It’s November and that time of year when the sleepy town of Churchill, Manitoba, on the western shore of Hudson Bay in Canada, turns into polar bear central.
Year: 2014
Son kills father in Jhalakathi
A father was killed by his drug addicted son at Rola village under Rajapur upazila of the district this morning.
One to die for killing wife
A court here today sentenced one person to death for killing his wife at Naluapara area of the town in 2010.
Orange cultivation becomes successful in sub-Himalayan districts
Cultivation of orange on commercial basis has become successful bringing fortune to many farmers and ushering in new prospect and era in the economy of the sub-Himalayan Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts.
Effective value chain for ensuring fair milk price stressed’
Speakers at an orientation course have stressed for establishing of an effective value chain system to benefit both producers and consumers by ensuring production of more hygienic milk and its fair price.
‘Students need leadership training for cherished national uplift’
Speakers at a discussion stressed the need for arranging leadership training for the students of higher seats of learning for equipping them with modern knowledge for the sake of cherished national development in future.
Growers happy to get desired production in Gaibandha
Growers of BINA Dhan-11 of the district are so much happy as they have got desired output against their crop this year creating positive impacts to other farmers.
Road development project inaugurated in C’nawabganj
A road up gradation project between Dariapur of Sadar Upazila and Durlavpur under Shibganj Upazila of the district was inaugurated here on Sunday.
Gazipur city mayor among 439 sued for clash with cops
A case was filed against 439 BNP leaders and activists, including Gazipur City Corporation mayor and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s advisor M A Mannan, in connection with Sunday’s clash with police in front of BNP office here.
Unidentified youth found dead in Benapole
Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth in a sack from a paddy field at Balunda village in Benapole port thana on Sunday.
37 Swechchhasebak League men sent to jail in Sylhet
A court here on Sunday sent 37 local leaders and activists of Swechchhasebak League to jail in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act with Bianibazar police station.
Jamaat leader held in Sylhet
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Jindabazar area in the city Sunday night.
Old woman found dead in Sherpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified old woman from a paddy field at Kapashia village in Nalitabari upazila on Sunday afternoon.
One held with 6 crude bombs in Jhalokati
Police arrested a man along with six crude bombs from a madrasah in the district town on Sunday night.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi in Thakurgaon
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi young man from Beurjhari border in Baliadangi upazila on Sunday night.
Youth commits ‘suicide’ in Rajshahi
A young man allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the path of a speeding train in Dashpukur area in the city on Sunday afternoon.
Two held with fake currency notes in Jessore
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police in a drive arrested two men along with 15 fake currency notes amounting to 15,000 taka from Chotkapota village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.
World leaders gather in Beijing for Apec summit
Leaders from China, Russia, Japan, the US and other Asia-Pacific states are in Beijing for a two-day summit. Bilateral meetings between top leaders will take place on Monday, followed by a formal leaders’ summit on Tuesday. There is speculation Chinese…
Bangladesh enrols 4.5 million new voters
The Election Commission has registered more than 4.5 million fresh voters in 511 out of the 514 upazilas and thanas across Bangladesh. The figure of new voters is commensurate with the EC’s estimation of finding 46 lakh voters across the…
Noor Hossain sacrifice to inspire freeing democracy: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday said that democracy freed through a 9-year movement in 1990 has again been chained, and that conspiracies are on to alienate it from the country. The dream of Noor Hossain is yet to…
One nabbed in Faruqi murder case
DB police have caught a guy named Sheikh Mozaffor Bin Mohsin (29) in connecgtion with the murder of Nurul Islam Faruki (60). Faruki was an anchor of religious programs in various private TV channels. Police caught Mozaffor from the premises…
Berlin Wall: Angela Merkel hails fall as ‘dream come true’
The fall of the Berlin Wall has shown the world that dreams can come true and “nothing has to stay as it is”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
Iraq troops ‘seize Baiji oil refinery town centre’ from IS
Iraqi government forces have seized large areas of the town of Baiji – home to Iraq’s biggest oil refinery – from Islamic State fighters, officials say.
Iran nuclear crisis: Oman hosts talks as deadline nears
High-level talks are taking place in Oman ahead of the 24 November deadline for a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme.
How to make a diamond from scratch
Every so often, Dan Frost hears a dull thud and his office floor vibrates.
Hrithik and Sussanne are legally divorced!
Finally, superstar Hrithik Roshan and his estranged wife Sussanne Khan are now legally seperated.
Fed Cup final: Czech Republic beat Germany 3-0
Czech Republic beat Germany to win a third Fed Cup title in four years.
No dialogue with BNP, no polls till 2019: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday ruled out the possibility of dialogue with the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) saying, ‘there can be no dialogue wiith those who had bloods of shaheeds in their hands. There wille be no mid-term…
Female UP member chopped dead in Manikganj
Police recovered the body of a female union parishad (UP) member, who was chopped to death, at Jamalpur village in Singair upazila of the district on Sunday morning.
Dried fish processing now at its peak in the Sundarbans
10,000 fishermen go into the Bay Dried fish processing is now at its peak in the Sundarbans as the char (shoals emerged from riverbed) areas here are bustling with the people involved in the industry.