The wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has been found dead, following reports that he was having an affair, Indian media have said.
Year: 2014
Indian minister’s wife found dead
Sunanda was 52 years old and has a 21-year-old son from an earlier marriage.
Suchitra Sen: Iconic Indian Bengali actress dies
Veteran Indian actress Suchitra Sen has died in the eastern city of Calcutta, aged 82.
Worst year ever for SA rhino poaching
More white rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2013 than in any previous year, according to government figures.
‘Train of militancy’ must be stopped: Menon
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Friday said the ‘train of militancy’ would have to be stopped at any cost to build a Bangladesh free from communalism.
England beaten by James Faulkner as Australia take 2-0 lead
James Faulkner fired an unbeaten 69 as Australia recorded an extraordinary one-wicket win over England in Brisbane to go 2-0 up in the one-day series.
EC urged to contact Raushan on JP matters
The Jatiya Party has urged the Election Commission to contact its presidium member Raushan Ershad for any future communications pertaining to the party.
Grameen License Fee: Railways incur Tk 8.25cr loss in 2 FYs
Bangladesh Railway has incurred a loss of over Tk 8.25 crore in two fiscal years (FY07 and FY08) for realising license fee at lower rate from grameenphone, a leading mobile phone operator of the country.
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic into round four
Novak Djokovic continued his impressive progress at the Australian Open with a straight-sets win over Denis Istomin.
Khaleda protests Inqilab press shutdown, journos’ arrest
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday protested the closure of the printing press of the daily Inqilab by the government and the arrest of its three journalists.
PM spends time with eminent personalities at Ganobhaban lawn
Keeping aside her busy schedule, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday afternoon spent some pleasant time with the country’s leading poets, litterateurs, writers, journalists, academics, artistes and intellectuals.
North Korean premier greets Hasina
North Korean Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.
2-day IBBL business dev confce ends in city
A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) titled ‘Human Resources and Business Management at Branch Level’ ended at a city hotel on Friday.
BNP now diplomat-dependent party: Obaidul
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP has now become a diplomat-dependent party after failing to make its illogical movement a success.
Jubo Dal leader stabbed in Natore
A local leader of Jubo Dal was stabbed by some miscreants at Duttapara Bazar in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
100 hurt in Habiganj clash
Over 100 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Baniachang upazila of the district on Thursday.
2 students held with crude bombs, bomb ingredients in Ctg
Police arrested two students of an Islamic university in possession of six crude bombs and some bomb making materials at Madambibi in Sitakunda upazila early Friday. –UNB, Chittagong.
12 Jamaat-Shibir activists arrested in Ctg
Chittagong district police arrested 12 activists of Jamaat-Shibir in an overnight drive in Sitakunda and Satkania upazilas of the district last night.
Bumper production of mustard likely in Jamalpur
The farmers of Jamalpur are expecting a bumper production of mustard in the current season.
Agrani Bank distributes blankets in Rangpur
Rangpur Regional Office of Agrani Bank Limited (ABL) distributed blankets among the cold-hit people at a ceremony on the premises of Khasbag Government Primary School here yesterday.
Blanket distribution among cold hit people in C’nawabganj
Different government and non-government organisations extended their helping hands towards the cold-hit poor people in the district.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry plying halted for 7 and half hrs
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route remained suspended for seven and a half hours till Friday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
BD politics: European Parliament urges EU to assist process for compromise
Apparently pointing finger at Jamaat-e-Islami, the European Parliament has said the political parties which are associated with ‘terrorist acts’ in Bangladesh must be banned.
Group: Myanmar mob kills more than a dozen Muslims
A Buddhist mob rampaged through a town in an isolated corner of Myanmar, hacking Muslim women and children with knives, a villager and a rights group reported, saying Friday that more than a dozen people may have been killed.
Great Acress Suchitra passed away
Veteran actor Suchitra Sen breathed her last on Friday morning at a Kolkata hospital. The 82-year-old actor acted mostly in Bengali films, a few in Hindi with Aandhi hitting the screens in 1975.
Parliament without real opposition
The country witnessed an unprecedented election in its history and through there is a parliament and a cabinet have already been formed. Who has actually benefitted, the AL, the BNP or the masses of the people of this land? People…
MKA gets shoes hurled at him
Less than two months into losing the job as the Home Minister, Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP suffered an unexpected humiliation in Kachua upazila on Thursday as shoes were thrown at him at a religious function.
BNP leader Selima Rahman released
Veteran actor Suchitra Sen breathed her last on Friday morning at a Kolkata hospital. The 82-year-old actor acted mostly in Bengali films, a few in Hindi with Aandhi hitting the screens in 1975. Ironically, that was the year of…
Khaleda militants’ leader: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said Khaleda Zia will be considered the leader of militants and criminals until she severs ties with Jamaat-e-Islami.
Police raid Inqilab office:5-day remand sought for Atique
Police on Friday sought a five-day remand for Diplomatic Correspondent of the Daily Inqilab Ahmed Atique in a case filed with Wari Police Station under the Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT), 2006.