A man who suffered burn injures in bomb blasts in front of Old Dhaka’s Huseni Dalan on October 26 died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.
Day: October 29, 2015
Metro rail project will sat in Feb ’16: Quader
Expressing that the metro rail project is in progress, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the government is hoping to start the physical work on the mega project in February 2016.
Restaurant employee killing-hotel owner still absconding
Dhaka-Police arrested an employee of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ from the city’s Motijheel area on Thursday over the killing of hotel worker Riyad.
Charges framed against Mahmudur & Amar desh
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Thursday framed charges against now closed the daily Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and eight others in an arson case.
Zia Orphanage & Charitable Trust case hearing fixed on Nov 5
Senior Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed November 5 to record the depositions more witnesses in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and eight others.
5 JMB sentenced to 10 yrs in prison for Gopalganj blasts
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced five members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to ten years’ imprisonment in a case filed in connection with serial bomb blasts in Gopalganj on August 17, 2005.
10 lakh meters current net seized in Barisal
The Coast Guard personnel seized 10 lakh meters of banned current net in a drive from river Meghna under Hizla upazila of Barisal district on Wednesday.Acting on a tip off, the members of the Coast Guard conducted the drive at…
4 get life term for murder in Netrakona
A court here on Thursday sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2009.The lifers are Rahim Uddin, 45, son of Asmat Ali, Sabuj Miah, 40, son of Gias Uddin, Kazimuddin, 35, son of Amjad Ali…
3 abducted boys rescued in Sunamganj
Police rescued three boys three hours into their abduction at Jawabazar in Chhatak upazila on Wednesday night.Family sources said some unidentified miscreants picked up three boys Emon, 13, son of Ubayer Miah of Wagekhali, Akash, 12, son of Kadnas Miah…
Clash leaves one dead in Sunamganj
An elderly man was killed and 29 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous enmity at Raibangali village in Dirai upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Chamak Ali, 85, a resident of the…
3 BD women back home from Indian jail
Three Bangladeshi young women returned home from India on Wednesday, after languishing in a jail there for two and a half years. Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed them over to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Benapole checkpost at…
Housewives commit suicide in Natore
Two housewives allegedly committed suicide in two separate incidents in Singra and Baraigram upazilas of the district on Tuesday night.In Singra upazila, Jannati Begum, wife of Rubel Hossain of Agpara village, committed suicide by hanging herself form the ceiling of…
Youth killed ‘by cousin’ in Satkhira
A young man was killed allegedly by his cousin over a trifling matter at Raita village in Kalaroa upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque,22, son of Yunus Ali, a resident of the village.
Two held with pistol, bullet in Rajshahi
Police arrested two young men in possession of one foreign-made pistol and one round of bullet from Guripara area in the city on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Qamrul Islam Moon, 27, son of Anwar Hossain, a resident of Zinnanagar…
Hartal for Samya killing in Gobindaganj
A 12-hour hartal enforced by ‘Samya Mancha’ and different professional bodies demanding the arrest and punishment of the killers of schoolboy Ashiqur Rahman Samya, is underway peacefully in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday.The deceased Ashiqur Rahman Samya was son of Ataur…
Stone trader beaten, robbed of Tk3 lakh in Sylhet
Muggers took away Tk3 lakh from a stone trader after beating him at Alipur in Osmaninagar upazila on Tuesday night.The victim was identified as Shutatar Miah, 30, son of late Mobarak Hossain of the village.
Coal laden cargo capsizes in Pashur river near Sundarbans
A cargo vessel carrying 510 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pasur river in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans on Tuesday night. Sub-inspector Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in charge of Chandpai Navy police camp, said a Khulna-bound coal laden cargo ship…
Madrasah teacher killed in Pabna road accident
A madrasah teacher was crushed under the wheels of a speeding bus at Dharmagram area on Pabna-Dhaka highway in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 55, head teacher of Puspapara Kamil Madrasha in the upazila…
1000-litre wine seized in Mymensingh
Police in a drive seized a huge quantity of country made wine from Kalibari Wrishipara area in Muktagacha upazila of the district on Tuesday.Based on secret information, a police team, led by Abu Mohammad Fazlul Karim, officer-in-charge of Muktagacha Police Station…
RAB recovers phensidyl in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 in a drive recovered 183 bottles of phensidyl from South Jhiltuli area of the town on Tuesday.According to RAB sources, acting on secret information, members of RAB-8 led by Assistant Police Md. Hafizul Islam…
Shamsher Mobin retires from active politics
BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury announces to go on retirement from politics resigning from all posts of the party on health ground. “I am a war-wounded freedom fighter. At present, I am very sick. Now, I am not in a…
Intolerance, a new social order?
Sudhirendar Sharma What you read, see, and eat (and even think) is under gaze of self-styled moral custodians of social and cultural behaviour. If freedom of expression is what democratic societies aspire for, then the use of ink to smear…
Cursed Child tickets sell out
The first round of tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child have sold out, with producers releasing a second batch, available to fans who registered for priority booking.The first four months of tickets, for performances from 7 June-18 September…
US Republicans spar in fiery debate
US Republicans have traded blows in a heated presidential debate in Colorado that featured several angry exchanges.Frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, with no political experience, were under attack from the start.Ohio Governor John Kasich condemned their “fantasy tax plans”…
Developing countries caution against new concepts not in UNFCCC
Bonn (Indrajit Bose and Chee Yoke Ling) — During the last climate talks in Bonn, developing countries cautioned against the introduction of new terms and concepts in the draft agreement to enhance climate actions expected to be adopted in Paris…
Hizb ut-Tahrir sends leaflets to SC judges
Banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh has sent leaflets to 41 Supreme Court judges.One Asaduzzaman Asad, who claimed himself to be an employee of ‘Sundarban Courier Service’ was held while distributing the leaflets at the Supreme Court on Wednesday noon.The…
Global “Millennium Goals” for the Islamic finance human capital space
Manama, Bahrain – The World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) 2015 will serve as a launching pad for a critical report by Simply Sharia Human Capital – the UK’s first recruitment and knowledge portal solely dedicated to Islamic finance. The report…
Bangladesh to host Asia Cup 2016
Bangladesh has been selected to host next year’s Asia Cup in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Singapore.Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan confirmed on his return from the meeting on Wednesday night that the country will organise the…
BNP not responsible for the murders
Senior BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan has said his party “will not take responsibility” if any of its members is found to be involved with murder.His comments came hours after Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said BNP’s central…
Is war beautiful?
By David Swanson “War Is Beautiful” is the ironic title of a beautiful new book of photographs. The subtitle is “The New York Times Pictorial Guide to the Glamour of Armed Conflict.” There’s an asterisk after those words, and it…