A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) deferred the deposition of witnesses in the case over the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider to May 11 as an accused moved to the High Court against the indictment order. Dhaka’s Fourth Additional Metropolitan…
Month: April 2015
‘Chiro shukhi jon’ — Can they feel?
The other day I came across a school-days idea expansion –“Chiro shukhi jon bhrom’a ki kokhon, bethito bedon bujhite pare, ki jatona bishe bujhibe sha kishe, dongshe ni jare kobhu ashibishe”. The in-depth message of this quote is – those…
Bnp’s case taken after 18 hrs: AL accuses 100 unknown men
Police has finally accepted a case lodged by BNP against over hundred unknown persons in connection with Monday’s attack on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade at Karwan Bazar while she was campaigning for party-backed mayoral aspirant Tabiht Awal for Dhaka North City…
International Bengali festival in New York 22 May
New York Correspondent Rising against all kinds of cheap power and anti-cultural activities, mukthodhara is going to celebrate Bengali festival and three days long book fair on 22 may in New York. The book fair of New york is an…
China’s Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
China’s President Xi Jinping has signed agreements with Pakistan promising investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies.
Hasina terms attack as Khaleda’s drama
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday termed the attack on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade during her electioneering in the city a ‘drama’ and asked her to stop this and let people live peacefully. “She (Khaleda) has created anarchy just coming down…
Teesta should be dealt with holistically in any deal
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The recent 4-day visit of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee to Dhaka at the invitation of the Prime Minister on the occasion of the21 February ‘Bhasha Dibas’ attracted much media attention in Bangladesh. This was because…
One of six business pioneers in finance of all time
Financial Times has chosen Professor Muhammed Yunus as one six greatest Finance Pioneers of all time. In the March 31, 2015 issue in an article entitled “Business Pioneers in Finance” Professor Yunus has been placed alongside Warren Buffett, Amadeo Giannini,…
Attack on Khaleda: Bnp calls demo Tuesday, hartal day after
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had called hartal across the country, except Dhaka and Chittagong cities, on Wednesday and demonstration on Tuesday protesting Monday’s attack on Khaleda and her motorcade when she was addressing a campaign rally at Karwan Bazar in…
Mirza Abbas’ election manifesto to “build a livable city”
In his election manifesto, the 20-party backed mayoral aspirant for Dhaka South City Corporation polls Mirza Abbas has made 98 promises under 10 points with a slogan to “build a livable city”. Afroza Abbas, wife of Mirza Abbas unveiled the…
Construction worker electrocuted in Khulna
A construction worker died from electrocution while another was injured in Bagmara area of the city on Sunday night.
1,000 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Kamalpur border area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
1 held with 100 Yaba tablets in Magura
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a drug peddler along with 100 pieces of yaba tablet at Chandpur in sadar upazila on Sunday noon.
AL leader among 3 hurt in Jessore bomb attack
Three people, including a local Awami-League leader, received injuries in a bomb attack in Bejpara area of the district town on Sunday night.
Couple hacked dead ‘by son-in-law’ in Chandpur
A couple was hacked to death allegedly by their son-in-law over dowry at Kamranga village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Murder convict Shahid Commissioner granted bail
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) granted bail to Md Saidur Rahman, alias Shahid Commissioner, in an arms case filed against him with Gandaria Police Station. Judge Ruhul Amin of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the…
Four gamblers held in Jessore
Police arrested four alleged gamblers from Faridpur village of Jessore Sadar upazila yesterday.
‘Robber’ shot in Rajbari gunfight with cops
An alleged robber was shot and wounded in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police at Kolanagar in Pangsa upazila on Sunday night.
Woman gets life for possessing heroin in Khulna
A court here on Sunday convicted a woman and sentenced her to life term imprisonment for possessing heroin.
Drug peddler held with Yaba, firearm in Ctg
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 150 pieces of Yaba tablets, one light gun and two cartridges from Amirabad in Lohagara upazila on Monday morning.
11 police personnel awarded in Rangpur Range
Eleven police personnel of Rangpur Range of Bangladesh Police received tri-monthly awards at a ceremony held today for their extra ordinary performances on different categories during the past three months.
Children to be fed Vitamin A in Jamalpur on April 25
The Health Department will make the National vitamin A plus campaign on April 25 to feed vitamin A capsule to 3, 19, 052 children in the district.
Preparation complete for Vitamin A Plus Campaign in Rangpur
The district health administration has completed preparations to make the National Vitamin A Plus and de-worming Campaign 25 April-2015 for the 4,68,675 under five babies successful in the district on April 25 next.
Permanent steps to protect Rajshahi city from river erosion demanded
Speakers at a rally here today called for permanent measures to protect Rajshahi city and other vulnerable points from erosion of the river Padma.They said the unabated erosion by the mighty river has been posing a serious threat to various…
Inspire students with honesty for preventing corruption
Speakers at an anti-corruption coordination meeting have stressed for bringing up of the young students with honesty, good moral character and patriotism to inspire them in building a corruption-free society.
Homestead gardening gains popularity in Rajshahi Barind area
By dint of diversified interventions, gardening around homesteads in both summer and winter seasons in the region including its vast Barind tract has been gaining popularity with production of different fruits and vegetables.
‘Furious 7’ outruns ‘Paul Blart 2,’ ‘Unfriended’
“Furious 7” ran laps around the competition, picking up $29.1 million in its third weekend of release, according to studio estimates.
China makes big cut in bank reserve requirement to fight slowdown
China’s central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months, adding more liquidity to the world’s second-biggest economy to help spur bank lending and combat slowing growth.
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on Europe to face down anti-immigrant bias and find money for support as turmoil in Libya and the Middle East worsens…
Bangladesh demolish Pakistan on way to first-ever series win
Tamim Iqbal smashed a scintillating back-to-back century to propel Bangladesh to their first-ever series win against Pakistan in Mirpur on Sunday.