Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has just presided over summer graduation ceremony at Glasgow Caledonian University as Chancellor.
Year: 2015
Man held with 3 for allegedly setting wife to brothel
A court here on Thursday sent a man and his three associates to jail in a case filed for selling his wife to a brothel. The accused are Rana, who sold his wife to a brothel in Daulatdia of Rajbari…
US envoy lauds Bd’s low-middle income status, iterates dialogue
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Thursday appreciated Bangladesh’s graduation from the low-income status to lower middle-income nation (LMIC) terming it as an ‘extraordinary progress.’ She made the remark while talking journalists after a meeting with Foreign Minister AH…
Two arrested with Yaba in Faridpur
Two alleged drug lords who happens to be husband and wife of Madhukhali upazila were arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 from their residence yesterday evening (Wednesday)along with huge number of Yaba tablets.
One held with Phensidyl in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man along with 140 bottles of Phensidyl from Raghunathpur border in Laxmichar area of Shibganj upazila on Wednesday night.The arrestee was identified as Tariqul, 30.
Buddhist monk held with 2,785 Yaba tablets
Detectives in a drive arrested a Buddhist monk along with 2,785 pieces of Yaba tablet from a hotel in district town on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Owara Marma, a resident of Keyajupara area of Lama upazila and a Buddhist…
Youth held with revolver in Pabna
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with a revolver and seven rounds of bullet from Mahisher Depot area of the district town on Wednesday evening.
6 passport brokers jailed in N’ganj
A mobile on Wednesday jailed six passport brokers to one month’s imprisonment each for harassing people in the name of making passports in Narayanganj passport office.The convicts were identified as Bahar Uddin, 21, Nahid 19, Naim, 22, Azim Ahmmed, 28,…
Muggers kill youth in Netrakona
Muggers killed a young man by slitting his throat at Satrai in Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Jewel, 28, a resident of Barshipora village of the upazila.
Man’s body recovered from C’nawabganj well
Members of fire service recovered the body of a man from an abandoned well after 20 hours of his falling into it in Tartipur area of Shibganj upazila on Thursday.
13 held on charges of paddling drugs, robbing
Detective Branch (DB) of Metropolitan Police detained 13 people, including three on charges of robbing and five for paddling drugs from different areas of the city on Tuesday night.Police recovered 935 pieces of yaba tablets, 330 liters liquor and 45…
Eid shopping gains momentum in Khulna
With at least 16 days left of the Eid-ul-Fitr, the people in the industrial city have started Eid shopping to avoid abnormal rush at the last moment in the city markets.According to the market sources, Eid shopping in all markets,…
At least 36 die in Philippine ferry sinking, 118 survive
A ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized off the central Philippines in heavy waves on Thursday killing at least 36 people, the coast guard and police said, with at least 118 survivors.
Messi is desperate to win a major title with Argentina
Argentina talisman Lionel Messi has revealed his eagerness to win a major title in national colours ahead of the Copa America final against Chile.Argentina will face hosts Chile in the Santiago final in a bid for a record-levelling 15th Copa…
China turns focus to smoky ships, boats in fight against pollution
China is considering regulating emissions from boats and ships, the environment ministry said on Monday, as it tries to clamp down on pollution.Facing mounting public pressure, leaders in Beijing have declared a war on pollution, vowing to abandon a decades-old…
Dhaka, Chittagong stock exchanges closed from July 15 to 20 due to Eid holidays
The capital market in Bangladesh will be closed from July 15 to 20 due to the Eid-ul-Fitr.
2 wild elephants killrf in sd
Two wild elephants were found dead at the foot of a hill in Kaptai Sadar upazila in the district. Divisional forest officer of Parbataya Chittagong (South) forest department M Salah Uddin said locals found the corpses of the two elephants…
UN terminates election strengthening project in B’desh
The United Nations has decided to terminate a project titled ‘Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh’ much earlier than the schedule citing reasons for withdrawal of funds by donors. “With the withdrawal of donor funds to the project however the project…
China to cap rising emissions by 2030 in boost to Paris deal
China formally committed to halting the rise in its greenhouse gas emissions within the next 15 years on Tuesday, in a much anticipated strategy to help build a UN climate deal in 2015. The world’s top greenhouse gas emitter said…
Court tells Dutch government it must cut back emissions
In a landmark ruling, the law has stepped in to demand that the Netherlands does more to tackle the “imminent danger” of climate change. A Dutch court has made history by ordering the Netherlands government to make deeper cuts than…
Russia lends R&D cooperation for generation IV nuke energy system
Russia will continue its participation for next 10 years in international collaboration on research and development for Generation IV nuclear energy systems. A Framework Agreement to this effect was signed between Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy…
Police has sufficient evidence Rony’s bullets killed 2
The detectives have sufficient evidences that rickshaw-puller Abdul Hakim and Janakantha’s auto-rickshaw driver Yakub were killed due to hit by bullets, triggered from the pistol of Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of Awami League MP Pinu Khan. Briefing reporters at DMP…
20 Organisations raising awareness of antibiotic resistance
Danielle Nierenberg The routine use of antibiotics on livestock leads to the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria that can impact humans. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), in 2010, almost 52 percent of chicken breasts tested were contaminated…
OECD improves Bangladesh’s country risk classification
Bangladesh is an untold story”- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman said to the delegation of Swiss Export Credit Agency (SERV) in a meeting in Zurich on 29th June. A high level delegation from SERV, General Manager of Foreign Exchange…
3,000 pages of Hillary Clinton emails just released
By Jason Leopold At 9pm ET Tuesday evening, the State Department released about 3,000 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails, which cover much of 2009, her first year as Secretary of State. The emails refer to a wide-range of topics and…
2 held with 366 bottles of Phensidyl in Pabna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers in possession of 366 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from a train in Ishwardi Railway Station on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Khairul Islam, son of late Abdul Gani…
Rickshaw van puller killed in Khulna
A rickshaw van puller was beaten to death over a trifling matter at Banargati in the city on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Lalu Hawladar, 65, a resident of Borochaka in the city.
Youth held with two hand bombs
Detectives arrested a young man in possession of two hand bombs from Nalda Bazar in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Wazed,35, son of Abu Taher, a resident of Kodali village of the same upazila.
Two crushed under train in Gazipur
Two people, including a girl, were crushed to death under the wheels of a running train near Joydebpur railway station in the city early Wednesday.
2 held with 501 Yaba pills in Pirojpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 501 pieces of Yaba tablets from Shikarpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The arrestees were identified as Pradip Saha, a resident of Shikarpur village in Sadar upazila…