A high school was set ablaze by miscreants in Raipur upazila on Monday night, the second day of the 72-hour hartal and the 63rd day of the transport blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Month: March 2015
Schoolboy killed as truck hits bicycle in Gaibandha
A schoolboy was killed as a truck knocked down the bicycle he was travelling by near Balua Bazar on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gobindaganj upazila on Tuesday morning.
Unidentified man found dead in Gazipur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from a paddy field in Mahish Bathan area of Kaliakair upazila on Monday afternoon.
Man killed in Sirajganj road crash
A man was killed in a road accident at Mahishluti bazaar on Hatikomrul-Bonpara highway in Tarash upazial on Monday afternoon.
4 get life term for murder in Sirajganj
A court here on Tuesday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a young man in 2009.
Wife slaughtered for dowry in Laxmipur
Housewife Rasheda Begum was slaughtered last night by her husband for dowry at Char Kadira village under Kamalnagar upazila of the district.
10 persons injured in clash in Dinajpur
Ten persons were injured in a clash between police and BNP-Jamaat activists this afternoon here.
Human chains formed in Gopalganj
Separate human chains were formed in the district town today demanding trial of the killers of the four freedom fighters.
RAB arrests two drug peddlers with yaba in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 stationed at Faridpur arrested two drug peddlers along with huge yaba tablets from separate places of this town yesterday.
Cooperative movement for women empowerment stressed
Speakers at a views-sharing meeting have stressed for successful cooperative movement in the community based organisations (CBOs) for empowerment of the rural women, their economic uplift and preventing social curses.
Call for ensuring legal aid to oppressed women
Speakers at a reflection workshop have stressed for making women’s legal rights a reality in Bangladesh through reaching legal aid services to the victims of domestic violence and repression.
Maize farming makes scores of growers happy in Rajshahi
By dint of its gradually increasing demand and lucrative market price, scores of growers have become happy over the maize farming both in rabi and kharip seasons in Rajshahi region, especially Barind tract and Chalan Beel areas.
Perestroika: Reform that changed the world
By Prof Archie BrownUniversity of Oxford The tension in relations between Russia and the West is at a more dangerous level today than at any time since the first Reagan administration (1980-84). So it is worth recalling a period (largely…
Assam journos lend moral support to rhino conservation
By Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Assam Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya is stealing media headlines with his recent outburst against the poaching of one-horned rhinoceros in protected reserves which has invited appreciation from a journalist body of northeast India. Journalists’ Forum Assam…
Yunus lauds Tigers for arousing nation at critical juncture
Nobel laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Monday conveyed heartfelt congratulations to the Bangladesh Cricket team for earning a place in quarter finals by its glorious victory against cricket super power England in the Cricket World Cup.
North Korean diplomat found smuggling gold leaves Dhaka
North Korean diplomat Son Young Nam, who was found carrying 27kg gold at the Shahjalal airport here on Friday, has left Dhaka as per a 72-hour ultimatum given by the Bangladesh government. “We had given him a 72-hour ultimatum and…
Bangladesh erupt into celebration
Cricket-mad Bangladesh erupted in joyous celebration on Monday after the national team dumped England out of the World Cup, with fans hailing the dramatic victory as the country’s greatest sporting triumph. Imprompta victory processions broke out across the country, with…
Bring out victory processions Tuesday: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the people to bring out victory processions across the country on Tuesday to celebrate Bangladesh’s unforgettable 15-run win against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, PM’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil…
Kamaruzzaman’s review petition hearing April 1
Hearings on the review petition filed against the death penalty for war crimes awarded to Jamaat assistant secretary general Kamaruzzaman will start on Apr 1. The full bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice SK Sinha fixed the…
BCL activists assault DUJA president, 2 DU students
DU Journalists’ Association president and two DU students were assaulted and beaten up reportedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists of Dhaka University’s Mohsin hall unit as they protested the assault of a female student of the university on Monday…
Abbott: Australia ‘sick of being lectured’ on migration
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the country is “sick of being lectured” by the UN over its treatment of asylum seekers.
Rolling Stones filmmaker Albert Maysles dies aged 88
Albert Maysles, whose 1970 film Gimme Shelter followed the Rolling Stones on their US tour, has died aged 88.
Forest tree seeds arrive at Svalbard’s ‘Doomsday vault’
The Svalbard “doomsday” vault – widely known for protecting global food crop seeds – has accepted its first delivery of forest tree species seeds.
Cricket World Cup 2015: England knocked out by Bangladesh
England were knocked out of the World Cup in dismal fashion as Bangladesh claimed a stunning 15-run win.
Cricket victory: 20-Party relaxes hartal for Tuesday
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance has announced relaxation of hartal form 12 hours from 6am to 6pm on Tuesday to mark Bangladesh’s march to quarter fianls of Cricket World Cup. Bnp’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan made the decision known…
Female scientists face same obstacles everywhere
Curt Rice is head of Norway’s governmental committee on genderbalance in research, and has advised the European Science Foundation on encouraging more women to take up science careers. He has also written extensively about the barriers that women face in…
Water crisis seen as top threat in next decade
Pressure on fresh water resources may be the main global threat in the next decade, but the world is failing to mitigate the risk and avoid a crisis, according to a survey of leaders from business, government, universities, international organisations…
Movement close to victory, Liberation War spirit being shot: Bnp
BNP-The opposition BNP yesterday accused the Awami League of snatching people’s rights to franchise by shooting down the sprit of liberation war. In a press statement, BNP joint secretary BNP Salahuddin Ahmed criticised ruling party lawmakers, who blasted the Bnp…