Leo Byrne The bodies were found in three wooden boats which were marked as KPA, North Korean security Japan’s Coast Guard found three boats containing 10 dead sailors who are presumed to be North Korean in Japanese coastal waters, according…
Day: November 23, 2015
Painting exhibition ‘Joloj’ at Alliance Frncaise Friday
Alliance Française de Dhaka requests is organizing a group painting exhibition titled “Joloj’ or Aquatic in its La Galerie. The Inaugural ceremony of this exhibition will held on Friday, November 27, 2015 at 5.30pm. Your presence will be highly appreciated.…
2000 Bangladeshi migrants face uncertainty in Bahrain
Bahrain: At least 2,000 migrant workers living illegally in Bahrain are not covered under an amnesty that allows them to return home without penalties. These Bangladeshi men either have pending court cases, no legal documents, overstayed their visit visas, entered…
RU class-exam remained closed today
All academic activities of Rajshahi University (RU) including classes and exams were closed today for the reason of countrywide hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami.
50 sued over Jubo League-Shramik League clash in Sylhet
A case was filed on Sunday against 50 people over a clash between activists of Jubo League and Sramik League in Goalabazar area of Osmaninagar upazila.Nabedur Rahman Chowdhury, brother of Afazalur Rahman Nazlu, general secretary of Osmaninagar Awami-League, filed the…
1 killed falling from tree in Chandpur
A man died after falling from a tree and two others injured while cutting the tree at Bhelta village in Faridganj upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sohel, 28, resident of the village.
Former JCD vice-president held in Sylhet
Police arrested former vice-president of Chhatra Dal Abdul Ahad Khan Jamal from Mirabazar area in the city early Monday.Sohel Ahmad, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said tipped off, a team of police conducted a raid at the JCD leader’s residence…
2 ‘commit suicide’ in Jessore
Two people, including a schoolgirl, allegedly committed suicide in separate incidents in Jessore district on Sunday night and Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Ratna Khatun, 12, class VI student of a local high school and daughter of Nazrul Islam,…
12 Jamaat men among 27 arrested in Satkhira
Joint forces teams in separate drives from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 27 people including 12 Jamaatactivists from eight upazilas of the district on sabotage charges.Enamul Haque, Sub-inspector of Satkhira district police, said the joint team conducted separate drives…
Youth’s hanging body recovered in Sylhet
Police recovered a hanging body of a young man from Chalibandar area of city on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Liton Das, 24, a resident of Alimpur village of Habiganj district, who used to works at a mobile flexi…
Youth killed in C’nawabganj road crash
A young man was crushed under a speeding bus on Nachole-Chapainawabganj road in Mushlimpur area ofNachole upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Shri Choitonno, 25, son of Shri Nakul, a resident of the area.
Shibganj upazila acting chairman held in C’nawabganj
A joint forces team in a drive arrested acting chairman of Shibganj upazila Sayma Khatun from Mirzapur village of the upazila early Monday in an extortion case.Sayma Khatun is also a leader of the local unit BNP.
Khulna city BNP president sent to jail
A court here on Monday sent president of Khulna metropolitan unit of BNP Nazrul Islam Manju to jail, turning down his bail petition in a sabotage case.Judge of Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court Amirul Islam passed the order rejecting the bail…
Dublar Char prepares for popular ‘Rash Mela’ amid tight security
Authorities have taken special security measures ahead of the famous three-day ‘Rash Mela’ at Dublar Char Island near the Sundarbans, beginning on Tuesday.Hundreds of thousands of people, irrespective of their beliefs, throng festival at Alorkol, which is located on the…
One held with firearms, ammo, drugs in Meherpur
Police arrested a man with firearms, ammunition and drugs in a drive last night from Mohammadpur village under Gangni upazila of the district.The arrested man was identified as Idris Ali, 37, a native of Mohammadpur village and son of Abdul…
No impact of Jamaat called hartal in Faridpur
There is no impact of dawn to dusk hartal called today by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the execution of top war criminal Ali Ahasan Mohammad Mojaheed.He was also buried yesterday here after execution at mid night at Dhaka central jail.
Construction of 4km road begins in Rangpur
Construction of two four-kilometre long roads from Chawrahat to Sarai and Jafarganj to Keranirhat have begun under Ward No-7 and Ward No-10 respectively in the city.Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu inaugurated the construction work of…
210 demonstration plots set up in Jamalpur
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken a programme to set up 210 demonstration plots of Boro paddy in seven upazilas of the district during the current Robi season.The DAE office sources said three varieties of Boro paddy will be…
Teachers’ role vital in improving quality of education
The teachers can play the most vital role in improving quality of education through disseminating time-befitting knowledge among the students with utmost sincerity, professionalism and noble commitments.The opinion came at concluding ceremony of a seminar on ‘Role of Teachers in…
Brussels lockdown: Belgian police arrest 16 in anti-terror raids
Belgian police have made 16 arrests in anti-terror raids, but suspected Paris attacks gunman Salah Abdeslam remains at large, the authorities have said. Some 22 raids were carried out Sunday across Brussels and Charleroi, the federal prosecutor’s spokesman said. Brussels…
Jamaat’s countrywide hartal passes off peacefully
The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by Jamaat-e-Islami protesting the execution of death sentence against its former secretary general Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed for his war crimes is underway peacefully on Monday. In the capital, there was no report of any…
Khulna Bnp president sent to jail in ‘subversive’ case
A Khulna court on Monday sent president of Khulna metropolitan unit of BNP Nazrul Islam Manju to jail, turning down his bail petition in a sabotage case. Judge of Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court Amirul Islam passed the order rejecting the…
A luminary lost: A tribute to Kazi Zafar Ahmed
Mostafa Jamal Haider Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. — William Shakespeare One of the most controversial and misunderstood, yet seriously discussed and evaluated name in contemporary Bangladesh politics is Kazi Zafar…
Belgian police arrest 16 in anti-terror raids
Several Belgian media outlets are carrying reports that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected Paris gunman on the run from police, was spotted by police in Liege on Sunday but escaped in a black BMW.
Pakistan High Commissioner has been asked to visit the ministry
A senior foreign ministry official on Sunday night told that High Commissioner Shuja Alam had been asked to visit the ministry on Today.
High security measures intensified for Jamaat-e-Islami’s shutdown
Security forces on high alert amid Jamaat-e-Islami’s countrywide shutdown
IS claims to have a regional leader in Bangladesh
The Islamic State claims it now has a ‘regional leader’ in Bengal, meaning Bangladesh.