A Dhaka court on Monday granted a petition of Sonali Bank Limited to include BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others in the case filed against the directors of Dandy Dyeing Limited for defaulting a loan of Tk 45.49 crore.…
Day: March 16, 2015
240 kg jatka seized in Munshiganj
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 240kg of jatka ((hilsa fry less than 10 inch in length) from Meghna river in Gozaria upazila on Sunday.
BNP leader held in Rajshahi
Detectives in a drive arrested a district unit BNP leader from Horgram Bazaar area of the district town on Sunday on ‘sabotage charges’.
3 crude bombs blasted in Khulna
Miscreants blasted three crude bombs in PTI intersection area of the city on Sunday night during 72-hour spell of nationwide hartal, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
25 house gutted in Ctg
At least 25 houses were gutted as a fire broke out in Khitapchor area of Sharoatoli union parishad of Bowalkhali upazila early Sunday.
Housewife stabbed by youth dies at SOMCH
A housewife who was critically injured on Sunday in an attack by a youth for refusing his marriage proposal two years back died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital (SOMCH) early Monday.
46 BNP-Jamaat men sued for torching BRTC bus in Barguna
A total of 46 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, including president of Barguna district unit of BNP Mahbubul Alam Farooq Mollah, have been sued for allegedly setting fire to a BRTC bus in the…
96th birth day of Bangabandhu will be observed tomorrow in Faridpur
The 96th birth day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day will be observed here in this district tomorrow in a befitting manner as elsewhere across the country.
Rajshahi people afoot to observe Bangabandhu’s 96th birth anniversary
Rajshahi people are now ready to observe the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children Day-2015 in the city and its adjacent areas in a befitting manner tomorrow.
Elaborate programmes taken to celebrate birth anniversary of Bangabandhu
Gaibandha district administration has chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day-2015 tomorrow in a befitting manner.
Pumpkin cultivation on sandbar brings fortune to char people
Extensive pumpkin cultivation on raised sandbars in the silted-up bodies of different rivers in five districts of greater Rangpur has brought fortune to 14,357 river erosion victim extremely poor families in recent years.
‘Cinderella’ reigns with $70.1 million, ‘Run All Night’ falls flat
“Cinderella” enchanted audiences this weekend, racking up a royal $70.1 million to lead the domestic box office and a massive $132 million globally.
Tk 35.74 billion savings certificates sales smash record for a single month
The government no more requires borrowing from the banks to offset budget deficit after a record amount of savings certificates were sold in January.
Classical music boosts learning and memory
Listening to classical music is not just simply soothing, it also enhances learning and memory, Finnish researchers have found.
Global CO2 emissions ‘stalled’ in 2014
The growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year, according to data from the International Energy Agency.
Volunteering with the Kurds to fight IS
Syria’s Kurds are engaged in a bitter battle with the forces of Islamic State (IS) in the north of their country – and increasingly foreign volunteers are finding themselves on the front lines.
RAB arrest terrorist, drug peddler in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday arrested an armed terrorist along with a firearm and one drug peddler in the town.
Volunteering with the Kurds to fight IS
Syria’s Kurds are engaged in a bitter battle with the forces of Islamic State (IS) in the north of their country – and increasingly foreign volunteers are finding themselves on the front lines.
‘Cinderella’ reigns with $70.1 million, ‘Run All Night’ falls flat
“Cinderella” enchanted audiences this weekend, racking up a royal $70.1 million to lead the domestic box office and a massive $132 million globally.
BNP leader held in Rajshahi
Detectives in a drive arrested a district unit BNP leader from Horgram Bazaar area of the district town on Sunday on ‘sabotage charges’.
Iran deal could start nuclear fuel race – Saudi Arabia
A senior member of the Saudi royal family has warned that a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme could prompt other regional states to develop atomic fuel. Prince Turki al-Faisal told the BBC that Saudi Arabia would then seek the same…
Hartals, blockades have no effectiveness now: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm determination to overcome the “present problems”, saying that none has the right to impede the country’s development. “When the country achieved adequate progress in every sector, unfortunately at that time we…