Police recovered the body of a young man at Gongasagar railway station in Akhaura upazila on Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Month: October 2015
Terrorist killed in Joypurhat
A terrorist was killed allegedly by some miscreants at Teghorbisa area in the district town on Saturday night. The deceased was Kamal, 30, leader of terrorist group ‘Kamal Bahini’ and son of Abdus Salam, resident of the same area.
Idol makers busy ahead of Durga Puja in Rajshahi
Sculptors and other artists concerned commonly known as pauls are passing their days with very busy in making statues of Hindu goddess ahead of the community’s biggest Durga Puja festival in Rajshahi city and nine upazilas of the district along…
Comprehensive efforts for pollution-free rivers stressed
There is no alternative to creating social awareness and comprehensive efforts by all concerned for ensuring pollution-free rivers, which are lifelines for ecology, economy, biodiversity and heritage of the nation.The opinion came this afternoon at a post-walkathon discussion organised by…
Labourer electrocuted in Manikganj
A labourer died from electrocution at Terosri Bazar in Ghior upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Islam, 50, son of late Kasim Uddin, a resident of Basudebbari village.
180 rare tortoises seized in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 180 tortoises of rare species from Baropota border area under Benapole port on Sunday Morning.
21 fishermen jailed, net seized in Meghna river
A mobile court here sentenced 21 fishermen to one month imprisonment each for netting the fish in the Meghna river of the district defying a ban. A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate and Bhola Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)…
Housewife killed by husband in Pabna
UNB, Pabna A housewife was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband at Dari Shahadiar village under Ataikula Police Station on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Arjina Khatun, 24, wife of M Habibullah.
2 held with heroin, Yaba in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two alleged illegal drug traders with 400 grams of heroin and 499 pieces of Yaba tablet from Charterorashia village under sadar upazila on Saturday.
Health and trade: What hope for SDG3?
Emma Woodford “… the forces of power, particularly corporate power, are impatient with what is adequate for a coherent community. Because power gains so little from community in the short run, it does not hesitate to destroy community for the…
BCB warns Bangladesh women against speaking Urdu
KARACHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has cautioned Bangladesh Women against talking in Urdu for the remainder of their tour to Pakistan. Bangladesh Women are on a limited-over series visit to Pakistan and will play their first ODI on Sunday…
Cricketer Shahadat’s wife arrested over maid torture
Dhaka – Bangladesh pacer Shahadat Hossain was suspended last month when police raided his house after officers found the injured and crying maid on a street in the capital Dhaka. He and his wife Nritto Shahadat had been on the…
A fish called development
Oby Ezekwesili , José Maria Figueres and Pascal Lamy Geneva – The just-adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are expected to herald the start of a new era in global development, one that promises to transform the world in the name…
99pc people in Bangladesh use latrines, seminar told
Dhaka – Participants at a sanitation conference on Saturday revealed that only one percent people in Bangladesh defecate in the open. “The rate of open defecation in Bangladesh is now only one percent which was about 34 percent even in…
Three sued over Japanese national killing in Rangpur
Police filed a case against three unidentified people with Kaunia Police Station on Saturday night in connection with the killing of a Japanese national at Alutari in Kaunia upazila on Saturday morning. Officer-in-charge of Kaunia Police Station Rezaul Karim said…
Afghan hospital attack in Kunduz possibly criminal – UN
Air strikes on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 19 people were “tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal”, the UN human rights chief says. High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged a full and transparent investigation…
The train that powers its own station
Beneath London, a successful five-week experiment in reclaiming waste electricity could save millions of pounds each year — and make Tube riders a whole lot happier in the process.
Case against MP Liton for ‘murder attempt’ on minor boy
A case has filed against Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton of Gaibandha-1 constituency on Saturday for attempting to murder a minor boy by firing bullets at Gopalcharan village in Sundarganj upazila on Friday.
Orientation of newly recruited IBBL officers held
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised an orientation programme for its newly recruited officers at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on October 1, 2015 Thursday.
Rooppur Nuke plant installation to be late by a year
Implementation of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project is likely to get delayed by a year, according to Maksim V Elchishchev, who has been appointed to head the project for Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom. He has quashed speculation that there…
2 Rangpur BNP leaders kidnapped ‘using Rab’s name’
Two BNP leaders were picked up by miscreants, who posed as members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), from Rangpur city’s Guptapara area on Saturday afternoon. The victims are Anisur Rahman Laku, General Secretary of BNP’s Rangpur district unit and Rashedul…
South Korea advised their citizens to maintain high level security
South Korean Embassy in Dhaka on Saturday advised its citizens in Bangladesh to exercise caution and maintain a high level of personal security awareness all times in all places.
Mujaheed decides to file review petition
Condemned Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed will file a petition with the Supreme Court seeking a review of its verdict upholding his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War, said Mojaheed’s counsel Shishir Monir on Saturday.
4 arrested over IS link
Police arrested four people, including a schoolboy, from different areas in Ishwarganj upazila on Friday and Saturday for their suspected link to Middle East-based militant outfit Islamic State (IS).
Lightning kills 5
Five people were killed and another was injured by lightning strikes in Munshiganj and Jessore districts on Saturday noon and Friday night.
US wants quick action about Japanese national killing
The United States (US) on Saturday urged the government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of the killing of the Japanese national and bring the perpetrators to justice soon. “I urge the Government of Bangladesh to investigate every aspect of…
4 killed in road accident all around the country
Four people were killed and 12 others injured in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Faridpur districts on Friday night and Saturday.
Miscreants posed as RAB picked up 2 BNP leaders
Two BNP leaders were allegedly picked up by miscreants, who posed as members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), from the city’s Guptapara area on Saturday noon.
BNP demands arrest of MP Liton for firing on minor boy
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday demanded the arrest of Manzurul Islam Liton, MP, for allegedly firing shots on a minor boy leaving him wounded in Gaibandha on Friday.
Sheikh Hasina to address media on Sunday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media on Sunday, a day after returning from the US. The press conference will be held at the Ganabhaban at 11:30am on Sunday, her press wing informed the media on Saturday.Hasina went to…