Day: October 15, 2015
MP Liton, bail reject & sent to jail
A court here on Thursday sent Manjurul Islam Liton, Awami League MP from Gaibandha-1 constituency, to jail rejecting bail and remand pleas in a case for shooting a minor boy in Sundarganj upazila.
Rajan Killing: statement taken 6 polices
Six policemen testified before a local court on Thursday in the teenage boy Rajon murder case.
“Grammen Narira Shohora Kmon Asa” by BD Human Rights Imp Association
Ninety three percent women who have come from different villages of the country want to go back villages if minimum facilities especially the surety of the work places and the sources of income can be ensured then they would like…
60% kidney diseases can be prevented by raising awareness
STAFF REPORTER Speakers at a seminar yesterday said that where both the government and the private sector organizations cannot treat only five percent of kidney patients, it is possible to prevent at least 60 percent kidney diseases only by raising…
BNP demand judicial enquiry of killing of 2 foreign nationals
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday demanded judicial inquiry into the killings of two foreigners as what it claimed that all the law enforcing agencies failed to unravel the mystery behind the two murders.
Tavella Killing was planned: DMP
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Thursday claimed that both local and international quarters were involved in the killing of Italian national Cesare Tavella.
Khijir killing case, 2 accused on remand
Court Correspondent Two suspected, arrested in the murder case filed in connection with the killing of Khijir Khan, former chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board were placed on a three-day remand each for interrogation by police, on Thursday afternoon.
Zia Charitable trust graft case, hearing deferred
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday deferred recording the depositions of the witnesses in the Zia Zia Charitable Trust and Zia Orphanage Trust graft cases to October 21 after the proceedings of the cases on Thursday.
Discussion on “Information right” held at RU
RU Correspondent President of Change Makers Advocate Tanbir ul Islam Siddiqui, addressing as the chief guest at a discussion, said “Everybody has the right to information, but they cannot do so due to lack of adequate knowledge about law.”
Mirza Fakhrul Secures Bail
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a violence case.
35,000 Yaba tablets seized in Ctg
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered 35,000 Yaba tablet from the outer anchorage of Chittagong port early Thursday.Tipped off, a patrol team of the Coast Guard seized a boat in the area early in the morning, said Captain Shahidul Islam,…
Woman kills self jumping under train in Pabna
A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a running train in Fateh Mohammadpur Kolabagan area of Ishurdi upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Motiya Khatun, 25, daughter of Abdus Sattar, resident of the area.
Youth killed in Comilla train crash
A young man was crushed to death under the wheels of a running train in the district town on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Abu Kawsar, 32, son of Ali Akkas, a resident of Baraipur village in Baruha…
4 women return home from India thru’ Benapole
Four Bangladeshi women returned home through Benapole check post on Wednesday night after serving three years’ jail in an Indian prison.The returnees were identified as Monika Khatun, 16, daughter of Sabur Sheikh, hailing from Magura; Sumona Akhter 19, daughter of…
Unidentified youth’s body recovered in Satkhira
Police recovered body of an unidentified young man from an abandoned house near Jessore-Satkhira highway in Helatola Technical College area of Kalaroa upazila on Wednesday evening.The age of the deceased was around 25 years.
Fisherman killed in Noakhali boat capsize
A fisherman was drowned when the boat capsized in the Meghna river at Thengarchar under Hatiya upazila of the district early this morning.The victim was identified as M Kamal Uddin, 25, son of M Zafarullah, a resident of Purba Char…
Miscreants kill youth
A youth was killed by some unidentified persons at Sahapara in the town last night. The deceased was identified as Gopal Saha, 18, son of Gonopati Saha, a resident of the same area.Shyamol Saha, elder brother of the deceased, said…
3 drug traders detained with heroin
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three alleged drug traders with heroin in Kasiadanga area under Rajpara Police Station in the city last night, RAB sources here said today.The arrested persons were identified as Shuklal, 26, Sentu, 50, and…
2,650 tonnes boro seeds allotted for Jamalpur, Sherpur
Seed Marketing, a wing of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), has allotted 2,650 tonnes boro seed for Jamalpur and Sherpur districts this current season.According to Seed Marketing office, in the current robi season 1,349 tonnes of boro seed have been…
Agreement signed to set up Grameen microcredit in Shenzhen
Shenzhen – Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed a gathering of political leaders, top business leaders, and academic at Shenzhen Citizen’s Centre. Mr Bai Li Chen, Deputy Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a top ranking national leader of…
Russia’s new step towards the closed nuke fuel cycle
Russia’s Nuclear Industry Day, on 28th of September, Rosatom’s Mining and Chemical Plant in Krasnoyarsk Krai started commercial production of MOX fuel – a fuel for nuclear reactors of the future. Mixed oxide (MOX) fuel is nuclear fuel that contains…
Famous presenter Elias Hossain
Elias Hossain. On television screen he is very popular and famous presenter. He begun his carrier as a presenter by a program of CHANNEL ONE, named GOOD MORNING BANGLADESH. Now he is a presenter of renowned bangali crime program of…
IBBL donates Taka 2 cr to PM’s relief, welfare fund
Bangladesh Association of Banks congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on receiving United Nations’ highest environmental accolade ‘The Champions of the Earth’ and ‘ICT Sustainable Development Award’ on Monday, October 12, 2015. Engineer Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited…
Secretariat shift shelved until plan matches with Kahn’s original
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has turned down a proposal to shift Bangladesh Secretariat from Ramna to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar as it was not accompanied by the original plan prepared by architect Louis I Kahn.The meeting on Tuesday,…
Bangladesh benefiting from India: Tofail Ahmed
Bangladesh has been benefiting by importing from India, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said while trying to assuage the critics of the bilateral trade gap, which is heavily in favour of New Delhi.“India has given duty-free quota-free access to all…
‘Birangana’ Ferdousi Priyabhashini not happy being left out
Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhasini, who has always stood by women abused by Pakistani occupation forces and their collaborators, has vented her anger for being denied a place in the list of freedom fighters.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs published a gazette…
Mastermind of Khijir Khan’s murder arrested
Police say they have arrested the mastermind and another suspect of the murder of former Power Development Board (PDB) chairman Khijir Khan.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Muntasirul Islam said on Wednesday night that Tarikul Islam Tarek, 23, was arrested from…