A man was strangulated to death and his wife injured by robbers during a robbery incident at Malipara village in Nangalkot upazila early Sunday.
Month: April 2015
Find women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Bank tells banks
Bangladesh Bank has told banks and financial institutions to find women interested in starting industry and trade.
Diesel sings ‘See you again’ made for Paul Walker
Actor Vin Diesel sang some lines from the tribute song “See you again”, made for his “Fast & Furious” co-actor Paul Walker who died in a car crash in 2013.
CEC asks police not to harass candidates sans reason
The chief election commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has ordered police not to harass any candidate without any reason. The CEC gave the order at an interaction with mayor and councillor candidates of Dhaka North City Corporation at Farmgate’s KIB Complex…
Report submission on Salman Shah’s death deferred
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the submission of report on further inquiry into the death of actor Salman Shah to June 10. Magistrate Wayej Kuruni Khan Chowdhury of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed the order…
Money loan court summon against Khaleda to newspapers
Dhaka’s Money Loan Court-1 (Artha Rin Adalat-1) on Sunday directed the authorities to publish gazette notification in newspapers summoning BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and three others in the case filed for the loan default of Dandy Dying Limited. Judge…
Khaleda, Hasina exchange Pahela Baishakh greetings
Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina and Bnp chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday exchanged Pahela Boishakh greetings marking the Bangla New Year 1422 on Tuesday.
Professionals want Mirza Abbas to come to the open, seek votes
A pro-BNP intellectual on Sunday urged Mirza Abbas, who is contesting the mayoral post for Dhaka South City Corporation, to come out in public to campaign for the elections instead of remaiing underground. “Mirza Abbas has to come out in…
Obama-Castro meet to open new page of history
US President Barack Obama has said his meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro will help both countries “turn the page” after decades of hostility. He described the meeting on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas in Panama as…
EC decision on Army deployment April 19
The Election Commission will soon take a decision on whether the army will be deployed during the upcoming city corporation elections. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed informed the mayor and councillor candidates about the commission’s position while exchanging views…
360 Bangladeshis taken from Yemen to Djibouti
Ten more Bangladesh nationals returned home on Saturday evening from war-torn Yemen through Djibouti, raising the total number of returnees to 21. They arrived in a Fly Dubai flight that landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 6:45pm, said an…
Bnp optimistic about getting Salahuddin back alive
BNP joint secretary general Mahbub Uddin Khokon on Saturday said they believe they would get back BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed alive soon. “After a meeting with Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner we’ve become a bit optimistic that Salahuddin Ahmed is…
Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman hanged
The death penalty of Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman was executed at the Dhaka Central Jail at 10-31 pm on Saturday night, different sources confirmed last night. The sources said as per norms the IG Prison Brig Gen Syed Iftekharuddin, additional…
Australia’s ‘voice of cricket’ Richie Benaud
The slow-burning intrigue of a day of test cricket needed precious little embellishment for Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain and doyen of cricket commentary.
South Korea shares intellectual property experiences with Bangladesh
South Korea has shared its experiences on development of intellectual property with Bangladesh government.
Argentine court orders arrest of Justin Bieber over assault claim
An Argentine judge ordered the arrest of pop star Justin Bieber if he sets foot in the country after the Canadian singer failed to face questions about an alleged assault at a Buenos Aires nightclub in 2013, his court secretary…
Pakistan court frees on bail accused mastermind of Mumbai attack: Lawyer
A Pakistani court freed on bail on Friday a man accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault on India’s financial capital that killed 166 people and seriously strained ties between the nuclear-armed neighbours, his lawyer said.
Heinemann invented homeopathic treatment to serve humanity
Speakers at a discussion here have said that father of the Homeopathy Treatment System (HTS) Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Heinemann sacrificed his life in inventing and launching the HTS to serve the humanity.
Need for children awareness against drug-addiction stressed
Speakers at a prize-giving ceremony in Rajshahi city unequivocally called for creating optimum awareness among children about the destructive consequences of drug addiction so that they can fight against the social curse collectively.
Gaibandha ready to welcome Pahela Boishakh
All Preparations have been completed to welcome the Pahela Boishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year-1422, with much enthusiasm and traditional festivities as elsewhere in the country.
6 km new electric line inaugurated in Panchagarh
About six kilometers new electric line of Pally Biddut was inaugurated in three villages from Nutonhat to Kaliaganj and Suriapara under Boda upazila of the district on Thursday night.
20.81 lakh bales jute to be produced in northern Bangladesh
The government has fixed a target of producing over 20.81 lakh bales of jute from over 1.93 lakh hectares of land during the current 2015-2016 seasons in the northern Bangladesh, officials sources said.
Compost fertilizer use can help protect soil productivity
Substantial and sustainable uses of organic and compost fertilizer in the farming fields can help protecting the soil nutrients from further degradation.
2 held with fake currency notes in Chandpur
Police in a drive arrested two members of a currency forger syndicate along with fake currency notes worth Tk 1.46 lakh from a residential hotel at Chairman Ghat in the town on Friday.
Indian contrabands worth Tk1 cr seized in Joypurhat; 5 held
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested five alleged smugglers and seized Indian contrabands worth over Tk one crore from a train at Panchbibi Rail Station here early Saturday.
2 killed in Gazipur road crash
Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Sreepur upazila of the district on Friday night and Saturday morning.
70 shops burn down in Laxmipur fire
At least 70 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at a local market at Alexandar Bazar in Ramgati uapzila early Saturday.
Lawyer commits suicide in Rajshahi
A man committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his house at Bulunpur in Razpara area in the city on Friday.
Drug peddler sent to jail in Sherpur
A court here on Friday sent a drug peddler to jail for possessing drugs in Nakla upazila.
2 Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF on Benapole frontier
Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot to death and three others injured by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Daulatpur border here early Saturday.