Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday assured the International Cricket Council (ICC) of taking adequate security measures for any international cricket event in Bangladesh as it always does so when it comes to security steps.
Day: November 7, 2015
3 Police suspended on Ashulia check post attack case
Three members of Savar industrial police have been suspended for dereliction of duty during a sudden attack on their colleagues at a check-post in Ashulia on Wednesday that left a constable killed and another injured.
7 killed,15 injured in Valuka Road crash
At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Meherabari in Bhaluka upazila on Saturday.
Minister insecure!
A few days ago information minister said “Now no one, not even a minister, is secure in Bangladesh.” I strongly agree with him. The situation is getting bad to worse. Not very long ago, a girl government employee, who lived…
Brahmaputra dam will no diversion of waters: China
Bangladesh does not need to be worried at all about China’s dam built on the Brahmaputra River as it will not hamper water flow in any way, said a Chinese government official.
Rajon & Rakib muder case verdict today
The verdicts in two separate cases centering the inhuman torture leading to death of 13-year-old Rajon in Sylhet and 12-year-old Rakib in Khulna barely a month apart earlier in the year, will be delivered today.
Int.Mother Language Institute recognized at Unesco as Category-2
International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) of Dhaka, Bangladesh has received the recognition of Unesco as its Category-2 Institute.
Tigers comfortably beat Zimbabwe
Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan steered Bangladesh to a 145-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first one-day international (ODI) at Mirpur on Saturday.Following Mushfiq’s 4th ODI century, Shakib tore apart the visitors’ top order, eventually recording his maiden five-wicket…
Strict rules imposed around Sangshad Bhaban area
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday imposed a ban on carrying all kinds of firearms, explosives and other harmful objects as well as holding any kind of rally and procession around Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to ensure smooth functioning…
2224 hartals in 7 decades,Dead 655, injured 25 thousands
DU Correspondent………….. Two thousand and 224 hartal days have been observed in Bangladesh in the last 7 decades in which 6 hundred and 55 people died and twenty five thousands injured.
BNP may join the municipal polls: Moudud
STAFF REPORTER BNP yesterday said that it won’t allow ensuing partisan local government elections to go unchallenged.
3-day long International Conference on EEE held at RUET
RU Correpondent A 3-day long International Conference on Electrical and Electronics has ended at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) today.
Three women held with Yaba, hemp in Jessore
Police in a drive arrested three women along with yaba tablets and hemp from Kholadanga area on the outskirt of Jessore district town on Friday.The arrestees were identified Rubi, wife of Saleman Gazi, Sohana Zaman, wife of Aktaruzzaman, and Shilpi…
Listed criminal held in Magura
Police in a drive arrested a listed criminal from Mirpara in the town on Friday evening.The arrestee was identified as Mir Abu Syed, son of Kuddus Mir, president of the district unit of Bus Owners’ Association and a resident of…
Man found dead in Joypurhat
A man was found dead in a paddy field at Putimari Bridge area in Khetlal upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hakim, 51, a van puller and son of Hoshi Mia of Talshon village in the upazila.Police said…
Bridge over Miarchar River a dire need for Tahirpur people
Local residents have been suffering a lot in Badaghat union, a commercially busy place in Tahirpur upazila, for absence of a bridge over the Miarchar River on Badaghat-Sunamganj road.People, including school and college students, employees of different government and non-government…
Cop among 5 injured in attack by robbers in Habiganj
Five people. including a traffic inspector, were injured in an attack by some robbers at Adaoi in Madhabpur upazila early Saturday.Of the victims, one was identified as Mohammad Bayezid, 50, a traffic inspector of Brahmanbaria district.Molla Manir, officer-in-charge of Madhabpur…
20 BNP-Jamaat men among 75 held in Bogra
Police in a drive arrested 75 people, including 20 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, from different parts of the district on Saturday.Police said a team of police conducted separate drives in different parts of the district from Friday…
300 bottles phensidyl recovered from senior asst secy’s car, driver held
Police in a drive seized 300 bottles of Phensidyl from the private car of a senior assistant secretary of the Public Administration Ministry in Khadghor area in Chandina upazila on Saturday.Police also arrested car driver Bashar, hailing from Brahmanbaria district,…
Mother & son killed in road accident in Netrakona
Madina Begum, 40 and her son Shuva were killed when a power tiller rammed into a CNG-run three-wheeler at Chandankandi area under Kendua Thana on Netrakona-Kendua road today.Police and eyewitnesses said the accident took place when a power-tiller hit the…
Sugarcane crushing starts at Natore Sugar mills
Sugarcane crushing at Natore Sugar Mills began on Friday with a target of producing 13,150 tonnes of sugar by crushing 170,000 tonnes of sugarcane during the current 2015-16 season.Industries Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan formally inaugurated the crushing programme at a…
Van puller slaughtered in Joypurhat
A van puller was slaughtered to death allegedly by some miscreants near Putimari Bridge under Khetlal upazila of the district last night.The victim was Abdul Hakim, 45, son of late Wasim Uddin, a resident of Talsan village of the upazila.Police…
Over 41,000 beneficiaries brought under EBEK project in Gaibandha
A total of 41,500 beneficiary smallholders including women of 736 village development cooperatives were brought under Ektee Bari Ektee Khamar project of the government in the district from 2009.As per the strategy of the project, each of the smallholders is…
More expansion of livestock farming stressed
More expansion of animal resource farming is very important for removing the existing protein deficiency along with cutting the poverty rate in the region.The unemployment problem in the rural areas could be reduced to a greater extent through making the…
Mobile Court fines 2 drug stores in Sylhet
A mobile court fined two pharmacies in Chohatta area of Sylhet town on Thursday for selling of date- expired and spurious medicines. The mobile court seized date- expired and spurious medicine worth about Taka 50,000 from Orin Pharmacy.Besides, it also…
Rosatom workshop on ecological aspects of nuke power in Vietnam
Russia’s state atomic energy corporation- Rosatom in association with Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) held a workshop dedicated to environmental safety of nuclear power technologies in Hanoi, Vietnam recently. Representatives of various key Government authorities and companies of Vietnam, such…
Russia stops all flights to Egypt
The head of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, urged the Russian authorities to suspend all Russian flights above the territory of Egypt until the reason that led to the crash of the Russian passenger jetliner over Sinai…
China and Taiwan leaders in historic meeting
The leaders of China and Taiwan are to hold talks for the first time since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949. Discussions between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will begin in Singapore at 15:00 local…
Protests before China-Taiwan summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou are set to hold historic talks in Singapore.It is the first time since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 that the leaders from both sides have met.China views Taiwan as…
7 JMB suspects held in Dhaka
Detective branch of Dhaka metropolitan police claimed detention of seven members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Airport police station area in Dhaka.In a text message sent to the media on Saturday, DB said they were detained on…