Although the party is yet to make its stance on joining the polls clear, the city unit BNP on Thursday extended its support to Chattagram Unnayan Andolan platform’s mayoral candidate M Manjur Alam Manju in the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation…
Day: March 26, 2015
Candidates with criminal cases face police action
Legal actions will be taken against the candidates facing criminal cases if they contest the Dhaka city corporation elections without securing bail, said a senior police official on Thursday. “The law enforcers will take legal actions against the candidates who…
Bnp to be in city polls if level playing field given
BNP will take part in the ensuing city corporation polls if a level playing filed is created for all, said party standing committee member Lt Gen (Retd) Mahbubur Rahman. Talking to reporters after placing wreath at the mazar of party…
Independence Day celebrated across Bangladesh
A grateful nation celebrated the 45th Independence and National Day on Thursday paying deep homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War. The day was heralded with a 31-gun salute in Tejgaon Old Airport area at dawn. The national flag…
Brands told to honour words to Rana Plaza victims
With just one month left for the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster, several organisations negotiating compensation for its victims are reminding brands to stick to their commitments of donating to the victims of the garment industry’s deadliest disaster.…
One more arson attack victim dies at DMCH
A man, who suffered burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack in Chandpur district eight days ago, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early hours on Thursday.
Woman killed in Gazipur road crash
A woman was killed and seven others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensing highway at Salna on Thursday morning.
Cash, ornaments looted in Satkhira
Robbers looted 18 ‘bhori’ gold ornaments and Tk 86 thousand from a house in Tala upazila early Thursday.
Abducted schoolgirl rescued after 10 days in Sylhet
Ten days into her abduction, a class VIII girl was rescued from Shukria Market area of Jindabazar in the town on Tuesday.
Shimul’s brother picked up, released in Pabna
Shooter Samedur Rahman alias Mithu Biswas, the younger brother of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, was released early Thursday, hours after he was picked up by people masquerading as detectives.
Slain blogger Avijit’s wife urges ‘thorough’ Bangladesh probe
The wife of a US blogger who was killed by suspected Islamic militants while visiting Bangladesh said on Wednesday that she had suffered brain injuries during the attack and called on Dhaka authorities to “pursue a thorough investigation.” Rafida Bonya…
Petrol bomb recovered from ‘BNP’ man’s house in Magura
Police recovered a petrol bomb, two crude bomb and some bottles filled with petrol from the house of a ‘BNP activist’ at Derua village in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Fire at city shopping mall
A fire broke out at a shopping centre in the city’s Science Laboratory area on Thursday morning.
Manikganj fire burns down 65 shops
Some 65 business establishments were gutted by a fire that broke at Joy Mondap bus stand on Singair-Hemayetpur road in Singair upazila early Thursday.
TV recipes not healthy: Survey
If you source your recipes from TV, you are likely to weigh about 11 pounds more than if you watch cooking shows for entertainment and do not often cook, finds a study.
Hold the rich accountable in new UN dev goals: Say NGOs
By Thalif Deen UN, Mar, 2015 (IPS) – When the World Economic Forum (WEF) met last January in Switzerland, attended mostly by the rich and the super-rich, the London-based charity Oxfam unveiled a report with an alarming statistic: if current…
Deforestation could shift monsoons, leaving India high and dry
Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say.
Businessmen expect sharp rise in bicycle exports
Bangladesh is currently the fifth top bicycle exporter to Europe, though it was itself an importer a decade back.
Zayn Malik quits ‘One Direction’, says wants normal life
Singer Zayn Malik said on Wednesday he was quitting the best-selling pop band One Direction because he wanted to live a normal life and apologised to fans of the hugely popular British-Irish group for doing so.
Saudi Arabia, allies launch air strikes in Yemen against Houthi fighters
Saudi Arabia and Gulf region allies launched military operations including air strikes in Yemen on Thursday, officials said, to counter Iran-allied forces besieging the southern city of Aden where the US-backed Yemeni president had taken refuge.
Australia trounce India by 95 runs to reach MCG final
Steve Smith’s sublime century laid the groundwork and Australia’s pace bowlers finished the job to send the co-hosts storming into a seventh World Cup final with a 95-run victory over champions India on Thursday.
Pollution an underrated factor in new dev goals
By Stephen Leahy Uxbridge, Canada, Mar (IPS) – Pollution is likely to be the most pressing global health issue in the coming years without effective prevention and clean-up efforts, experts say. Air, water and soil pollution already kills nearly nine…
Saudi airstrikes start in Yemen to halt rebel advance
By John Beck Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US said on Wednesday that his country has started bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen, adding that it was necessary to stop the “legitimate government” of the country from falling. On Thursday, however,…
Indian SC strikes down law that restricts Internet postings
The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a law that gave authorities powers to jail people for offensive online posts, a verdict hailed as a victory for free speech in the world’s largest growth market for the Internet. Section…
Germanwings pilot ‘locked out of cockpit before crash’?
By Sally Hayden A search and rescue operation is continuing in the French Alps, as officials attempt to understand exactly what caused Tuesday’s plane crash tragedy that is thought to have killed 150 people. An Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in…
Biggest polluters set to miss deadline for climate change action
Less than a week before the United Nations deadline for countries to file greenhouse-gas pledges necessary to keep a global climate change deal on track, it looks like most of the world is missing in action. Ahead of the March…
Japan’s climate cash for coal plants in India, Bangladesh
By KARL RITTER and AIJAZ RAHI Associated Press MUTTAGI, India: Despite mounting protests, Japan continues to finance the building of coal-fired power plants with money earmarked for fighting climate change, with two new projects underway in India and Bangladesh, The…
Vykom: Strategic nonviolent action against untouchability
Robert J. Burrowes Why does nonviolent action work? And how good was Mohandas K. Gandhi as a nonviolent strategist? If you want high quality evidence in your search for answers to these two questions then I encourage you to read…
BSF detains 4 Comilla detective Branch police at border
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has detained four Bangladeshi detectives from Ashabarhi border in Comilla. The personnel of police’s Detective Branch crossed into the Indian side inadvertently on Wednesday evening while searching for smugglers, Assistant Superintendent Jahangir Alam said.
Protect country from militants: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all, including the country’s conscious citizens, to come up to protect the country and its people from militants. “We don’t want destruction, but development, we don’t want militant acts, but peace…we want Bangladesh…