A college girl and a man committed suicide in two separate incidents in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sima Khatun, 17, daughter of Nazrul Islam, a resident of Borodah village and a college student of…
Day: November 26, 2015
4 held with 450 tortoises in Satkhira
Police in a drive arrested four people along with 450 tortoises from Machkhola village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon. The arrestees were identified as Kamal Chandra Shil, hailing from Barguna, Islam Dhali, a resident of Laxmidari village, Hafizur Rahman…
Man stabbed dead ‘by son-in-law’ in Pabna
A man was stabbed to death and his wife injured allegedly by his son-in-law in Uttar Shalgaria Sarderpara area of the district town Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Mojaffar Hossain, 60, a resident of Baushgari village in Santhia upazila.
105 of ex-enclaves leave Debiganj, Boda for India
In the fourth phase, 105 members of 21 families belonging to two former Indian enclaves—Dohola Khagrabari and Doikhata—in Debiganj and Boda upazilas left for India on Thursday as they earlier embraced Indian nationality during the enclave swap between the two…
10 BNP, Jamaat-Shibir men among 27 held
A joint force of different agencies arrested 27 people, including 10 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir, from different places of the district from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Special Branch, Satkira said a team of…
Covered van loaded with Indian cumin seized
Police seized a covered van loaded with 56 sacks of Indian cumin worth Tk8 lakh from rail gate area in Akkelpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night.Officer-in charge of Akkelpur police station Sazzad Hossain said a team of police…
31-kg ganja, whisky seized in B’baria
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in different drives recovered 31-kg ganja and 160 bottles Indian whisky from different areas of Kosba upazila in the district on Wednesday.The BGB team conducted the drives at Aksin and Rautkhola frontier area and…
One killed road crash in Meherpur
A man was killed as a motorcycle hit him in front of Taher Clinic in the district town last night.The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 65, a resident of the same area.
Dhaka irked by Unhhcr stance about International Crimes Trials
Dhaka – Refuting the claims of UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that there are doubts about Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal’s trials, Dhaka on Thursday said it is ‘highly disturbed’ over the UN rights body’s claims. “Bangladesh…
Preity Zinta getting married soon
Actress-turned cricket entrepreneur Preity Zinta is going to tie the knot with her American beau Gene Goodenough in January.According to Indian media reports, she will be flying to the US for the purpose and it will be a small and…
Facebook wife killer convicted in USA
A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the body on Facebook has been found guilty of murder.Derek Medina admitted taking the picture on his phone and uploading it onto the social media site.He failed to…
Germany vows to do more against IS
Germany will do more in the fight against Islamic State militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.It was Germany’s “duty to reflect” and to “act quickly”, Mrs Merkel said in Paris, after being urged by President Hollande to commit more resources,…
Victorians get second straight win
Bowlers have put in a superlative show in a lowscoring match to help Comilla Victorians to a comfortable eight-wicket victory against Barisal Bulls in the Bangladesh Premier League.The Bulls were skittled out for a measly 89 in the 18.3 overs…
All rounder Shakib guides Riders to victory
Shakib Al Hasan bagged four wickets conceding only 14 runs while Thisara Perera bagged three to guide Rangpur Riders to a 69-run win over Dhaka Dynamites in their Bangladesh Premier League match on Wednesday.Batting first, Rangpur scored 176 thanks to…
BSF kills 2 Bangladeshi
Two Bangladeshis were shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Tarali in India opposite Taluigachha border in Satkhira sadar upazila early Thursday.The deceased are Nazrul Islam, son of Sher Ali Biswas, a resident of Pancharki…
Iqbal Sobhan calls for more women participation
Prime Minister’s Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury today called for increasing participation of women in policymaking activities of the government to raise their empowerment.”The dignity of women in a society reveals what progress the society has achieved. In this regard,…
Why the hell did Turkey down Russian fighter jet?
By Ryan Faith On Tuesday, a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24 that had intruded into Turkish airspace. If Turkish reports are to be believed, two Russian jets were warned over emergency frequencies as they approached the…
Mime workshop at Alliance Franchaise Friday
Alliance Française de Dhaka is thrilled to host a mime workshop titled ‘The Creative Workshop’ by the distinguished French mime artist ‘Laurent Decol’ on Friday at its Dhanmondi, Dhaka premises.
Establish rights of disabled women, seminar told
A National Seminar on “Rights of Disabled Woman and Child 2015” was held on Wednesdayat the Biduyt Bhaban, Bijoy Hall, Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka. The objective of seminar was to focus to promote the focus for making the rights real…
Khaleda zia to take a call on municipal polls
The BNP will ‘very soon’ decide whether it will field candidates in the next month’s municipal elections.
PM wants to develop the country by ensuring access of modern technologies
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government wants to develop the whole country and ensure the welfare of its people by using modern technologies.