A Dhaka Court on Thursday deferred the submission of police report to May 17 in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others for the death of 42 burn victims. Magistrate Maruf Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan…
Day: April 16, 2015
HC asks IGP, VC- what actions against sexual abuse
The High Court has sought to know what are the steps taken to punish the guilty by investigating the cases of sexual harassment on women on Dhaka University campus during Bengali New Year celebration on Tuesday. The inspector general of…
Delink admin from election to make it free, fair: Justice Rouf
Former Chief Election Commissioner Justice Muhammad Abdur Rouf yesterday said holding a free and fair election is not possible in the country until the administration was delinked from conducting polls. “The administration must be pulled out of the electoral process…
Obama tells Congress he plans to remove Cuba from terrorism list
President Barack Obama told Congress on Tuesday he intends to remove Cuba from a US list of state sponsors of terrorism, clearing the main obstacle to restoring diplomatic relations and reopening embassies shut for more than half a century.
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ to release on Mar 18 next year
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have advanced the release date of “Kung Fu Panda 3” from March 18 next year to January 29.
Mustafa Kamal joins Muhith to disagree with World Bank forecast
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has joined Finance Minister AMA Muhith to dismiss the Wold Bank’s forecast on the country’s growth prospects.
Neymar, Suarez snap PSG’s unbeaten streak as Barca shine
Barcelona took a big step towards the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday as a goal from Neymar and a Luis Suarez double ended Paris St Germain’s 33-game unbeaten home run in Europe with a 3-1 win at the Parc des…
Fake Indian notes worth 6 lakh rupees recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered fake Indian currency notes worth six lakh rupees from Shingnagar border area in Shibganj upazila early Thursday.
‘Mugger’ killed in Jessore lynch-mob attack
A suspected mugger was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Sujolpur in the district town early Thursday.
Missing schoolboy found dead in Faridpur
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy, who had remained missing since Tuesday, from a pond at Pashra in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.
Youth held with arms, petrol bombs in Kushtia
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a youth along with five Molotov cocktails and one light gun from an ice-cream factory at Tarun More in Kumarkhali upazila on Thursday morning.
4 person injured, 17 shops gutted in fire in Moulvibazar
Four persons received burn injuries and 17 shops were gutted when a devastating fire broke out at Phulertola Bazar under Kulawra upazila of the district today.
46,266 hectares brought under Jute cultivation in Jamalpur
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has brought a total of 46,266 hectares of land under Jute cultivation programme to produce 493,881 bales of jute during the current season.
Mango farmers commercially use fruit bagging technology in Rajshahi, Chapai
For the first time in the region, fruit bagging technology is going to be promoted in mango orchards in Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj commercially during the forthcoming pre-harvest season to protect mango from pest attack besides facilitating the farmers to get…
Implement ‘One house one farm’ project successfully: Ranga
State Minister for Rural Development and Cooperatives Moshiur Rahman Ranga here today directed the concerned officials for successful implementation of the ‘One house, one farm’ project.
Port city wears festive look over mayoral polls
The port city of Chittagong wore a festive look as candidates in the mayoral polls drummed up their campaigns ahead of the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections on April 28.
28 fishermen abducted in Bay
Pirates kidnapped 28 fishermen along with their trawler from the Bay of Bengal in Maheshkhali upazila early Thursday.
2 held with 1,520 bottles of Phensidyl in Tangail
Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 1,520 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Golchattar area of Bangabandhu Bridge (East) on Wednesday.
5 killed, 7 hurt as track rams onto 3-wheeler in Barisal
Five persons, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when a truck ran over a passenger 3-wheeler at Bashtola area on the Barisal-Dhaka highway on Thursday morning. Sources said the accident occurred at 9 am when a goods…
Does UK remain world power?
Is the UK’s role on the world stage a decades-long story of managed decline, including the orderly withdrawal from a once vast empire? Or is it the story of a medium-sized power whose standing in the world reflects the new…
BCB XI defeats Pakistan in warm-up match
What should have been Pakistan’s opportunity for match practice turned into a Sabbir Rahman exhibition. His whirlwind 123 and a survival act by the tail-enders gave BCB XI a one-wicket win in Fatullah. The home side needed ten runs when…
Hc gives split decision on Mirza Abbas bail plea
The High Court on Wednesday gave a split decision on the bail petitions of Bangladesh Nationalist Party-backed mayoral candidate for Dhaka south city Mirza Abbas in two violence cases. Senior judge of the bench, Justice Quamrul Islam Siddique, granted bail…