Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 200 kilograms of jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 centimetres in length), 80 kilograms of hilsa fish and 4,20,000 metres of current net from two launches in the Meghna River here on Tuesday morning.
Month: March 2015
29 Bangladeshi nationals arrested on Laxmidari border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 29 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Laxmidari border point in Sadar upazila on Monday night, after going to India illegally.
Two trucks set afire in Joypurhat
Miscreants set two trucks afire in Puranapoil Railgate area on the Joypurhat-Hili road in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Hearing for retracting Khaleda arrest warrant Wednesday
Hearing on two petitions of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for withdrawal of arrest warrant is scheduled to be held Wednesday. Special Judge-3 of Dhaka, Abu Ahmed Jamadar passed the order on Tuesday noon. He will hear the petitions at…
Suspect Farabi placed under 10-day remand
Alleged Hizb-ut-Tahrir man, Shafiur Rahman Farabi, who has been marked as the prime suspect in the blogger Avijit Roy murder case, was placed on a 10-day remand on Tuesday for interrogation. Magistrate Md Rezaul Islam of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Khaleda arrest to ‘gravely destabilise’ Bangladesh: ICG
International Crisis Group on Monday warned that Bangladesh’s current political crisis may gravely destabilise Bangladesh if BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is arrested. A special court has issued an arrest warrant for the leader of the opposition BNP, Khaleda Zia rejecting…
S Jaishankar’s visit conveyed Delhi’s will to resolve problems
The visit of Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Dhaka on the first led of his ‘Saarc Jatra’ has been marked for the change in Delhi’s policy towards its neigbours in that he communicated Delhi’s desire to ressolve problems with…
Top India, Pakistan diplomats to resume talks
India’s top diplomat has arrived in Pakistan for the first meeting between the two neighbours since New Delhi cancelled talks last year. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will discuss an upcoming regional summit with Pakistani counterpart AA Chaudhry. Hostilities between the…
Review of Confessions of a Terrorist – A Novel
Anita McKone If you have ever asked ‘Why?… How could they do this?’ in response to the latest report of terrorism, then Confessions of a Terrorist http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Terrorist-Novel-Richard-Jackson/dp/1783600020 is the novel for you. But only if you genuinely want to find…
Rajshahi Mayor Bulbul’s house attacked after Liton’s
Homes of the sitting mayor Mosaddeq Hossain Bulbul and and the immediate past mayor Khairuzzaman Liton came under crude bomb attacks on Monday night. Soon after the crude bomb attack on the residence of its former mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton,…
Why blockade, shutdown should not be declared illegal: HC
The High Court has issued a rule asking why the government as to why blockade and shutdown would not be declared ‘illegal’. In another rule, the bench of justices Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Abu Taher Md. Saifur Rahman has also…
3 die after taking toxic liquor in Bogra
Three people died reportedly after taking toxic liquor at a marriage ceremony at Bhagabanpur village in Palashbari upazila of the district. The deceased were identified as Mukhlal Das, 48, son of Motilal Das of the village, Robilal Das, 35, son…
Rab arrests blogger Farabi in Avijit murder case
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Monday blogger Shafiur Rahman Farabi, the prime suspect in the popular blogger Avijit Roy murder case, and claimed he was involved in the killing of popular blogger Avijit Roy. “After examining different issues, it appears…
Report on Khaleda ‘killing 42 during blockade’ April 16
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) deferred the deadline to April 16 for submitting an investigation report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and three others on charges of killing 42 people…
Form ‘terrorism’ resistance bodies at all localities: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday asked her alliance leaders and workers to form resistance movement committees against the “state terrorism” under the leadership of 20-party alliance at all the localities across the country. BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said…
IBBL, Accuity sign deal for anti-money-laundering compliance
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Accuity, an UK based Anti-money Laundering (AML) compliance solutions provider signed an Agreement on March 1, 2015 at Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka to formally acknowledge the successful implementation of Accuity’s Compliance Link solution for…
Woman held with yaba in Sherpur
Members of Rapid Action Battation (Rab) in a drive arrested a woman along with 80 pieces of Yaba tablets from Chakpathak area of the district town on Sunday.The arrested was identified as Parvin Akhter, wife of Nazir Hossain.A team of…
Youth hacked to death in Noakhali
A young man was hacked to death by miscreants at west Maizdi village of Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Father and son killed in Bogra road crash
A man and his son were killed as a truck hit their bicycle in Khulakathi area at Anantobala village in Shibganj upazila of the district on Sunday.
AL gave ultimatum for accusing leaders and activists in the case of ransacking Workers Party office and injuring 8 activists in Barisal
AL leaders and activists holding rally on Sunday evening at Babuganj upazila Sadar gave ultimatum to withdraw officer in charge of local police station and the case lodge against 24 AL leaders and activists for ransacking Workers Party office and…
60 –day ban on fishing in six southern districts starts without any propagation compensative subsidy
The two-month total ban on fishing in 340 kilometers areas on five major rivers in six districts of the southern region imposed by the fishing directorate starts on Sunday without any propagation and compensative subsidy.
Stock prices continue to fall amid higher selling
Share prices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued sliding amid higher selling when political outlook remained bleak.
Will Smith’s Focus beats Fifty Shades of Grey at box office
Will Smith’s crime caper Focus has debuted at number one on the North American box office chart, knocking Fifty Shades of Grey off the top spot.
World’s first lagoon power plants unveiled in UK
Plans to generate electricity from the world’s first series of tidal lagoons have been unveiled in the UK.
Iraq moves against Islamic State in Tikrit
Iraq has launched a military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit from Islamic State (IS).
North Korea missiles launch mark joint US-ROK exercises
Missiles flew 490km from Nampo to East Sea, according to ROK military North Korea fired two short-range projectiles, presumed to be Scud-type ballistic missiles, on Monday morning South Korean time, Seoul’s military leadership announced. “North Korea fired two short-range missiles…
Netanyahu arrives in US for contested Congress Iran speech
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in the US to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran. Mr Netanyahu says the deal would be inadequate to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear bomb. He is due to give a…
Indian foreign secretary comes on first leg of ‘Saarc Jatra’
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is sending his new Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Dhaka on Monday to reach out to the neighbours to strengthen bilateral ties. Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque was scheduled to receive him at the airport…
Police guard withdrawn from Khaleda’s rented home
Police deputed at the house of the BNP chairperson have been withdrawn reportedly because Khaleda Zia continues to live in her office. No announcement has been made in this regard. The police team deployed to the house at Road No.…
Syria girls: CCTV shows UK teenagers at Istanbul bus station
New CCTV pictures appear to show three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria.