BNP yesterday expressed its frustration over the statement of Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam that next election would also be held under the AL chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “We are frustrated at the statement of the…
Day: August 1, 2015
Medical student found dead in Comilla
A medical college student was found dead at the house of her in-laws at Shashidal village in Brahmanpara upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Umme Aiman Swarna, 20, a 3rd year student of Comilla Eastern Medical College and…
1.40 lakh Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet in new Jetty Ghat area of Teknaf upazila on Saturday.
Youth stabbed dead in Cox’s Bazar
A teenage boy was stabbed to death by a Rohingya young man over a trifling matter at Dail Para in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sajal Kumar Sheel, 17, son of Sonadhan Sheel of the area.
2 held with yaba pills in Gazipur
Detectives in a drive arrested two men along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablet and four rounds of bullets from Bilashpur area in the city on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ashraful Alam, 38, son of Mafiz Munshi, and…
1 pipe gun, 5 bullets recovered in Pirojpur
Police in a drive early Saturday recovered a pipe gun and five rounds of bullet from the house of a drug peddler at Laxmipur village in Bhandaria upazila.
Auto-rickshaw operators block highway
Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mawa highway remained halted for one hour on Saturday as the CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers put up barricade on the highway at Baushia in Gazaria upazila protesting the government decision to ban plying of the…
Father, son killed in Sylhet road crash
An elderly man and his son were killed as a pick-up van collided with a truck on Sylhet-Jokiganj road in Golapganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Ekhlas Uddin, 70, and his son Altaf Uddin, 35 of Borolekha upazila…
Bin Laden relatives reportedly killed in private jet crash in Britain
A private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, killing four people on board, a spokesman for Britain’s Hampshire police service said, and Saudi and British media said the passengers were relatives of deceased al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.A…
Bangladesh’s real challenge lies abroad, Hashim Amla tells greenwatchbd.com
greenwatchbd.com had been seeking an exclusive interview with South Africa captain Hashim Amla since the beginning of their month-long tour in Bangladesh.The 32-year-old batsman finally found time on the eve of the second and final Test.
Freedom at midnight as 111 enclaves awake to new life in Bangladesh
Dotted lights pierced the midnight darkness to herald a new dawn of freedom in 111 enclaves which became part of Bangladesh when the clock struck a minute past midnight on Friday.The swap of control of 162 little ‘land islands’ with…
‘Southpaw’ – Heavyweight on performance
Film: “Southpaw”; Language: English; Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Oona Laurence, Naomie Harris, Rita Ora, Claire Foley, Beau Knapp, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Gomes and Skylan Brooks; Director: Antoine Fuqua; Rating: ***
Vegetable prices up in Chittagong due to tropical cyclone ‘Komen’
Prices of vegetables have shot up in Chittagong due to the impact of cyclone ‘Komen’.Prices of fish and meat were however stable on Friday.
Bin Laden family ‘on Blackbushe Airport crash plane’
Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK has said. The private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, on Friday killing the pilot and all three…
Bangldesh South Africa second Test called off for rainfall
The second day’s play of the series deciding second Test of the of the two-match National Polymer Cricket Series between Bangladesh and visiting South Africa has been called off due to incessant rain in the capital Dhaka. The Friday’s play…
Another 4 killed in Bandarban landslide: Abuse of hills should end
The death of anther four persons in landslide in Bandarban has brought into focus a cucial question as to whether our hills are safe, or something has gone wrong disturbing their safety. In the last few decades the hills have…
US Congresswomen introruces resolution for HR protection in Bd
US Congresswoman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D, HI-02), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, has introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on Bangladesh government to increase human rights protections, strengthen democratic institutions, and prevent the…
Cyclone-induced tidal water inundates Bagerhat coastal village
Tidal water inundated Dumuria village in Chitalmari upazila as an embankment on the Chitalmari River developed breach on Friday, rendering 200 families homeless. Nizam Uddin Sheikh, chairman of Chitalmari union parishad, said about 40-foot portion of the embankment on the…
Send relief to cyclone affected people: Khaleda urged Govt
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged the government to send necessary relief materials to cyclone-hit areas. In a statement,issued to the press the former premier accused the government of having failed to stand beside the storm-hit people with necessary…
Text of resolution for adoption at the post-2015 Summit
THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR THE UN SUMMIT TO ADOPT THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA TEXT FOR ADOPTION Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal…