Miscreants slaughtered former chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) Khijir Khan at his Khanka Sharif (gathering place of followers) at Gudaraghat in the city’s Madhya Badda area on Monday evening.
Day: October 5, 2015
BNP alleged Govt. is detaining their leaders
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday alleged that the government has started detaining its leaders and activists again in different districts and upazilas (sub-district) ahead of party reorganisation process.
Cricketer Shahadat sent to jail
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sent cricketer Shahadat Hossain to jail after he surrendered to the court, a day after police arrested his wife Jemin Jahan from her father’s house in Malibagh area…
Fakhrul secures bail in cocktail explosion case
Court Correspondent The Special Tribunal-13 of Dhaka on Monday granted bail to BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Paltan Police Station of the capital under the Explosive Substances Act.
Foreign nationals’ killings covered in dark shadows
Investigating agencies are still in dark about the masteries behind the killings of two foreign nationals as there is no remarkable progress in investigations till today (Monday).
Court deferred the date of verdict leakage case
Court Correspondent The Bangladesh Cyber Crime Tribunal on Monday deferred the date to decide on whether it will frame charges against the seven accused of the case, including death sentenced war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s wife Farhat Quader Chowdhuty…
16 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Habiganj
Police in their separate drives arrested 16 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its student body Islami Chhatra Shibir from different parts of the district from Sunday night to early Monday.A police team, led by additional superintendent of district…
Benapole man killed by ‘brother’
A man was killed allegedly by his brother at Goga Purbapara village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman, 27, son of late Nabi Saddi of the village.
9 students fall sick after taking de-worming tablets
Nine students of Tetnapara Brac School in Tanore upazila fell sick after taking government supplied de-worming tablet on Sunday.The victims were identified as Shima, 7, Barsha, 9, Laxmi, 9, Mehedi, 9, Yusuf, 9, Bristi, 8, Tania, 7, Fahmida, 7 and…
Housemaid loots valuables making inmates unconscious
A female domestic help allegedly looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from a house at Khalishadah village in Kumarkhali upazila after making the house inmates unconscious by mixing sedative in their meals on Monday.The victims were identified as Shahidul…
Cop found dead in Pabna
An assistant sub-inspector of Pakshi police camp was found dead at a field near Pakshi Paper Mill in Pakshi upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sujaul Islam, 35, son of Abdul Kashem Pramanik of Sadar upazila in Bogra district.
Two drug peddlers arrested in Dinajpur
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted raids in different areas of Birampur and Hili frontier and arrested two drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of drugs from their possession Monday morning.The BGB seized 1,640 Yaba tablets, 218 bottles of…
Atletico’s Vietto strikes late in draw with Real
Atletico Madrid substitute Luciano Vietto struck late to rescue a 1-1 La Liga draw against Real Madrid on Sunday, while Cristiano Ronaldo will have to wait to set a new club scoring record.Vietto slotted the ball home with seven minutes…
Sam Smith’s ‘James Bond’ theme tune tops UK charts
British singer Sam Smith went straight to number one in the UK pop charts on Friday with “Writing’s On The Wall”, the theme song to the upcoming James Bond film “Spectre”, making it the first title track for a 007…
Islamic radicalism slowly growing in Australia
The Australian government’s focus on national security and the war on terror to tackle Islamic extremism, rather than social cohesion and inclusion, has helped create an environment for radicalised Muslim youth to emerge in disproportionate numbers, experts say.Authorities in Australia…
BNP chief Khaleda to inspire expats to expose BD government
Khaleda Zia is trying to galvanise expatriates into stepping up an anti-Bangladesh government agitation, having failed to lend momentum to the movement back home.The BNP chief is currently in London for ‘medical treatment’ and is staying with her elder son…
India plans to reduce greenhouse gas
India has promised to shave a third off the rate at which it emits greenhouse gases over the next 15 years, in a long-awaited contribution towards reaching a deal to slow global warming at a UN climate summit in December.The…
Exercise eases knee osteoarthritis
A therapeutic program of weight-bearing exercise reduces pain and improves joint function, at least for two to six months, for people with osteoarthritis, according to a review of previous trials.“We had a systematic review for Cochrane from 2008 and 2009,…
Feeding strategy of blue whales
The blue whale is the largest creature on Earth and perhaps the biggest that ever lived, so it is no surprise it has a huge appetite. But the strategies this behemoth uses to get enough food has not been well…
Police questioning six people over Japanese’s murder
The body of Kunio Hoshi has been kept at Rangpur Medical College Hospital after autopsy, officials say, as police continue to question six detainees for information about the Japanese national’s murder. They have also started a case accusing three unidentified…
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife nabbed over housemaid beating
Cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife has been arrested in Dhaka on charges of torturing an underage house help. The pacer and his wife have been absconding since a case was registered against them under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.Miprur…
Japanese Kunio Hoshi converted to Islam, locals claim
Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, who was gunned down on Saturday allegedly by Islamic State militants, had converted to Islam three months ago, locals claim. Several people and an Imam of a mosque in the locality in Munshiparha where Kunio lived…
US varifying reported IS claim in foreigner-killing in Bd
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said in Chittagong on Sunday the US is assisting Bangladesh in verifying the reported claims of IS over the killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh. She made the remarks while talking to…
Assad: Russia-led coalition must succeed or ME will be destroyed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed “or else the whole region will be destroyed”. Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as…
Vatican fires senior priest as he comes out as gay
Flanked by his boyfriend, Polish priest Krzysztof Charamsa says he wanted to speak out against church “hypocrisy”. The Vatican has fired a senior priest who publicly came out as gay on the eve of a major meeting of church leaders…
Next charge framing hearing against Kh Mosharraf Oct 12
The Special Judge Court-1 of Dhaka on Sunday heard submissions on charge framing against BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed against him for laundering Tk 9.55 crore to the United Kingdom.
RU seeks police security for its foreign students
The administration of Rajshahi University (RU) is aware of the need to give security to foreign students studying in the university after the murder of two foreigners in Bangladesh. The university has informed Motihar police station to strengthen the security…
No IS, foreigner murders have Bnp, Jamaat link: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the two foreign nationals – one Japanese and another Italian – have recently been killed in Bangladesh in a planned way and alleged that the BNP-Jamaat has a link to the…
Statement linking Bnp to foreigner murders ‘irresponsible’
Dhaka – The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday alleged that irresponsible remarks by high level government leaders on killing of foreign citizens would create impediments to carrying out the investigation properly. “The irresponsible remarks will not only impede the…