A schoolgirl was killed after rape allegedly by her cousin and his friend at Yarpur village in Naldanga upazila on Monday.The victim was a resident of the village and a class V student of Yarpur Primary School.
Year: 2015
RAB nabs 2 with spurious soft drinks in Rajshahi
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two persons and seized huge spurious soft drinks and sex-stimulating tablets from a city area yesterday afternoon, RAB sources here said this morning.The arrestees are: Raju Ahmed, 26, son of Nurul Islam, and…
Schoolgirl killed after rape in Natore
A schoolgirl was killed after rape allegedly by her cousin and his friend at Yarpur village in Naldanga upazila on Monday. The victim was a resident of the village and a class V student of Yarpur Primary School. Police sources…
Govt out to destroy Bnp’s youth leadership, alleged Juba Dal
Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth associate body of BNP, on Tuesday alleged that the government is conspiring to destroy BNP’s young leadership with the help of its ‘puppet’ administration. “The government has long been conspiring to destroy BNP and politics…
SC exempts Zafruallah from fine on contempt charge
The Supreme Court has exempted Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafruallah Chowdhury from Tk5,000 fine in a judgment of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) for contempt of court. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha,…
Bangladesh Bank plans to disburse Tk 164 billion in agricultural credit, eyes 5.47% rise
The Bangladesh Bank aims to distribute Tk 164 billion as agriculture and rural credit in 2015-16 fiscal year (FY). Governor Atiur Rahman disclosed the plan on Monday while announcing the bank’s agriculture and rural credit policy.The target had been set…
‘Ant-Man’ tops charts, ‘Pixels’ opens to lacklustre $24 million
Adam Sandler’s star appears to have dimmed significantly, after “Pixels,” a slice of arcade game nostalgia that recruited the likes of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to appear alongside the funnyman, opened to a disappointing $24 million at the domestic box…
Only 106 tigers left in the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, says govt survey
The number of tigers in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, has decreased drastically, with only around 100 to be found in the Bangladeshi part, says a new survey.The survey by Bangladesh’s forest department, with technical support from the…
Ancient Hindu temple found built on Buddhist shrine in Bangladesh’s Dinajpur
A Hindu temple sits firmly on the remains of a Buddhist shrine in Dinajpur in an awe-inspiring sight that testifies to the conquest by Hindus of Buddhists at Barendra – a region in ancient north Bengal.Buddhist monasteries and Viharas had…
Bangladesh keen to carry confidence into last Test against South Africa
Bangladesh are looking to make the most of the confidence they gained from the drawn Chittagong Test to face South Africa in the last match of the month-long tour in Dhaka.In Chittagong, the hosts restricted the Proteas to just 248…
Facebook to scale up free mobile Internet service to boost usage
Facebook Inc plans to scale up its service to offer free basic Internet on mobile phones, an executive said, after introducing the application in 17 developing countries over the past year.In a blog post released to mark the first year…
Turkish jets hit PKK targets in Iraq after soldiers killed: sources
Turkey attacked Kurdish insurgent camps in Iraq for a second night on Sunday, security sources said, in a campaign that could end its peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).Ankara, which called for a special NATO meeting on Tuesday…
Australian actress faces child sex charges
Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick, who starred in 1980s soap Prisoner Cell Block H and later Home and Away, has been charged with child sex offences. Ms Kirkpatrick, 74, denies two counts of indecent assault and one count of gross indecency…
BNP demands EC’s resignation for move to enroll under-18 olds
Terming unlawful, motivated and whimsical the Election Commission’s (EC’s) move to enrol under-18 youths in the voter list, BNP on Monday demanded resignation of the CEC and other commissioners for what it said breaching their oath by indulging in illegal…
Suicide?
A housemaid reportedly committed suicide in the city’s Uttara on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Nasrin, 13, daughter of Nasim Mia of Sadar Hospital Road at Maizdi in Noakhali district. She was working as housemaid at a house…
Inside El Chapo’s escape tunnel
Infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who daringly escaped prison on July 11, utilized a tunnel leading from the only “supermax” maximum-security prison in Mexico, where he’d been held. At least that’s the explanation Mexican authorities have given as…
SC cancels bail, orders, Anwar, Aman Mintoo to surrender
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to senior BNP leaders MK Anwar, Abdul Awal Mintoo and Amanullah Aman in separate cases for arson attacks and vandalism, and ordered…
3-day Korean concert marking 42nd year of diplomatic ties Aug 1
The Korean Embassy in Dhaka will host music concerts, titled ‘Charm of Korea VII 2015 Woong San Jazz Story’, on July 30, 31 and August 1 to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Korea. The first…
Landslide kills another five in Cox’s Bazaar, rain trigger floods
Incessant rainfall for the law few days, caused by monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal, triggered flood and landslides in different southeast districts of the country, including Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Laxmipur and Noakhali, leaving five people dead. Met…
APJ Abdul Kalam, ex-President of India dies at 83
Former Indian President A.P.J. Kalam, who was known as the father of the country’s military missile program, died Monday after collapsing while delivering a lecture, a top state official said. He was 83. The president from 2002 until 2007, he…
Housewife stabbed dead by ‘husband’ in Nawabganj
A housewife was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband in Nawabganj upazila in the outskirts of the capital on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Shahnaj Begum, 30, wife of Mohammad Shahin, hailing from Balihari village of Swarupkhali upazila…
2 found dead in Natore
Police recovered two bodies, including one of an unidentified women in Boraigram upazila on Monday.Locals in Khod Kochutia area spotted the body of a man lying beside a road early in the morning and took him to Sadar Hospital where…
Ferry service of Bhola-Laxmipur route halted for river erosion
The ferry service of Bhola-Laxmipur route came to halt for the erosion of the road to Elisha Ferry Ghat area by the Meghna river in Sadar upazila on Monday morning.Locals said all types of the vehicular movement on the road…
Collective efforts for total leprosy elimination stressed
Narrating its social burden and other bad impacts, health specialists said creating mass-awareness about sign and symptoms of leprosy and availability of its free treatment are very important to build a leprosy-free society.To this end, synergic effort is needed so…
Training on computer begins in Gaibandha
A 70-day long basic training course on computer education began at Ansar and VDP training centre here on Sunday amid much enthusiasm.Ansar and VDP office organized the training to build skilled manpower to lead the country towards desired development and…
Rainfall helps T-Aman plantation in C’nawabganj
Due to adequate rainfall, the farmers have been cultivating Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) in the district comfortably. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said, getting adequate rain water in the paddy fields farmers have so far cultivated 68 percent land…
Cultural Festival -2015 held in Faridpur
A day long Cultural Festival-2015 organized jointly by district administration and Faridpur Shishu Academy was held yesterday at local Kavi Jasimuddin hall.The inaugural function chaired by Shishu Academy managing committee member Qazi Golam Mahiuddin was attended by ADC (Gen) Md.…
Charge-sheet against Khaleda 41 others for burn deaths Oct 13
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) set October 13 for submission of the charge sheet against four BNP leaders including Chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed for the deaths of 42 burn victims during BNP-sponsored…
11 business firms, Govt Deptts face music for power bills default
The Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) has blacklisted and summoned 11 industries, commercial entities located at Shampur and Kajla areas and some individuals to appear before DPDC special task force on Monday, according sources in the DPDC. The business…