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…
Month: November 2015
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.
50 People injured in clashes at Sonargaon
At least 50 people were injured, including two with bullets, in a series of clashes between a group of farmers and a gang hired by a sand company at Charhogla village in Shambhupur union in Sogargaon upazila on Wednesday.
DB arrets an ISIS suspect in city
Dhaka– The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a suspected member of Middle East-based militant outfit Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Badda area of the city on Tuesday night.
DB arrests Jamaat activist over death threat to politicians, intellectuals
Dhaka– Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami for issuing death threat to politicians and intellectuals from the city’s Tejgaon area on Tuesday night.
Porimol gets life term for molesting schoolgirl
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention-4 of Dhaka on Wednesday awarded Parimal Joydhar, a sacked teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, life term imprisonment for molesting a class- X student of the same institute in 2011.
Schoolgirl commits suicide in Sylhet
A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Jayfarpur village in Osmaninagar upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jaheda Begum, 13, daughter of Abdus Sobhan of the village and a class VII…
‘Terrorist’ held with pistol, ammo in Sirajganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an alleged terrorist along with one foreign-made pistol, one magazine and 17 rounds of bullet from Choyani area of Shahjadpur upazila on Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Suruj Khan, 27,…
Drug peddler held with 700 Yaba pills in Benapole
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 700 pieces of Yaba tablet from Sadipur border area here on Tuesday night. The arrestee was identified as Sona Miah, 39, son of Munnaf Ali, a resident of Sadipur village.Rafiqul Islam,…
Alleged drug peddler held with heroin in Bogra
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with two grams of heroine (15 packs) from Sherpur bus stand of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The arrestee was identified as Dipu Poddar, 35.
Baker killed in Pirojpur road crash
A bakery worker was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in the district town on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Mujibur Hawlader, 45, son of late Forman Ali of Mothkhola in Sadar upazila while the…
3 bodies recovered in Gazipur
Police recovered the bodies of three people, including a schoolboy, in the district on Tuesday.Of them, the bodies of a schoolboy and an unidentified young woman were recovered from Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital and that of a man…
Diarrhea, pneumonia attack 300 children in Laxmipur
More than 300 children were admitted to different clinics and hospitals after being affected with diarrhea and pneumonia in the last seven days.Residential Medical Officer of Laxmipur Sadar Hospital Dr Md Anowar Hossain said nearly 70 children were admitted to…