STAFF REPORTER Despite speculations, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed now undergoing treatment in police custody at NEIGRIHMS Hospital in Shillong, Meghalaya was not produced before the court yesterday.
Day: May 25, 2015
IS suspects on remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed two suspected members of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) on a three-day remand.
Ruder case file submission date fixed on 16
Court correspondent The Divisional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday)fixed June 16 for submission of the arguments in the case filed against Jatiya Party Chairman and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy HM Ershad and others for corruption in connection…
980 bottles of phensidyl recovered
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today recovered 980 bottles of phensidyl from Shibganj frontier under Chapainawabganj district.
Housewife electrocuted in Jhenidah
A housewife was electrocuted at Monoharpur village in Kaligang upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Halima Begum, 35, wife of Mirajul Islam of the village.
One held with firearm in Laxmipur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a wanted criminal with an LG and five rounds of bullets from Syedpur area of Chandraganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.
Transport strike in Rajshahi div suspended
Motor Workers Union on Sunday evening suspended its transport strike across all the districts in Rajshahi division till Monday afternoon. The transport workers started the strike on Sunday morning demanding the punishment of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists who were…
Woman found dead in Thakurgoan
Police recovered the body of a woman from a maize field at Proyagpur village in Ranisongkoil upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Basonti Rani, 30, wife of Fagu, a resident of Kashinath village of the upazila.
Man dies falling from mango tree in Magura
A man died falling from a mango tree at Dhuyail village in Mohammadpur upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Afzal Sheikh, 60, a resident of the village.
Auto-car manufacturing in Rajshahi by June 2016
In principle, a decision has been taken to manufacturing battery-driven auto car (automobile) in BSCIC industrial estate in Rajshahi city by June 2016. Rajshahi BSCIC Industrial estate has been selected for the venture Car manufacturing three companies – Zinwa, BMG…
Two minor children drown in C’nawabganj
Two minor children were drowned in the river Pagla at Kansat Milik village under Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.The victims were identified as Anik, 3, son of Nazimuddin and Real, 3, son of Sohel Rana of the same…
Gaibandha Public library’s centenary celebrated
Hundreds of members and associates today celebrated centenary of Gaibandha Public Library and Club (GPLC) amid much enthusiasm. To mark the day, the Shato Barsha Purti and Avishekh Utjapon Committee chalked out an elaborate programme with the slogan “Shato Barshey…
Bumper mango yield brings smile to CHI growers
Bumper output of mango in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region has brought smile on the faces of the local farmers, who are cultivating the juicy fruit this season.After meeting the local demand, a huge quantity of different varieties of…
Certificates for RMG sewing machine operators
Narsingdi Polytechnic Institute On Sunday Distributed certificates among 25 sewing machine operators who received a three-month training on ‘Readymade Garments Sewing Machine Operators’ (RMG-SMO) piloting course.The training course was held under the ‘Competency Based Training and Assessment’ at Narsingdi Polytechnic…
Islamic State faces battle in Iraq, bombs in Syria
Islamic State poured more fighters into Ramadi on Monday as security forces and Shia paramilitaries renewed efforts to retake the western Iraqi city that fell to the Islamists a week ago in a major setback for the government.In Palmyra, the…
Oil prices edge down as dollar strengthens
Crude oil futures edged lower towards $65 a barrel as the dollar strengthened on Monday, with a public holiday in the United States and much of Europe keeping trading muted.Front-month Brent crude shed 17 cents to $65.20 a barrel by…
‘Tomorrowland’ tops slow Memorial Day weekend with $32.2 million
There weren’t as many fireworks at the Memorial Day weekend box office this year as newcomer “Tomorrowland” disappointed with a $32.2 million debut.The science-fiction adventure stars George Clooney and was directed by Brad Bird of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”…
Japan underestimated Fukushima tsunami risk: IAEA
Japanese regulatory authorities and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, failed to implement adequate safeguards at the plant before the 2011 tsunami despite being aware of the risks, the International Atomic Energy Agency has…
Second player death in Argentina in 10 days
Atletico Parana defender Cristian Gomez died on his way to hospital after collapsing on the pitch during a match on Sunday, the second such death to hit Argentine football in 10 days.Matches in all divisions had resumed this weekend after…
Int’l confce in capital calls for hoilistic view of urban health
Hundreds of social workers from around the world started a 4-day series of deliberations on different aspects of urban health with the start of the 12th International Conference on Urban Health in the capital on Sunday. Speaker of Parliament Dr.…