Condemned convict Oishee Rahman on Sunday filed an appeal with the High Court against the tribunal verdict that sentenced her to death for killing her parents–police officer Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman–in 2013.
Day: December 6, 2015
RUET launches 2 new departments
RU Correspondent Two new departments have been launched in the Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET). The two departments are Electric and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Chemical and Food Process Engineering (CFPE).On Sunday a university press released said this.
BGB recruited 100 female memers
Dhaka-Around 100 female members have been recruited for Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for the first time and they will start training from January next year.
15 hurt as BGB members clash with locals in Jessore
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local people ‘centering seizure of smuggled goods’ in Kashipur border area of Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.The injured were identified as Abdul Mannan,…
Five JMB men on remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) placed three suspects, including two spiritual leaders of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), on a five-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Don’t know when democracy will be seen: Ershad
STAFF REPORTER Former dictator also Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad yesterday raised question ‘where is democracy?’
Transport strike for banning human haulers begins
Transport owners and workers went on an indefinite strike in the district on Sunday demanding that the government impose a ban on plying of human haulers on the highways.Apel Mahmud, general secretary of Panchagarh Transport Owners Association, said they have…
Youth first kills friend then self in Kushtia
A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself after stabbing a friend of him to death at Haripur in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Sujan Ali,17, a first-year student of Amla Government College and son…
Mysterious fire guts PSC answer sheets
A total of 459 answer sheets of recently concluded Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations were burnt in a mysterious fire in sadar upazila complex on Saturday morning.The incident came to light on Sunday morning.
Top terror Shahin killed in gun fight in Faridpur
Notorious fugitive terrorist Shahin, 41, was found dead on Saturday night near Rajbari-Faridpur Bypass road.Additional Police Super Md. Quamruzzaman said that Shahin hailing from Kamalapur area had been sentenced to 54 years jail and also convicted in 18 cases of…
Road accident kills two in Sylhet
Two people were killed and four others injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Sadar upazila last night.The deceased were identified Rafiq Miah, 45, a vegetable trader and Babul, 30, residents of the same area.
5 held with arms, ammo, drug in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested five persons in separate drives in sadar and Shibganj upazilas during the last two days.RAB also recovered a pistol, two magazines, five bullets, 973 pieces of yaba tablets and 300 bottles of phensidyl…
2 killed in separate incidents in Ctg
A worker and a CNG-auto-rickshaw driver were killed in separate incidents in the city and district today.The deceased were identified as worker Monir Ahmed, 47, son of late Abul Hossain, hailed from Charlakkhya village under city’s Karnaphuli Thana and auto-rickshaw…
Women more diverse in sexual response
Exploring sexual identity, sexual attraction and sexual arousal in women, new research shows that heterosexual women have more diverse patterns of sexual response than previously reported.In the first study, women watched short videos, and in the second study, women listened…
Rudeness at work may become a vicious circle
Being subjected to rudeness is a major reason for dissatisfaction at work and unpleasant behaviour spreads if nothing is done about it, a study says.Workplace incivility should be treated with the utmost seriousness. This is the finding of three psychologists…
NASA launches US cargo ship on Sunday
High winds in Florida have pushed to Sunday Orbital ATK’s launch of its unmanned Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station, the latest in a series of delays due to weather.The next launch bid will begin at 4:44 pm…
BNP doubts fair election
The BNP has doubted the fairness of the Election Commission and said a free and fair municipal polls may not be possible on Dec 30.“The Election Commission’s role from the very beginning is not an impartial one. It’s totally partisan,”…
Oil prices reduced
Oil prices sank Friday as the OPEC cartel decided not to cut output despite the global oversupply that is battering the market.The 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, which pumps about 40 percent of the world’s crude oil, took…
I live a quiet life: Nicole Kidman
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman says she has a “tight intimate family”.The Oscar-winning star praised her husband and country music star Keith Urban for being so good as her partner and a father.“I live a very quiet family life. I have…
Mother and daughters found hanging
Police recovered the bodies of a mother and her two daughters from their house in Nilphamari’s Joldhaka upazila on Sunday.The deceased mother is indentified as Fancy Begum, 30, and the daughters are Aklima Begum, 8, and Khadiza Begum, 4.The locals…
Youth commits suicide after killing friend
A young man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself after stabbing his friend to death at Haripur in Kushtia sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The murder victim was Sujan Ali, 17, a first-year student of Amla Government College and son of…
‘Scarface’ actor Loggia dies at 85
Robert Loggia, the gravelly voiced character actor who danced with Tom Hanks on a giant floor keyboard in “Big”, fought aliens in “Independence Day” and trafficked in drugs in “Scarface”, died on Friday at age 85, his widow said.Loggia, who…
Bangladeshi arrested in Malaysia
Malaysia’s police said on Saturday that it had arrested five people, including a Bangladeshi and a European employed as a teacher, on suspicion of links with militant groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda.Malaysia is on heightened alert after reports…
Yemen’s Governor od Aden Killed in blast
The governor of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden has been killed in a large explosion, officials say. Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides died when their convoy was hit. Some sources say the blast was caused by a rocket…
People’s aspirations on Democracy Day Sunday
Dhaka – Democracy Day is being observed in the country today (Sunday), marking the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990. On December 6, 1990, military dictator HM Ershad stepped down in the face of a mass upsurge, and…
Man slashed in London Metro
A man wielding a knife slashed a man in an east London metro station on Saturday, reportedly screaming “this is for Syria”, before police used a stun gun to detain him in what they described as a terrorist incident.A pool…
19 Mayoral candidates submit nomination papers in Narsingdi
A total of 19 candidates for the posts of mayor of three pourashavas in Narsingdi district submitted nomination papers to the respective election officers on Thursday.Of them, 8 mayoral candidates submitted nomination papers to returning officer for Narsingdi Pourashava, 4…
Awami Shechchasebak League forms new committees in Faridpur
Awami Sechchasebak League (ASL) overnight constituted its new Faridpur Sadar upazila and the Town committees in a joint triennial conference at the Ambica Memorial Hall here.The delegates unanimously elected Emran Hossain Rimon and Golam Mostofa Khokon as president and general…
CMH doctor killed in Savar road accident
A doctor of Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka was killed as a bus rammed his motorcycle at Islampur on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sergeant Ibrahim Hossain, son of…