A woman allegedly killed herself and her husband made an attempt to commit suicide following a family feud at Bahadur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.
Month: April 2015
Jubo League activist held in Rajshahi
Police arrested a local Jubo League activist along with a pistol, one magazine and four rounds of bullet from a primary school in Puthia upazila on Saturday morning.
AL leader shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
A local Awami League (AL) leader, also a union parishad member, was shot to death by miscreants at Rangikhali in Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.
Drug case convict held in Jhenaidah
Police arrested a man convicted in a drug case from Vushon High School ground in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday noon.
Farmer killed by lighting strike in Faridpur
A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Sadipur in Nagarkanda upazila on Saturday.
Boy killed as truck hits his bicycle in C’nawabganj
A boy was killed as a truck knocked down the bicycle he was travelling by at Kanchantala in Gomostapur upazila on Sunday morning.
Women achieve self-reliance in Jamalpur
A good number of women of rural and urban areas of the district achieved self-reliance after getting training from the Department of Youth Development.
23 held on Putkhali border while returning from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals while entering the country through Putkhali border point here on Sunday morning, after going to India illegally.The arrestees hail from different areas of Narail, Faridpur and Khulna districts.
Vitamin A plus campaign held in Faridpur
As part of the countrywide vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign with the object of reducing the night blindness and growing resistance power in the children against diseases due to malnutrition, district health department conducted the day long campaign yetsrday(Saturday) across the…
Need for ensuring safe water supply to Rajshahi city dwellers stressed
Speakers at a discussion here today unequivocally called for ensuring safe water from source to all consumers for the sake of protecting the city dwellers especially the poor and extreme poor ones from various waterborne diseases.
5 villages brought under electrification network in Netrakona
Five villages under Atpara and Netrakona sader upazilas in the district were brought under rural electrification network yesterday by Palli Biddut Samity (PBS) Netrakona, an organization of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB).
Good aquaculture practice required for ensuring safe fisheries production
Speakers at a training session have underscored the need for safe fish farming besides promoting its production through the best use of hygienic fish feed alongside the existing natural resources.
Neymar and Messi help 10-man Barcelona beat Espanyol
The Brazilian followed up his two goals against Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday by slotting home after Luis Suarez dummied an Alba cross inside the area to open the scoring after 17 minutes.
Nepal quake toll 1800, but may rise further
The Nepal government urged nations to send aid and braced for the toll to rise after rescuers overnight were hampered by strong aftershocks, blocked highways and a lack of equipment. People used their hands in many places to dig for…
Pahela Boishakh scandal: Some heads must roll
You can only be left stupefied at the depths to which denial of reality has sunk in this country. The assault on women at the Pahela Baishakh celebrations in the Dhaka University campus does not seem to have moved the…
Volkswagen Chairman Piech resigns following row with CEO Winterkorn
Volkswagen’s supervisory board Chairman Ferdinand Piech unexpectedly resigned on Saturday after losing a showdown he provoked with Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn.
Khaleda reiterates demand for army deployment in city polls
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Sunday termed Election Commissions latest decision about army deployment for the city elections in Dhaka and Chittagong is deceptive snd reiterated her party and alliance demand for deployment of the army to ensure peaceful…
UN urges peafeful, trnsparent election
The United Nations on Sunday urged all concerned in Bangladesh to ensure a transparent, peaceful and inclusive election process. “The United Nations urges all concerned to ensure a transparent, peaceful, and inclusive election process,” said UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh…
Mayoral candidate Mahi B Chow, wife attacked, hurt
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB)-supported mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Mahi B Chowdhury came under an attack by miscreants in Sat Rasta area of Tejgaon in the city early Sunday.
Comptroller Stringer’s Bronx NY roundtable Sunday
On Sunday April 26, Comptroller Stringer will tour Starling Avenue, the heart of the Bangladeshi community in the Bronx, with business and community leaders. The tour will begin at 4:30pm and will be immediately followed by a roundtable discussion at…
ASAAL NY Chapters meet between 26 April and May 5
This Sunday, April 26, 2015, the ASAAL Bronx Chapter and the Parkchester area Bangladeshi leadership are jointly meeting and greeting with New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer from 4:30 to 6:00 PM. All those who have been individually contacted are…
Govt sending medical teams to Nepal
The Government of Bangladesh is sending humanitarian assistance including medical teams and medicine to Nepal in the wake of the devastation caused in Nepal by a major earthquake today.
17 killed in quake-induced Everest avalanche
A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Nepal sparked a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest on Saturday, killing at least 17 people on the mountain. At least 30 were injured.
Nepal landmarks flattened by the quake
The tremors on Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal lasted barely a minute by some accounts, yet this was enough to bring down centuries of Nepalese history. Among the buildings to collapse was the Dharahara tower, which once dominated the skyline…
City to be foolproof security zone for polls: DMP Commissioner
A foolproof security zone will be created in the capital on the day of the City Corporation elections so that voters can cast their votes without any fear. “A foolproof security zone will be created in the city on the…
IBBL awarded Gold medal for remittance services
Islami Bank Bangladesh Lmited (IBBL) has been awarded Gold Medal for its outstanding contribution to the foreign remittance services of Bangladesh.
EC to face trial in people’s court if polls not held properly: Bnp
Renewing its demand for army deployment during the city polls, BNP on Saturday warned the Election Commission that it will have to face trial in people’s court if it fails to hold the city polls in a free and fair…
Quake shock quite an experience
Rakibul Hasan Yesterday I was browsing online; few watching movies and glancing morning newspapers though, while mostly sleeping, and two of them snoring in delta sleep on the Saturday holiday; reasons were perhaps no tensions of classes. However, I suddenly…
Russia to build nuke plant in Argentina
Russia and Argentina signed a Memorandum Understanding establishing a Framework for Cooperation between the countries in the field of construction of a nuclear power unit in Argentina. Russia’s latest VVER technology will be used in the unit with installed capacity…
EC explains its position on army deployment
The Election Commission on Saturday said different print and electronic media are running misleading news over army deployment during the elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong. “It needs to remove this confusion over army deployment during the…