Finally, superintendent of police of Munshiganj M Habibur Rahman has been withdrawn in connection with the assault of Gazaria UNO by a cop. Habibur was made officer on special duty (OSD) and attached to the Police Headquarters on charges of…
Year: 2014
Cops foil Ganajagaran Manch, ‘Muktijoddha Santan’ rallies
Police lobbed truncheons to foil the attempts of Ganajagaran Mancha and Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command to hold their protest rallies at Shahbagh intersection on Friday afternoon. They also detained seven leaders and activists of the two organisations as they tried…
With fresh blood infused Khoka to remain BNP city chief
With the infusion of fresh blood, the BNP high command is planning to overhaul the Dhaka city committee of the party retaining the veteran Sadeque Hossain Khoka as its convenor The BNP high command is likely to announce the new…
Budget to be 3 times bigger under current regime: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Friday said the size of the national budget will be increased by three times during the present tenure compared to that during the last BNP-led alliance government. Speaking at a discussion after laying the foundation…
Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Magura
A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Jhama village in Mohammadpur upazila on Friday. The deceased was identified as Runa Khatun, 30, wife of Jahid Molla of the village. Quoting locals, Manirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police…
2 women, girl found hanging in 3 Munshiganj upazilas
Two women and a schoolgirl were found hanging in three separate incidents in Louhajang, Sreenagar and Sadar upazilas of the district on Thursday. Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from Jiyostala village in Sadar upazila on the day.…
‘Thief’ lynched in Manikganj
A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Dhulundi village in Ghior upazila early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mamun Hossain,26, son of Badsha Hossain of Tara Bandutia village of the upazila. Locals said when a Ranjit…
Underwater search for Malaysia plane MH370
Search teams have begun using towed pinger locators to hunt for the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. Two ships with the locator capabilities will search a 240km (150 mile) underwater path, in the hope of recovering the…
Central African Republic: Massacres in remote villages
Johannesburg – Anti-balaka fighters killed at least 72 Muslim men and boys, some as young as nine, in two recent attacks in southwestern Central African Republic. The assaults, on February 1 and 5, 2014, were in the village of Guen,…
Sri Lanka elevated to final as hailstorm spoils match
Sri Lanka have gone through to the final of the World Twenty20 beating the West Indies by 27 runs in D/L method in a rain-spoiled the first semifinal. A severe hailstorm forced an early end after Sri Lanka made 160…
Singapore to invite B’desh businessmen
Singapore will invite private entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to gain experience for boosting local economy. Chan Heng Wing, Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh, said this when she called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Thursday.
34th BCS subjective tests from May 4
The job-related subjective tests of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations will begin from May 4. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) announced the routine on its website on Thursday. These subjective tests, for candidates of professional and technical cadres,…
No plan of direct election to JS reserved seats: Minister
The Election Commission has no plan yet to hold direct elections to the 50 parliamentary seats reserved exclusively for women. This was stated by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, also responsible for the EC secretariat in Parliament,…
MP ‘beats up’ journo in C’nawabganj
A ruling party MP allegedly beat up a journalist in sadar upazila in the district on Thursday. Witnesses said Awami League MP (Sadar constituency) Abdul Odud physically assaulted the district correspondent of Daily Jugantor, Emran Faruq Masum, in front of…
14-party wants legal action against remarks on first president
Ruling Awami League-led 14–party alliance on Thursday urged the government to take legal action against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman, now living in England, for their recent identical statements claiming slain Gen Ziaur Rahman as…
Dhaka Wasa produces 17cr litres surplus water daily: LGRD Minister
Currently, Dhaka WASA has a daily surplus of 17 crore litres of water, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told Parliament on Thursday. The Dhaka WASA has achieved a daily production capacity of 242 crore liters of water against…
24 injured, houses vandalised in Jhenidah land dispute
At least 24 houses vandalized and 12 people were injured in two seperate clashes between residents of two villages in Shailkupa and Kaliganj upazilas in Jhenidah over land dispute on Thursday morning. Shailkupa thana officer in charge Moniruzzaman Mollah said…
One stop service centre for Malaysian visa launched in Dhaka
Malaysia government has set up a one stop service centre at Baridhara in Dhaka to help ease the process of visa applications. Malaysian Home Minister Dr Ahmed Zahid Hamidi inaugurated the service centre at 7 Suhrawardy Avenue at Baridhara in…
BAU teachers, students demand Saad killers’ arrest
Teachers and students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) here staged demonstrations on the campus for the second consecutive day on Thursday demanding the arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Saad Ibn Momtaj. The agitating students staged a sit-in…
BCL Juba League attack Janatar Manch activists
Supporters of Bangladesh Chhatra League and Juba League attacked Ganajagaran Manch activists at Shahbagh on Thursday evening, alleged the platform’s spokesperson. The Manch activists, who are demanding maximum punishment for the war criminals of 1971, meet in front of the…
How running ‘may preserve thinking skills’
Aerobic exercise in your 20s may protect the brain in middle age, according to a US study.
B’desh to provide India power inter-connectivity corridor
Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed in principle to explore possibility of developing an interconnection for electricity transmission line involving Bangladesh and India’s north-eastern and north-western side. This agreement in principle came at the 7th meeting of the Joint Steering…
Argentina launches Falklands currency note to mark anniversary
Argentina has launched a new 50-peso currency note featuring a map of the Falkland Islands to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the invasion of the British archipelago.
US soldier kills three, himself, injures 16 others in Foot Hood base
A soldier shot dead three colleagues and injured 16 others at the US Army’s Fort Hood base in Texas before killing himself, the military says.
4 die as carbon dioxide cylinder leaks at ship breaking yard
Four people died and two others fell sick after inhaling carbon dioxide following a gas cylinder leak at a ship breaking yard in Sitakund upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin, 28, Mohammad Faruque, 30, Gias Uddin,…
Pak ex-president Musharraf’s route ‘target of blast’
A bomb has targeted the convoy route of Pakistan’s former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, within minutes of him passing, police say.
Shark kills woman swimming off New South Wales beach
A woman has been killed by a shark while swimming off a popular beach in Australia’s New South Wales.
BNP for programs causing people no sufferings
Bangladesh National Party (BNP) will not give such a programme that may cause sufferings to the people, said BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday. “We will crease mass movement against the illegal government taking people with us,” he…
Dinosaur tracks: Prehistoric chase scene reconstructed
Scientists have digitally reconstructed the scene of a dinosaur chase – preserved in the mud of an ancient river bed in Texas.
Abbas freed, Fakhrul bailed in one case, held back in another
Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has been released from prison after getting bail from the High Court in four cases. He had been in jail since Mar 16 in connection with cases accusing him of sabotage. Dhaka central jail’s superintendent…