A joint forces team in a drive from Sunday night to early Monday arrested 25 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, from different areas of the district on various charges.Enamul Haque, sub-inspector of district police, said a team comprising…
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested two alleged smugglers along with 2.4kg gold from Nastipur border village of Damurhuda upazila on Monday morning.The arrestees were identified as Anisur Rahman, 45, son of Shamsul Haque, and Kawser…
Locals caught three suspected robbers while they were allegedly preparing to commit a robbery at a jewelry shop in Ambarkhana area of the city early Monday.Sensing the presence of the robbers at jewelry shop, ‘Ma Jewelers’, at Barkatia Market in…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man along with firearm from Nachole upazila on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Sohel Rana, 22, son of Nurul Islam, hailing from Dakhshin Laxmipur village in Porsha upazila in Naogaon…
A joint forces team in a drive arrested four activists of BNP in Chowgachha upazila of Jessore district early Monday. The arrestees were identified as Mizanur Rahman of Kayapara village, Kutub Uddin of Bakpara village, Rabiul Islam of Panchnamna village…
Two suspected members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were reportedly killed in a gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Jugitola area near Bypass Road in city on Sunday night.The identity of the deceased…
Police arrested 61 persons, including a local BNP activist, from the city and different places under all eight upazilas in the district on Sunday night, police sources said.Police arrested the people, including absconding accused persons of different cases, warranties, thieves,…
An auto rickshaw driver was killed and another injured as a truck hit his CNG-run auto rickshaw in Madhu Chowdhurir hat area under Sadar upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was Nurul Islam Nuru, 40, son of Ruhul Amin, a resident…
On television screen she is a very popular and famous presenter. She begun her carrier as a presenter of a programme of her university cultural functgion at the Asian University campus.Now she is a news presenter of Ekushey Television. Iffat…
Executive Summary “If we do persist with business as usual, the world’s people cannot be fed over the next half-century. It will mean more environmental degradation, and the gap between the haves and have-nots will expand. We have an opportunity…
Surya P. Sethi, India’s former Core Climate Negotiator To those who say the Paris Accord “signals an end to the fossil fuel era”; I say please look at Bloomberg’s commodities page – fossil fuels are being produced in never before…
Gazipur – Two suspected members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were reportedly killed in a gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Jugitola area near Bypass Road in Gazipur city on Sunday night. The…
York – British Prime Minister David Cameron was expected to visit flood-stricken parts of northern England on Monday, as troops helped tackle a deluge that has swamped the historic city of York. The government has dispatched hundreds of soldiers to…
By Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) The recently-signed agreement between sections from Libya’s warring factions will likely have little impact as most Libyan political players and militia groups oppose it, and because local initiatives and views were ignored during its conceptualisation.…
This wedding season, gift your near and dear ones something that they would not throw away.Try gifting a perfect post-wedding date, a romantic getaway or a couple of spa sessions instead of buying banal presents that get exchanged or passed…
Iraq’s army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the US-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago.The…
The government has signed a $177 million additional financing agreement with the World Bank to complete the ongoing construction of a 335 megawatt combined cycle power plant at Siddhirganj, near Dhaka.The plant that will start commercial operation in 2016 will…
Is there a creature that can defeat death? Yes, says new research that confirmed that the tiny hydra – a centimetre-long polyp that inhabits fresh water all over the world – does not show any sign of deteriorating with age…
Model-actor Prosun Azad, who began her glam world journey through Lux Channel i Superstar, has now turned director with a film ‘Khuhelika’.The versatile Prosun is now staying Australia to select shooting locations for her film, ‘Khuhelika’ and also acting in…
RAB says it has gunned down two ‘militants’ in a raid at Bhogrha in Gazipur.The elite police unit busted what it says was a ‘militant hideout’ tucked away into an abandoned house at Jogitola near Gazipur-Chittagong bypass on Sunday midnight.RAB…
Dhaka – Eleven people are reported to have been killed in Texas after new tornadoes, raising the death toll to 26 in a week of storms in several US states. Local media said five people in cars were probably blown…
New Delhi: The ruling BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh today played down the remarks Ram Madhav on Akhand Bharat – described as an integration of Pakistan and Bangladesh with India through popular goodwill – which triggered…
Accusing Finance Minister AMA Muhith of reneging on his promise to meet their various demands, public university teachers here on Sunday demanded his resignation.
Amid the growing concern over the recent militant activities, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday said a special drive will be launched across the country after the municipality polls based on information being provided by intelligence agencies.
A court here on Sunday asked the officer-in-charge of Shahbagh Police Station to take legal action against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after investigation in connection with the sedition case filed against her for making ‘derogatory remarks’ against the State.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will remain deployed from Monday in all the municipalities that are set to go to polls on December 30.
RU Correspondent Rajshahi University Teachers Association (RUTA) has been observed work abstention demanding their proper status in 8th National pay-Scale.
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday fixed January 27, 2016 for hearing on framing charges against 26 BNP leaders including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Mirza…