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.
Month: February 2015
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…
Stray violence mark 1st day of hartal, 200 activists arrested
The first day of the 72-hour nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing nonstop transport blockade demanding restoration democracy and people’s voting right, passed off amid stray incidents of violence on Sunday. The shutdown programme that…
Reshuffle in police administration
In a reshuffle of the police administration, five senior police officials were given new postings on Sunday. According to a Home Ministry notification, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mohammad Abul Kashem of the Police Headquarters has been appointed the Additional IG…
Muhith slams Islamic banking, finds it ‘fraudulent’ but popular
Criticising the perception of Islamic banking, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday termed it ‘fraudulent’ one set up on ‘wrong perception’. Responding to a question from Habibur Rahman Mollah (Dhaka-5) in parliament, he said, “The system appears to me absolutely…
Taka 22, 000 crore metro rail tender floated
The government has floated the first ever global tender for the upcoming Taka 22,000 crore worth mega metro rail project. “We have floated global tender under pakage-8 on last Friday to procure Rolling Stock (engines and coaches) and depot equipment…
45 detained in Ctg for hurling petrol bomb
Chittagong Metropolitan Police in separate raids detained 45 persons after raiding Darul Ulum Alia Madrasa and Agrabad Deverpar area for hurling bombs on police and Power Development Board (PDB) office Saturday noon.
Two buses torched in Comilla
Miscreants set fire to two buses in Syedpur area of Burichong upazila early Sunday, hours before the start of the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s 72-hour countrywide hartal.
Blockade batters Sirajganj handloom industry
The handloom industry in Sirajganj district has received a shattering blow due to the ongoing countrywide non-stop transport blockade and repeated hartals sponsored by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Jasim Pollimela ends in Faridpur
Three week long Jasim Pollimela (village fair) coinciding the 112th birth anniversary of the immortal folk poet Jasimuddin concluded last evening here at the Mela premises of poet’s ancestral home located at Gobindapur in the suburb of the town.
Weeklong Rashimoni fair begins in Durgapur
A week long Rashimoni fair started on Saturday on the premises of Rashimoni memorial monument at Baheratoli village under Durgapur upazila of the district.
Briquette gains popularity as lower cost alternative fuel
Briquette, a hard block made from coal dust, is gradually getting popularity among the city dwellers as an alternative fuel, for its relatively lower price, for household as well as commercial cooking.
Market for women opens in Gaibandha
A market for the women was opened at Kalirbazaar under Fulchhari upazila of the district recently to enhance the access of the women to the market.
Ctg businessmen to take to street against blockade, strike
Businessmen in port city Chittagong today announced to take to the street against all kinds of political violence including blockade and strike.
Japan outraged at IS ‘beheading’ of hostage Kenji Goto
Japan has reacted with anger and defiance to a video purporting to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic State militant.
‘Cold plasma’ kills off norovirus
Norovirus, the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the world, can be killed with “cold plasma,” researchers in Germany have reported.
Nikita Miller replaces Sunil Narine in West Indies’ World Cup squad
West Indies have called left-arm spinner Nikita Miller into their World Cup squad as a replacement for Sunil Narine, who withdrew earlier this week.
Whitney Houston’s daughter ‘found unresponsive’ in bath
The daughter of late American singer Whitney Houston has been found unresponsive in a bathtub in a home in Georgia, US police say.
Bnp-Jamaat to burn in people’s wrath: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday day reiterated her call to BNP-Jammat to refrain from blasting bombs and burning people or else be burnt in the fire of the people’s wrath. “We are trying our best to restore peace in…
Rizvi on remand charged with vandalising, setting fire to vehicles
Bnp joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi who was arrested from a Baridhara house on Friday night has been placed on three-day remand in a case of arson and setting fire. The remand was granted by the Additional Chief Metropolitan…
Mosaddaq Ali Falu picked up
Mosaddaq Ali Falu, adviser to Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and chairman of Ntv television channel was picked up from in front of Khaleda’s Gulshan office at about 8 pm on Sunday. Different news agencies creeded the news quoting the…