An under-trial prisoner allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Jessore district jail on Friday.The deceased was identified as Babu, 27, son of Amiruddin of Kharki Rail gate area of Jessore town and an accused in a case under the…
Month: May 2015
Stone quarry workers’ indefinite strike begins in Jaflong
Truck and stone quarry owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in Jaflong of Goainghat upazila on Saturday morning demanding reconstruction of the Sylhet-Jaflong Highway.The decision to enforce the strike came from a meeting by different associations, including local…
UP member hacked dead in B’baria
A union parishad (UP) member was hacked to death by miscreants at Bitghar village in Nabinagar upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Al Mamun, 35, a member of Bitghar union and a resident of the village.
Eight bodies recovered from wreckage of US helicopter in Nepal
The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a US military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal high on a mountainside, Nepali officials said on Saturday.The remains would soon be transferred to Kathmandu,…
This Barcelona side is bombproof, says Pique
Barcelona have had their ups and downs this season and centre back Gerard Pique believes it is partly the team’s durability in times of adversity that has helped propel them to the brink of a treble of titles.Barca were four…
LUXE City Guides – Heritage Hong Kong
If you think that Hong Kong is just glass and steel, you are very much mistaken.Sure, this pearl of Asia is lustrous, but shuck the husk and you’ll discover profound riches that shine even brighter.
Muhith hints at raising tax at source for Bangladesh’s apparel export in next budget
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has hinted that tax at source for readymade garment (RMG) export might be increased in the next budget.At a pre-budget discussion in Dhaka on Friday, he said the government was also considering revising the ‘cash incentives’…
Hindu group demands deportation of Sunny Leone, files FIR
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has demanded the deportation of former porn star Sunny Leone and barring her future entry into India for displaying what it terms vulgarity on her website and insulting the dignity of women. The HJS lodged…
India’s Kudankulam NPP II awaits commissioning
The Second unit of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, constructed with Russian assistance in Tamilnadu of India will be commission shortly. The construction of the power unit has already been completed and final adjustment of equipments are being done at the…
Egypt’s Morsi sentenced to death
An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi to death over a mass prison break in 2011. The former leader has already been sentenced to 20 years in jail for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his…
Charge against Rafiqul 35 others in Mirpur vandalism case
Police has submitted the charge sheet of a case for petrol bomb explosion and trying to set fire on vehicles against 36 people including BNP standing committed member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Miah, its joint-secretary generals Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Amanullah…
Historic Farakka Long-March Day Saturday
The Historic “Farakka Long-March Day” will be observed tomorrow (Saturday) in the country commemorating populist leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani’s huge long march towards Farakka Dam 39 years back. Different socio-political organisations chalked out various programmes to mark the…
Prof Emajuddin demands judicial probe of Salahuddin’s state
Former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Emajuddin Ahmed on Friday demanded a judicial probe to unearth as to how Salahuddin had gone missing and reached India’s northeastern state Meghalaya’s capital Shillong. He accused the government of resorting to a…
Indonesia military imposing ‘virginity tests’
Jakarta – International military physicians convening in Indonesia should urge President Joko Widodo to abolish discriminatory and invasive “virginity tests” for female recruits and fiancées of military officers in the Indonesian armed forces, Human Rights Watch said today. The International…
Islamabad blames India for terror in Pakistan
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Thursday alleged that Indian foreign intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was “involved in various terrorist activities” in his country.During an informal interaction with journalists here, Chaudhry said RAW was involved in…
Burglary in 4 offices in city: Tk 11 lakh looted
Burglars looted Tk 11 lakh from four offices at Baitul View Tower in the city’s Purana Paltan on Thursday night.
Beyond Black & White: Reflections on Race & Racism
Baltimore is the latest flashpoint involving massive protests and outbreaks of violence in response to police brutality against Black youths in the US. Not too long ago, a similar turn of events unfolded in other American cities as well, like…
North Korean held for illegally running bar
Customs Intelligence officials on Thursday night arrested a North Korean national on charge of running a bar illegally in Banani area of the city. They also seized 94 cans of beer, 10 bottles of whisky and 210 sex stimulant capsules…
Salahuddin gets kidney problems, skin rashes
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, now undergoing treatment at Civil Hospital in Shillong, is unlikely to be produced before the court very soon as he developed some problems in his kidneys and screen rashes, according to different sources in Shillong. Independent…
How to solve the Asian migrant boats crisis – expert views
With up to 8000 desperate people – Rohingya Muslims from Burma and economic migrants from Bangladesh – stranded in boats in the Andaman Sea, experts call for an urgent regional, humanitarian response.
2 killed while taking rainbath as rain disrupts city life
Two people, including a minot boy, died of electrocution and two others injured during a heavy rain in the city’s Lalbagh area on Friday afternoon. Torrential rains with lighting strikes lashed the city on Friday afternoon leaving the normal life…
US for regional solution of Rohingya issue
The United States is coming under pressure from human rights groups and some in Congress to help Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea as Southeast Asian nations refuse to let them come to shore. Washington is stepping up its…
Father’s cruelty? 3 minor daughters killed in cox’s Bazaar
A man allegedly hacked his three minor daughters to death at Badarkhali Chowdhurypara in Chakaria upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Ayesha Siddiqua, 11, Shiru Jannat Sheuli, 9 and Tahura Jannat, 2. Prabash Chandra Dhar, officer-in-charge of Chakaria…
Sinking migrants rescued off Aceh, Indonesia
More than 700 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar have been rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia’s coast. Reports say another boat was turned back by the Indonesian navy. The fate of another vessel of stranded migrants off the coast…
Khan Tipu Sultan, son exempted from murder case
A Dhaka court on Thursday exempted former MP Khan Tipu Sultan, his wife Dr Jesmin Ara Begum and their son from charges in Dr Shamarukh Mahjabin murder case. Magistrate Ashok Kumar Datta of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…
NGOs urge water, sanitation as basic human rights
By Thalif Deen United Nations, May (IPS) – Virtually every major international conference concludes with a “programme of action” (PoA) – described in U.N. jargon as “an outcome document” – preceded by a political declaration where 193 member states religiously…
College student killed, 3 injured in clash over land at Pallabi
One College student was killed and three others injured during a clash over land dispute at North Kallshi of Pallabi in the city on Thursday. The victim was identified as Abdur Rahman Chanchal, 26, a 1st year Commerce student of…
Minor girl found dead in water reserve tank in capital
A minor girl was found dead inside a reserve water tank at Satmasjit Housing near Mohammadpur embankment in the city on Thursday. The minor baby was identified as Mukta Akhtar, 6, daughter of Mostafizur Rahman of Lalmohon in Bhula district.…
Coast Guard-Illegal current fishing net
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 4.80 lakh meters contraband current fishing net worth around Tk1.68 lakh from a passenger launch on river Meghna in Chandpur district on early Thursday.