An activist of local unit BNP was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Balaishpur area in sadar upazila early Saturday.
Month: March 2015
Youth killed in attack over land in Patuakhali
A young man was stabbed to death in an attack by his rivals over a land-related dispute at Dakkhin Laxmipasha village in Baufal upazila on Saturday.
‘Terrorist’ held with 3 firearms, ammo in Natore
Police arrested an alleged terrorist in possession of three firearms, 56 rounds of bullet and four bullet shells from his house in Chowdhury Barogachha area of the district town early Saturday.
View-exchange with old-allowance card holders held in Manikganj
Speakers at a view-exchange here today said that the BNP-Jamaat led 20-party alliance is out to destabilise the country in the name of movement at a time when the country is running smoothly under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh…
One jailed for snatching BCS question paper
A mobile court here today jailed one youth for two years on charge of snatching away a question paper of BCS preliminary test at Government Azam Khan Commerce College center in the city.
Creating awareness to stop violence and women repression stressed
Speakers at a human chain programme here today underlined the need for creating awareness of the people to help stop violence, repression on women and child marriage.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Pakistan beat South Africa in thriller
Pakistan’s pace bowlers stunned South Africa to earn a thrilling 29-run World Cup win in Auckland.
Harrison Ford plane crash: Doctor feared fireball
The doctor who pulled Harrison Ford from the wreck of a plane crash has described how he feared a fireball from the aircraft’s leaking fuel.
Nemtsov murder: Two held over killing of opposition politician
Two men have been detained over the murder of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced.
North Korean diplomat smuggling 27kg gold into Dhaka create sensation
A North Korean diplomat was caught with 27kg of gold by Bangladeshi authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International airport in Dhaka on Thursday, according to customs officials. The diplomat, identified as the first secretary of the North Korean embassy in…
BGB deports 136 illegal Muslim migrants from Burma after clash
Bangladeshi border guards have sent back 136 Rohingya Muslims from Burma after a clash with a group of illegal migrants who had crossed into Bangladesh on Friday. The deportees include women and children. Reuters reported, a local commander from the…
Rangpur road construction inaugurated
BSS, RANGPUR Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has directed all concerned for ensuring quality of the infrastructural development works in the city. Jhantu said this while launching construction of the concrete road from Koilashranajan High School…
Land office torched in Lakshmipur
BSS, LAKSHMIPUR A gang of miscreant torched the land office of Baishikpur union in Sadar upazila early this morning burning land documents and furniture of the office. Mohammad Jamal Uddin, in-charge of Duttapara police investigation center, told BSS that some…
10 BNP-Jamaat men among 49 arrested in Rangpur
BSS, RANGPUR Police in separate overnight drives arrested 49 persons, including, ten leaders and activists of BNP, Jamaat and Shibir from different places here last night, police sources said. The arrested persons include four leaders and activists of BNP and…
Bomb attack on six Jessore Bnp leaders’ homes
The houses of six BNP leaders, including its standing committee member Tariqul Islam, came under crude bomb attacks here early Friday. At least 30 crude bombs were blasted targeting the houses of the BNP leaders at Ghop, Karbala road, Dharmatala…
Historic 7 March Saturday
Historic March 7, a Red- letter day in the history of Bangladesh, is being observed Saturday. On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch- making speech at the Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in Dhaka.…
US FBI team visit spot spot of blogger Avijit Killing
A team of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which arrived in the capital on Wednesday, started its activities on Friday for giving support to Bangladeshi investigators to find out the killers of writer Avijit Roy, who was murdered…
Islamic State bulldozers ‘erasing history’ in Nimrud, Iraq
Archaeologists and officials have expressed outrage about the bulldozing of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud by Islamic State militants in Iraq. On Thursday IS – which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria – began demolishing the site, which was…
‘First human’ discovered in Ethiopia
Scientists have unearthed the jawbone of what they claim is one of the very first humans. The 2.8 million-year-old specimen is 400,000 years older than researchers thought that our kind first emerged. The discovery in Ethiopia suggests climate change spurred…
Actor Harrison Ford injured in plane crash
US actor Harrison Ford has been injured in a small plane crash in Los Angeles. The 72-year-old star of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars films reported engine failure and crash-landed his vintage plane on a Venice golf course. He…
India advance with narrow win over West Indies
India sealed their progress to the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals as they recorded a nervy four-wicket win over West Indies. The defending champions looked set for a comfortable victory in Pool B when they reduced West Indies to 85-7. But…
US to help Bangladesh achieve $50b export: Bernicat
US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat today said the United States would continue its support to boost the export of Bangladeshi readymade garments (RMG) envisaged by the government by 2021. “We will continue to work with BGMEA to help it…
Expatriate Bangladeshi stopped from giving Khaleda dry food
Police yesterday stopped a Bangladeshi residing in Italy Aminur Rahman from entering the Gulshan officeof BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s to deliver a packet of dry food for her, says Shamsuddin Didar, a member of media wing of the former premier.
Govt must take responsibility of any consequence: BNP
BNP has warned that the government would have to bear the responsibility of any consequence arising out of the current situation unless it accepts their demand to hold a free and fair poll under a non-partisan administration. “The people hope…
Families of IS-bound schoolgirls say UK Police ‘let them walk out’
By Ben Ferguson & Ben Bryant The families of the missing east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria to join Islamic State (IS) said today that UK police “let them walk out,” as it emerged that officers spoke to the…
Integrated watershed management helping empower women in India
Hyderabad, India – Amid current uproar on inequality and prejudice faced by many women in India, what’s heartening is that positive changes are happening for some women in the rural sector – one of the toughest groups to reach due…
UN HR High Commissioner asks for finding a solution
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stressed the need to find a solution to the ongoing political impasse in Bangladesh. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein made the appeal on Wednesday when foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali met him…
Politics in Bangladesh on the boil: The Economist
THE endgame may have started, but this week it became clear that it will take its time to play out. On February 25th a warrant was issued for the arrest of Khaleda Zia, the leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…
Act responsibly: Violence risks spiraling out of control
Bangladesh authorities should investigate and bring to justice in fair trials all those responsible for heinous petrol bomb attacks, Amnesty International said after another 20 people were wounded overnight, the Amnesty International has said in a statement on Thursday. There…
Sc order on Kamaruzzaman’s review plea Sunday
The review petition for Jamaat-e-Islami assistant secretary general Mohammad Kamaruzzaman was filed by his lawyer Shishir Monir filed the petition with the Supreme Court on Thursday. Following a plea by the state to hear the matter, chamber judge Justice Hasan…