Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive recovered 1.40 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet in new Jetty Ghat area of Teknaf upazila on Saturday.
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Youth stabbed dead in Cox’s Bazar
A teenage boy was stabbed to death by a Rohingya young man over a trifling matter at Dail Para in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Sajal Kumar Sheel, 17, son of Sonadhan Sheel of the area.
2 held with yaba pills in Gazipur
Detectives in a drive arrested two men along with 500 pieces of Yaba tablet and four rounds of bullets from Bilashpur area in the city on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Ashraful Alam, 38, son of Mafiz Munshi, and…
1 pipe gun, 5 bullets recovered in Pirojpur
Police in a drive early Saturday recovered a pipe gun and five rounds of bullet from the house of a drug peddler at Laxmipur village in Bhandaria upazila.
Auto-rickshaw operators block highway
Traffic movement on the Dhaka-Mawa highway remained halted for one hour on Saturday as the CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers put up barricade on the highway at Baushia in Gazaria upazila protesting the government decision to ban plying of the…
Father, son killed in Sylhet road crash
An elderly man and his son were killed as a pick-up van collided with a truck on Sylhet-Jokiganj road in Golapganj upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Ekhlas Uddin, 70, and his son Altaf Uddin, 35 of Borolekha upazila…
Bin Laden relatives reportedly killed in private jet crash in Britain
A private jet crashed in southern England on Friday, killing four people on board, a spokesman for Britain’s Hampshire police service said, and Saudi and British media said the passengers were relatives of deceased al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.A…
Bangladesh’s real challenge lies abroad, Hashim Amla tells greenwatchbd.com
greenwatchbd.com had been seeking an exclusive interview with South Africa captain Hashim Amla since the beginning of their month-long tour in Bangladesh.The 32-year-old batsman finally found time on the eve of the second and final Test.
Freedom at midnight as 111 enclaves awake to new life in Bangladesh
Dotted lights pierced the midnight darkness to herald a new dawn of freedom in 111 enclaves which became part of Bangladesh when the clock struck a minute past midnight on Friday.The swap of control of 162 little ‘land islands’ with…
‘Southpaw’ – Heavyweight on performance
Film: “Southpaw”; Language: English; Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Oona Laurence, Naomie Harris, Rita Ora, Claire Foley, Beau Knapp, Victor Ortiz, Miguel Gomes and Skylan Brooks; Director: Antoine Fuqua; Rating: ***
Vegetable prices up in Chittagong due to tropical cyclone ‘Komen’
Prices of vegetables have shot up in Chittagong due to the impact of cyclone ‘Komen’.Prices of fish and meat were however stable on Friday.
Bin Laden family ‘on Blackbushe Airport crash plane’
Family members of Osama Bin Laden were on board a plane which crashed in Hampshire, the Saudi Arabian embassy in the UK has said. The private jet crashed near Blackbushe Airport, Yateley, on Friday killing the pilot and all three…
Bangldesh South Africa second Test called off for rainfall
The second day’s play of the series deciding second Test of the of the two-match National Polymer Cricket Series between Bangladesh and visiting South Africa has been called off due to incessant rain in the capital Dhaka. The Friday’s play…
Another 4 killed in Bandarban landslide: Abuse of hills should end
The death of anther four persons in landslide in Bandarban has brought into focus a cucial question as to whether our hills are safe, or something has gone wrong disturbing their safety. In the last few decades the hills have…
US Congresswomen introruces resolution for HR protection in Bd
US Congresswoman Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D, HI-02), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, has introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on Bangladesh government to increase human rights protections, strengthen democratic institutions, and prevent the…
Cyclone-induced tidal water inundates Bagerhat coastal village
Tidal water inundated Dumuria village in Chitalmari upazila as an embankment on the Chitalmari River developed breach on Friday, rendering 200 families homeless. Nizam Uddin Sheikh, chairman of Chitalmari union parishad, said about 40-foot portion of the embankment on the…
Send relief to cyclone affected people: Khaleda urged Govt
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged the government to send necessary relief materials to cyclone-hit areas. In a statement,issued to the press the former premier accused the government of having failed to stand beside the storm-hit people with necessary…
Text of resolution for adoption at the post-2015 Summit
THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR THE UN SUMMIT TO ADOPT THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA TEXT FOR ADOPTION Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal…
New clue to solve MH370 mystery!
Recently a “flaperon” from the trailing edge of a Boeing 777 wing has been discovered on the beach in Saint-Andre, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion which is believed to be a part of the missing Malaysia…
In a contest between extremism and global warming, we all lose
John Nuttall and Amanda Korody haven’t turned out to be exactly helpful poster children for the “be afraid, be very afraid” school of thought in the interminable arguments Canadians like to have with one another about terrorism. The ongoing trials…
2 killed in Kushtia road accident
At least two persons were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Chourhas Phultala area of the town today.The deceased were identified as bus driver Islam, 45, of Shailokopa of Jhenaidah and passenger Majibor Rahman Moazzen, 55,…
5 extortionists get life imprisonment in Khulna
Five extortionists rewarded life imprisonment by a trial court here on Wednesday (Yesterday) on charge of killing a youth under Batiaghata upazila in the district on June 06 in 2003.Judge of the Additional Session Judge Court of Khulna Md. Al…
Excellent parija rice output brings smile for farmers
Agriculture experts at a crop cutting ceremony have said the farmers are very happy to get excellent output of the off-season, short duration and indigenous parija rice as an additional Aus crop this season.RDRS Bangladesh, a reputed NGO, organised the…
Boro rice procurement drive progressing fast in Netrakona
Boro rice procurement drive of the food department, which was launched since May 2015, has been progressing satisfactorily amid much enthusiasm.District food department office sources said, the department designed a programme to procure a total of 26,333 tonnes of boiled…
US Envoy visits ACD in Rajshahi
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat visited the head office of Association for Community Development (ACD) today. On her arrival at the office premises ACD President Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and its executive director Salima Sarwar received her warmly.
One to die for killing wife
A court here today sentenced one person to death for killing his wife at Hartokirtek village under Sripur upazila of the district in 2011. Additional District and Session Judge A K M Enamul Hauque pronounced the judgment.
Another girl ‘gang-raped’ in Dhaka
A teenage girl has allegedly been gang-raped by her colleague and two others in Dhaka while returning home from work.The incident reportedly took place on Thursday night at Uttara, barely two months after a girl of Garo tribe was gang-raped…
Three more ‘Game of Thrones’ seasons likely, HBO says
HBO’s most-watched series, the medieval fantasy drama “Game of Thrones,” will likely continue through three more seasons, a network executive said on Thursday, as he defended the show’s gritty violence.The sixth season is currently being filmed. Executives have planned to…
When is a jackal not a jackal? When it’s really a ‘golden wolf’
They look alike, act alike and long have been considered to be the same species.But, in the case of the golden jackals found across parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, it turns out that appearances can be…
Expats can change jobs after serving double the contract term
An expatriate will be allowed to transfer his/her sponsorship after spending a period that is twice the employment duration mentioned in the contract with the current employer, or after a 10-year period in case of open contracts with the approval…