Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 208 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Munsi Bazar area in the district town on Wednesday morning.
Month: April 2015
Jamaat called 48-hour hartal observing loosely in Barisal
The 48-hour strike called by Jammat E Islami Bangladesh protesting confirming death sentence for war crimes against JIB assistant secretary general Kamaruzzaman by Supreme Court, observing loosely in Barisal on Tuesday without hampering daily life.
BGB arrested youth, seized 2,448gr gold in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh in a raid arrested a man along with a total of 21 gold bars of 2,448.05 grams of weight worth Tk 1,00,00,000 from Benapole land port area, Lieutenant Colonel Jahangir Hossain, commanding officer, 26 Border…
Former Bastuhara League leader shot dead in Jessore
Unidentified miscreants killed former central vice president of Bastuhara League Monzur Rashid ,50, at Khaldar road in Jessore town this afternoon. During the killing Monzur was returning home by an easy bike.The miscreants opened fire on him when his bike…
Maizbhandar darbar celebrates Sufi saint’s “urs”
The Islamic spiritual abode of Maizbhandar Darbar here has celebrated the 79th annual “Urs” of great Sufi saint Syed Golamur Rahman Maizbhandari recalling his teachings in preaching the divine message of love and humanity.
Ulfa leader Ranjan, Bangladeshi aide get life in two cases
A court here on Wednesday sentenced United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa) leader Ranjan Chowdhury and his angladeshi aide Pradip Marak to life term imprisonment in two cases.
‘Terrorist’ killed in gunfight between gangs in Laxmipur
An alleged terrorist was killed and two others injured in a gunfight between two gangs of criminals at Ganeshshyampur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.
World Health Day observed
Health Department and Non Government organisation its supported by WHO was observed the World Health Day- 2015 in the district on Tuesday.
3 Ex-Rab officials, AL leader charged in N’ganj 7-murders
Police have submitted charge-sheets in court over the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj against 35 people, including three former RAB officials and Awami League leader Nur Hossain. The chargesheets were submitted in two cases with Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupam’s court…
Issuing press statement and holding agitation processions at different parts of the city JIB leaders and activists
Mentionable Supreme Court upheld the death penalty of condemned war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for killing 144 villagers at Sohagpur village in Sherpur during the 1971 Liberation War.
One held with yaba Tablets in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion(RAB)-8 stationed in a drive arrested one young drug peddler and recovered huge number of contraband yaba tablets from Shariatullah market area of the town yesterday afternoon.
‘Strict implementation of anti-adulteration laws underscored’
Speakers at a day-long workshop have stressed for strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishments to those responsible for adulterating foodstuffs to save human lives.
‘Digitisation accelerates national uplift benefiting every citizen’
The digitisation process has already become an effective tool to accelerate national uplift benefiting every citizen and pushing Bangladesh towards a middle income nation, speakers said here on Tuesday afternoon.
Farmers expect bumper Boro production in Gaibandha
Farmers of Gaibandha district are expecting a bumper production of Boro paddy in the current season.
Social resistance needed to end violence
Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi city have unequivocally called for forging social resistance against all sorts of violence so that the country can go forward successfully.
Hafeez reacts to Shakib’s remarks, says talent of Pakistan can’t be underrated
The war of words between the Tigers and Pakistan is heating up before the latter’s tour of Bangladesh begins. Pakistan’s opening batsman Mohammad Hafeez has reacted to Shakib Al Hasan’s recent statement that the series was Bangladesh’s best chance to…
Scattered power outages affect White House, Capitol
Scattered outages in the US capital on Tuesday cut power to several government buildings, including the White House, State Department, Capitol and Justice Department.
Taylor Swift, Sam Smith head Billboard Music Awards finalists
Pop star Taylor Swift and British soul singer Sam Smith were the leaders among the 2015 Billboard Awards finalists with four nominations each after five top categories were announced on Tuesday.
Mahi B Chowdhury seeks Bnp blessings, launches campaign
Mahi B Chowdhury, a mayoral aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation, yesterday sought blessing of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to support him to contest the polls. “An opportunity has been created following cancellation of Mintoo Bhai’s nomination paper. For that…
SC verdict reaches prison, Kamaruzzaman to see lawyers
Dhaka Central Jail authorities on Wednesday afternoon received the copy of the Supreme Court verdict rejecting the review plea sought by Jamaat leader M Kamaruzzaman against death penalty. The verdict was read out to the Jamaat leader who sought time…
Bnp fears abduction of another city student leader
BNP yesterday expressed deep concern over the hauling of Aminul Islam Jakir, general secretary of Tejgaon unit Chhatra Dal what it claimed by members of plainclothes police on Tuesday night. BNP joint secretary general Barkatullah Bulu in a statement said…
British HC meets Khaleda, hopes polls will be violence-free
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson yesterday welcomed BNP’s decision to endorse candidates for the forthcoming City Corporation Elections allowing the electorate a real democratic choice, and hoped that the campaign would be conducted without violence.
4 killed in Habiganj auto-rickshaw tractor collision
At least four people, including a woman and a child, were killed as a tractor collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw (locally known as easy-bike) at Umednagar on the Habiganj-Nabiganj Road in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. Three of the deceased…
Alleged terrorist killed in Laxmipur ‘gunfight between gangs’
An alleged terrorist was killed and two others injured in a gunfight between two gangs of people, termed as criminals, at Ganeshshyampur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Hanif Moma, son of Selamat Ullah, a…
US boosts arms supplies for Saudi-led coalition
The US says it is speeding up weapons deliveries to a Saudi-led coalition bombing Houthi rebels who have taken up arms against the government in Yemen. The US is also boosting intelligence sharing with the coalition, Deputy Secretary of State…
The Iran nuclear deal: Step in right direction
By Chandra Muzaffar There is no guarantee that the preliminary agreement reached in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 2nd April 2015 between Iran, on the one hand, and the United States and five other world powers, namely, Britain, China, France, Germany and…
Appellate authority declares Tabith Awal nomination valid
Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Zillar Rahman, also the Appellate Authority, on Tuesday declared valid the nomination paper of Dhaka North City Corporation polls candidate Tabith Awal turning down an appeal filed by Sonali Bank terming him a loan defaulter. A total…
Hasina says, Khaleda returns with disgrace of defeat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP leader Khaleda Zia has gone back to her home with the disgrace of failure and defeat after staying in her office for long 92 days aiming to topple the government. “She (Khaleda)…
Investigating cheap food
Danielle Nierenberg Imagine if the price you paid for a hamburger included factors such as heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide; or the runoff of manure spread on fields from concentrated animal feeding operations; or injuries to…