednesday.
Tennis: Australian Open changes 2015 heat policy
Organisers of the Australian Open have changed their extreme heat policy ahead of the 2015 tennis tournament.
Gauhar attacked by audience
Gauhar Khan was slapped by Akil Malik and can be seen visibly traumatised shortly after the attack while she was presenting Raw Star at Film City in Mumbai.
Freida Pinto wants a taste of Bollywood!
Freida Pinto always wanted to be a global citizen and after making a place for herself in Hollywood, the Indian actress is keen to star in a Bollywood movie.
The common but differentiated responsibilities principle
Ian Lieblich, Global Voices Climate change presents a threat unlike any other faced in human history. Released earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report confirmed global warming is “unequivocal” with the “clear human…
On women farmers’ ability to cope with climate change
Lima, Peru – International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researchers will present findings of a new series of policy notes on women farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and contribute to a workshop on the economic viability of climate…