BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday said the collapse of country’s economy could not be hidden through the speeches of government ministers. “Where is the country’s economy? Thousands of people are now floating on the sea.…
Day: June 3, 2015
2 kids killed by lightning strike
Two children were killed and two others were injured by a lightning strike in Ishwardi upazila on Tuesday evening.
2 killed in road accident
Two elderly men were killed as a truck crashed into them in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 50, son of late Motaleb Hossain and Mohidul Mustafa, 52, son of Dr Hossain Ali, both hailing…
2 killed in B’baria road crash
Two people, including a child, were killed as a truck knocked down them in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Youth stabbed dead on night of Shab-e-Barat
A young man was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack by some miscreants over a trifling matter at Khalder Road in the district town on the night of holy Shab-e-Barat (early Wednesday).
Child shot dead in Chittagong
A child was shot to death by some extortionists at Mohammadpur under Panchlaish Police Station in the city on Tuesday night.
Listed human trafficker held in Cox’s Bazar
Police in a drive arrested a listed human trafficker from his house at West Choufaldandi in sadar upazila early Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Ekram Mia, a union parishad member of Choufaldandi union.
Elderly man commits suicide in Gaibandha
An elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under the wheels of a speeding train on the Gaibandha-Lalmonirhat rail route at Panchjumma village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Father, daughter killed in road crash
Father and daughter were killed and five others injured in a road accident on Narail-Jessore road in Rupganj Bazar area of the district today.
Eviction of illegal hill dwellers begins June 11
Divisional Hill Management Committee (DHMC) yesterday issued warnings to the residents of 11 risky hills including Moti Jhorna and Lalkhan Bazar hill areas about possible landslides in Chittagong hill areas.
Manik Mia Foundation office launched
A foundation named after renowned journalist Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia was launched at a simple ceremony at the Ittefaq Bhaban in the presence of eminent politicians, writers, university teachers, editors of newspapers and journalists. Organisers said its objective should be…
World Environment Day 2015 and ourselves
Danielle Nierenberg This Friday, June 5, is World Environment Day (WED) which celebrates positive environmental action and calls on each of us to create change. The theme of WED—“Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”—reminds us that we only…
Understanding Indian seven sisters from Bangladesh
Dr. Sinha M. A. Sayeed Anybody interested in knowing and understanding India and its overall policies towards Bangladesh, first of all, instantly appears before him/her is to look at the seven sisters in the north eastern zone and then ask…
Seven get burn injuries in petrol bomb attack on bus
Seven people sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chandina upazila early Wednesday. The victims were identified as Ranjit, Suman Chandra Saha, Anjan Dev, Lovely Akhter, Johirul Islam, Khokan Chakma…
EC to consider electronic voting machines after proofing
Law Minister Anisul Huq told Parliament on Monday that the Election Commission will consider the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) after making those fully flawless. Replying to a scripted question from M Abdul Latif MP (Chittagong-11), the minister, who…
What next for football after Fifa chief’s resignation?
Sepp Blatter’s resignation as Fifa president just days after his re-election to the most powerful job in world football is a seismic moment. The 79-year-old has wielded power for 17 years but will leave with Fifa mired in a corruption…
FIFA president Blatter announces resignation
It was the moment the world thought would never come — Sepp Blatter has announced he is resigning as FIFA president. The most powerful man in soccer said on Tuesday afternoon he would step down from the post he has…