BNP on Monday warned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that she will be put on trial very soon for the ‘vicious mass killings’ being carried by joint forces across the country. The party also threatened that Sheikh Hasina will be made…
Day: February 2, 2015
5 get burn injuries in petrol bomb attsck on Gazipur train
At least five people suffered burn injuries when miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a commuter train in Sreepur upazila here on Monday amid the ongoing 72-hour hartal and nonstop transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Nipah virus claims 3 lives in Naogaon
Nipah virus has claimed the lives of three people, including two children, in Manda upazila of the district in nine days till Friday. The victims are Apple Mahmud, 11, son of Moklesur Rahman, and Kawser Ali, 13, son of Abdul…
2 Shibir activists held in Noakhali
Police arrested two Shibir activists along with two petrol bombs and two crude bombs from Napiter Pole area in the district town on Monday morning.
RAKUB disburses Tk 28 cr loan in Thakurgaon
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) disbursed Taka 28 crore as different loans through its 19 branches in the district during the last six months of the current fiscal year.
Mohila Parishad distributes blankets among 500 poor in Gaibandha
Local Mohila Parishad unit distributed blankets among the 500 distressed people of Sadar and Fulchhari upazilas on Sunday.
59 BNP-Jamaat men sued in Benapole
Police on Sunday filed a case was filed against 59 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami for torching vehicles on the Jessore-Benapole highway on Saturday.
Four women rescued while being trafficked to India through Benapole
Police rescued four women while they were being trafficked to India illegally from Putkhali frontier here on Sunday night.
Four bomb-makers held in Rajshahi
Police rounded up four members of bomb-making team belongs to Islami Chhatra Shibir, student-wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami, in the cityon Sunday night.
Organic, compost fertilizer uses can help protect soil nutrients
Substantial and sustainable uses of organic and compost fertilizer in the farming fields can help protecting the soil nutrients from further declining trend for the sake of upholding the soil productivity, agricultural researchers and others concerned here said.
Australia v England: Glenn Maxwell helps hosts win tri-series
England were thrashed in their last competitive match before the World Cup, crumbling to a 112-run defeat in the tri-series final in Perth.
Jordan vow after IS beheading of Japan hostage Goto
Jordan has vowed to do all it can to secure the release of a pilot captured by Islamic State, after a video was released appearing to show the beheading of a Japanese hostage.
Israeli conductor dies after on-stage collapse
Renowned Israeli conductor Israel Yinon has collapsed and died during a concert performance in Switzerland.
Climate concern ‘linked to floods’
Public belief in the reality of climate change has risen in Britain, partly because of the 2013 winter floods, according to a report.
Murder solicitation case against Khaleda 4 others
A petition was filed with a Dhaka court against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others on charge with criminal solicitation in connection with the killing of people in blockade violence. The three other accused are BNP standing committee member…
New ICT policy draft approved in cabinet
The cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy-2015’ aimed at development and promotion of ICT sector to ensure its effective use to achieve nation’s development goals. The approval was given in the…
3 killed 5 hurt as truck hits autorickshaw in Sirajganj
Three persons were killed and five other injured ,two of them seriously, in a road accident on the Bogra-Nagarbari Highway at Parkula Bazar area under Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Monday morning. he deceased were identified as Ibrahim Hossain,…
India Congress ex-minister quits amid Rahul Gandhi row
A senior figure of India’s main opposition Congress has quit the party after making allegations against the party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Jayanthi Natarajan accused Mr Gandhi of “interfering” in her work when she was environment minister from 2011 to 2013.…
Sirajganj Jamaat leader dies after arrest with bullet injury dies
A Jamaat leader, who was arrested after a clash with police at Bakua village in Ullahpara upazila on Sunday, died at Sirajganj General Hospital early Monday. The deceased was identified as Saidul Islam, 48, secretary of Bakua union unit of…
Express train derails at Mirsarai, rail link with Ctg snapped
Rail communication to and from the port cit of Chittaong has remained suspended since 4 am on Monday as the engine and two bogies of the Nasirabad Express Train coming from Mymensingh derailed at Mirsarai due to removal of some…
PM asks AL MPs to create public opinion, resist subversion
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed all Awami League lawmakers to create a public opinion against the destructive politics of the BNP-Jamaat alliance. She gave the directives while presiding over a meeting of the Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP)…
Kader Siddiqui urges Hasina to sit for dialogue
Bangabir Kader Siddiqui who along with leaders of his Krishak Sramik Janata League are staging sit-in near his party office in Motijheel in the capital on Sunday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to sit in the negtiating table to resolve…