The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Upazila Hall Room, Upazila Complex, Islampur, Jamalpur, to donate approximately 5,376 Bangla and English language books worth approximately 24.5 lakh taka to 32 local schools.…
By Gillian Mohney The self-styled Islamic State (IS) claims it is now minting its own gold coins and other currency, according to a lengthy propaganda video released Saturday by the militant group. Entitled “The Rise of the Khilafah and the…
Date for reunions not yet set; Seoul targets time around Chuseok in late September North Korea has accepted the offer by South Korea’s Red Cross to hold working-level talks on September 7 to discuss the reunions of families separated since…
As global warming causes water levels around the world to rise, an old architectural form, floating architecture, is being updated to enable living in flood-prone areas. Floating architecture has been around for centuries, particularly in low-lying parts of Europe such…
Detectives in a drive arrested a young man along with 6,000 pieces of Yaba tablets on Chanpur-Comilla highway in Ghosherhat area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Imran Hossain, 28, hailing from Moddhyarampur area of Satkania…
A young man died from electrocution in Kalidasganti village in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monju, 30, son of Momin, a resident of Boikunthopur village in Raiganj upazila. He was a hand-loom worker.
Armed robbers shot three people and looted Taka one crore at Mithachhara Bazar under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victims were identified as Emran Uddin, owner of three filling stations, his manager Jahangir Alam, 45, and driver…
Police arrested 62 Jamaat-Shibir men from a mosque at Chak Chhatari in Bagha upazila on Sunday night.Tipped off, a team of police raided Chak Chhatari Mosque in the area and arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men while they were holding a meeting…
An alleged member of a terrorist group was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals at Honak in Maheshkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mojammel Haque, 40, a resident of Kalarmarchhora village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
A man was allegedly killed after being hit with a stick by his elder brother over a trifling matter at Dodanghi village in Manda upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ishhak Ali, 37, son of Nasir Uddin, a…
A youth was killed in a road accident at Kasipur on the Barisal-Dhaka highway in the city here this noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known.
Different varieties of local fruits are disappearing fast in the district due to adverse impact of climate change, use of agro-chemical in the ground and want of planning on production.Earlier, there were various indigenous fruits like Gab, Deowa, Kathbal, Safeda,…
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Six fish traders were killed and seven others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Dhonpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Bhola Seikh, hailing from Gobindoganj…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is likely to announce a two-day demonstration programme soon to protest the fresh hike in power and gas tariffs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the top leaders of the alliance held at BNP…
Manoj Misra Nature has over the millennia truly linked a number of streams and rivers to form river basins in different parts of the world. ‘True’ link means a confluence of two or more rivers governed by terrestrial geography where…
A young widow and her two daughters were killed allegedly by feeding poisoned food at Panchlia Dakkhinpara village in Ullapara upazila on Sunday evening over a land-related dispute. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 35, wife of late Rana,…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged the United Nations to take an initiative for forming an international probe team to look into enforced disappeasrances in Bangladesh and alleged that all such incidents took place at the behest of the…
Faisal Ahmed has been appointed as Senior Economic Advisor to the Governor to support Bangladesh Bank’s financial sector development and reform agenda. Prior to his appointment, he served as the IMF Resident Representative in Cambodia during 2011 – 2015 and…
Magnito Digital, one of the country’s leading digital advertising agencies,has clinched two awards at the 5th Commward 2015, organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum, in association with Cannes Lion. The event took place at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the…
A Dhaka court on Sunday issued arrest warrant against BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and 19 others in two separate arson cases filed with Mirpur Police Station of the city in June of 2010. Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman…
The Money Loan Court-1 of Dhaka on Sunda) fixed September 10 as new date to frame issue in a case filed for loan default of over Tk 45 crore of Dandy Dyeing Limited. The court fixed the date after hearing…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the date for submission of report to September 19 in the defamation case filed against BNP Senior Vice President Tareque Rahman and Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…
Police rescued a kidnapped garment businessman and arrested one alleged kidnapper from the city’s Dhanmondi on early Sunday. The arrested alleged kidnepper was identified as Fuad Mohammad Shah.
Teachers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) yesterday observed a three-hour work abstention as a part of protesting against the proposed 8th pay scale and demanded a separate pay scale for the public university teachers immediately.
The 107th Social Business Design Lab organized by Yunus Centre took place today on 29th August 2015 at the Grameen Bank Auditorium. Around 150 participants and observers, from national and international organisations with diverse background attended the programme, including a…
A passenger was killed on the spot and two others were injured when a Dhaka-bound covered van from North Bengal crashed a rickshaw van on Bhuapur link road on Bangabandhu Bridge highway here today.The victim was identified as Hazera Begum,65,…
One person was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area under Bakalia thana this morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 50, son of late Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Patiya upazila…
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from Kasinathpur area on the Magura-Jessore highway under Sadar upazila this morning.
A court here on Sunday placed three Myanmar nationals, who were arrested for their suspected link to Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’, on a five-day remand each.Senior Judicial Magistrate Roknuddin Kabir passed the order after police produced them before the…