Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in anti-smuggling drives seized huge quantity of smuggled goods worth more than Taka 12.24 lakh from different areas of the district during last 24 hours till this morning.
Year: 2014
Boro seeds distributed in Narsingdi
Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) Narsingdi has distributed 1,188 tonnes of Boro seeds (BRRI-28 and BRRI-29 varieties Dan) in six upazilas of the district to make the current Boro cultivation programme a success.
Crop cultivation on dried-up riverbeds, char lands
The landless char people, small, marginal and riverside farmers have been cultivating various Rabi crops now on vast tact’s of the dried-up riverbeds and char lands in the riverine areas of the northern districts.
Students vow to eradicate child marriage
Students of Madhupur Salehia Darus Sunnat Dakhil Madrasa and Kazirhat High School under Badarganj upazila here have vowed for launching social movement to eradicate child marriage and repression on women.
Mother and son slaughtered in Rajshahi
A mother and son were slaughtered reportedly by some unidentified miscreants at Dewlia village under Bagmara Upazila of the district last night, police sources said.
IC Tribunal asks journalists to be more responsible
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today asked journalists, covering the court proceedings, to be more sensible and responsible. The first tribunal came up with the view while criticizing journalists, especially the ones from TV channels, for their yesterday’s mistake as…
Mobarak given death penalty for war crimes
Md Mobarak Hossain from Brahmanbaria’s Akaura, has been sentenced to death for war crimes during the 1971 Liberation War. The International Crimes Tribunal-1, headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim, announced his verdict on Monday. Two among the five charges against…
Khaleda petitions for leave to appeal not accepted
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has rejected two leave to appeal petitions BNP chief Khaleda Zia had filed over a case accusing her of graft in the Zia Orphanage Trust. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Md…
AL turn mad driven by thirst for blood: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday night said Awami League has gone mad driven by its thirst for blood. “Awami League has now turned crazy with their thirst for people’s blood. They’re killing people everywhere whenever they get a chance.…
‘Increase migrant worker protection in Gulf countries’
Kuwait, November 22 – Labour ministers from Gulf and Asian countries meeting on November 26 and 27 next, should improve labour law protection, reform abusive immigration policies, and increase dialogue with trade unions and nongovernmental groups, 22 human rights organizations…
Yunus addresses social enterprise UK celebration
Nobel laureate Professor Yunus addressed as chief guest at the celebration of fourth anniversary of social enterprise UK held at the British parliament building to celebrate the occasion of Social Enterprise Day on November 20. Yunus congratulated the Houses of…
BNP reinstates its Comilla north district president
BNP has reinstated its Comilla north district unit president Khorshed Alam withdrawing the expulsion order against him. Korshed has been reinstated to his earlier post, a party press release signed by its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on…
Swedish dev coop minister arrives Monday
Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin arrives here on Monday on a three-day visit, aiming to deepen bilateral ties. She will lead a six-member delegation and meet State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Monday afternoon,…
Latif Sidique returns home facing arrest warrants
Braving several court warrants pending for his arrest, sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique returned home on Sunday night, nearly two months after his adverse remarks against Islam in the USA. The former Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister arrived at…
Cancer patient Apurbo!
Bangladeshi Popular tv actor Ziaul Faruk Apurbo is a cancer patient. He is waiting for the ending of his life. But this is not real, this is a story of his new tv play ‘Swapnoghuri’.
Space agency plans Mars rover from Lego bricks
Lego wants to be taken seriously as something more than a toy. The plastic brick made by the Danish toy company wants to construct a more hi-tech identity. It wants to be part of teaching about a space project.
World’s biggest crane ship Pieter Schelte sets sail for Rotterdam
The world’s largest crane ship, which is capable of lifting oil rigs, has set sail from its shipyard in South Korea for Rotterdam Port in the Netherlands.The Pieter Schelte, which left South Korea on Wednesday, is due to arrive at…
Alleged JMB Women wing chief Fatema, 3 others on remand
A Dhaka court yesterday (Sunday) placed alleged Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) Women Wing chief on six days remand and three other suspected members of the banned militant outfit Islamic group on ten days remand in two cases. Members of Detective Branch…
Computer hijacking arrests in UK and across Europe
Fifteen people have been arrested, including four in the UK, in connection with the hijacking of computers.
Robots face new test of creative abilities
A US professor is proposing a new way to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) is on a par with that of humans.
Google launches ad-free net experiment
Google has unveiled a project that offers web users the option to pay to visit sites rather than see adverts.
Bomber ‘kills 45’ at Afghan volleyball match
A suicide bomber has killed at least 45 people at a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.
Canadian Police questions Amar Desh editor in Niko case
A team of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on Sunday interrogated detained former energy adviser and incumbent acting editor of Bangla daily the Amar Desh at a Dhaka court in connection with Niko graft case. Earlier, in the morning, Mahmudur…
Iran nuclear talks: Diplomats push for Vienna deal
Foreign ministers from world powers discussing a nuclear deal with Iran are gathering in Vienna in a bid to reach agreement before Monday’s deadline.
Lewis Hamilton wins world championship in Abu Dhabi
Lewis Hamilton clinched his second drivers’ world championship with a comfortable victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Biman officials sent to jail in gold smuggling case
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent five accused persons including three officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines to the jail in a case of gold smuggling at Shahjalal International Airport.
Illegal VOIP business coming down fast: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday told parliament that illegal operation of VoIP has been coming down fast due to continuous drive and fixation of the international call termination rate. “The government has outlined measures against illegal Voice…
JP, JSD MPs stage walkout pressing removal of Biman chair
Lawmakers of Jatiya Party and an independent MP yesterday staged walked out from Parliament’s session protesting the government’s inaction against chairman of Biman Bangladesh for his alleged involvement in gold smuggling by using national flag carrier, and other irregularities. Lawmakers…
Global conference 2016 of Peoples’ movement in Nepal
Kathmandu: The Nepal Unit of the Nature–Human Centric Peoples Movement is going to organise a global conference 2016 in Nepal. General Secretary at Nepal Unit, Dindaya Rijal, informed that the conference will discuss climate change effects, global warming, widening gulf…
Bangladesh 2-0 up in ODI series against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs on second ODI to go 2-0 up in the series. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. Top order started off brilliantly but middle order collapsed. Tamim and Anamul put together second…