A youth committed suicide under a speedy train after quarreling with his wife at Teliapara in Madhabpur Upazila in the district this afternoon.
Month: February 2015
One killed, one hurt in Jamalpur Road accident
One was killed and another injured in a road accident on Jamalpur-Tangail road in sadar upazila this morning.
7 shops gutted in B’baria
Seven shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Chhati Patti in Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.
2 killed as boat capsizes in Narsingdi
Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a launch and an engine-run boat in the Meghna River near Srinagar village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
10 Bangladeshis return after serving jail in India
At least ten Bangladeshi people including two children returned home through Benapole check post on Friday after serving nine months in an Indian jail.
Man killed ‘by stepbrother’ over land in Naogaon
A man was beaten to death allegedly by his stepbrother over a land-related dispute at Tilon village in Mohadevpur upazila on Friday night.
BPUP calls for stopping violence, communalism
Leaders of district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad (BPUP) at a human chain here have called for stopping all sorts of violence, anarchy, terrorism, killing of innocent people and communalism.
3 Juba Dal activists injured in Magura police firing
Three Juba Dal activists received bullet injures when police opened fire on a procession at Salikha Upazila under Magura district on Saturday. Local Juba Dal leaders said the firing was unprovoked. Police however said that shots were fired when processionists…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup opener
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 98 runs on Saturday in their World Cup opener at Hagley Oval. The Black Caps made 331 for six batting first with Corey Anderson hitting 75, Brendon McCullum 65 and Kane Williamson contributing 57.…
Australia rout England by 111 runs
Australia routed England by 111 runs in their World Cup opener at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of almost 85,000 fans on Saturday. England, chasing a winning target of 343, were bowled out for 231 after Mitchell Marsh took…
Protect Sunderbans, remove plants, industries, godowns from forest
Speakers at a discussion meeting in Khulna on Saturday stressed the need for building awareness among the people to protect Sunderban, the largest mangrove forest in the world. They urged the government to declare 14th February as the Sunderban Day…
FBCCI urges BNP-led alliance to withdraw hartal
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Saturday urged the BNP-led 20-party alliance to withdraw its 72-hour nationwide hartal beginning from tomorrow (Sunday) morning. In a statement the apex trade body strongly condemned the cocktail attacks…
20-Party calls 72-hour hartal till Wednesday morning
The BNP-led 20-party alliance has called 72-hour countrywide hartal from Sunday morning till Wednesday morning as there was no sign of calling fresh polls under caretaker government, killing or maiming of leaders and activist of the alliance in ‘crossfire’ across…
Mukut’s book cover unveiled at Ekushey Book Fair
The cover of Sayed Mahmud Hasan Mukut’s second book of poetries ‘Mon Chuyeche Nil Shari Nil Tip” was unveiled at the Ekushey Book Fair of Bangla Academy on Friday. Former minister Mizanur Rahman Shelley, eminent novelist and writer Ali Iman,…
Khaleda’s office staff cooking their own food
As the law enforcers continued restricting food supply to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the third consecutive day, party leaders and office staff on Friday started cooking food on their own inside it for themselves. They took the…
Train derails at Godagari in Rajshahi
Rail link of Rajshahi with Chapainawabganj were cut off as a train derailed after miscreants removed fishplates from the railway track at Latitnagar Station in Godagari uapzila in Rajshahi early Saturday.
Key Iraqi town near US training base falls to Islamic State
Islamic State (IS) has captured an Iraqi town about 8km (5 miles) from an air base housing hundreds of US troops, the Pentagon says. US officials downplayed the fall of al-Baghdadi, which is within striking distance of the Ain al-Asad…
One killed in Barguna ‘gunfight’, 3 injured in Laxmipur
One Mozammel Huq was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police at Amtali Upazila in Barguna district in the early hours of Saturday. Police said Amjad was the leader of a gang of dacoits. Five policemen were injured in the…
Badsah’s body arrives Sunday, Janaza at Baitul Mukarram after Asr
The dead-body of late Aminul Huq Badsha, former first press secretary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will arrive at dhaka hazrat shahjalal international airport on 15th february (sunday) at 12 pm from london by Bangladesh biman. The body will be received by…
BGMEA hunger strike against violence Saturday
Exporters, as part of its ongoing programme protesting hartal and blockade, will observe a token hunger strike on Saturday seeking an end to violence and thus restoring a peaceful business environment in the country. They will observe the token hunger…
Modi wishes Bangladesh cricket team’s success to Hasina
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina this (Friday) morning and wished the Bangladesh Cricket team a success in the ICC World Cup. “Indian Prime Minister called our Prime Minister at about 10:30 am,” PM’s Press…
AL, Bnp will invite intervention if they don’t sit together: Manna
Voicing concern over reluctance about engaging in dialogue by BNP and Awami League, Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Friday said the two parties are paving the path for undemocratic forces to intervene in country’s politics. “There’s no chance…
Oscar Fernandez meets Nisha Desai, discusses Bangladesh
Stephane Dujaric, spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, has said on Thursday that Assistant Secretary Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, as part of his functions, is in regular contact with Member States, including the United States (US). Replying to a question at…
Bnp threatens non-cooperation movement against killing
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday warned that the people would be forced to resort to civil disobedience and non-cooperation movement against the government soon, said BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed in a statement. “The illegal and unelected Awami League…
Khaleda’s office sans food supply for third day, visitors refused
Police continued to bar food supplies for leaders of BNP and staffs of Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office for the third consecutive day yesterday. Almost all staffs and BNP leaders were living on dry foods, said Shyrul Kabir Khan, a member…
Steve Strange, Visage lead singer, dies aged 55
Steve Strange, lead singer of 1980s pop band Visage, has died aged 55 following a heart attack, his record label says.
Myanmar clashes with rebels ‘kill 47 soldiers’
Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in a week of fighting between government troops and Kokang ethnic rebels in Myanmar, state media report.
US ‘at risk of mega-drought future’
The American south-west and central plains could be on course for super-droughts the like of which they have not witnessed in over a 1,000 years.
RCC plans conservation of 53-pond in Rajshahi city
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has planned to conserve 53 natural water-bodies in the city in order to retain its surface water resources for protecting the environment from further degradation.
8 BNP-Jamaat-Shibir activists detained in Ctg
Chittagong district police in a series of drives detained eight activists of BNP-Jamaat-Shibir from different upazilas of the district on Thursday night.