A on duty Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Sitakundu thana was killed as a truck knocked him down at Taltala area of Bhatiary on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
Month: April 2015
Renovation work of Rangamati Shishu Academy begins
Renovation work of Rangamati District Shishu Academy began today involving Taka 10 million.
Farmers happy for bumper production of wheat
Wheat farmers of all the five upazilas in the district are happy as they got a desired output and fair prices against the crop during the current season.
First N’wester causes crop damage and power disruption
The first norwester coupled with rain caused huge damage to the standing crops and power disruption in Rajshahi city and suburban areas this afternoon.
Man killed over land in Gaibandha
A man was killed and others injured in a land related clash between two rival groups at Fulhar village in Gobindoganj upazila on Saturday.
Drought-prone Barind tract needs conservation agriculture technology
Time has come to wide-ranging and sustainable expansion and promotion of conservation agriculture (CA) based technologies in the drought-prone Barind tract to protect its soil health from further degradation, agricultural scientists and researchers in a discussion here said.
Sunflower farming gains popularity in Khulna
Sunflower farming has started gaining popularity as the nutritious oilseed brings good profit for the farmers in Batiaghata upazila of the district.
Digitisation becomes irreversible: Speakers
The ongoing digitisation has already become an irreversible process easing civic life and accelerating progress in every sector to build a middle income Bangladesh, speakers said here Saturday afternoon.
An egg a day may keep diabetes away
If you love eggs, there is good news for you. Egg consumption could reduce the risk of Type-2 diabetes, says a new research.
Rice acquires stronger immunity through gene transfer
Gene transfer from a completely different plant species can significantly boost the built-in immunity of rice plants, suggests a new study.
Ban ki-moon wants city polls to be transparent, inclusive, credible
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has appealed to the authorities in all relevant institutions in Bangladesh to ensure that the April 28 city elections will be transparent, inclusive, and credible, according to a posting made at the…
Kamaruzzaman review decision likely Monday
The review petition of Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman, a death row convict in war crimes case, is set to be heared on Monday. A four-member appeals bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha heard the matter on Sunday. Khandaker Mahbub…
Khaleda back to her residence after 3 months
Little over two months reaning under undclared confieent at her Gulshan office, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her Gulshan residence on Sunday following granting of bail in two graft cases. From the special court at Bakshibazar in the capital…
Fidel Castro seen in rare public aooearance in 14 months
The former president of Cuba, Fidel Castro, has made his first appearance in 14 months. He met a delegation of Venezuelan officials on a solidarity mission to Cuba at a local school.
4 fishermen jailed in Laxmhipur for catching jatka
A mobile court here on Friday sentenced to four fishermen to one year jail each for catching banned Hilsha fish fry- Jatka- in the Meghna River.
Jute cultivation in Gaibandha
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up an extensive programme of jute cultivation in the district during the current season.
Policeman killed in Ctg road crash
A policeman was killed as a truck crashed into him at Bhatiari Imamnagar Taltala bridge on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakund upazila early Saturday.
National Film Day celebrated in Gaibandha
National Film Day-2015 was celebrated in the district today in a befitting manner as elsewhere in the country.
3 held with 1.5 kg hemp in Panchagarh
Detectives in a drive arrested three members of an drug trading syndicate from Amersari at Boda-Debiganj Highway in Debiganj upazila on Friday.
3 of a family suffer burn injuries in Sylhet fire
Three members of a family, including a woman and her son and daughter, sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a house in Mirer Maidan area of the city on Friday night.
Prime accused in murder case held in Tangail
Police arrested the prime accused in a case filed for killing a college student on February 20 from Tangail district on Friday.
River-eroded people need access to transitional char lands
The river-eroded extremely poor families need easier access to the transitional char lands for continuing cultivation of pumpkin in the raised sandbars on the dried-up riverbeds to change their fortune.
Rich tribute paid to ten martyred intellectuals in Rangpur
The martyrdom day of ten renowned intellectuals of Rangpur city was observed in a befitting manner here through paying rich tribute to them at ‘Dakhiganj Shwashan Baddhyabhumi Smriti Soudha’ here on Friday afternoon.
After Iraqi forces take Tikrit, a wave of looting and lynching
On April 1, the city of Tikrit was liberated from the extremist group Islamic State. The Shi’ite-led central government and allied militias, after a month-long battle, had expelled the barbarous Sunni radicals.
Alcoholism may cut short your life by eight years
Alcohol dependent patients die about 7.6 years earlier on average than hospital patients without a history of alcohol addiction, warns a new study.
California used 70 million gallons of water in fracking in 2014
California oil producers used 214 acre-feet of water, equivalent to nearly 70 million gallons, in the process of fracking for oil and gas in the state last year, less than previously projected, state officials told Reuters on Thursday.
Khaleda attends court, granted bail
Bnp chief Begum Khaleda Zia has been ganted bail in the two graft cases on Zia Orphanage and Charitable Trust in the special court that had earlier issued arrest warrant for her inabiliy to be present at hearing during the…
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy: Baffling, beguiling, bewitching and provocative
As layer after layer of intrigue and mystery are peeled off this Chinese puzzle of a movie, you are finally left staring wide-eyed and open-mouthed at a work of wondrous art.
Bnp’s demo Sunday for fresh polls, Salahuddin return
The BNP-led 20-party alliance will sate demonstrations across the country on Sunday to press for their various demands, including a fresh inclusive general election under a non-party administration and safe return of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.
Spinner Azmal back in Pak squad for Bangladesh series
Pakistan ace spinner Saeed Ajmal has been roped back into the national team’s squad for all three formats for the forthcoming series against Bangladesh. Ajmal, who missed the recently concluded World Cup due to an illegal bowling action, was cleared…