A youth was killed and several others were injured over a trifling mater at a marriage ceremony venue in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila on Sunday noon.
Month: February 2015
JU decide not to admit disqualified wards
The authority of Jahangirnagar University on yesterday decided not to admit the disqualified wards of staffs of JU.
Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association held eve-teasing prevention, legal aid camp in Barisal city
Bangladesh Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) on Monday held eve-teasing prevention and legal aid camp in Barisal city.
Eight injured, one missing after cargo and Charmonai Mahfil bound trawler collided on Kirtankhola
Eight injured and one remained missing after unidentified cargo and Charmonai Mahfil bound trawler collided on Kirtankhola on Monday night.
BGB- BSF frontier conference held in Benapole
A sector commander level conference between the frontier forces of the two neighbourning countries- Bangladesh and India was held at Benapole , Lt Col Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer, 26 Border Guard Battalion confirmed New Nation during a short break of…
Mobile court fined tk 9400 in Dupchanchia
A mobile court, led by assistant commissioner (land) and executive magistrate Farzana Ferdous Zaman, fined tk. 9400 from different area due to illegal particulars of filling station under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra district on Monday afternoon. Mobile court source said…
RUTA stages silent protest against political ‘violence’
Rajshahi University Teachers’ Association (RUTA), an elected body of around 1200 teachers of the university, yesterday urged the all political parties in the country to take effective measures for the end of existing countrywide political violence.
Child marriage friendly union declared in Nilphamari
Shimulbari union of Nilphamari under Jaldhaka upozila decreed as child friendly.
Husband to walks gallows for killing his wife in Netrakona
A court in a verdict here today awarded a man death penalty for killing his wife eight years ago at village east- Nonderchoti under Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Chris Gayle 215 sets up West Indies win
Chris Gayle hit the first double century in World Cup history as West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 73 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Australia strips Rolf Harris of honours
Rolf Harris has been stripped of his Australian honours after his conviction last year for child sex offences.
Ukraine conflict: Russia’s Vladimir Putin says war ‘unlikely’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said war with neighbouring Ukraine is “unlikely”, in an interview for Russian television.
Rats ‘not main cause of Black Death’
Black rats may not have been to blame for numerous outbreaks of the bubonic plague across Europe, a study suggests.
Abdul Jabbar sentenced to prison unto death for war crimes
Former Member of Parliament from the Jatiya Party Abdul Jabbar has been awarded imprisonment till death for his crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 War of Liberation. ICT – 1 led by Justice Enayetur Rahim gave the verdict on…
Indian Navy Chief lauds Bangladesh Navy
Visiting Chief of Naval Staff of Indian Navy Admiral R K Dhowan today lauded Bangladesh Navy for its efforts to turn the force into three-dimensional one under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Indian naval chief came…
Bnp accuses govt of conspiracy to kill Rizvi by torture
BNP on Monday alleged that the government is conspiring to kill its joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi through torture on police remand. In a statement, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said, “BNP’s joint secretary general and noted politician…
Maldives ex-leader dragged into court by police
Police in the Maldives have dragged ex-President Mohamed Nasheed into court to face charges for ordering the arrest of a top judge while still leader. Mr Nasheed, now leader of the main opposition party, was arrested on Sunday under anti-terror…
Manna picked up Monday night. DB police ‘does not know’
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, the outspoken leader of the Nagorik Oikya has been picked up by some plainclothes people identifying themselves as Detetective Branch Police at about 3 am on Monday night, but Dhaka Metropolitan Police of which DB is a…
Global coral reef project plunges into the Indian Ocean
Scientists conducting a global study of coral reefs are surveying the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean after selecting it as the latest destination to gather data to aid worldwide conservation efforts. A crew from the Catlin Seaview Survey is…
Bangladeshi drone maps Sunderbans oil spill
Dhaka – A drone devised by a group of young Bangladeshi scientists has successfully mapped environmental damage caused by a tanker spilling furnace oil into the Shela River in the ecologically sensitive Sunderbans region. On 9 December 2014, the tanker…
Dhaka, Delhi explore naval cooperation for maritime security
India wants to explore new avenues for naval cooperation with Bangladesh towards achieving comprehensive maritime security in the Bay of Bengal. Indian Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan is already in city on a four-day visit and met President Abdul Hamid…
4 Bd nationals among 6 dead in Saudi fire
Six people, including four Bangladesh nationals, died in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory at Dallah Sanaya, Dammam city in Saudi Arabia before dawn on Monday. “Yes, four of them are Bangladesh nationals while two are from…
Monument to be built for Indian soldiers: Minister
The government has planned to construct a monument in honour of the Indian army personnel who sacrificed their lives for Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque said this while responding a starred question from Nazmul…
Bnp-led alliance organises sporadic demos across country
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday staged scattered demonstrations at different parts of the country and Dhaka city, demanding snap polls under a non-party administration and protesting the ‘growing incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing’. Though the alliance activists…
Padma launch capsize toll rises to 70
The death toll from Sunday’s disastrous launch capsize in the Padma River in Shibalaya upazila has shot up to 70. Deputy Commissioner of the district Rashida Ferdous said rescuers retrieved 28 bodies from the river from 4am to 10am on…
‘Speeding up rural socioeconomic uplift underscored’
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony have stressed for speeding up of the socioeconomic uplift in rural areas through strengthening unity and organisational activities of the local communities.
Miscreants attack Shaheed Minar in Begumganj
Miscreants in Begumganj, Noakhali, launched an attack on Shaheed Minar and destroyed garlands and banners on Saturday.
8 bullets recovered in Bogra
Police recovered 18 rounds of bullets from a jungle in Dhunat upazila on Sunday night.
Two ‘commit suicide’ in Sylhet
A young couple reportedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with the same rope in 19 no Fatehpur union parishad of Goainghat upazila on Monday morning.
One held with firearms in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 arrested an alleged terrorist in front of Land Office of Jhiltuli area of the town last night.