A listed robber was killed and five policemen were injured in a ‘gunfight’ between police and a robber gang at Paschim Latifpur in Laxmipur Sadar upazila on early Wednesday.
Month: September 2015
Housewife killed in Satkhira road accident
A housewife was killed as a motorbike crashed into her at Patkelghata on the Khulna-Satkhira Highway in Tala upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabeya Begum, 50, wife of Amir Ali Khan, a resident of Kumira village.
Robber ringleader killed in ‘gunfight’ in Bagerhat
The ringleader of the forest robber gang, ‘Sagar-Saikat Bahini’, was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members at Amragachia Khal in Sarankhola upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Akkas alias Rahim alias…
1 killed in road crash in Comilla
A man was killed and four others were injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Muradnagar on the Comilla-Sylhet highway in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mamin, 40, son of Abdul Rokan, a…
One gets life for killing wife in Bandarban
A court here yesterday sentenced a man to suffer life term imprisonment for killing his wife at Uttar Palongpara in Alikadam upazila of the district in 2009.The court also fined him Taka 50,000, in default, to suffer one more year…
2 arrested with 500 Yaba tablets in Ctg
Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a raid arrested two persons with 500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area on Tuesday morning.The arrestee were identified as Mohammad Ilias, 32, son of Abdul Gofour, of Cox’s Bazar Sadar…
Trader chopped to death in Benapole
A battle leaf trader was chopped to death by some miscreants at Kagajpukur village here on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Adbus Samad, 45, son of Nasar Uddin of Kagajpukur village.
Six on 3-day remand over recovery of 2.71 crore Indian rupees
A Chittagong court on Tuesday granted five-day remand to five persons who were detained in connection with the recovery of 2.71 crore Indian rupees from a container that was seized at Chittagong port on September 18 last.The court of Senior…
4 extortionists jailed in Rajshahi
Four persons were convicted and sentenced to suffer four years jail on charge of extortion here yesterday.The convicted persons were identified as Akkash Ali, Matiur Rahman, Habibur Rahman and Ashraf Ali. All of them hails from Kazla Dharampur area under…
One held with 505 bottles of phensidyl in C’nawabganj
Police arrested an alleged drug trader with 505 bottles of contraband Indian phensidyl from Jamtala Tinpukuria village under Sadar thana of the district last night.The arrested person was identified as Md. Nasir Uddin, 60, son of Late Sabed Ali of…
USSO plays significant role in HRD in Gaibandha
Urban Social Services Office (USSO) here under the Department of Social Services has been playing a significant role in human resources development (HRD) through providing youths with technical training.The USSO started providing training to youths on four trades—computer, sewing, radio-TV…
Protecting youths from negative effects of tobacco use stressed
Proper enforcement of the amended tobacco control law has become indispensable to protect the young generation especially adolescents from the negative impacts of tobacco use particularly smoking, experts and others concerned here opined.The government has amended the law to make…
TLCC meeting of Faridpur Municipality held
The 29th meeting of Town Level Coordination Committee(TLCC) Faridpur Municipality of was held yesterday at Ambica Memorial Hall.Mayor of Faridpur Municipality Sheikh Mahatab Ali Methu presided over the meeting in presence of TLCC members, officials and Councilors of the Municipality.
Michelle Obama’s “62 Million Girls”
US First Lady Michelle Obama recently announced a new education campaign called “62 Million Girls”. In a letter the First Lady said that at the moment, more than 62 million girls worldwide are out of school.
Shell stops Arctic drilling!
The shell company has announced that they are abandoning their plans to drill for oil in the Arctic! Millions of people around the globe through their logical protest have finally succeeded in making the Shell realized the dangerous effect of…
Grameen Foundation global resilience challenge winner
Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and the Grameen family of companies, is an inaugural member of its Board of Directors, and now serves as director emeritus. Grameen Foundation is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in…
Ausies’ tour of Bd remains in doubt for security concerns
Australia’s tour of Bangladesh remains in serious danger of being called off despite a series of meetings on Monday between Bangladesh officials and Cricket Australia’s security chief. CA’s Sean Carroll has been briefed by Bangladesh’s security bosses in Dhaka, as…
SkyPower to invest billions in Kenya, Bd solar markets
The Canadian solar developer will double its pledged investment in Kenya to $4.4bn, unveils bold plans to pour $4.3bn into Bangladesh’s fledgling solar PV industry. SkyPower, the Canada-based developer of solar PV projects, has this week announced two ambitious plans…
Miscreants shot Tavella from rear side
Miscreants fired gunshots from rear side of the Italian national Cesare Tavella, who was shot dead in Gulshan-2 in the city on Monday evening, while he was walking, says a forensic expert.
Security increased in Diplomatic areas
Security has been beefed up inside and around the diplomatic enclave in the city’s Banani and Gulshan areas from Tuesday morning following Monday’s killing of a Italian national.
Italian national killing-Special investigation team formed
Police headquarters on Tuesday formed a special investigation team headed by Joint Commissioner (Detective Branch) of DMP Monirul Islam to investigate the killing incident of Italian national Cesare Tavella.
UAE to reform their labor policies
The United Arab Emirates is introducing labor reforms aimed at tightening oversight of employment agreements for the millions of temporary migrant workers who make up the bulk of the country’s workforce, a top Emirati official said Tuesday.
Govt. is being victim of their own bugbear: BNP
Condemning the murder of an Italian citizen here, BNP senior leader Moyeen Khan on Tuesday said the government itself has been the victim of the fear of bugbear of communalism it has been showing people.
26 Bangladeshi pilgrims confirmed dead
Staff Reporter At least 26 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far been confirmed dead in the stampede in Mina on September 24, the Foreign Ministry informed yesterday quoting report from the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
One to walk gallows for murder in Gazipur
A court here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his sister in 2012.The convict was identified as Jahirul Islam Kalu, son of Nurul Islam, a resident of Baromi village in Sreepur upazila of the…
Child rescued 3 days after abduction, couple arrested
Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) rescued a two and a half year old girl Raisa three days after her abduction from Labonchara area in the city last night.They also arrested a couple for their alleged involvement in the abduction, said Moniruzzaman…
Thousands overcome poverty in remote Narsingdi char unions
Thousands of extremely poor people living in 12 remote char unions of Sadar and Raipura upazilas of Narsingdi district have successfully overcome poverty through various income generating activities.Sources concerned said most of the people in the areas have been able…
Three-day development fair begins in N’ganj
A three-day development fair began today at Chashara Shaheed Minar as part of the nationwide programme to highlight the social and economic development of the country during the tenure of the present government.The Narayanganj District Administration organized the fair.
Proper knowledge on biodiversity and climate change stressed
School and college level students need proper knowledge about the importance of biodiversity, natural resource conservation and climate change issues so that they can contribute to this field.To this end, there should be time-fitting measures and institutional learning for them…
Fruit Research Station innovates 6 new fruit varieties in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Fruit Research Station has, so far, innovated six new more fruit varieties through intensive field-level research during the last 20 years.The varieties are: BARI Papaya-1, BARI Litchi-1, BARI Batabilebu-3, BARI Kul-1, BARI Kul-2 and BARI Kul-3, which have gained…