A police constable was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.
Year: 2014
Minor drowns in pond in Rajshahi
A minor boy drowned in a pond at Ayra village in Tanor upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
Motorcyclist killed in Sylhet road crash
A man was killed in a road accident in Ansar area of Bagha union in Golapganj upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
1 held with 555 yaba tablets in Rajshahi
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 555 pieces of Yaba tablet from his possession in Charghat upazila of the district on Saturday.
Huge sale as thousands throng gender fair in Rangpur
Huge sale of the locally produced goods is being observed on the second day today as thousands of people thronging the gender fair arranged here for women empowerment through flourishing female entrepreneurship.
Flourish talent of autistic, mentally retarded children: Ashikur
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Public Administration H N Ashikur Rahman has stressed for flourishing enormous talent of the autistic and mentally retarded children.
UP member killed in Manikganj
A female UP member was allegedly killed by some unidentified miscreants in Bayra- Baimail area under Singair upazila of the district last night.
30 injured in Pabna road accident
At least thirty people were injured in a road accident at Chinapara on the Dhaka-Pabna highway under Sujanagar upazila of the district this morning.
Sedition complaint lodged against Tarique in Jessore
A sedition case was lodged with a Jessore court on Sunday against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Advocate SM Afzal Hossain, organising secretary of district Awami League, filed the complaint with…
Govt’s defeat thru movement to take time: Fakhrul
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has defeat of the government through success of movement may take some time. “Today, a democratic government has turned into an autocratic government. They grabbed power illegally. So, it may take some…
Bangladesh ex-judge sent to jail on militancy link charge
A court here on Sunday sent a former assistant judge, who is also an alleged leader of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, to jail in a case filed in connection with the recovery of jihadi books from his Chittagong…
HRW call Dhaka to halt execution of Kamaruzzaman
New York – The death sentence against Muhammed Kamaruzzman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party convicted of war crimes during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, should immediately be stayed. Kamaruzzman should be granted a right to appeal against the death…
Why JS power to dismiss judges not illegal: HC
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in two weeks why the 16th amendment of the Constitution, which empowered the Parliament to remove Supreme Court judges, should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional. In response…
Jamaat observes protest day Sunday for release of its leaders
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a countrywide protest for Sunday demanding release of its top leaders convicted or under trial on war crimes charges. The party’s acting Secretary General Shafiqur Rahman, in a statement on Saturday, alleged the government was…
Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda faces graft case in court
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has appeared in court on Sunday. She has been accused in accused in two cases of corruption for alleged defalcation of money of Zia Orphanage Trust. She left her Gulshan home around 10am for Old Dhaka,…
India army says sorry over Kashmir teenager deaths
The Indian army has issued an unusual apology for shooting dead two teenage boys in Indian-administered Kashmir. The army says it made a mistake in firing at a car they were travelling in on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday.…
Main accused in Burdwan blast arrested?
West Bengal police have reportedly arrested the main accused in Burdwan blast, Sajid, a Bangladeshi national and chief commander of terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangaldesh (JMB). Sajid was arrested by sleuths of Bidhannagar Police Commissionarate on Saturday afternoon from the Airport…
Bangladesh solar revolution fanfare misses principal actor
The role of the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has been acclaimed for the installation of three million solar home systems in the country in the last one decade. Amid huge media hype a plan to install another three million…
India nabs women suspected ‘plotting to kill Hasina-Khaleda
Indian police have arrested a 36-year-old woman who is suspected of being involved in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The arrest came days after Indian security officials said they had uncovered a…
Police speaking in political language: BNP
Venting his anger over denial of permission for their rally, BNP spokesman Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that police officials now speak in political language. “Now there’s no democracy in the country… democracy is now under police boots……
Women advancement propels overall progress: Mosharraf
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here on Friday evening that the advancement of women in various sectors of our national life has created an important impact on overall progress.
Lighterage vessel workers on strike pressing cruise security
Bangladesh Lighterage Sramik Union, an association of the lighterage vessel workers, went on an indefinite strike across the country on Saturday to press home their several demands, including security waterways. Abu Taher, president of the union, announced the strike from…
Prospect of aromatic rice production in Barind tract bright
Prospect of aromatic and fine quality rice production in vast Barind tract is very bright as it is endowed with many native fine and aromatic rice varieties, which have enormous demands both at home and abroad.
4 drug traders held in Chapainawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested four drug traders and recovered 136 bottles of phensidyl from their possession at Tartipur Swashanghat area in Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday.
Free treatment provided to 1,000 patients in Laxmipur
About 1,000 patients of different diseases were provided medicare services at a daylong camp arranged at Charsita village under Ramgati upazila of the district on Friday.
Smuggled goods seized in Joypurhat
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized a huge quantity of smuggled goods and drugs from different frontier areas of the district last night.The goods are— cumin seed, still goods, shares, three piece, spices, imitation ornaments, cosmetics…
3,000 tonnes food grains allotted in Jamalpur
District Relief and Rehabilitation Department (DRRO) has allocated 3,000 tonnes food grains to implement various development projects in the district during 2014-15 fiscal.
Tk 1 crore Indian clothes seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled Indian clothes worth Tk one crore from Nabharan area on the Benapole-Jessore road in Sharsha upazila early Saturday.
17 cops hurt in Sylhet clash over grabbing water body
Seventeen policemen were injured in a clash between local people and police over taking possession of a water body illegally in Thubri Shilchand area of Goainghat upazila on Saturday early morning.
BNP leader injured in attack in Pabna
A local leader of BNP was injured by stabbing in an attack by some miscreants on the Abdul Hamid Road in the town on Friday night.