Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday questioned the taste of newspapers and TV channels for giving huge coverage to Khaleda Zia who is responsible for causing miseries to the whole nation during her 92-day destructives activities.
Day: April 19, 2015
AL activists obstruct Khaleda’s campaign in Dhaka city
Hundreds ofAwami League (AL) supporters tried to obstruct BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia fromcampaigning for Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral candidate Tabith Awalin Uttara yesterday.They staged black flag demonstrations at different places in Uttara and tried to encircle Khaleda’s motorcade, which…
Two Shibir leaders arrested in Panchagarh
Police arrested two local leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir from Jalasi area in the district town on Saturday night.
Chased by cops, youth drowns in Gopalganj
A young man drowned in a pond after being chased by police at Barshapara village in Kotalipara upazila on Saturday.
Miscreants kill woman in Tangail
Miscreants killed Khursheda Begum,50, and injured her husband Anwar Hossain, 60, and daughter Aklima Akhter, 25, this morning.
Over 200 BNP activists join Awami League
Over 200 BNP leaders and workers of Tatipara ward under Chartarapur union of Pabna sadar upazila of the district joined Bangladesh Awami league today presenting bouquet to General Secretary of Pabna District Awami League Golam Faroq Prince MP.
Union Jamaat ameer among 36 held in Satkhira
Police in an overnight drive arrested 36 people, including a union unit ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, on charges of subversive activities, from different places of the district.
Youth killed by lightning strike in Dinajpur
A young man was killed by a lightning strike at Pulhat village in Birganj upazila on Saturday.
337 migrant workers evacuated from Yemen back home
A total of 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from war-torn Yemen last week, returned home from the Indian state of Kerala in the early hours of Sunday. Two special flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried them home. The first flight…
Sewing machines distributed in Panchagarh
A total of nine sewing machines were distributed free of cost among nine distressed women after providing training in Boda upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
Woman arrested with phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler and recovered 879 bottles of phensidyl from Krishi Bank area under Panchbibi upazila of the district Saturday evening.
Halt all recruitments, allocations before city polls: Bnp
The Bnp on Sunday demanded the government to stop all recruitment, allocation of shops and carry out development projects in the bifurcated city corporations of Dhaka till April 28 mayoral polls. “The government has become active in “April final” with…
Youth shot in Jessore
A young man was shot by unidentified miscreants in Board Club area of Jessore sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Women held with 879 bottles of Phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged female drug peddler in possession of 879 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Damdama Para area in Panchbibi upazila on Saturday.
College student ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
A college student allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Andolpota village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
480 kg jatka seized in Barisal
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 480 kg of jatka (small hilsa fish) from three launches on Taltala river in Sadar upazila this morning.
Marriage registration eradicates social curses in Rangpur char areas
It was quite unthinkable even a decade ago that the extremely poor char people living on the Brahmaputra basin could think about marriage registration or society without social curses like child marriage and dowry.
Tigers win first ODI series against Pakistan
Opener Tamim Iqbal’s second century ina row helped Bangladesh clinch their maiden ODI series beating Pakistan by 7 wickets in their 2nd match of the three-match Dan Cake ODI cricket series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. This…
Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer: Han Solo returns
The internet blew up like the Death Star when the second teaser for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens hit YouTube on 16 April.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hits back in Internet.org India row
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has defended the aims of his Internet.org initiative after several Indian firms decided to pull out of the project.
‘Eternal’ camera can take pictures forever
A camera powered by the light it uses to take pictures has been invented by American scientists.
Bangladesh see opportunity to clinch first series win against Pakistan
After ending their 16-year long Pakistan jinx, Bangladesh now have the opportunity to clinch a series win for the first time against their sub-continent rivals.
South Africa anti-immigrant violence: Hundreds held
More than 300 people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with a wave of violence against immigrants from other parts of Africa, the minister of home affairs says.
Man beat Hammers
Manchester City firmed up their grip on a top-four place as they beat West Ham to secure their first win in three Premier League games.
Afghanistan suicide bomb in Jalalabad leaves many dead
At least 33 people have been killed and 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
Saudi Arabia pledges $274m to meet UN call for Yemen aid
Saudi Arabia, which is leading an air campaign against rebels in Yemen, has pledged to provide exactly the amount of emergency aid to the country as called for in a UN appeal on Friday. The official Saudi news agency said…
Govt sets up dashboard for online monitoring of learning at multimedia classrooms
The government has set up a ‘dashboard’ to monitor online teaching and learning at multimedia class rooms in 20,500 educational institutions across the country, officials said.
Alleged robber leader killed in Magura ‘gunfight’
The ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police on the Magura-Jessore road in Mugirdal area of Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam alias Moazzem, 37, son…
7 hit by bullets in Kazi Zafarullah’s Faridpur meet
At least seven people, including a policeman, were injured by stray bullets at Awami League (AL) presidium member Kazi Zafarullah’s street rally at Kawlibera village in Bhanga upazila on Saturday morning.
IBBL board of directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower on Saturday . Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman (Acting) of the Bank presided over the meeting. Local and foreign…