A gold-worker was electrocuted at his own workshop at Ghior bazzar here on Thursday.
Day: July 10, 2015
Car driver stabbed dead in Bogra
A private car driver was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Thanthania in the district town on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 26, driver of Dr Emdadul Haque, managing director of Samsunnahar Clinic in the area and son…
22 BNP-Jamaat men land in Jhalakati jail
A court here on Thursday sent 22 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to jail in a case filed for torching a bus by hurling petrol bomb at a filling station in Nalchhiti upazila on January 21.
Schoolteacher electrocuted in Sherpur
A schoolteacher died from electrocution at Shapmari area of Vatshala union parishad in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.
Youth pushed off boat, dies in Dinajpur
A young man drowned as he was pushed off a boat into the Purnabhaba river at Lalmatia ghat of Muraripur village in sadar upazila allegedly by a village doctor on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Martuza Rahman Babu, 28, son…
9 sued for killing housewife after rape in Laxmipur
A case has been filed against nine people in connection with the killing of a housewife after gang-rape in Chandraganj upazila. Tahura Begum, mother of the victim, filed the case on Thursday with Chandraganj Police Station, three days after the…
Housewife commits suicide in Panchagarh
A housewife was committed suicide herself by hanging at Torongi para village under Boda upazila here on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Momota Begum, 35, wife of Safiqul Islam of the village.
Waterborne diseases coming down in rural areas
Recurrence of waterborne and mal-nutrition related diseases and related deaths have been reduced to the minimum in rural areas following continuous improvement of all health indexes.
Distressed families get CI sheet, cash in Gaibandha
A total of 200 river eroded and distressed families of Sundarganj upazila in the district got 200 bundle of corrugated iron (CI) sheet and cash TK 6 lakh from government on Thursday.
WZ Railway adopts additional security cautionary measures for Eid passengers
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has adopted additional security and cautionary measures to carry the home-bound passengers ahead of the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.
Design for walkover by convicting Khaleda in false cases: BNP
BNP yesterday alleged that the government wants to get a walkover by convicting party chairperson Khaleda Zia implicating her in false cases. “The government is trying to convict Khaleda Zia by setting special tribunal and implicating her in false cases…
Honorary citizenship for Yunus from City of Bologna
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just concluded a 5 day visit to Italy where he was attending several high level events within the framework of the Milan Expo 2015. He was a keynote speaker at the Social Enterprise World…
Bnp terms PMs blaming Tarique in UK polls absurd
The BNP has dismissed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s allegation that its senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman wanted to block her niece’s victory in the UK polls terming it absurd and illogical. “The Prime Minister told Parliament that Tarique Rahman tried…
Web-based kala-aza surveillance launched
A web-based surveillance system has been introduced in the country to track the potentially fatal, parasitic disease kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) with technical…
25 killed in stampede while taking Eid gift saree in Mymeningh
At least 25 poor women and children were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede as they crowded for receiving Zakat clothes distributed by local Nurani Jarda Factory near Mymensingh municipality office early Friday. The Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police…
India’s Narendra Modi accepts Pakistan visit invite
Indian PM Narendra Modi has accepted an invitation from his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to attend a regional summit in Islamabad next year. This will be Mr Modi’s first visit to Pakistan after he took power last year.
India’s 4 million sex workers demand equal labour rights
By Sujoy Dhar New Delhi, Jun (IPS) – Although forced prostitution and trafficking of women remains a huge challenge in India, health experts, policy-makers and legal advocates say that most of the country’s estimated four million commercial sex workers join…
Anwar, Tariqul, Mintoo, Ama get bail, Gayeshwar, Rizvi, Papiya bail upheld
The High Court on Thursday granted bail to BNP leaders MK Anwar, Tariqul Islam, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Amanullah Aman in a number of cases. Meanwhile, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld the High Court bail granted to…
Corruption costs 3 percent GDP: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday listed job creation and private sector mobilisation as two major challenges towards implementing the Seventh Five Year Plan (FY16-FY20). “The number one challenge (for 7th FYP) is job creation and then the 2nd challenge…
College girl-slaughtered in city: Row over flat ownership?
A college Girl was found slaughtered inside her flat in the city’s Mirpur on Thursday. Police detained the mother and step father of the victim for interrogation. The victim was identified as Amena akhtar Reshma, 20, a 2nd year student…