Two alleged robbers, arrested in connection with the robbery attempt in two local jewellery shops, were injured in a gunfight between police and their cohorts in the port city of Chittagong early Wednesday. The injured were identified as M Hasan…
Day: December 17, 2014
European Parliament for Palestinian state
The European Parliament has stopped short of pushing for outright recognition of a Palestinian state, urging renewed peace talks instead. Legislators voted 498-88 Wednesday in favor of a compromise resolution supporting “in principle recognition of Palestinian statehood” — but as…
Govt’s fall only matter of time, says Fakhrul
Charging the government with resorting to continued evil efforts to hang onto power, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the fall of this regime is now only a matter of time. In a statement, Fakhrul said the…
Ask Tarique to hold his tongue, Hasina tells Khaleda
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday issued a strong warning to Tarique Rahman for his remarks about Bangabandhu and advised BNP chief Khaleda Zia to ask her son to hold his tongue. “I would like to tell the BNP chief,…
Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he realises that he may be the last to hold the title.
New York premiere of Sony film The Interview cancelled
The New York premiere of The Interview, a comedy about the assassination of North Korea’s president, has been cancelled amid threats from hackers.
Rouble turmoil leads to Apple halting online sales in Russia
Technology giant Apple says it cannot sell products online in Russia because the rouble’s value is too volatile for it to set prices.
Get united to save ‘besieged’ democracy: Tarique
BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon people from all walks of life to get united to save Bangladesh’s besieged democracy. The country is now under the grip of the cohorts of 1971 occupation forces, he said. “Democracy…
Pakistan mourns after Taliban Peshawar school massacre
The Pakistani city of Peshawar is burying its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 132 children and nine staff.
Porimoni boyfriend is Roqybul Alam Rakib
At the present time Porimoni throughout much of the discussion in the media all-star modified so probably did not favor.
Bangladesh parties should use political space peacefully: US envoy
Outgoing US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said political parties in Bangladesh need to use their political space peacefully to strengthen democracy. “Of course, the political parties need to use political space peacefully…we discussed the important role…
Alastair Cook: England one-day captain has to ‘wait and see’
Alastair Cook says he has to “wait and see” if he is to remain as England’s one-day captain, and that he can have “no complaints” if he is stood down.
Jose Mourinho: Chelsea ‘don’t speak’ about quadruple
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has played down the chances of his side winning the quadruple this season.
Dhaka-Yangon border talks begin in capital
A four-day high level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) began at BGB’s Peelkhana headquarters here on Wednesday. BGB Additional Directorate General and Northeast Region Commander M Latiful Haidar is leading a 16-member Bangladesh…
Housewife beaten dead ‘by in-laws’ in Satkhira
A young housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her in-laws over a dowry-related feud at Dandpur village in Patkelghata upazila early Wednesday.
585 mango plants felled in 2 Natore orchards
Miscreants cut down at least 585 mango plants in two orchards at Takinagar village in Bagatipara upazila on Tuesday night.
Driver’s throat-slit body found in Habiganj
Police recovered the body of a microbus driver with the throat slashed from beside the Sylhet-Dhaka Highway in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district on Tuesday, two days after he had going missing.
Robbers loot 10 vehicles in Natore
Robbers looted cash and valuables from 10 vehicles on the Banpara-Hatikumrul highway in Baraigram upazila early Wednesday.
Why is near term human extinction inevitable?
Robert J. Burrowes If you hadn’t previously heard the expression ‘near term human extinction’, you have now. And you will get used to hearing it soon unless you insulate yourself from reality with greater effectiveness than you are doing by…
Old man hacked dead in Magura
A septuagenarian man was hacked to death by unknown miscreants at Raipur village in Mohammadpur upazila early Wednesday.
Bus-truck collision kills trucker in Sylhet
A truck driver was killed and another person injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Goalbazar under Osmani Nagar thana in the city on Wednesday morning.
School should be a safe place
Recently more than 100 children have lost their life and several others injured in a horrific attack at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Gunmen entered the school premises and indiscriminately opened fire on innocent children who were attending classes and…
Prisoner dies at Magura hospital
A prisoner, who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in a case under Narcotics Control Act, died at Sadar hospital on Tuesday evening.
Dr. Biru Paksha Paul joins BB as chief economist
Dr. Biru Paksha Paul has joined as Chief Economist of Bangladesh Bank. Dr. Paul is associate professor of economics at the State University of New York at Cortland. He completed his masters in economics from the University of Dhaka in…
Catastrophic oil spill endangers rare species – dolphins, tigers
Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com An oil spill from a crashed tanker is causing what officials are calling an ecological “catastrophe” in the Sundarbans mangrove region of Bangladesh, putting two rare species of dolphin and several other forms of wildlife at…
Govt has destroyed Liberation War spirit: BNP
The BNP on Tuesday alleged that the regime has destroyed the Liberation War spirit through annihilating democracy and snatching people’s rights and termed the government an ‘illegal and usurper’ of power. “People had spontaneously joined the Liberation War in 1971…
PM denounces Taliban attack in Peshawar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday strongly condemned the killings of over hundred civilians, including school children, in a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. In a condolence message, Hasina said, “Such barbaric and heinous killings have shocked…
Pakistan mourns after Taliban Peshawar school massacre
The Pakistani city of Peshawar has begun burying its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 132 children and nine staff. Mourners crowded around coffins bedecked with flowers, while other families waited at hospitals for news.…
Tarique Rahman labels Bangabandhu a ‘Razakar’
BNP leader Tarique Rahman has labelled Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman a ‘Razakar’ and claimed that he had accepted Yahya Khan as Pakistan president by striking a deal with him just before the proclamation of independence. The BNP senior vice chairman…