A case has been filed at city’s Shahbagh police station this morning regarding the murder of writer and blogger Abhijit Roy last night. Prof Dr Ajoy Roy, retired professor of Dhaka University physics department, and also father of the slain…
Month: February 2015
Afghans in frantic search for avalanche survivors
Afghan rescuers are searching for dozens of people believed to be trapped under snow after a series of deadly avalanches north of the capital, Kabul. Officials said at least 187 people had been killed and 129 injured after homes were…
Islamic State ‘destroys ancient Iraq statues in Mosul’
The Islamic State (IS) group has released a video appearing to show the destruction of statues in Iraq. Statues are smashed using sledgehammers and drills in what seems to be a museum in the city of Mosul. Statues are also…
Syeed Khokan, Anisul Huq AL candidates for DCC Mayors
Awmi League has nominated Annisul Huq and Sayeed Khokon as mayor candidates for Dhaka North and Dhaka South City Corporations respectively. Online portal bdnews24.com has published a news item quoting top Ganabhaban sources about the nomination of former BGMEA chief…
Blogger Avijit Roy stabbed to death, wife injured near DU TSC
A blogger was stabbed to death and his wife also was critically injured in teachers and Students center area on Dhaka University campus on Thursday night. The victim identified as Abhijit Roy (37) was the son of DU physics department…
05 Jan election to blame for the present crisis: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai, Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Thursday said that the 05 January 2014 election was at the root of the current political crisis in the country. He said because of that election panic has gripped…
Feni land office set ablaze
Miscreants torched a local land office at Radhanagar in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Thursday, the fifth day of the fresh 120-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade. Night guard of the office…
7 of BNP, fronts held over truck arson in Sirajganj
Police in separate drives arrested seven local leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies from different places of sadar upazila on Wednesday night in connection with torching a truck in the night before.
Bus set afire in Bogra
Miscreants set afire a bus at Charmtha Bhaber Bazar on the Dhaka-Bogra highway in the district town on Wednesday night.
Chhagalnaiya land office set ablaze
Miscreants torched a local land office at Radhanagar in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Thursday, the fifth day of the fresh 120-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade.
3 pirates killed in Bagerhat ‘gunfight’ with RAB
Three pirates were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Katlar Khal area of the East Sundarbans in Sarakhola upazila Thursday morning.
Shibir leader held over vandalism in C’nawabganj
Police arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Nachole Bazar in Nachole upazila on Thursday morning in two cases over vandalism.
9 get life term for killing FF in N’ganj
A court here on Thursday convicted nine people and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a case for murdering a freedom fighter in Mouchak area of Siddhirganj upazila of the district 13 years ago.
3 BNP-Jamaat activists among 25 held in Narail
Police in an overnight drive arrested 25 persons including three activists of BNP and Jamaat from different parts of the district on various charges.
Six BNP-Jamaat men arrested in Rangpur
Kotwali police arrested six leaders and activists of Jamaat and BNP and its front organisations here on Wednesday night for their alleged involvement with various recent violence and subversive activities, police sources said.
Tk 15.55 lakh distributed among 82 women in Khulna
Directorate of Khulna District Women Affairs today distributed cheques amounting Taka 15.55 lakh among 82 women voluntary social welfare organizations at the deputy commissioners conference room through a ceremony.
4 live bombs recovered in Gangni
Police on Wednesday night recovered four live bombs from Gangni Upazila here.
9,092 lawyers vote in Dhaka Bar election, results Friday
The two-day election of Dhaka Bar Association ended on Thursday at 5 pm and the result of the polls is scheduled to be announced on Friday. A total of 9,092 lawyer voters of the bar cast their votes in the…
Ansar-VDP becomes lifeline for rural uplift: speakers
Speakers at a union level Ansar-VDP rally have said members of the volunteer organisation have become the national lifeline to speed up rural uplift and establish peace in the society through rooting out crimes.
Climate change poses threat to livelihood in Barind tract
Adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Barind tract.
2 JCD leaders put on remand for three days
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Thursday) afternoon placed two central leaders of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on a three-day remand each for interrogation.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Afghanistan shock Scotland in final over
Afghanistan claimed their first World Cup win with a one-wicket victory over Scotland with three balls to spare.
Brit Awards 2015: Madonna falls off stage
Pop star Madonna has fallen off the stage during her performance at the 2015 Brit Awards.
MPs call for reform of EU’s ‘flawed’ rules on GM crops
Europe’s approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops is “fundamentally flawed”, say MPs.
Netanyahu row with Obama administration deepens
A row between the US and Benjamin Netanyahu has deepened, with the Israeli leader accusing America and others of “giving up” on trying to stop Iran obtaining nuclear weapons.
Foreign exchange reserve now $23billion
The country’s foreign exchange reserve on Thursday set a new record hitting $23.03 billion on the positive remittance inflow. “The decrease in import also contributed to setting the new forex-reserve record,” according to a Bangladesh Bank press release.
101 hopeful food facts
Danielle Nierenberg Food Tank highlights stories of hope, innovation, and success in creating a better food system. From women’s land access in Chad and urban green spaces in Australia to chefs in the United Kingdom and the United States implementing…
Youngman with pro-democracy solgan on chest, back arrested again
A young BNP supporter with graffiti on his chest and back “Down with autocracy, let democracy be free” was taken away by police from in front of BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office yesterday. The young man hailed from Gazipur and identified…
Bnp reiterates demand of election, people counting Govt’s fall, it says
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday said the people are now counting the days of fall of the government. “The people of the country expect that good sense will prevail upon the government and it will come forward to protect the…
Tigers fall short of big lankan target, lose by 92 runs
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 161 off 146 balls and Kumar Sangakkara marked his 400th one-dayer with a century as Sri Lanka whipped butter-fingered Bangladesh by 92 runs in the World Cup on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for…