A young boy was killed and at least 50 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire which broke out at a slum in the city’s Agrabad-Mogpukurpar area on Friday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Day: November 28, 2015
Travel thru’ Benapole with handwritten passport closed
Travel has been stopped between two neighboring countries India and Bangladesh with handwritten passport through Benapole border from Thursday.The immigration authorities at Benapole check post put an end to the effectiveness of the handwritten passports for entering India from Bangladesh…
3 Jamaat men among 34 held in Satkhira
A joint force of different agencies arrested 34 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, from different places of the district from Friday night to Saturdaymorning.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of Special Branch, Satkira said a team of the joint force, comprising members…
Man killed in Patuakhali trawler capsize
A man was killed and two others were injured as a timber-laden trawler capsized after being hit by a launch in the confluence of Lohalia and Laukadi rivers in PatuakhaliSadar upazila on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jamal, hailing…
180 bottles of foreign liquor, drugs seized in Habiganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)seized 180 bottles of Indian wine and one kilogram of cannabis in three separate drives from Madavpur upazila of the district on Friday.A patrol team of the BGB-55 Battalion, led by Naike Saidur Rahman, in…
58 held, drugs recovered in Ctg
Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 58 people, including two Jamaat-Shibir activists, from different upazilas of the district last night.Among the arrested including two Jamaat-Shibir activists, 10 were nabbed by the article 54 and 48 accused in regular…
Mustard cultivation target exceeds in Gaibandha
Cultivation of mustard, a robi crop, has been exceeded in all the seven upazilas of the district this year with an expectation of bumper production against the crop.Office sources said the department of agriculture extension (DAE) set a target to…
Strict enforcement of tobacco control law to safeguard juvenile stressed
Experts and stakeholders yesterday observed that proper enforcement of the amended tobacco control law has become indispensable to protect the young generation especially adolescents from the negative impacts of tobacco use particularly smoking.They told BSS that one of the strongholds…
From Pol Pot to ISIS: The blood never dried
By John Pilger In transmitting President Richard Nixon’s orders for a “massive” bombing of Cambodia in 1969, Henry Kissinger said, “Anything that flies on everything that moves”. As Barack Obama wages his seventh war against the Muslim world since he…
Turkey requests meeting with Russia
As scary as the shooting down of a Russian warplane was — especially by Turkey, a NATO member — signs emerged Friday that some leaders involved are working to ease tensions between the two countries. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,…
5 day music festival begins
Five-day Bengal music festival began at Army Stadium in Dhaka on Friday evening.Noted musicians and artistes of the sub-continent are taking part in the Bengal Classical Music Festival.This year’s event is dedicated to artist Qayyum Choudhury who died on deck…
PM wants China’s help
Bangladesh needs the help of friendly countries like China to graduate to a middle-income and developed country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.She solicited Beijing’s support at a meeting with Vice Minister, International Department of Chinese Communist Party (CPC), Chen…
Adele’s new album creates history
Adele’s new album 25 has sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week of release – the highest ever figure for a single UK chart week.The album shifted more copies than the next 86 albums in the chart combined,…
England takes T20 series
England wrapped up victory in the T20 series against Pakistan after a thrilling three-run victory in Dubai.Captain Shahid Afridi’s late cameo – 24 off eight deliveries – was not enough to help Pakistan over the line after England finished on…
Colorado shooting kills 3
A shooting at a family planning clinic in Colorado Springs has left two civilians and a police officer dead, with the suspected gunman under arrest.Nine other people were injured during the standoff at the Planned Parenthood clinic, which lasted five…
Riders got heavy defeat from Victorians
Comilla Victorians completed their first phase of the franchise-based 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a convincing 9-wicket victory against Rangpur Riders in the 11th Twenty20 league match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.Replying to Rangpur Riders’…
Superstars loosing streak continues
Dhaka Dynamites beat Sylhet Superstars by 34 runs in the 12th match of the franchise-based 3rd Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.Chasing a target of 177 runs, Sylhet Super Stars were forced to…
Kolkata police looking for Kunio Hoshi’s killer
Kolkata police have raided at least two locations in the city’s sprawling port area since Friday evening, looking for the suspected killer of Kunio Hoshi.The raids have been triggered by ‘some definite inputs’ passed on to Indian intelligence by Bangladesh…
BFUJ biennial election tomorrow
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) is set to stage tomorrow the biennial elections to elect a 56-member executive committee of the apex body of newsmen for the next two years.According to the commission constituted to conduct the election, the…
When users can access Facebook?
The government should specifically say when it will lift the bar on Facebook, Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal has said. He was speaking to journalists in the IPvision SUST 5th CSE Carnival 2015 at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)…
Bogra tense after Shia mosque shooting
Tension is running high in Bogra as the residents are smarting from the shock and disbelief over Thursday’s shooting at a Shia mosque in the area that left one dead and three injured. Locals say Sunni and Shia Muslims have…
Demonising Islam
Afzal Ahmad Khan Perhaps, no religion of world permits destruction and violence; instead they all preach for peace and harmony among human beings. However, western countries belonging to a particular color of skin think themselves as superior from others, have…
Group exhibition ‘Joloj’ begins at Alliance Francaise
The group painting exhibition titled ‘Joloj’ or Aquatic has begun in La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka. Inaugural ceremony of this exhibition took place on Friday. Eminent artist Prof. Mahmudul Haque, Mr. Ishtiaque Ahmed Chowdhury and Mr. Ferdous Khan,CEO, Amada…
Global travel, tourism leaders hopeful of positive COP21 outcome
On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, taking place in Paris next week, the members of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC) reiterate the industry’s commitment to contribute to fight climate change, and express their…
RU Swajan announces new committees for 3 halls
RU Correspondent Swajan, a voluntary blood donating organisation at Rajshahi University (RU), declared its new executive committees for three female residential halls for 2016 session at a function on 26 November 2015.