BNP on Monday urged the government for placing a bill on polls-time government in the next session of Parliament for the sake of the country. “We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that she is ready to make…
Day: August 17, 2015
Man to die for killing wife in Netrokona
A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2005.The convict was identified as Bashor Ali, 55, son of late Shamsher Ali, hailing from Gobindapur village in Kalmakanda upazila of the…
Bodies of 3 newborn found in Mymensingh
Police recovered three bodies of newborn babies from a drain in the town’s Polytechnic Institute area on Monday morning.Officer-in charge of Kotwali Model Police Station Kamrul Islam said on Monday morning locals spotted the three bodies in a canal beside…
3 fake DB men held in Magura
Police in a drive arrested three fake members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police from Shrikol Bazar area of Sreepur upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Milon Sheikh, 32, Touhidur Rahman Shitol, 28, and…
2 held with 50,000 yaba tablets
A joint team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), forest officials, customs official and police in a drive arrested a man and a woman along with 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Moriccha area of Ramu upazila early Monday.
2 siblings drown in Sirajganj
Two minor siblings drowned in a waterbody in Mirpur Dakhshin Para area of municipality of sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Khadiza Khatun, 5, and her brother Shahin Alam, 4, children of Abdul Majid, a resident of the…
JPBS expands 19,651 power connections in Joypurhat
Joypurhat Polli Bidyut Samity (JPBS) expanded about 19,651 power connection line in five upazilas of the district last financial year (2014-15).JPBS office sources said of the total 18,967 household lines, 319 commercial lines, 50 industrial lines and 195 charitable organization…
One sentenced to death for killing
A Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in a verdict here on Sunday awarded a person with death sentence on charges of killing a man in Habigonj district under Sylhet division in 2013.The Judge of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Mohitul Islam…
83 held in special drives
Chittagong district police in a series of special drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district Sunday night.
6 including two minor boys hurt in gas blasts in city
Six people, including two minor boys, received burn injuries in separate gas explosions in the city’s Pallabi and Demra areas on Monday. Four workers of a pharmaceutical company received burn injuries due to an explosion inside pharmaceutical factory in the…
“EasyNet” introduced by Grameenphone
EasyNet , an easy solution that will help custometrs to learn about the internet through video tutorials, try free internet sites for themselves and buy small data packages, all without an existing data subscription has been introduced by Grameenphone Ltd.…
Indonesia passenger plane wreckage located in remote Papua
The wreckage of an Indonesian plane which went missing with 54 people on board has been spotted in the remote western Papua region, officials say. The Trigana Air flight lost contact at 14:55 local time (05:55 GMT) on Sunday as…
Sri Lanka elections: Rajapaksa hopes for comeback
Sri Lankans are going to the polls in a general election, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as prime minister. Mr Rajapaksa lost the presidency in a snap election in January to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena.…
Governance was good under JP: Ershad
Expressing concern over people’s security at home or outside, Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said people are suffering from insecurity as child killing and torture on women is happening frequently. He said this at a view-exchange programme…
India-Bangladesh land deal a fillip to trade: Meghalaya CM
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Saturday said the land agreement that was signed between India and Bangladesh would give a fillip to trade, commerce and tourism between the two countries. Sangma spoke here at the main Independence Day celebration…
Knowing less is equally alarming
Sudhirendar Sharma This book is for those who not only think that climate change is an urgent problem, but also agree that getting the world off fossil fuels is difficult. If you support either of these two positions, this book…