A madrasa student was killed as a tractor crashed into his bicycle in Majuchowdhury Haat area of Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Month: May 2015
Mango intercropping gains momentum in Rajshahi
Mango intercropping with various cereal crops especially paddy has been gaining momentum in the region including its vast Barind tract as the growers in general are being interested towards the farming.In the wake of adverse impact of climate change, the…
One person killed, 39 injured in road accident in Gopalganj
Truck driver Gaffar Hawlader was killed and 39 others were injured when a truck collided head-on with a passenger bus at Malenga area under Gopalganj Sadar upazila of the district this morning.Police of Boltoli outpost under Gopalganj Sadar Thana said…
May Day observed in Netrakona
The deputy minister for youth and sports Arif Khan Joy said here yesterday that the present government under the dynamic leadership of prime minister Sheikh Hasina is putting it’s best and sincere efforts for preserving the rights of workers side…
Two BNP-Jamaat men among 63 arrested in Rangpur
Police arrested a total of 63 persons, including two activists of BNP and Jamaat, from different places in overnight drives conducted in the district last night, police sources said.The arrested leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat are allegedly involved…
Overseas Employment Minister stresses on maintaining communal harmony
Overseas Employment and Expatriate Welfare Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain said here yesterday evening that Bangladesh is a unique example of communal harmony where people of all religions live in peace and happiness.
1.33 lakh char families achieve hygienic sanitation
Over 1.33 lakh char households have achieved hygienic sanitation and pure drinking water facilities to improve their health status reducing water borne diseases in the remote char areas in 10 northwestern districts.The laudable success has been achieved by the extremely…
40,925 farmers to get incentive for Aus farming in Rajshahi
A total of 40,925 farmers will get cash incentives of Taka 5.84 crore to buy seeds and fertilizers for the cultivation of Aus paddy in the current Kharif-1 season in eight districts under Rajshahi division.Of the total, 35,900 farmers will…
‘Star Wars’ standalone film loses its director
The rebooted “Star Wars” franchise hit a bump on Friday as filmmaker Josh Trank, who was selected to direct one of the upcoming standalone films, said he was stepping down from the project to pursue other “creative opportunities.”Trank, 30, the…
Square dancing runs circles around other hobbies for China’s elderly
Chinese-style square dancing is running circles around other hobbies for the elderly, with millions taking to parks and plazas across China, swivelling their hips and rolling their arms – but it’s not to everyone’s liking.Every evening through the year, hundreds…
‘Dead zones’ found in Atlantic open waters
A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen, called dead zones, in the tropical North Atlantic, off the coast of West Africa.The levels measured in these ‘dead zones’, inhabitable for most marine…
Mayweather cements legacy with Pacquiao win
Floyd Mayweather Jr cemented his place among the pantheon of boxing greats by improving to 48-0 with a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in a fight that lived up to its immense hype and price tag. Mayweather weathered…
Nepal NGOs want coordination, environ for quake relief work
The NGO Federation of Nepal at a meeting in Kathmandu has urged their government to face the challenge of coordination of the post quake rescue and relief operations for achieving maximum effectiveness to relieve the sufferings of the quake-stricken people.…
The golden crime refuses to go from Bangladesh’s airports?
By M J Alam Although gold smuggling through the country’s airports has been on an alarming rise, the menace cannot be reined in for lack of adequate security arrangements in the airports, according to intelligence sources. Gold consignments have been…
Jailed ex-Bnp lawmaker Pintu dies in Rajshahi
Jailed former Bnp lawmaker Nasiruddin Pintu is dead. He was under imprisonment at the Rajshahi Jail. Pintu, convicted in the February 25 2009 paramilitary BDR massacre in which 57 officers were killed in the biggest ever peace-time trouble in the military…
2 Biman employees with 4.6 kilo gold held in Ctg
The Customs Intelligence has arrested two Biman employees with 40 gold bars weighing 4.6 kilograms while those were reportedly being from belt area at Shah Amanat Airport Chittagong on Sunday.
Police shoot Bogra municipal councillor in leg
Councillor of Bogra Municipality and president Bogra town unit Juba Dal, Masud Rana (40) has been shot in his leg after arrest on early Suday, Rana’ family sources have told journalists.
Bodies of Bangladeshis among migrants’ in Thai Mass graves
A mass grave, believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, has been discovered at a human-trafficking camp in southern Thailand, according to media reports. Thai national police spokesman Lt Gen Prawut Thawornsiri said he could only…
Bnp-backed candidates’ win snatched by rigging: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said ruling party men forced the BNP-blessed candidates to boycott Tuesday’s city polls by driving out their agents, capturing polling stations and intimidating opposition men sensing their massive debacle.
300 women, girls freed from Boko Haram in camps
A group of nearly 300 women and girls, which the Nigerian army says were freed from Boko Haram militants earlier this week have been taken to a refugee camp in north-eastern Nigeria. They had travelled for three days from the…
Arms trader arrested in benapole
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged arms trader in possession of a foreign-made pistol from Bolfield area here on Friday night. The arrestee was identified as Nasir Uddin,24, son of Amjad Hossain, a resident of Putkhali village…
10 killed in lightening
Ten people were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Gaibandha and Bagerhat districts on Friday evening and Saturday morning.In Sundamganj, two farmers -– Haridas, 45, of Mahtabpur village and Abdul Kader,…
2.5 lac looted in the city
Criminals looted Tk 2.05 lakh from two people making them unconscious in Gulistan and Mirpur area of the city on Saturday. The victim were identified as Abdul Jabbar, 45, a cloth trader, a resident of Goshairhat upazila of Shariatpur district…
Current net seized 4.3 lakh meters
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized around 4.3 lakh meters of current nets worth Tk 1.50 crore from a launch in the Meghna River near the district town early Saturday. Tipped off, a team of…
Woman body recovered in Jatrabari
Police recovered the body of a young woman from inside a flat of Kotobkhali under Jatrabari police station in the city on Saturday.
Buddha Purnima Today
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be observed in the country on Sunday. Buddha Purnima is a festival that marks Gautam Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. It falls on the day of the full…
BD expatriate killed in SA
A Bangladeshi expatriate who suffered burn injuries in a terrorist attack in South Africa died on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as M Ibrahim, 42, son of Nurul Islam, hailing from Rampur village in Companyganj upazila, Noakhali.Mozammel Haq, a friend…
‘Dead zones’ in Atlantic
A team of German and Canadian researchers have discovered areas with extremely low levels of oxygen, called dead zones, in the tropical North Atlantic, off the coast of West Africa. The levels measured in these ‘dead zones’, inhabitable for most…
Skin care in summer with “C”
Protect your skin from the harsh ultra-violet rays of the sun with vitamin C.
Reduce interests on loans to be investment-friendly: B Bank
Commercial banks have not brought down lending rates, despite a cut in interests on deposits, says the Bangladesh Bank.