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.
Month: May 2015
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…
Bnp acting Scy Gen Fakhrul sent to hospital prison cell
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was set to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital for treatment from Kashimpur jail on Tuesday morning. Basanta Kumar, senior jail super of Kashimpur jail, said they sent Fakhrul to the hospital…
Two alleged ‘robbers’ killed in reported ‘gunfight’
Two alleged robbers were killed during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Bhutgari in Panchbibi upazila early Tuesday. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge (Investigation) of Panchbibi Police Station Farid Hossain said being tipped off that a…
This is what started Senate’s battle with CIA on torture report
By Jason Leopold “Classification of information is designed to protect the national security of the United States, not to be used as a shield to protect the government from embarrassment.” So wrote US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in a September 25,…
Tribunals set up to dispose complaints regarding city polls
The Election Commission on Monday formed three election tribunals to dispose of complaints regarding the recently concluded elections to the three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong. The one-member election tribunals were formed comprising Joint-District and Session Judges, 1st Court,…
Mirza Abbas bail hearing now May 24
The High Court (HC) on Monday adjourned hearing on petitions submitted by BNP leader Mirza Abbas seeking anticipatory bail in two cases lodged for committing subversive acts, till May 24. The HC bench of Justice Md Ruhul Quddus deferred the…
Hasan Mahmud testifies in grenade attack case
Former State Minister for Forest and Environment and Awami League’s Publicity Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday testified in the case filed in connection with the August 21 grenade attack. Judge Shahed Nuruddin of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 recorded the…
Nasiruddin pintu laid to rest, Khaleda offers fateha
Former BNP lawmaker Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu was to rest at Azimpur graveyard in the grave of his father after his third namaz-e-janaza at the Leather and Technology Institute in Hazaribagh after Asr prayers on Monday. Earlier his second namaz-e-janaza,…
No proof of Al Qaeda presence in Bangladesh: Asaduzaman
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan said on Monday there is no evidence that indicates the existence of Al- Qaeda in the country. “Members of the law-enforcement agencies are yet to get any concrete information regarding Al-Qaeda’s existence and its…
Cabinet approves nuclear power plant bill
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘Nuclear Power Plant Bill, 2015’ subject to the vetting of the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, aiming to construct the country’s first Nuclear Power Plant at Rooppur in Pabna. The…
Stop Gomti River earth-filling: HC
The High Court on Monday asked the government to immediately take effective measures to stop within 24 hours the earth filling and dam construction works in the Gomti River in Muradnagar upazila, Comilla. An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza-Ul…
Man held with 57 yaba tablets in Barguna
Police in a drive arrested a man along with 57 pieces of Yaba tablet from Putkakhali area of sadar upazila on Sunday,The arrestee was identified as Ali Hossain, son of Amzad Hossain, a resident of the area.
One arrested with heroin in Jamalpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-14) in a drive arrested an alleged drug peddler along with heroin from Vatara Bazaar area under Sarishabari upazila of the district this morning.
353 anti-jatka drives conducted in Chandpur in 2 mths
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard conducted 353 anti-jatka netting drives in the district in the last two months.During the period, the Coast Guard members seized jatka (hilsa fry less than 10 inches), mother hilsa, huge current nets, fishing nets, boats,…
One killed, two injured in road accident in Habiganj
A truck driver was killed and two helpers were injured in a road accident when a fish loaded truck collided with a stone loaded truck at Shaestaganj-Dewondi crossing on Dhaka-Sylet highway this morning.
3 killed in Munshiganj road accident
Three motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mawa highway at Samashpur of Shrenagar upzila in the district today.The deceased were identified as Omar Faruk, 24, Sifat, 22, and Saimon, 23. They are resident of Kabutar Khola village of…
Woman held with 15 grams heroin in Sherpur
Detectives in a drive arrested a woman along with 15 grams heroin worth Tk1.5lakh from Bhimganj area of sadar upazila on Sunday.The arrestee was identified as Rina Akhter, wife of Asad Uddin, a resident of Chakpara village of the upazila.
17 Bangladeshi nationals held in Satkhira
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 17 Bangladeshi nationals from Sreepur border area of Debhata upazila on Sunday while they were being trafficked to India.
3 BNP-Shibir men held in Sirajganj
Police in a drive arrested three BNP and Shibir activists from different areas of Ullapara upazila on Sunday on charge of subversive activities.
Pregnant woman found dead in Gazipur
Police recovered the body of a pregnant woman from Konabari Khalpara area of the city on Monday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Buddha Purnima observed in Rangamati
The Buddhist community of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) observed their greatest religious festival Buddha Purnima at different temples with festivity and religious fervor today.Celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha, different relious programmes were taken from Buddist temple and…
Juicy litchi starts appearing in Rajshahi markets
With ten more days to appear the Bangla month of Joistha, commonly known as ‘Modhumash’ (honey month), the juicy fruit litchi has started appearing in the local markets of the region including Rajshahi city in limited scale like the previous…
Need for building Bangladesh as self-dependent stressed
Time has come to building the nation as self-dependent through overcoming the existing dependence on foreign aid and all of us work together to this end, speakers at a discussion here said yesterday.They viewed there are enormous resources and potentialities…