Twenty-eight people have been sued over killing of two brothers by a gang of miscreants in Badamtola area of the port city on Friday night.
Month: December 2014
4 youths jailed over sexual harassment in Laxmipur
A mobile court on Saturday jailed four young men to one month’s imprisonment each for sexually harassing schoolgirls during a Scout rally at a school in the district town.
Injured in gunfight, ‘terrorist’ held in Laximpur
An alleged member of a terrorist gang was arrested after he was injured in a gunfight between police and his associates at Latifpur village under Chandraganj thana in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
RAKUB distributes blankets among distressed freedom fighters
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank(RAKUB) distributed blankets among 250 distressed freedom fighters (FFs) and 10 physically challenged and ethnic community people here on Saturday afternoon.
Mindset towards UP Women Members changing
Despite of disparity, negligence and obstacles, empowerment of female members in reserved seats in Union Parishads has started getting momentum which is good sign of their effective participation to social development process.
Meeting on faecal sludge management held in Faridpur
A view-exchange meeting on safe “Faecal Sludge Management (FSM)” was held on Saturday at pourashava meeting room.
Admission tests in Ctg govt schools begins today
Admission tests in nine government high schools of the port city Chittagong began Sunday.
Suarez scores as Barcelona win 5-0
Luis Suarez scored his first La Liga goal as Barcelona closed the gap on leaders Real Madrid to one point going into Spain’s winter break.
Craig Ferguson bows out of The Late Late Show on US TV
Craig Ferguson has hosted his last edition of US TV programme The Late Late Show after a run of 10 years.
Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry
Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage – with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website.
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali in hospital with pneumonia
Former three-time heavyweight champion boxer Muhammad Ali has been taken to hospital with a mild case of pneumonia, his spokesman says.
Barack Obama denounces killing of NYPD officers
US President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the killings of two New York City police officers shot by a man who then killed himself on Saturday.
Kurds ‘take control’ of large area from IS
Kurdish authorities say their Peshmerga forces have taken control of a “large area” of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State militants.
Real Madrid won by 2
Real Madrid won their fourth trophy of 2014 by defeating Argentina’s South American champions San Lorenzo in the Club World Cup final in Morocco.
Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC investigation
Richard Bilton reports from Shanghai: ”An exhausted workforce” Apple has said it is “deeply offended” by a BBC investigation into conditions for workers involved in manufacturing its devices.
Drive against hawkers, rickshaws soon to contail pol heat?
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government will launch a drive to evict hawkers from footpaths and stop the plying of illegal rickshaws on city roads within a month. The decision was taken at the…
Sony hack: US mulls putting N Korea back on terror list
President Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures.
Another Rab member remanded in N’ganj 7-murder case
A court in Narayanganj on Sunday placed another member of Rapid Action Battalion-11 – Asaduzzaman Nur – on a seven-day remand in a case filed in connection with the Narayanganj seven murders. Senior Judicial Magistrate KM Mahiuddin passed the order…
Interest rate on agriculture, rural credits lowered
The interest rate on agriculture and rural loans has been lowered to 11 percent from 13 percent, under a Bangladesh Bank directive. A circular issued by the Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD) of the central bank said that the…
Prove me wrong, Tarique asks AL
Claiming that none of his recent remarks on the historical figures in the Liberation War of 1971 was speculative or spurious, BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman has thrown a challenge to Awami League leaders to prove him wrong. In…
Mobile court jails 7 for production, sale of fake cosmetics
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday sentenced seven people upto two years simple jail on charge of manufacturing and marketing fake cosmetics in the city’s Chawkbazar area. Members of Rab-10 in a drive at Khan Market…
IBBL donates warm clothes to PM’s relief fund
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has donated 50,000 pieces of winter clothes to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. Acting IBBL chairman Engineer Mustafa Anwar handed over the clothes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Saturday,…
People want change, their back is on the wall: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturrday said they would launch a movement very soon as the government did not respond to their demand for holding an election contested by all political parties under a non-party administration. “Peoples back are now…
16 new Ganges barrages plan: IFC, NY plans UN demo in Feb
The International Farakka Committee New York Inc would organise a demonstration before the United Nations in February to protest the diversion of water of all common rivers at upstream of Bangladesh and the move to construct 16 new barrages on…
Chinese Internet company joins hands with Grameen China
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited China from 15 December to 19 December 2015. He was invited to launch Grameen China and attend a number of high-level events organized by the Chinese Association of Microfinance (CAM). On December 15, Professor…
Lima agrees deal – but leaves major issues for Paris
By Diego Arguedas Ortiz LIMA (IPS) – After a 25-hour extension, delegates from 195 countries reached agreement on a “bare minimum” of measures to combat climate change, and postponed big decisions on a new treaty until the 21st Conference of…
Building Strong Awareness on Climate Change
Staff Reporter The Media Alliance arranged a seminar yesterday focusing on the effective role of media in building mass awareness on climate change in Bangladesh.
Sony ‘will not drop’ North Korea film The Interview
Sony Pictures says it is looking at different ways to release The Interview after scrapping its opening following a cyber-attack blamed on North Korea.
New record for deepest fish
A new record has been set for the world’s deepest fish.
Cairns deaths: Children’s mother arrested for murder
Mersane Warria, 37, is talking to officers. She has not been charged. She was found at her home with stab wounds, alongside the bodies of the eight children. A coroner is due to conduct post-mortem examinations. The victims were aged…