A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 63 leaders and activists of BNP including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir until September 15 in a case filed for burning a vehicle and…
Month: July 2015
McDonald’s ‘All day breakfast’ reflects tough times for fast food
By Colleen Curry McDonald’s is inching closer to the long-awaited decision to offer its breakfast menu all day, a move that will allow it to make a play for a growing market that could help the struggling burger giant staunch…
Jamaat pledges Govt support to resolve common rivers issue
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday expressed deep concern over India’s reported move to connect Teesta-Ganga-Manas-Sankosh covering three states, saying the country will turn into a desert if the neighbouring country implements it. In a statement, Jamaat acting ameer Maqbul Ahmad also…
ACC questions Basic Bank MD
Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday interrogated managing director of BASIC Bank Limited Khondoker M Iqbal about the alleged loan scam of Tk 3,500 crore. Former managing director Fakhrul Islam ignored the commission notice and did not appear before the anti-graft watchdog. A…
Fakhrul to fly to Singapore Sunday for medical treatment
The ailing BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will leave Dhaka for Singapore on Sunday for better treatment, according to his closed aides. “He (Fakhrul) has undergone extensive medical check ups and tests in Dhaka including some tests…
NASA’s help for farmers
In January 2015, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have launched the Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite (SMAP) designed to collect data on soil moisture around the globe. Using microwave radar and radiometer instruments, the SMAP has started producing…
Rohingya problem persists, Bd envoy briefs US congressman
Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin has said Bangladesh is always proactive with Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya refugees and stop further influx but unfortunately the resolution of the problem is still awaited. The Ambassador said the systematic push-on…
Bangladesh posts their highest total against South Africa
Bangladesh took a first innings lead of 78 runs before they were all out for 326 runs during the extended second session of the third day’s play in Chittagong. South Africa, who made 248 in the first innings, were 61-0…
16 killed in Tangail bus plunge, Gazipur train mishap
Eight people, including a woman, were killed and 20 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Patkhaguri in Basail upazila on Thursday afternoon. Two of the deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 23, son of Rafiqul…
Mushroom cultivation becomes profitable
Over 100 farmers living at four hamlets, locally known as Mushroom Palli at the outskirts of Rangamati town have been cultivating mushroom commercially as it has proved to be a profitable initiative for them there.
2 held with 80,000 yaba pills in Ctg
Members of Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested two people along with 80,000 pieces of Yaba Tablet worth Tk3. 20 crore from Nimtala Bishwaroad area of the port city early Thursday.The arrestees could not be identified immediately.
Mentally challenged man found dead in Satkhira
Police recovered the body of a mentally challenged elderly man from a pond in sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mokajjem Miraj, 65, son of Moslem, a resident of Radhanagar village of the district town.
Husband gets life for killing wife in Sirajganj
A court on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing his wife in 2013.The convict was identified as Shahin Ali Babu, son of Amjad Sheikh, a resident of Mahmudpur village in sadar upazila.
Boy dies as marble sticks in throat in Sirajganj
A minor boy died as a marble stuck in his throat at Hamkuriya village in Tarash upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Zakaria, 5, son of Babu Hossain of the village.Police said the marble struck in Zakaria’s throat…
Youth stabbed dead in Dohar
A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over previous enmity at Raipara village in Dohar upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Bokul, 29, son of Joynal Abedin, a resident of the village.
Shimulia-Kewrakandi Route ferry services halted
News Ro Ro ferry services on the Shimulia-Kewrakandi route was suspended early Thursday due to poor navigability on the route. BIWTC manager Abdul Alim said around 12:45am, a Ro Ro ferry normally needs seven and a half feet water in…
Cox’s Bazar tourist cop stabbed dead by muggers
A tourist police constable was stabbed to death by muggers in front of the Civil Surgeon’s Office in beach area of Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Parvej Hossain, 27, a tourist police constable.
Two killed in B’baria road crash
Two people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Islamabad area of Sarail upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Two robbers held in Jhenidah
Police arrested two alleged robbers while taking preparation to commit robbery in Belemath area of sadar upazila early Thursday. The arrestees were identified as Mohidul Islam, 30, of Gopalpur village, and Motiar Rahman, son of Mahtab Uddin of Durgapur village…
District Jamaat ameer among 8 held in Joypurhat
Police in a drive arrested eight leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami along with the party’s district ameer from Haripur village in sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The arrestee was identified as Doctor Fazlur Rahman Syeed, district Jamaat ameer, Anwar Hossain, Jamaat secretary of…
2,500 lactating mothers get healthcare services
More than 2,500 lactating mothers along with their infants are getting healthcare services in the city for maintaining their sound health and to produce sufficient milk for their growing babies. Department of Women Affairs is extending the services under its…
FFs get Tk 61.15 lakh as loan in Gaibandha
A total of 406 insolvent freedom fighters (FFs) of the district got loan facilities with nominal interest from government to rehabilitate themselves in the society.The amount of Tk 61.15 lakh was disbursed to the FFs through Bangladesh Rural Development Board…
30,000 youths become self-reliant in Narsingdi
More than 30,000 youths in six upazilas of the district became self-reliant after receiving training and loan from the Department of Youth Development (DYD) during the last 21 years.Deputy Director of DYD Narsingdi AKM Kaisar Ali said that the department…
Aush transplantation completed successfully in Rajshahi
Transplantation activities of Aush paddy seedlings was completed successfully and now those are growing everywhere in the region along with the vast Barind tract amid suitable climatic condition including the frequent rainfall.According to field-level reports, so far reached here, the…
Khaleda in special court: ACC official cross-examined
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has reached a Dhaka court to attend hearing in two corruption cases on Zia orphanage and charitable trusts. She reached the court at Bakshibazar just after 10am on Thursday. The former prime minister is accused in…
17 Sirajganj bus collision deaths: Driver was sleepy, bus lacked fitness
A committee that investigated the Sirajganj accident causing death to 17 persons a day after the Eid-ul-Fitr has suggested that sleepy driver and lack of fitness of a bus were to blame for the tragedy. Early on July 19, two…
Greek MPs pass crucial bailout reforms
Greece has taken a crucial step towards a bailout after its parliament passed a crucial second set of reforms. The passage of the measures means that negotiations on an €86bn European Union bailout can begin. The reforms include changes to…
Myanmar jails 153 Chinese illegal loggers for life
A court in northern Myanmar has sentenced 153 Chinese nationals to life in prison for illegal logging. The group were arrested in January in Kachin state, close to the Chinese border, during a military operation to crack down on illegal…
Obama’s Pacific trade deal trails behind China’s dev vision
By Nile Bowie Often touted as the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s re-engagement with Asia, a close vote in the US Senate has brought the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) a major step closer to becoming law. Facing significant opposition within his…
Rental power has huge growth prospects in India, Pak, B’desh
Santiago – The Indian subcontinent power rental market was valued at over $100 million in 2014 according to a research report by Verify Markets. The market in India was the largest within the Indian Subcontinent by far followed by Pakistan…