Aspirants are going from door to door seeking votes as elections in Lohagora upazila of the district will be held on March 15.
Year: 2014
Soil extraction denuding Durgapur of its flora
Ethnic groups’ lives, habitats jeopardised Unauthorised soil collection from Durgapur upazila of bordering Netrakona district is threatening existence of the inhabitants here.
Man beaten dead ‘by nephew’ in Kurigram
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his nephew over a family feud at Noadanga village in Fulbari upazila on Monday.
Jubo Dal leader sent to jail in Magura
Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal from Arpara Bazar in Shalikha upazila on Monday afternoon.
6 robbers held in Sylhet
Police arrested six alleged robbers along with a knife and a pistol from different areas in the city early Monday.
5 houses gutted in Ctg
At least five houses were gutted by a fire that broke out at East Bolirhat under Bakolia Police Station in the city early Monday.
4 terrorists held with firearms in Laxmipur
Police in separate drives arrested four alleged terrorists along with a light gun, a foreign-made pistol and four rounds of bullet from Sadar and Ramganj upazilas in the district on Monday.
Housewife commits suicide in Satkhira
A young housewife allegedly committed suicide at Uttar Nalta village in Tala upazila on Monday.
20 hurt as truckers, RCC toll collectors clash
At least 20 people were injured in a clash between truck drivers and toll collectors of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) in Babu Khan area of the city on Monday.
Wearables androids are on the way: Google
It would allow developers to create wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers using the Android operating system.
Mizanur regrets, Matiur apologises, court order Thursday
A senior editor with Prothom Alo has apologised over his articles during the hearing of contempt of court charges against him. Editor Matiur Rahman has also regretted in High Court about the publication of the articles taking full responsibility. The…
Cricketer Shakib to raise HIV, AIDS awareness
Bangladesh’s number one cricketer Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday renewed his commitment to making the young generation aware of the danger of HIV and AIDS. His commitment came at a press conference in presence of officials from International Cricket Council…
Committee to help protect fish breeder Halda river likely
An independent expert committee will be formed to help protect the Halda River, the country’s only breeding ground for carp fish. The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting arranged at the conference room of Fisheries and Livestock Ministry to…
Talk of development and the real picture
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said in Parliament, though most of the people do not bother, “what government has done in a short time, was done by none in the past” has drawn my attention. I do not know enough…
Leave guns, come to talks: Khaleda tells Awami League
Khaleda Zia has renewed her call to the Awami League to call early general elections. The BNP Chairperson alleged that the ruling party was trying ‘forcibly’ to stay in power and urged it to initiate talks for fresh balloting. “Leave…
Amanullah Kabir charged with contempt for TV talkshow comment
A Supreme Court lawyer has brought contempt-of-court charges against senior journalist Amanullah Kabir over his remarks at a television talk show. Former High Court judge Munsurul Haque brought the charges amid the hearing over a contempt rule against the joint…
1 killed, 10 missing in Shitalakshya engine boat capsize
One person was killed and 10 others went missing as an engine boat capsized in the Shitalakshya River at Jamalpur in Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Lemon,22, operator of Pran-RFL Group and son of Kajol…
John Kerry declines Vladimir Putin meeting over Ukraine
A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will not happen until Moscow engages with US proposals to tackle the crisis in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Mr Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Moscow’s…
Malaysia Airliner: Man with stolen passport has ‘no terror link’
A man travelling on a stolen passport on a missing Malaysian jet was a young Iranian who is not believed to have terrorist links, Malaysian police say. It is thought the 19-year-old was travelling to Germany where he was hoping…
Bogra SB burglary: Manager, cashier suspended
The authorities on Monday suspended Sonali Bank Adamdighi branch manager Shamsuddin Sharif and its cashier Ajharul Islam in connection with the looting of Tk 32.51 lakh from the branch. “Shamsuddin and Ajharul have been suspended as per the directives of…
Salman, 2 others submit HC order adjourning share scam hearing
Beximco Limited Vice-Chairman Salman F Rahman and two others of the company submitted an adjournment order of the High Court (HC) in a case to a Dhaka court on Monday afternoon. Defence lawyer Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajal submitted a copy…
Mohila Dal stages black-flag demos
Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal on Monday staged black-flag processions across the country protesting the police obstruction to their programme in the city marking the International Women’s Day on Saturday. The women wing of BNP brought out the black-flag processions in all…
BNP candidate ‘boycotts’ upazila polls
A BNP-backed candidate for Upazila elections has ‘boycotted’ the re-polling at a centre in Sirajganj’s Tarash. Voters were threatened and stopped from going to polling station, the candidate Khandker Selim Jahangir alleged amid voting at a Binnabari centre on Monday.…
Shibir calls strike at Shahjalal University – SUST
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, has called daylong shutdown in the four districts under the Sylhet division on March 20 and 21. Admission tests to the fist…
Hajj pilgrimage to cost Tk 300,000 in private packages
The government will give opportunity to 10,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims to perform hajj at Tk 300,000- 350,000. Altogether 101,758 Bangladeshi pilgrims will perform Hajj this year. Other than the 10,000 going on government packages, the rest can perform Hajj through private…
First ever bone marrow transplantation done in BD successfully
Transplantation of bone marrow has been completed for the first time in Bangladesh. A group of physicians led by Prof MA Khan, head of hematology and oncology department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Dr Bimalangshu Dey of Massachusetts General…
Huge success in char economy, health, hygiene, sanitation
Thousands of poor people, living in remote char areas on the Brahmaputra basin, have achieved laudable success in the fields of economy, health, hygiene, sanitation and safe drinking water in recent years.
Telecast policy for private TV channels at final stage: Inu
The formulation of a telecast policy for the private television channels is at the final stage, Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told Parliament on Monday. Responding to a supplementary question of Kamal Ahmed Majumder (Awami League-Dhaka), he said the draft…
7 lakh tonnes Boro rice expected to produce in Netrakona
Plantation of boro seedlings has been completed aimed to produce over seven lakh tonnes of rice in the current robi season in the district.
3 get life terms for acid attack
A woman from Rajshahi and her two accomplices have been sentenced to life in jail for throwing acid on her husband in an attempt to kill him. Rajshahi Additional Chief Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Shahidullah pronounced the verdict at 3pm…