A tribunal here on Tuesday convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for violating a girl in 2008.The lifer, Ziaur Rahman,30, son of late Abdul Hamid of Bororia village in Purbadhala upazila, was also fined Tk20,000, in…
Month: November 2015
Housewife strangulated to death in Jhenidah
A young housewife was strangulated to death by miscreants at Fatehpur village in Harinakunda upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Kabari Begum, 30, wife of Liton Mandol, a resident of the village,Locals said Kabari had gone outside from her…
Transport workers block Dhk-M’singh highway
Transport workers put up barricade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway demanding release of their two fellows who were kidnapped allegedly by some Jubo League leaders and activists on Wednesday morning.Locals said a group of leaders and activists of the youth wing…
AL leader slaughtered in Rangpur
Unknown miscreants killed a local leader of Awami League (AL) by slitting his throat at Choitir More in Kaunia upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Rahmat Ali,50, former president of Tepa union unit of AL and a resident…
Pregnant woman, son kill selves in Gazipur
A pregnant woman along with her two-year-old son committed suicide by jumping under the wheels of a speeding train at Dakkhin Salna in the city early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Fatema, 40, wife of Helal Uddin, a resident of…
6 shops brunt in Sylhet market fire
Six shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Uposhahar area of the city early Wednesday.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop at Aljan Market around 12.30am…
Ctg. Port Authority evicts dockyards from Karnaphuli river banks
A mobile court of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) in a drive conducted on both sides of Karnaphuli river today evicted and fined two illegal dockyards and fined 11 unauthorised and unfit boats on Tuesday.CPA Executive Magistrate Mohammad Abul Hashem along…
Housewife killed in train crash in Netrakona
A housewife was crushed under the wheels of a passenger train in Boruta area on the Mohanganj-Barhatta railway section on Wednesday morning.The victim was identified as Marufa Begum, 50, wife of Kurshed Miah of Bikromsree village under Barhatta upazila of…
Two bodies recovered in Pabna
Police recovered two bodies from Atgharia and Sujanagar of the district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Shilpi Khatun, 27, wife of Ahed Ali of Banchamara village of Atgharia upazila, and Hanif Sheikh, 30, son of Badal Sheikh of Indrajitpur…
16 active Bnp central leader served arrest warrants
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against 16 BNP leaders including the party’s Standing Committee members MK Anwar and Barkatullah Bulu in a case filed for vandalism under Special Power Act. Judge Kamrul Hossain…
Arabs Vs Persians, Sunni Vs Shi’a hatred Vs reality
By Arshin Adib Moghaddam ‘ISIL massacres Shi’a in Iraq’, ‘Iran wants to Persianise the Arab world’, ‘Sunni extremist blows up Shi’a mosque in Kuwait’. Headlines like these dominate current media reports about western Asia, conveying the impression that sectarian violence…
Military Police-Injured in attack with sharp weapon
A military police (MP) was injured by a miscreant who attack him with sharp weapon while he was on-duty near Katchukhet crossing of Dhaka Cantonment area in the city on Tuesday morning. Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Pallabi Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan…
11 JMB militant suspects arrested, sent on remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted a two-day remand for 11 members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujaheedin (JMB). Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Alamgir Kabir granted the remand at about 3 pm on Tuesday. Earlier at noon, Detective Branch (DB) Police…
Verdict in Viqarunnisa Noon school rape case Nov 25
The verdict in a rape case against sacked teacher Parimal Joydhar of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College will be delivered on November 25. Judge Saleh Uddin Ahmed of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 of Dhaka, fixed the date…
Four imprisoned in RU admission test forgery
A Mobile court on Tuesday sentenced four fake students of Dhaka University (DU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU) to different terms of imprisonment for their alleged involvement in forgery in the admission test of Rajshahi Universities under the 2015-16 academic year.
Ulfa leader Anup Chetia ‘handed over’
Aop Assamese separatist leader has been handed over to India by Bangladesh, top Indian officials said. They said Golap Barua alias Anup Chetia, former ‘general secretary’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has been handed over to Indian…
38 members of intelligentsia want writer killers punished
Thirty-eight intellectuals in a joint statement yesterday demanded punishment of persons those were involved in the killing of writers and publishers. “The killers are being encouraged as the trials of perpetrators are somehow being escaped,” said the statement. The statement…
Trump’s immigration plan savaged by rivals
Republican Donald Trump’s plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants from the US has been savaged by his party rivals in a TV debate.Two others also running for the Republican presidential nomination, John Kasich and Jeb Bush, said the plan…
Neymar to play against injury-hit Argentina
Brazil superstar Neymar returns from suspension to face an injury-hit Argentina on Thursday as South America’s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup resumes with a showdown between the bitter continental rivals.Neymar was forced to sit out Brazil’s opening two…
Commerce minister hopes for GSP return
Tofail Ahmed has said he hopes the US will revive special trade benefits for Bangladesh soon since the country has made significant progress in ensuring labour rights and fair working conditions in factories.The commerce minister sees the GSP facility as…
‘Spectre’ tops with $73 million
‘Spectre’, the 24th James Bond adventure, has been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion. It was announced here on Tuesday.Producer Barbara Broccoli and stars Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux – who appear in the…
Shaheed Noor Hossain remembered
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the martyrdom of the pro-democracy activist 28 years ago on this day during the anti-Ershad movement in 1987, was observed on Tuesday. A political worker of the Awami League, Noor Hossain had joined AL’s party…
Modigliani nude sells for $170 million
A Modigliani nude painting was sold to an unnamed Chinese buyer at Christie’s on Monday for $170.4 million, the second-highest price ever for a work of art at auction, as deep-pocketed collectors continue to pay, and pay big, for some…
US fears more attacks on foreigners
Foreigners may be attacked again in Bangladesh, the US state department said in a travel warning on Tuesday that urged Americans to be cautious and vigilant in that country.A Japanese citizen was shot dead in Bangladesh on 3 October and…
VNS rape case verdict on November 25
A Dhaka court has set Nov 25 to deliver the verdict on former Viqarunnisa Noon School and College teacher Parimal Joydhar who faces charges of raping a student.Saleh Uddin, the judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4, fixed the…
2 arrested with 600 Yaba tablets in Ctg
Officials of the Narcotics Control Department (NCD) here in a raid arrested two persons with 600 Yaba tablets from city’s Bakalia area in the early hours of today.The arrested were Sayed Mia, 35, and Marjina Begum, 20.
Woman held with 1kg hemp in Sylhet
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a woman in possession of one kilogram of hemp from South Surma Railway Station area in the city on Monday night.The arrestee was identified as Ambia Khatun,50, wife of Babar Ali, a resident…
Tomato growers happy in Rajshahi
Tomato farming is going on successfully everywhere in the region including the vast Barind tract as the farmers are very enthusiastic and optimistic towards the farming due to its high market price, quality seeds and suitable climatic condition.Tomato cultivation has…
Modern road communication networks in Rangpur
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has said modern and eco-friendly road communication networks are being developed for building a traffic-jam free Rangpur city.Jhantu, a valiant freedom fighter, said this while launching carpeting works of two…
BR evicts 40 structures in Ctg
The authority of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) in a special drive today evicted over 40 different types of structures which were illegally erected beside railway tracks.Divisional Estate Officer, BR, Eastern Zone, Ishrat Reza led the five-hour eviction drive at city’s…