The 262-crore Kapotakkha River dredging project is now nearing completion, raising hope among the people living in its vicinity that there will be a better life for them soon.Once implemented fully, it will lead to creation of more arable land and…
Month: September 2015
Sonamasjid remains closed for 5 days from today
All export and import activities through Sonamasjid land port will remain closed for five days from yesterday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Minor boy drowns in Jessore
A minor boy drowned in a well at Baulia village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as one year and three months old Siam, son of Shahidul Islam of the village.
Truck hits auto-rickshaw killing four
Four people were killed as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Hasnabad on the Sylhet-Chhatak highway in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday morning. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately
Cancellation of MBBS admission results demanded
Admission seekers on Tuesday a staged demonstration demanding cancellation of the results of the admission tests of MBBS and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) claiming that question papers of the tests were leaked. At about 12:30 pm, the demonstrators brought…
ADB predicts 6.7 percent GDP growth in 2015-16
Bangladesh may achieve 6.7 percent GDP growth in the ongoing fiscal year, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In its outlook for 2015 released on Tuesday, the lending agency said a stable political environment, public and private sector investment as…
Road traffic accidents across Bangladesh kill 16
Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh amid the rush on highways ahead of the Eid have left 16 people killed in a single day. Collision between truck and autorickshaw claimed four lives in Sunamganj while three were run over by bus…
Top cops’ comments on Tangail shooting irk Suranjit
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has taken a dig at top police officers for their comments on the shooting at Tangail last Friday that left four people dead. He said it was only “natural” that people would agitate against…
Higuain dropped by Argentina, Dybala gets first call-up
Forward Gonzalo Higuain has been dropped by Argentina for their opening two World Cup qualifiers while Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has been called up for the first time. Higuain had a disappointing Copa America tournament in July, scoring two goals…
Robert De Niro scores one for baby-boomers as ‘The Intern’
Ben Whittaker is 70, retired and discovers that tai chi classes, learning a new language and visiting his grand-kids isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so he turns to a new challenge – being “The Intern” at a New…
Divided EU leaders to offer cash for Syria refugees
European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday where they will also try to patch up bitter divisions over the migration crisis. Meeting for dinner a day after…
US assistant secretary Delany, Ambassador Bernicat say Bangladesh has not met all GSP conditions
The government may claim it has fulfilled the 16-point action plan Washington rolled out two years back, but Bangladesh appears a long way off getting back preferential trade benefits in the US market under GSP facility. Visiting Assistant US Trade…
4 killed in truck-auto rickshaw collision in Sunamganj
Four people were killed and another was injured when a truck and an auto-rickshaw collided on the Sylhet-Chhatak road near Hasnabad at about 8 am on Wednesday. According to reports the goods laden Sylhet-bound truck crashed on the Cng autorickshaw…
PM leaves for NY to attend Unga session
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for New York on Wednesday morning on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (Unga). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
Situation in Arakan State, Myanmar
by Dr. Wakar Uddin, Director General, Arakan Rohingya Union There is no sign ofthe GovernmentofMyanmar/Burma backingdown fromits hostile policies against the Rohingya and other Muslim community in Myanmar. Series of recent actions by the Government of Myanmar against Rohingya and…
25 fishermen kidnapped in Sundarbans
Twenty-five fishermen were kidnapped by forest robbers from Kakrakhali canal of the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila on Monday. Seven of the victims were identified as Rafiqul, 38, Mazid, 28, Sannasi, 38, Kawsar, 55, Khokon, 25, Amirul, 28, and Farid, 35.…
Govt. curving media by covert policy, control on ad: Bnp
The BNP on Monday alleged the government is controlling the media through a ‘covert media policy’. “The government is trying to establish its authoritarian rule in the country. They’re putting direct and indirect pressure on the mass media. Even social…
People extremely disturbed by extortionists: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shabeb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Tuesday urged the government to restrain its party activists and extortionists and help the people to observe the holy eid peacefully. In a statement issued to the press Mufti…
Economic growth to be slightly up in current fiscal: ADB
Bangladesh economic growth is expected to go up slightly in the current fiscal year, due to strong domestic demand backed by better exports and remittances, says Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. The bank in its latest outlook update for Asian…
Medical college admission seekers threaten road blockade
The medical admission seekers warned the government that they would block the important roads of the capital and elsewhere in the country on September 27 if their demands are not met before the time. They said they have submitted a…
Doctors’ Assoc says new pay scales disparate, unacceptable
The Doctors Association of Bangladesh (BMA), a platform of pro-BNP physicians, yesterday termed the newly announced 8th national pay scale as unacceptable. “The interests of physicians and people working in the health sector have been undermined because of the disparity…
Man electrocuted in Rajshahi
A man died from electrocution at Gopalhati village in Puthia upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Uddin, 40, son of Bhadur Uddin of the village.
Drug peddler held with 4,000 Yaba pills in Rajbari
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 4,000 Yaba tablets from Goalanda Bazar Bus Stand area in Goalanda upazila on Tuesday morning.The arrestee was identified as Ariful Islam,29, son of Abdul Mannan, a resident of Nabagram in Jhalakathi…
Bid to kidnap boy foiled, man beaten dead
A man was beaten to death and a woman injured by a group of villagers foiling the duo’s alleged bid to flee with a boy after kidnapping him from Rajapur village in Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified…
6 cows killed, 2 traders injured truck plunge
Six cows were killed and two cattle traders injured as a cattle-laden truck fell into a ditch at Bhuyangati on the Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Raipur upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.
One to gets life for keeping firearm
A court here on Monday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment on charge of keeping a firearm illegally in Sadar upazila of the district. Meherpur District and Sessions Judge M Robiul Hasan gave the verdict after completing hearing of the…