Month: August 2015
Clarke to retire after final Ashes Test
Australia captain Michael Clarke, described by Cricket Australia (CA) as one of the “all-time greats”, will retire after the final Ashes Test against England this month.Clarke announced his decision to quit international cricket after England won the fourth Test at…
Housewife found dead in Sylhet
A housewife was found dead at her house at Kidirpur village in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sakina Begum, 25, wife of Selim Mia, a carpenter by profession.
27 Jamaat-Shibir men sued in Khulna
A total of 27 Shibir men, including Khulna City unit president Mim Hossain Miraz, were sent to jail today.They were produced to Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Court with a seven-day remand prayer. Judge of the Magistrate Court Iqbal Faruk passed the…
Criminal’ injured in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Pabna
A suspected criminal was arrested after he was injured in a ‘gunfight’ between police and his gang at Padma Char in Ishwardi upazila early Saturday.The injured was identified as Sonamoni,32, son of late Abdus Samad of Paschim Tengri Piarkhali village of…
Attacked over land, man dies at RMCH
A man, who was injured in an attack by his rivals over land-related dispute in Bypass area of Singra upazila on Thursday, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Furkan Ali,65, son of…
Jubo League leader hacked dead in Noakhali
A local Juba League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Deuti village in Sonaimuri upazila early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Milon Sarkar,36, organising secretary of Deuti union of Juba League and son of Naderuzzaman, a resident of…
Derailment snaps Ctg rail link with Dhaka, Sylhet
Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet has remained snapped since Saturday morning following derailment of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla district.
Father burns hands of two children over theft
Two minor children sustained burn injuries as their father set fire to their hands over stealing Tk10 at Dolakandi village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The victims were identified as Sabrin Sultana, 7, a class II student of Ramapur Dakhil Madrasha,…
RU progressive students protest Niloy killing
The Progressive Student Alliance (PSA), Rajshahi University (RU) unit, on Saturday brought out a procession on the campus protesting the murder of blogger Niloy. The procession started at 11.00 am from the PSA tent and terminated at Tukitaki Chattar in…
HR Commision chief questions sincerity of law enforcers
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman yesterday questioned the sincerity of law enforcing agencies to take necessary steps to stop killing of bloggers one after another. “How long the law enforcers will be sleeping and watching…
FBI to assist Blogger Niloy probe – body to find GD refusal
The American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will assist local investigators to unearth the motive and the real culprits behind the sensational killing of blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy. Blogger Niloy, a resident of a rented flat on the 4th…
Youth killed in Sylhet clash
A young man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Muminpur village in Jakiganj upazila.The deceased was identified as Salek Ahmed, 30, son of Abdul Matin of the…
2 held over robbery attempt at Manikganj bank
Police arrested two alleged robbers while trying to commit robbery breaking open the vault of Exim bank Manikganj branch in the district town on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Arif Hossain, 42, son of Abdul Khalek of Charmatta village…
Arrest blogger Niloy killers: 7-day ultimatum of Ganojagaran Manch
The Ganojagaran Manch on Saturday issued an ultimatum of seven days, for the arrest of the killers of blogger Niloy Chatterjee. The Manch which has been demanding capital punishment for all war criminals since February 5, 2013 also threatened to…
James Holmes spared death penalty for US cinema killings
A jury in the US state of Colorado has spared gunman James Holmes the death penalty for killing 12 people at a screening of a Batman film in 2012. He will serve life in jail without the possibility of parole.…
Avoiding yesterday’s education for tomorrow’s kids
Masum Billah The world is changing fast. Though we are unable to keep pace with that change, our children who receive education mostly from the modern media and devices such as internet, twitter, facebook etc. are adopting those with much…
National unity against ILR to protect Bangladesh’s rivers urged
Water experts and activists on Friday underscored the need for raising awareness about harmful effects of the Indian government plan to interlink the rivers of Assam, Bengal and Bihar and take water to the south of their country, and urged…
Opposition meetings rallies being obstructed: Gen Mahbub
BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman on Friday accused the government of obstructing the opposition’s democratic rights to hold rallies and meetings. “Now we have to hold indoor programmes. Our rights to hold rallies, meetings, and other…
Bnp for fair probe of land grabbing charge against minister
BNP on Friday demanded a fair investigation into the allegation of land grabbing against LGRD and cooperative Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain brought by Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council. “Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council yesterday (Thursday) accused LGRD Minister and the Prime Minister’s…
Stop gangrape, repression on children, river linking: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai on Friday called for stern punishment against killers and rapists of children and women and protested the steps taken by the government f India to implement the river interlinking project depriving Bangladesh.
Home minister hopes rapid arrest of blogger Niloy’s killers
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has hoped that law enforcers will soon be able to arrest the killers of blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy. He told on Friday night, “I have discussed the matter with IGP and the relevant people. We…
4 Myanmar nationals held
Members of Chittagong Metropolitan Police arrested four Myanmar nationals from Chittagong Shah Amanat Bridge area at 11 am today.
UNDP Bangladesh condemns blogger killing
The United Nations in Bangladesh has condemned the killing of blogger Niloy Chakraborty Neel in Dhaka. In a ststement issued late on Friday by Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, UN Resident Coordinator, Robert D. Watkins, described…
Suspected Jamat Shibir held in Khulna
Police arrested 121 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organisation Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on charges of planning to carry out subversive activities from Basupara area in the city today.
Over 350 farmers farm bottle gourd in Gaibandha
A total of 355 farmers of Sadullapur upazila in the district have brought 200 bighas of land under summer bottle gourd farming during the current season.
Community Police activity to be strengthen
Speakers a joint meeting have stressed for bridging of the police and people on mutual trust to strengthen community policing activities for curbing social crimes and preventing corruption to improve law and order.
Professional competency is mandatory for bankers
Senior bankers have asked their newly recruited juniors to follow the basic concepts in banking activities strictly to gain professionalism in the sector.
BNP’s Dudu freed from jail
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Shamsuzzaman Dudu was freed from Kashimpur jail on bail on Friday. Nasir Hossain, jailer of Unit-2 of the jail, said the BNP leader walked out of the jail around 12:15 am.