Day: May 5, 2015
A true story of a man who cut out own appendix
During an expedition to the Antarctic, Russian surgeon Leonid Rogozov became seriously ill. He needed an operation – and as the only doctor on the team, he realised he would have to do it himself.
Huntsman, B’desh cotton mill sign tech, training deal
As the global market for dyed yarns and fabrics becomes increasingly competitive, German multinational Huntsman Textile Effects is helping Queen South Textile Mills of Bangladesh reinforce its industry leadership with a renewed emphasis on environmental and economic sustainability. Under a…
National debate contest begins at JU Wednesday
Upholding the slogan “Jagrata Bibek, Durjay Tarunnya, Durnitee Rukhboi”, a four daylong national debate competition is scheduled to begin on Wednesday at the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus. JU Debate Organisation (JUDO) and Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) are jointly arranging the…
Owner of collapsed tin-shed Monir placed on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday placed on remand Moniruzzaman Chowdhury, owner of two-storied tin-shed house in the city’s Rampura Hajipara area that collapsed into lake on April 15 leaving 12 people dead.
India cricket team to visit Bangladesh in June
India will play a one-off Test match and three one-day internationals in Bangladesh next month. Fatullah will host the Test, which will be the first between the sides since January 2010, from June 10-14. All three of the ODIs will…
Outlawed party leader injured, ‘terrorist’ killed in ‘shootouts’
A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) was shot and wounded in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and police at Kewa village in Pangsha uapzila early Tuesday. The injured was identified as Kuddus Mandol, son of…
Sunderbans flora, fauna under fresh threat as fertilizer ship sinks
A cargo vessel carrying potash fertilizer capsized in the Bhola River at Swarankhola Range of the Sundarbans East Zone. Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Divisional Forest Officer of the Sundarbans East Zone, has said that the cargo vessel – ‘Jabalenoor’ – ran…
Tigers eye win as second test begins Wednesday
Bangladesh hope to build on their new-found confidence by securing their first-ever Test victory over Pakistan when the second and final match starts in Dhaka on Wednesday. The Tigers are buoyed by a remarkable fightback in the drawn first Test…
Bnp leader Fakhrul taken back to jail from hospital
The condition of ailing BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was termed stable, by a panel doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University where he was transferred to a prison cell as his on Tuesday as his health…
Next date of Zia Trusts graft cases May 25
The Third Special Judge Court of Dhaka on Tuesday fixed May 25 for the next hearing in the Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and others. Khaleda’s counsel and also the…
Four to die for killing Swechchhasebak League leader in Joypurhat
A court here on Tuesday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a leader of Swechchhasebak League in 2005.The convicts are Taslim Uddin Tiplu and his brother Farhad Hossain, sons of Majibar Rahman, Haider Ali, son of…
3 women back home after serving jail term in India
Three Bangladeshi women returned home through Benapole check post on Monday night after serving two years’ jail in an Indian prison. The returnees are Jannatul Ferdous,19, daughter of Haider Ali of Jessore, Anwara Begum,20, daughter of Nausher Sheikh of Khulna,…
2 drug peddlers held with yaba in Jessore
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 400 pieces of Yaba tablets from Upashahar area in Jessore town on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Imran Khan, son of late Omar Ali, and…
Outlawed party leader injured in Rajbari ‘shootout’
A regional leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) was shot and wounded in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and police at Kewa village in Pangsha uapzila early Tuesday.
Unidentified youth’s body recovered in Dinajpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Goghata Bridge on the Dinajpur-Rangpur Highway in Chirirbandar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Coastal fish resources endangered for current nets
Indiscriminate use of current nets in the coastal waters of the Sundarbans and adjacent areas has put fish resources there in peril. Breeding of different species of fish is being hampered beside the fish resources being destroyed largely.
Low paddy price irks Sherpur farmers
As paddy farmers across the district have started harvesting the Boro crops, its price remain very low at the growers’ level.Per maund of Boro paddy is selling at Tk 300 -Tk 420 at the growers’ level, and between Tk 400…
UP Complex Bhaban opens in Gaibandha
Shaghata Union Parishad (UP) Complex Bhaban was opened in Kachua Haat area under Shaghata upazila in the district on Monday amid much enthusiasm to the locals and the public representatives. Deputy Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament and local lawmaker Advocate…
Call for turning youths into productive workforces
Speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a training course on sewing and computer here have called for turning the unemployed youths into productive workforces to accelerate national development. Raipur union parishad has been organising the two-month long training course for…
Four sentenced to death in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh court today awarded death sentence to four youths in a murder case in Madhupur Bazar area in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh.The court also awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to all the convicts, said court sources.
Ethnic farm female workers face wage disparity in Barind
Despite of identical work to male in farming fields, the female agricultural workers especially coming from the ethnic groups are still facing wage disparity in the region particularly in the vast Barind tract for long.Traditionally, most of the ethnic female…
‘In A Land Far From Home’, English version of Syed Mujtaba Ali’s memoir ‘Deshe Bideshe’, launched
The English translation of celebrated writer Syed Mujtaba Ali’s famous book ‘Deshe Bideshe’ has been launched in Dhaka.It is the only published eyewitness account of Afghanistan’s tumultuous days in the 1920s by a non-Afghan.
Elizabeth Banks takes director’s chair in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
“The Hunger Games” actress Elizabeth Banks makes her debut as a feature film director in the musical comedy “Pitch Perfect 2” and hopes to inspire more women to get behind the camera.Banks also appears in the sequel to the 2012…
Forty migrants reported drowned in Mediterranean: Save the Children
Migrants arriving on the Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday said around forty others travelling with them had died on the journey, a Save the Children spokeswoman said.
Grameenphone says Jan-Mar political unrest hurt its business
Political unrest in the first three months of the year hit Grameenphone’s business, the mobile-phone operator says.Chief Executive Rajeev Sethi released the company’s financial statement for January-March period at a press conference at The Westin on Monday.
Barca attack on fire, defence yet to dispel doubts
While there may still be a question mark over treble-chasing Barcelona’s defence, their fearsome attacking trident is firing on all cylinders ahead of Bayern Munich’s visit in the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.The South American trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar…
Nepal earthquake wipes out trekking village of Langtang
Langtang the most beautiful village at the foot of the Himalaya and used by trekkers on their way to climbing Mount Everest has been completely wiped out in an avalanche of earth and snow triggered by the April 25 earthquake,…
4 killed as truck crashes local 3-wheeler in Gopalganj
At least four people were killed and seven others injured when a truck collided head-on with a human hauler (locally called Nosimon) at Tekerhat on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Maksudpur upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Kanai…