Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has filed two cases against 16 pirates who were killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in the Sundarban.
Year: 2015
Flood situation is getting worse
The flood situation in several districts continued to worsen on Tuesday due to incessant rainfall over the last couple of days as well as onrush of water from the upstream.
Palmyra’s Temple of Bel ‘destroyed’
A satellite image confirms that the main temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra has been destroyed, the United Nations says. There had been earlier reports of an explosion at the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, which is held…
Digital x-ray unit opened at RU medical centre
A digital x-ray machine has been launched at the medical center of Rajshahi University (RU) aiming to providing modern and improved health service to the teachers, students and staff of the university, said press release. RU Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad…
3 BCL leaders suspended for assaulting SUST teachers
Three leaders of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the Awami League, were suspended on Monday on charge of assaulting seven teachers of the university in an attack on Sunday. They…
Digital x-ray united opened at RU medical centre
A digital x-ray machine has been launched at the medical center of Rajshahi University (RU) aiming to providing modern and improved health service to the teachers, students and staff of the university, said press release.
Produce Rajon murder suspects in 7 day: Court
A court here on Monday asked the authorities concerned to produce three fugitives accused in the Rajon murder case before the court within seven days. The three fugitive accused are — Quamrul Islam, his brother Shamim Ahmed and Pavel. Judge…
Bnp founding anniversary Tuesday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to celebrate its 37th founding anniversary on Tuesday with minimum programmes as the party is passing through a troubling time with its leaders and workers facing innirable cases filed durinhg movements. Some BNP…
Indian HR body recommends Rs 5 lakh for Felani’s family
Indian National Human Rights Commission recommended payment of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun who was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the border here in 2011.
Chick Textiles officials convicted in 1996 share scam
A Special Tribunal on Monday imprisoned two top officials of Chick Textiles for their share market scam of 1996. Judge Humayun Kabir of the Special Tribunal sentenced Chick Textiles Managing Director Md Maksud Rasul and its director Iftekar Mohammad to…
Court to decide if Khaleda being indicted in Dandy dying case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka passed orders on Monday to pronounce its decision on November 2, whether the two charge sheets against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 37 others in two cases will be taken into cognizance…
Blogger Rajib murder, 3 more witnesses testify
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-3 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) recorded the deposition of three more prosecution witnesses in the case filed about the killing of blogger Ahmed Rajeeb Haider in Pallabi area of the capital. Judge Syeed Ahmed of tribunal recorded…
The Asia Foundation donates 5,376 books in Jamalpur
The Asia Foundation Bangladesh organized a book donation event on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Upazila Hall Room, Upazila Complex, Islampur, Jamalpur, to donate approximately 5,376 Bangla and English language books worth approximately 24.5 lakh taka to 32 local schools.…
IS claims to mint gold coins to drive US to financial ruin
By Gillian Mohney The self-styled Islamic State (IS) claims it is now minting its own gold coins and other currency, according to a lengthy propaganda video released Saturday by the militant group. Entitled “The Rise of the Khilafah and the…
Two Koreas agree to talks on separated families
Date for reunions not yet set; Seoul targets time around Chuseok in late September North Korea has accepted the offer by South Korea’s Red Cross to hold working-level talks on September 7 to discuss the reunions of families separated since…
Amphibious architecture to tackle rising sea levels
As global warming causes water levels around the world to rise, an old architectural form, floating architecture, is being updated to enable living in flood-prone areas. Floating architecture has been around for centuries, particularly in low-lying parts of Europe such…
One held with 6,000 Yaba tablets in Chandpur
Detectives in a drive arrested a young man along with 6,000 pieces of Yaba tablets on Chanpur-Comilla highway in Ghosherhat area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night.The arrestee was identified as Imran Hossain, 28, hailing from Moddhyarampur area of Satkania…
Man killed in electrocution in Sirajganj
A young man died from electrocution in Kalidasganti village in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monju, 30, son of Momin, a resident of Boikunthopur village in Raiganj upazila. He was a hand-loom worker.
Muggers loot Tk 1 crore shooting three in Ctg
Armed robbers shot three people and looted Taka one crore at Mithachhara Bazar under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Sunday. The victims were identified as Emran Uddin, owner of three filling stations, his manager Jahangir Alam, 45, and driver…
2 Jamaat-Shibir men held in Rajshahi
Police arrested 62 Jamaat-Shibir men from a mosque at Chak Chhatari in Bagha upazila on Sunday night.Tipped off, a team of police raided Chak Chhatari Mosque in the area and arrested the Jamaat-Shibir men while they were holding a meeting…
‘Terrorist’ group member killed in ‘gunfight’
An alleged member of a terrorist group was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with his rivals at Honak in Maheshkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Mojammel Haque, 40, a resident of Kalarmarchhora village of the upazila.Officer-in-charge of…
Man killed by elder brother in Naogoan
A man was allegedly killed after being hit with a stick by his elder brother over a trifling matter at Dodanghi village in Manda upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ishhak Ali, 37, son of Nasir Uddin, a…
Road crash kills youth in Barisal
A youth was killed in a road accident at Kasipur on the Barisal-Dhaka highway in the city here this noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known.
Local fruits disappearing fast in Narsingdi
Different varieties of local fruits are disappearing fast in the district due to adverse impact of climate change, use of agro-chemical in the ground and want of planning on production.Earlier, there were various indigenous fruits like Gab, Deowa, Kathbal, Safeda,…
Migrant crisis: EU calls emergency talks
The European Union has called emergency talks on tackling the bloc’s escalating migration crisis. The EU presidency said interior ministers from all 28 member states would hold an extraordinary meeting on 14 September, and the crisis had reached “unprecedented proportions”.…
Truck overturns killing 6 fishermen in tragic accident in Comilla
Six fish traders were killed and seven others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Dhonpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Bhola Seikh, hailing from Gobindoganj…
Bnp-led 20-Party to take up demo against energy price hike
The BNP-led 20-party alliance is likely to announce a two-day demonstration programme soon to protest the fresh hike in power and gas tariffs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the top leaders of the alliance held at BNP…
Indian activist on ILR: Are we trying to reduce living rivers to pipelines?
Manoj Misra Nature has over the millennia truly linked a number of streams and rivers to form river basins in different parts of the world. ‘True’ link means a confluence of two or more rivers governed by terrestrial geography where…
Young widow, two dauthters poisoned to death in Sirajganj
A young widow and her two daughters were killed allegedly by feeding poisoned food at Panchlia Dakkhinpara village in Ullapara upazila on Sunday evening over a land-related dispute. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 35, wife of late Rana,…