Police arrested three drug traders from Satpai-Kalibari area of Netrakona town on Monday night and recovered 600 pieces of Yaba tablets from their possession.Police said the arrested were identified as Biplob, Hazrat Ali and Sanjor Shaha Babu.
Year: 2015
Bumper sugarcane production expected in RSML zones
A bumper production of sugarcane planted in 2014-15 season is expected at eight sub-zones of Rangpur Sugar Mills Limited (RSML) as the plants of the sugarcane have grown well on the land.According to mill sources, to run the mill properly…
ICT-2 defers Zafrullah chy’s contempt hearing
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Wednesday deferred for two weeks (to August 5) the hearing on the charges of contempt of court against Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury. Advocate Abdul Baset Mazumder, lawyer of Zafrullah Chowdhury, during today’s…
155 Bangladeshis rescued from sea being brought back of Myanmar
A team of Border Guard of Bangladesh went to Myanmar on Wednesday morning to bring back 155 Bangladeshis who were recently rescued from Myanmar sea territory. The flag meeting began between BGB and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) began along…
‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
River erosion takes serious turn in Gaibandha
With the fall of water level in the Brahmaputra, the river erosion has taken serious turn in Fulchhari and Shaghata upazilas of the district creating untold sufferings to the victims.According to sources, the river intensified its erosion at Kanchipara, Ratanpur,…
Farmer electrocuted in Pabna
A farmer was electrocuted in Saraghat area under Ishwardi upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Tajem Ali, 25, son of late Iakub Ali of the area.
Father kills 2 kids, injures wife in Cox’s Bazar
A man allegedly hacked his two children to death and injured his wife at Gainaghata in Chakaria upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jamal Uddin, 6, and Tanjina,4, son and daughter of Abul Kashem, 45, a Rohingya and a…
One held with 100 grams heroin in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 100 grams heroin worth Tk5.5 lakh at Hazir More in Godagari uapzila on Monday.The arrestee was identified as Azam Uddin, 40, son of late Mozammel Haque…
Schoolgirl raped in Jessore
A schoolgirl was raped allegedly by a young man at Rajnagar Bakabarshi in Keshabpur upazila on Monday night.
10 petrol bombs, 12 crude bombs recovered
J Police in a drive recovered 10 petrol bombs and 12 crude bombs from Jhikra area in Nachole upazila on Tuesday.
Old woman killed in Pirojpur road crash
A sexagenarian woman was killed when a truck hit her on the Barisal-Nesarabad road at Magura in Nesarabad upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rizia Begum, 65, a resident of Swarupkathi upazila.
4 gamblers arrested in Satkhira
Police, in a drive, arrested four suspected gamblers from a bazaar of Debhata upazila here on Monday noon. The arrestees are as Hamidul Haque Shameem, 45, Arshad Ali, 40, Sonjoy Sarkar, 28, and Jamsed Ali, 45, of the upazila.
Youth electrocuted in Jessore
A young man died from electrocution at Mulgram in Keshabpur upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Touhidur Rahman, 30, son of Alauddin of the village.
4 jailed for eve-teasing in Comilla
A mobile court here on Monday night sentenced four teenage boys to three months’ jail each for teasing some young girls at Ashkamta village in Sadar Dakkhin upazila.The identities of the convicts could not be known yet.
Youth killed in bomb attack in Jessore
A young man was killed in a bomb attack following dispute with his elder brother at Kholadanga in Shahartali area of Jessore district town on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Imran Kabir Ujjal, 35, son of Shafiul Mostafa in…
Girl dies as scarf gets stuck with wheel in Jessore
A teenage girl died from suffocation as her scarf got tangled up with one of the wheels of a human hauler at Khaldhar Road intersection in the district town on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Muslima Akter, 13,
Rain ruins hope of Jessore flower farmers
Flower farmers in Jessore district are counting heavy losses as the crop has been badly damaged due to incessant rainfall for the last several days.The flower growers are frustrated as the crop has started rotting in their fields. However, the…
Tea sector changing fortune for 8,500 distressed women
The expanding tea sector has created huge jobs in the tea gardens of the sub-Himalayan Panchagarh district for over 8,500 extremely poor, unemployed and distressed women to change their fortune in recent years.Earlier, the unemployed rural women had to live…
3 including father, daughter killed in road crash
Three persons including a father and his daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Bagan area in Trishal upazila of the district this afternoon.One of the victims was identified as Azizul Islam, 40, marketing manager…
Body found in Khulna
A body of a youth was found at Rupsha River under Labonchara area in the city today .The deceased was identified as Russel Howlader, 18, son of Abdus Salam Howlader, resident at Chanmari Bazaar area under Labonchara Police Station in…
Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
28 inspiring urban agriculture projects
Danielle Nierenberg Around 15 percent of the world’s food is now grown in urban areas. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), urban farms already supply food to about 700 million residents of cities, representing about a quarter…
Drug recovery from JCD president Rajib, a drama: Khaleda
Strongly denouncing the arrest of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal President Rajib Ahsan, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday alleged that the information of recovering drug from him is nothing but a hated and conspiratorial drama. In a statement, she said the…
Proteas bowled out for 248 on day one of first innings
Mustafizur Rahman’s four-for 37 on Test debut helped Bangladesh restrict the mighty South Africa at 248 runs in the first innings on day one in the first match of the their two-match National Polymer Test Cricket Series at Zahur Ahmed…
Review to reject N’ganj 7-murder charge-sheet sought
A review petition has been filed against a court order that rejected the naraji (no-confidence) petition against the chargeshhet in a case filed in connection with the sensational seven murders. Selina Islam Beauty, widow of Narayanganj City Corporation panel mayor…
Yuri Milner launches search for aliens, Stephen Hawking at side
By Arthur White A Russian billionaire is bankrolling a $100 million effort to scan the cosmos for evidence of alien life, with a bonus $1 million contest to decide what to say to them. Alongside renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, technology…
President Francois Hollande greets Yunus
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was greeted by President Francois Hollande of France at the Elysee Palace at a dinner program hosted by him for important speakers of the Summit of Conscience for the Climate on July 20. The Summit…
Body of teen-aged boy found with stab injuries
Police recovered the body of a teenaged boy from Gabtoli area on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Md Shahadat Hossain, 18, son of Hafizul Islam of Ranigonj in Naogaon district. He came to Dhaka from Naogaon recently and he…
Charge-sheet given against MP’s son Rony
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police on Tuesday at about 12.30 submitted the charge sheet against Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony in a case filed for double murder to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of…