US Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday updated its security message for US citizens in Bangladesh saying terrorist threat remains ‘real and credible’.
Day: October 18, 2015
No threat incident take place for US security update
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said no situation has arisen in the country for which the US can update its security alert for its citizen here.
Political Science emerges champion in RU inter-dept football
RU Correspondent The Political Science department of Rajshahi University (RU) emerged champion in the “Inter-department Football Championship-2015” beating the Economics department.
Highest security measures taken to ensure Ashura & Durga Puja
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said highest security measures have been taken to ensure smooth observance of Holy Ashura and celebration of Durga Puja.
“We’ve already identified them” says DMP regarding Tavella killing
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said investigators have already identified the masterminds behind the killing of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella.
Blame game of killing foreign nationals should stop: BNP
STAFF REPORTER BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday accused the government of playing blame game over the killings of two foreigners.
46 Jamaat-Shibir men among 100 arrested
Police arrested 100 persons, including 46 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir, from the city and different places under all eight upazilas in the district last night, police sources said.The Jamaat-Shibir men were arrested for suspicious movements and alleged involvement with…
2 wild elephants killed in Jamalpur
Two wild elephants were killed at a frontier village in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Saturday night.According to police the wild elephants were electrocuted at the village Makhanerchar under Dewanganj upazila in the district about 500 to 700 yards…
Four pharmacies fined, govt. medicines seized in Ctg
A mobile court of Chittagong District Administration today seized huge quantity of government medicines, contraband Indian medicines and physicians’ samples from 10 pharmacies from city’s Panchlaish and Nasirabad area and fined four pharmacies Taka 20 thousand.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong District…
Train crash kills man in Rajbari
A sexagenarian man was crushed to death under the wheels of a running train in Panchuria rail station area of the district town on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdus Samad Sheikh,60, a resident of Andharmanik village in Goalanda…
Abducted minor boy’s body recovered in Gaibandha
Police recovered the body of a minor boy from Bottoli village in Gobindaganj upazila early Sunday after two days of her abduction.The deceased was identified as Yanur Shahriar Nasim, 7, son of Zafirul, a resident of the village.Police said Yanur…
Indefinite bus strike begins in Nilphamari
An indefinite bus strike enforced by the bus owners and workers on six routes of the district protesting the beating of a bus helper began on Sunday.Bus Malik-Shramik Okya Parishad, an association of transport owners and workers, announced the strike…
4 Durga Puja idols damaged in Satkhira temple
Miscreants damaged four idols at Babulia Temple, meant for the upcoming Durga Puja, in Sadar upazila early Sunday.Locals said the incident came to light when devotees went to the temple in the morning and found four idols, including one of…
Two alleged forest robbers held in Satkhira
A joint team of Rapid action battalion (RAB) and forest officials in a drive arrested two alleged forest robbers from Arpangashiya area of Shymnagar upazila on Saturday evening.The details about the arrestees could not be known immediately.
Man beaten dead over land in Chandpur
A man was beaten to death over a land related dispute at Sahapur village in Faridganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Hannan Sheikh, 55, son of Adam Ali Sheikh, a resident of the village.
Two children drown in Barisal ponds
Two minor children drowned in ponds in separate incidents in Jobsen area and Bakal village in Agailjhara upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mahin Sarder, 2, son of Abdul Alim, a resident of Jobsen area, and Angkan Das,…
Philippines hit by Typhoon Koppu
A powerful typhoon is battering the northern Philippines, with at least one person dead, several missing and thousands forced to flee their homes.Typhoon Koppu made landfall near the town of Casiguran on the island of Luzon on Sunday morning, bringing…
Tracy Morgan returns after 20 months
Tracy Morgan returned to “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday to host the long-running comedy show on which he shot to fame, more than a year after he suffered near-fatal injuries in a deadly high-speed car accident.Morgan, a “Saturday Night Live”…
Barca’s four-goal Neymar coy on secret of success
Neymar was delighted after netting his first four-goal haul, including two penalties, for Barcelona on Saturday but the Brazil forward was not about to give away any clues to the secret of his success.It was one of the 23-year-old’s best…
Govt is suffering from Khaleda-Tarique phobia:Nazrul
The government seems to be suffering from ‘Khaleda-Tarique phobia’ for it keeps blaming them for anything that goes wrong, says a senior BNP leader.“It seems Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman and the BNP are always held responsible (by the government) for…
Two died in Cox’s Bazar clash
Police in Cox’s Bazar say at least two people were killed during a clash on Sunday in broad daylight in the coastal town.The dead have been identified as Nurul Alam, 45 and Kalu alias Barmaiya Kalu, 37. Police claim they…
Malaria protein could help treat cancer
The mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria also produces a protein that could help stop cancer, new research has found.The researchers found that the malarial protein binds to a sugar molecule found in many types of cancer. The sugar molecule —…
Bd Women Chamber chief Selima Ahmad gets int’l award
The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) has announced Selima Ahmad, vice chairperson of Nitol Niloy Group and president of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), as the recipient of the TIAW World of Difference Lifetime Achievement Award-2014-2015. The…
Global warming ‘tipping points’ identified
An international team of scientists has identified potential ‘tipping points’ where abrupt regional climate shifts due to global warming could result in natural disasters.They found evidence of 41 cases of regional abrupt changes in the ocean, sea ice, snow cover,…
South Asian monsoon might be affected by air pollution
British scientists are using aircraft packed with high-tech air monitoring equipment to predict what is happening in the lower atmosphere as the climate warms. While the extra heat in the oceans and on land, which can be measured, is known…
50 Muslim countries agree on ‘Declaration for Environmental Protection’
The 6th Islamic conference of Envronment Ministers held in Rabat, Morocco on 8 – 9 October 2015 (the largest convening of Muslim-world Environment Ministers), facilitates agreement amongst Environment Ministers on a number of steps to tackle climate change and challenges…
Himu Akram, the drama director with a story of successes
Himu Akram is one of the most prominent playwrights of present day Bangladesh. As Himu can place a very simple story extraordinarily, familiarity of Himu amongst the spectators is very high. Himu Akram, has grown as a technician of dramas…
WB chief economist says BD economic progress as astonishing
The Word Bank’s Chief Economist Kaushik Basu has described Bangladesh’s economic progress as astonishing. He said it was difficult to feel the same way 10 years ago about Bangladesh, which is now in the top league of nations with high…
Additional BGB deployed in Ctg
Government has decided to deploy additional forces of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in five districts of Chittagong division in order to maintain a law and order during Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community.
Secretaries of diff. ministries held meeting on Padma bridge
A meeting of secretaries of different ministries was held on the bank of the Padma River here Saturday, the first of its kind outside the capital, with special focus on different aspects of the much-hyped Padma multipurpose bridge project.