Criminal Investigation Department (CID) recovered fake stamps worth around Tk 60.66 crore raiding a printing press in the city’s Lalkuthi area on Friday. A special team of CID conducted the drive at the printing press located at 157 Lalkuthi of…
Month: June 2015
Bnp asks for immediate relief supply to greater Chittagong
The BNP on Friday demanded of the government to send relief materials to flood affected areas in greater Chittagong immediately. Party spokesperson Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon made the demand through a press statement. He said about 20,000 people of Chittagong, Cox’s…
Govt actions cripple local government bodies: Bnp
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is crippling local government bodies through politicisation by removing the opposition-backed elected public representatives on ‘fabricated’ charges. “The opposition-supported elected public representatives are being removed from local government bodies, including upazilas and municipalities,…
Rain-induced landslide in hill districts: Death toll rises to 11
Landslides and flashfloods, triggered by torrential monsoon rains, left 11 people dead in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts on Friday. In Cox’s Bazar, two people — Futu, 18 of Juyaria Nala area and Amir Hossian, 45, of Kaoyar Kup area–…
Dhaka set to sign for Beijing led Asian Infrastructure Bank
Bangladesh is set to sign the Articles of Agreement (AoA) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on June 29 in Beijing in which the country is expected to get less than one percent or 0.6729 percent shares of the…
Moral, economic pressures hopes against climate negatives
Bangladesh’s leading climate scientist Dr. A Atiq Rahman has said that the world is looking forward to positive outcomes of the Paris COP 21 talks of the parties to combat climate change although not much progress has been made in…
RDP Finance disappears, thousands duped
Hundreds of depositors have filed two criminal cases in Patuakhali Sadar police station, alleging they have been duped of nearly TK 200 million by RDP Finance & Investments MCS Limited.This company has been approved by the Ministry of Cooperatives. Its…
Foul-mouthed, drinking teddy bear back in ‘Ted 2’
Ted, the foul-mouthed and hard-drinking bear, returns to the silver screen in a sequel to the 2012 comedy hit about a man and his talking teddy.”Ted 2″ sees the bear, also known for his womanising, married to his girlfriend Tami-Lynn…
Chile down nine-man Uruguay to reach Copa semi
Chile bundled reigning champions Uruguay out of the Copa America with a 1-0 victory in a fast-paced quarter-final that ended in controversy and kept alive the host nation’s dream of a maiden title on Wednesday.Uruguay were reduced to nine men…
US top court backs Obamacare, president says it’s here to stay
The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement.Obama strode into the White House Rose Garden after the…
EU leaders agree to relocate 40,000 migrants
EU leaders holding late-night talks in Brussels have agreed to relocate tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece. Summit chairman Donald Tusk said 40,000 would be relocated to other EU states over the next two…
With monsoon onset land slides down Bandarban hills: 2 killed
Two siblings were killed and their parents injured in a landslide, caused by incessant rainfall for the last four days, at Banarupa Para in Bandarban municipality area early Friday. The deceased were identified as Alif, 12, son of Abdur Razzak…
Renewable energy’s helps uncouple growth & CO2 Emissions
Record installations for wind and solar PV in 2014; Renewable energy targets created in 20 more countries, new total: 164; Renewables account for over 59% of net additions to world’s power capacity; Policy-makers more attentive to green energy heating /…
Comforting a baby is violent
Robert J. Burrowes In an article I wrote a year ago, the following words appeared: ‘If a child is crying and you comfort them, you will (presumably unintentionally) scare them out of feeling their sadness when, in fact, their crying…
Significance of silent reading
Masum Billah Reading education materials is one of the important early aspects in the process of learning and being educated. We do reading usually in two ways such as oral or loud reading and silent reading. Knowing the difference between…
BCL cadre beat up JU students: 3 hospitalised
At least 3 students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) hospitalised after they were beaten up by Bangladesh Chhatra league (BCL) cadres, student wing of rulling party AL on the JU campus on Thursday. Sources said, Indrojit Voumik Shawon, Md. Shajahan Badsha…
Two alleged Islami militants arrested
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested two suspected Islamic Militants, including the alleged commander of a newly formed Islamic ‘jihadi group,’ from Mohammadpur area in the city on Wednesday. Three foreign made pistols, 16 roubd bullets and…
BGB Nayek release late for weak policy: Gen Mahbub
BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government cannot get abducted BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak released from Myanmar due to its ‘knee-jerk’ foreign policy. “Nayek Razzak was taken away from our maritime territory. Seven…
Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan hands over charge as army chief
Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan formally handed over the charge of the Army chief to Let Gen Abu Belal Mohammad Shafiul Huq. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped the Bangladesh Armed Forces would move forward upholding…
No basic human rights in the country now: Khaleda
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday alleged that basic human rights have got obliterated in Bangladesh with the disappearance of rule of law. In a statement, she said, “In the countries where authoritarian governing system has been introduced snatching people’s…
Three ‘robbers’ beaten dead in Faridpur
Three suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob at Koijuri in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
3 held with Tk10 lakh fake notes
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three people including a woman in possession of 10,000 fake currency notes worth Tk10 lakh from Humayun Rashid Chattar in the city on Wednesday.
Madrasa girl commits suicide in Sylhet
A female madrasa student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself with a tree at Bhitar village in Jaintapur upazila on Wednesday.
11 robbers held with firearm, weapons in Sylhet
Police arrested 11 members of an inter-district robber gang along with one pipe-gun, three sharp weapons and three rounds of bullet from Bagher Sarak area in Goainghat upazila on Wednesday evening.
Youth held with 530 grams heroin in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 530 grams of heroin from Bashudebpur area of Godagari upazila on Wednesday afternoon.
Jamaat leader held in C’nawabganj
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Chandlai area of the district town on Wednesday noon on charges of sabotage.
Abducted UP chairman rescued in Savar
Police in a drive rescued a union parishad chairman who had been abducted from Manikganj and arrested four alleged abductors from Jaleswar area of Savar municipality on Wednesday.The rescued was identified as Abdur Rashid, 73, and chairman of Shimulia union…
Three dacoits killed in mass beating in Faridpur
Three alleged unidentified persons were beaten to death by the villagers of Badarpur village of Kaijuri Union last night here in the outskirts of this town.
Programme taken to cultivate Aman in Narsingdi
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a massive programme to cultivate Aman paddy on 39,650 hectares of land in the district during the current season.DAE office sources said of the total, 34,150 hectares of land will be cultivated under…
Oil steadies as stronger demand balances glut
Crude oil prices steadied just above $60 a barrel on Thursday as strong demand for oil products helped balance a global overhang of oil for immediate delivery.North Sea Brent crude oil LCOc1 traded within a narrow 58-cent range as investors…