Pele has joked that he is ready to play for Brazil after being released from hospital in Sao Paulo. The 74-year-old admitted he had a “scare” after spending several days in intensive care. After successful treatment for a urinary tract…
Year: 2014
Real Madrid stretch winning run as Ronaldo and Gareth Bale score
Real Madrid set a new Spanish record of 19 successive wins as they advanced to the Champions League last 16 with a routine 4-0 victory over Ludogorets.
Rab report finds 20 of its men involved in N’ganj murders
The internal probe by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has blamed three of its former officers for the murder of seven people in Narayanganj, including City Corporation Councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Kumar Sarkar. Rab unit submitted its…
Warrant issued against BNP sr vice chairman Tarique
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrant for Senior BNP Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman in a defamation case for saying Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ‘Pakbandhu’, friend of Pakistan. Magistrate Ataul Haque of the…
Australia dominating after second day
Resuming the day at 354 for 6 Australia finished day 2 at 517 for 7 on Wednesday. Thanks to a 163 runs partnership between Clarke and Smith. Rain washed most of the days play, only 30 overs of cricket was…
JS body asks DU deptt to study forced marriage
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs yesterday entrusted a department of Dhaka University with the responsibility to carry out institutional and standard research on forced marriage, age of marriage and the right to pregnancy. A…
Jamaat to mark 1st year of Quader Mollah execution
Jamaat-e-Islmai has taken two-day programme to mark the 1st anniversary of execution of party leader Abdul Quader Mollah for war crime charges. According to programme, the Islmaist party will bring out peaceful processions througout the country on Thursday and Doa…
Human rights in Bangladesh on verge of ruination: BNP
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that now the human rights in the country is not only under threat but also on the verge of ruination. “The government itself is violating the human rights,” he said…
Spilled oil of sunken tanker spreads to 40 kilometres stretch of river
The oil tanker that sank in Shela river inside the sunderbans spilling 357,000 litres of oil spill in the fragile mangrove forests threatening not only fishes and other aquatic animals and plants of the river but also the forests on…
Hungary inks deal with Russia for two more nuke units
Russia will build, operate and maintain two units at phase II of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power project. The units will be built using A series of contracts to this effect were signed in the Hungarian capital yesterday (December 9, 2014)…
Another huge haul of gold at Airport, who to blame?
Customs intelligence officials recovered 43 kilograms gold, worth Tk 21.50 crore, from the freight unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Wednesday. The 43 gold bars, each weighing one kg, were kept hidden in a garment accessories parcel…
Foggy weather disrupts Bangladesh ferry services
Ferry services on the Shemulia-Kewrakandi route remained suspended for over 13 hours on Tuesday night due to dense fog. Foggy weather is being experienced in the country for about a week with the advent of the winter. Fog also disturbs…
Climate change performance index: CO2 emissions rise at lower rates
Lima–Global emissions have reached a new peak, but recent developments indicate a new readiness for action on climate protection. This is the message of the 10th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI); a ranking of the climate protection…
Probe body leader in N’ganj 7-murder case changed
The High Court has ordered a change in the probe committee formed to investigate the Narayanganj seven-murder incident. Additional Secretary of Ministry of Public Administration Md Abdul Hakim has been appointed the committee’s new chief. Seven men, including former Narayanganj…
Man killed in Tangail road accident
A man was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on the Banghabandhu Bridge in Bhuapur upazila early Tuesday morning.
Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Sylhet
A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling fan of her room in Bhatkhola area of Dakshin Surma upazila on Monday.
4 teens back home from India after 1 yr’s jail term
Four Bangladeshi teenagers have returned home from India after serving one year’s jail term for illegal stay in that country after intrusion.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume after 8 hrs’ halt
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resumed after eight hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Tuesday morning.
Day-long hartal underway in Khagrachhari
A daylong hartal, enforced by ‘Santras O Chandabaji Protirodh Committee’ (A platform to resist terrorism and extortion) protesting rise in terrorist activities and extortion in the district is progressing peacefully here today.
6 youths jailed in Jessore drugs case
A mobile court in Jessore on Monday night sentenced six young men to six months’ imprisonment each for taking and peddling drugs.
5 JCD men held over violence in Moulvibazar
Police arrested five local leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student associate body of BNP, at Jagannathpur village in Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon over violence.
Man killed in Shariatpur clash over land
A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land-related dispute at Kapashpara village in Naria upazila on Monday.
PM Eulogises Begum Rokeya’s role, distributes awards
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday emphasised the need for establishing equal rights of males and females, saying that no society could advance if half segment of the society is left behind in the process of progress and development. “Equal…
Tourist killed at a road crash in Bandarban
A tourist was killed and three other seriously wounded in a jeep crashed at Chingtui Memberpara area on Bandarban-Chinbuk road on Monday.
One jailed for running unauthorized factory in C’nawabganj
A mobile court here on Monday sentenced a man to one and a half years in jail for running an unauthorized energy drink factory.
Harvest of T-Aman paddy progressing fast in Gaibandha
Harvest of transplanted (T) Aman paddy, a high valued crop, has been progressing fast in all seven upazilas of the district.
Netrakona liberated on December 9
December 9, 1971 has turned out to be a red-letter day for the people of Netrakona as they were liberated and their soil was freed from the occupation of Pakistani military forces.
Babla Bon mass grave in Rajshahi faces negligence for long
Family members of several Liberation War martyrs have demanded steps for protection and proper maintenance of Babla Bon mass grave site in Rajshahi city so that people can pay homage to the great sons of the soil, who were buried…
District council of Chhatra League held in Rangpur
The biennial district council of district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was held at Town Hall auditorium in the city yesterday amid huge enthusiasm and festivity among the leaders and workers of the organisation.
Tanker carrying huge oil sinks in Sundarbans
A tanker carrying some 3.57 lakh liters of furnace oil sank in the Shela River at Joymonigol under the East Zone of the Sundarbans on Tuesday morning as a cargo trawler hit it amid dense fog , leaving its master…