At least 14 BNP leaders and activists, including the Ishwardi municipality mayor, were manhandled by an angry mob in Ishwardi upazila on Sunday.
Year: 2014
AL-BNP clash injures 15 in Bagerhat
At least 15 people, including a union parishad (UP) chairman, was injured in a clash between supporters of the ruling Awami League and BNP at Sanyasi Bazar in Rampal upazila on Sunday evening.
Wrinkled Mercury’s shrinking history
By Jonathan Amos The innermost world has shrunk as it has cooled over time, its surface cracking and wrinkling in the process.
Immune upgrade gives ‘HIV shielding’
By James Gallagher It raises the prospect of patients no longer needing to take daily medication to control their infection.
Frank Quitely, comic book artist at work
By Helen Stewart “If you can’t be the best footballer, you might as well be the best at drawing,” he acknowledges. “There is a certain kudos.”
‘Life is art all the time’
Lady Gaga − sphinx-like on a makeshift throne − is surrounded by mannequins draped in white material. She takes long (sometimes minutes-long) pauses between questions, eyes closed.
World Twenty20 2014: Ireland beat Zimbabwe in T20 opener
Zimbabwe were going at almost 10 runs an over before being pegged back and they posted 163-5 from their 20 overs.
Missing Malaysia plane: Co-pilot ‘spoke last words’
Investigators are looking into the possibility that the aircraft’s crew were involved in its disappearance.
EU and US impose sanctions over Crimea
The moves follow Sunday’s referendum in Crimea, in which officials say 97% of voters backed breaking away from Ukraine and joining Russia.
Instagram Makes Its Android App Faster and Prettier in Big New Update
In a blog post on Wednesday, Instagram announced a sizable update to its app for Android smartphones. The update, available now in the Google Play Store, will make the app load much faster, according to the blog post, and also…
iPhone’s iOS 7.1 Has a Gesture Control Feature
By Zach Epstein, BGR Apple released iOS 7.1 to the public on Monday afternoon, and it came right on time, as per BGR’s exclusive report from back in December of last year.
Future of language education in Bangladesh
Masum Billah Things have truly surfaced that students are still unable to use English in their practical life even though they attain good grades in the public examinations in our country. So, the assessment system should be changed to learn…
How do you track a plane?
Mystery continues to surround the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared without trace more than a week ago.
Call for enriching Bengali cultural heritage, ideals
Speakers at a cultural function have stressed properly preserving and flourishing our rich Bengali cultural heritage, ideals and feelings to inspire the future generations in nurturing those for enriching further.
Companiganj upazila health complex in poor health
Companiganj health complex in the district is miserably failing to provide proper medical services to the patients due to acute shortage of doctors and lack of other logistics.
The poorest PM in the world and ourselves
Sushil Kayirala, the Prime Minister of Nepal is reported to be the poorest PM in the world. He had been living in a very simple rented house before be came to power as PM of Nepal. This house was rented…
Asst presiding officer killed in M’singh road crash
An assistant presiding officer was killed as a tractor rammed his motorcycle at Jhalua in Nandail upazila on Saturday night.
Coal worker stabbed to death in Sunamganj
A coal worker was stabbed to death by unknown miscreants at Lalghat in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district on Saturday night.
Bangladesh beat Hong Kong 5-1 in Asian Hockey
Bangladesh made a flying start in the Islami Bank Asian Games Hockey Qualifiers outplaying Hong Kong China by 5-1 goals in their first match at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium on Sunday. Bangladesh skipper, drag and flick specialist Mamunur…
Law regulating practice of physicians would be updated
Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said the existing law under the BMDC regulating practicing physicians would be updated to make the doctors more accountable. “The government is thinking of incorporating a new provision of investigation and…
Greater use of ICT to stop women violence stressed
Speakers at a function here on Sunday underscored the need for the increased use of ICT and enforcing related laws effectively, aiming to stop violence against women in the country. They were addressing the concluding ceremony of a two-day anti-corruption…
ACC seeks wealth info of 2 sitting, former MPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought wealth statements of Awami League lawmaker Aslamul Haque Aslam and former Jatiya Party MP M Abdul Jabbar and their family members. The commission on Sunday served sent notices to Aslamul Haque, MP and his…
Dr. Khandakar Mosharraf sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain to jail after he was produced to the court on completion of his three-day remand in a money laundering case. Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan of Dhaka’s…
Khandaker Delwar’s 3rd anniversary of death observed
BNP and its associate bodies observed the third death anniversary of former BNP secretary general Khandaker Delwar Hossain with due respect on Sunday. To mark the day, BNP arranged a milad mahfil on the ground floor of its Nayapaltan central…
Khaleda blasts Govtg for Jailing BNP leaders
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday described sending of three senior party leaders including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jails rejecting their bails as a manifestation of severe repressive attitude of the government to the party. In…
BNP’s UZ polls participation to continue
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will continue its participation in the next phases of Upazila (UZ) Parishad polls in spite of bringing allegation of massive rigging of votes and capturing of polling centres during the third phase of election that was…
Bangabandhu’s birth anniversary Monday
The 94th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be celebrated on Monday as the National Children’s Day. The day is a public holiday. On March 17 in 1920, the architect of the nation was born at Tungipara in…
63.52pc voter turnout in 3rd phase UZ polls
Some 63.52 percent of voters cast their votes in the third phase elections in 81 upazilas of the country’s 41 districts held on Saturday. According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout in Saturday’s elections was 63.52 percent.
BNP demo against jailing its leaders Monday
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will stage demonstration across the country today protesting sending of its three senior leaders including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail by rejection their bails. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced…
German envoy questions some of BD’s energy choices
German Ambassador in Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze has expressed concern over the government’s recent decisions to construct a coal-fired power plant not far from the Sundarbarns and a nuclear power plant near Pabna. Questioning some of Bangladesh’s energy choices, especially…