A court here on Sunday placed Nur Islam, who was arrested by members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) along with 2.5 kilograms gold from Benapole Check Post on April 7, on a two-day remand.
Month: April 2015
Truck driver suffers burn injuries in petrol bomb attack in Comilla
A truck driver suffered burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the vehicle in Gouripur area of Daudkandi upazila on early Monday.
56 BD nationals held by BGB at Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 56 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Sadipur border point here on Sunday night, after going to India illegally.
2 killed in separate road accidents in Magura
Two people, including a minor girl, were killed in two separate road accidents on Magura-Jessore road in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Clinical East Zone clinch BCL title
Islami Bank East Zone became inaugural champions of the Bangladesh Cricket League’s One-Day competition after a thrilling three-wicket win over BCB North Zone in Mirpur.
Next ‘Spider-Man’ movie will see teen Peter Parker
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige says the reboot of “Spider-Man” will focus on Peter Parker as a high school superhero and not on his successor in the comic books, Miles Morales, or anyone else who has donned the Spider-Man mask…
Accord and Alliance conditions affecting RMG sector, say businessmen
Bangladeshi readymade garments have lost competitiveness for ‘several irrational conditions’ imposed by buyers of foreign countries, particularly those from Europe and North America, say businessmen.
Clinton’s 2016 White House launch contrasts with her 2008 bid
Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough economic times.
Fight racist demons, top EU lawmaker says at Nazi camp ceremony
The head of the European Parliament implored citizens to fight the “demons” of racism and anti-Semitism that still haunt Europe in a speech to mark the liberation of Germany’s Buchenwald concentration camp 70 years ago.
Thousands of non-native goldfish invade Colorado lake
A handful of goldfish dumped into a Colorado lake, evidently by a pet owner years ago, have reproduced and thousands of the non-native fish now threaten indigenous aquatic species, state wildlife officials say.
Our universe is not accelerating as fast as thought
Providing clues to understanding cosmological questions like how fast the universe has been expanding since the Big Bang, a team of astronomers, including an Indian American, has identified two distinct types of supernovaes.
7 former Oriental Bankers convicted for loan scam
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced seven former officials of Oriental Bank to 10 years’ imprisonment with a fine of Tk one crore ninety lakh in a loan scam case. Judge Hosne Ara Begum of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-2 pronounced…
Case against Rubel goes to women, children tribunal
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday transferred the case against cricketer Rubel Hossain on the charge of raping actress Naznin Akhter Happy to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka. Judge Ataul Haque of…
Hillary Clinton launches campaign for US president
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has set out for a tour of key states, at the start of her campaign to become the first woman US president. She is taking a road trip to meet small groups of…
‘Halt Ramphal plant construction before proper EIA’
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) on Sunday called for halting the Rampal coal fired power plant construction in the Sunderbans until it is cleared by neutral environmentalists. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka SAHR…
Diffusion of agricultural innovation
Professor M Zahidul Haque In developing countries whose mainstay is agriculture, technology generation and diffusion is a crucial factor to eradicate hunger and poverty through attainment of food security and increase of farm income. Small farming, particularly in countries where…
Prove popularity without resisting Khaleda: Bnp tells PM
The BNP on Sunday said it expects no low-taste and provocative remarks from the government and ruling party men as those only pollute the country’s political environment. A statement signed by its joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu said this Criticising…
World Bank puts pol turmoil loss at Tk 17,150 crore
Bangladesh has suffered a financial loss of around $2.2 billion or around TK 17,150 crore in the current fiscal year especially over the last three months due to political turmoil, said the World Bank. The World Bank revealed the findings…
‘Gunfight’ again: Sirajganj Shibir activist killed
Anisur Rahman, a second-year intermediate student of Moulana Bhashani College, Sirajganj was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police on Sunday night. According to a message received in Dhaka the reported ‘gunfight’ took place in the Dhanmandhi area of Sirajganj…
Will everyone get a Ferrari one day?
Even if everyone were to get a Ferrari, it will only be the Fiat of its generation. It is tough to imagine ‘de-growth’ as an idea of our times. One would argue that resisting growth is to risk economic and…
Bus torched in city ahead of Jamaat hartal Monday
A bus was torched in the Mirpur area of Dhaka city on Sunday evening, ahead of the countrywide daylong hartal called by Jamaat for Monday. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is set to enforce the nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal protesting for what it said…
Appellate Div sets aside HC stay on Rizvi’s latest remand
The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that had stayed a lower court order placing BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on remand again in a vehicle torching case. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by…
One arrested with firearm in Magura
Police in a drive arrested a youth and recovered a foreign made pistol, four round of bullets from Collegepara area in the town today.
Innovation Circle held in Ctg
The Chittagong Divisional Innovation Circle was held today in the port city of Chittagong with a view to creating enthusiasm about implementing innovative programmes among the field-level government officials.
Smuggled goods recovered in Joypurhat, five held
Anti-Smuggling Task Force conducted raid at Uttara Express train at Panchbibi rail station under Joypurhat this morning and recovered Indian smuggled goods worth over Taka one crore and detained five smugglers.
JCD leader held in Moulvibazar
Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Shamshernagar Road area of the district town on Saturday night in connection with a case for assaulting police.
10 Jamaat-Shibir men among 39 held in Satkhira
Police in an overnight drive arrested 39 people, including 10 Jamaat-Shibir activists, from different areas of the district.
BCL leader hurt in internal clash dies in Comilla
Politics A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who received bullet wounds in an internal clash of the organisation over establishing supremacy on Saturday, died at a private hospital here on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Saiful,…
Slum households come together for eradicating poverty in Naogaon
More than 10,500 households from the extreme poor and underprivileged communities have got the path of eradicating their long-lasting poverty through self-managed savings and credit activities to some extent in Naogaon town.