Customs Officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a Singapore bound passenger and recovered foreign currencies worth Tk 19.45 lakh from him in the airport on Wednesday.
Day: May 13, 2015
UN condemns killing of blogger Ananta Das
The United Nations has condemned the brutal killing of Ananta Bijoy Das, another fatal attack against online activists in Bangladesh. The UN called for thorough investigations into these crimes to bring the perpetrators to justice.
City cleaner, motorcyclist killed in accidents in capital
Two people, including a city corporation cleaner, were killed in separate accidents in the city on early Wednesday. The victims were identified as Asadullah Selu, 45, a cleaner of Dhaka South City Corporation, and Md Masud, 18, a motorcyclist. Sources…
DU student drowns in dormitory pond
A Dhaka University (DU) student drowned on the water of Shahidulah Hall’s pond on the DU campus on Wednesday. The student was identified as Mafizul Islam Rahi, 22, a second year student of Physics Department of the university.
Two stabbed to death in city Pallabi house
A woman and her uncle-in-law were stabbed to death in a flat in the city’s Pallabi area on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Sweaty Begum,23, wife of Desco engineer (Uttara Division) Jahed Hasan, and Jahed’s uncle Aminul Islam,…
BCL factional clash, death prompts Bhashani Varsity closure
The authorities suspended all academic activities of Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University for an indefinite period after an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed in a factional clash on the campus on Wednesday. The deceased was identified…
5 held with 67 Yaba tablets in Keraniganj
Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in possession of 67 pieces of Yaba tablet from a filed at Auliabad village near Kacharighat bridge here on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as Sentu,33, son of Lal Miah, and Khandakar Billal Ahmed,45,…
Woman electrocuted in C’nawabganj
A woman died from electrocution at Makrampur Ghunti in Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Reshma,45, wife of Anwarul, a resident of the area,Locals said Reshma came in contact with a live electric wire while she was working…
Mango yield in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj blighted
Mango farmers and traders in various parts of the region are concerned by the large number of green mangoes that have been torn from the trees by the recent nor’westers and hailstorms.The unfavourable weather follows the earlier attack by leaf…
Pedestrian killed as chemical drum explodes
A pedestrian was killed as a drum filled with chemical exploded in Mitamain upazila headquarters on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nurullah, 35, son of Badsha Miah, hailing from Mohishakandi village in the upzila.
One killed, 3 injured in Habiganj road accident
One person was killed and three others injured when a private car collided head on with a stone loaded truck at Talugarai area under Shaestaganj Thana this morning.The identity of the victim and seriously injured three persons could not be…
One killed in Kushtia clash over control
One person was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Baraipara village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Amirul Islam, 50, a resident of the same…
Boy burn to death, 2 injured in Ctg fire
A boy was burnt to death and two others were injured after a fire broke out in a shop at Enayet Bazar area under city’s Kotwali thana on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Naieem, 14, son of Amir…
One killed, one injured by lightning in Jamalpur
A woman was killed and her husband seriously injured by lightning in Jamalpur Sadar upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Moyna Begum 48, wife of Siddik Miah at Gajaria Paschimpara village under Lakshirchar union of the…
Discussion on ‘Int’l Nurses Day’ held in Netrakona
Deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy said here today that the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is putting its sincere efforts for reaching the healthcare services to the door-steps of the…
Animal husbandry accelerates uplift in char areas
Livestock experts at a discussion have said the expanding animal husbandry sector has been accelerating socioeconomic uplift of the poor living in remote char areas in recent years.They were addressing inaugural ceremony of the ‘Livestock Technology Fair 2015’ organised at…
Motorcycle gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
Gunmen on motorcycles boarded a bus and opened fire on commuters in Pakistan’s volatile southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43, police said, in the latest attack directed against religious minorities this year.
Companies to stop paying dividend directly to margin loan receivers
The retail investors enjoying margin loan through brokerage houses will no more get dividend directly on the shares they hold.The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday the dividend would be disbursed through the loan providers.
Russian support to prolong European nuke reactors’ life cycle
Russian nuclear industry specialists offer assistance to European partners in prolonging the operation period of their nuclear power plants. The issue was discussed during the International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2015) held in Nice, France. “Prolonging…
Messi is the best player of all time: Guardiola
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is the best player ever, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday after the Spanish side eliminated the Bavarians 5-3 on aggregate to reach next month’s Champions League final.”He is the best player of all time,” Guardiola…
Khaleda worried as Fakhrul, other Bnp leaders sick in jail
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed her deep concern over the reports that many of the party leaders and activists including party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir have seriously sick in jails. In a press statement, she called…
With a $180 million Picasso, art market enters a new frontier
When Picasso’s “Les Femmes d’Alger (Version O)” set a record on Monday as the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, it was by a wide margin of nearly $40 million, fetching just under $180 million.Christie’s’ sale of 35 works…
George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of ‘Mad Max’
When director George Miller returned to his dystopian “Mad Max” franchise after 30 years for “Fury Road,” he wanted to find a visceral way to immerse the audience in his surreal, saturated post-apocalyptic world.”It felt like going back to something…
Hasina Ahmed wants Govt help to bring Salahuddin back
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, yesterday sought cooperation of the government to bring back her husband from India. “I always sought cooperation of the government since nothing is possible without their assistance,” she said while talking to…
Stable outlook rating for Bangladesh reaffairmed
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) its annual rating review reaffirmed the BB- rating for Bangladesh and also kept its ‘stable outlook’ for the sixth consecutive year. “We are affirming our ‘BB-/B’ foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bangladesh, the…
Why bloggers continue to be killed in Bangladesh?
By Mohiuddin Kader and Alexandra Zavis The slaying of a third secular blogger in as many months has set a chilling pattern in Bangladesh, a country long associated with a culture of moderation and free expression. Machete-wielding assailants followed Ananta…
US condemns blogger Ananta murder
The United States has condemned the brutal murder of writer and blogger Ananta Bijoy Das, the latest in a recent string of attacks against writers and bloggers in Bangladesh. “The United States condemns the brutal murder of writer/blogger Ananta Bijoy…
The execution of North Korea’s Defence Minister was last in a row
North Korea has executed Minister of the Peoples’ Armed Forces Hyon Yong Chol using an anti-aircraft gun, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) has said. Hundreds of North Korean officials watched Hyon’s execution on April 30, an NIS deputy director…
North Korea’s Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol executed
North Korea’s Defence Minister Hyon Yong-chol has been executed, South Korea’s spy agency has told parliament, according to media reports. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said MPs were told Mr Hyon had been killed on 30 April by anti-aircraft fire…
Muhith seeks full execution of VAT Act in a year
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday said the government has decided to implement the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act 2011 fully within a year. “The process to implement the law will begin shortly and cooperation from everyone is very much…