Rajshahi BNP on Friday demanded the government cancel the order suspending the party- supported Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) elected Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul. Rajshahi city and district BNP made the demand at a press conference at the city BNP’s office.…
Jackie Chan was named Singapore’s first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn the city state’s youth off illegal substances as he spoke of his son’s drug crimes.The Hong Kong actor’s son, Jaycee…
Brazilian football legend Pele has undergone prostate surgery and is in stable condition, a Sao Paulo hospital said on Thursday.This is the second time Pele, 74, has been hospitalized in six months.In a statement, the Albert Einstein Hospital said Pele…
The Planning Commission has finalised a Tk 965 billion annual development programme (ADP) for the upcoming 2015-16 fiscal year, with the communication sector ticked off for the highest allocation.A commission meeting, chaired by Planning Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal, on Thursday…
Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, overturning poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep easily into office for another five years, with his Labour opponents in tatters.
The measles vaccine provides benefits beyond merely protecting against that highly contagious viral respiratory disease that remains a leading childhood killer in parts of the world, scientists say.By blocking the measles infection, the vaccine prevents measles-induced immune system damage that…
Two farmers died on the spot when thunderbolts hit them during a storm in Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ayub Ali, 45, of Jamirta village and Saher Ali Fakir, 43, of Narua village under…
A suspected robber was hurt in a mob attack during a robbery bid at a branch of Agrani Bank Ltd in Kuaish area on the Chittagong-Kaptai road in Hathazari upazila on Thursday night.
An unidentified man was found dead at Khalishpur in the city today.Officer-in-charge of Khalishpur police station Anwar Hussain said, on information by locals they recovered the decomposed body wrapped into a sack from a locked house near Khalishpur Port School…
A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her son-in-law over a family feud at Dhobarchar Kamarpara village in sadar uapzila on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, 50, wife of Abdus Samad of the village.
A suspected criminal was injured in a gunfight with police at Charshahi in sadar uapzila early Friday.The victim was identified as Kamal Uddin, a listed criminal in Charshahi area.Police said they arrested Kamal Uddin from Charshahi area on Thursday afternoon.
Angry relatives vandalised a hospital in the district town and assaulted its three staff following death of a patient for alleged negligence of treatment here early Friday.The deceased was identified as Lipi Akter, wife of Firoz Alam of Banchanagar village…
Miscreants killed two persons in separate incidents by firing and chopping on Wednesday night and this morning. The victims were identified as businessman Aslam Hossain 55, son of Jalal Mollah of Rawta Nagdapara village under Faridpur upazila of Pabna district…
A court here today sentenced a woman to death for strangling a minor boy of the village Thakurdaho Mandirpara under Gangachara Upazila in the district.Additional District and Sessions Judge-2 of Rangpur Md. Kamruzzaman handed down the verdict in a jam-packed…
By Naresh Newar Nepal, May 5 (IPS) – Just over a week after a dreadful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal, displaced families are gradually – but cautiously – resuming their normal lives, though most are still badly shaken by the…
Speakers at a round table conference put special emphasis to create mass awareness for making a livable and garbage-free Mymensingh town.International organisation World Vision and Mymensingh Pourashava jointly organised the round table conference at Shahid Abdul Jabbar auditorium today.
More than 1.60 lakh population from 35,640 poor and extreme-poor families in the metropolis are enjoying the taste of self-reliance through various income-generating activities.The distressed families, who struggled with poverty for a long, achieved economic self-reliance and well-being by adopting…
Three suspected human traffickers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in a shrimp enclosure in Teknaf upazila early Friday.The deceased were identified as Dhalu Hossain, 55, of Shah Pariri Dwip village, Jafar Alam, 35, of Hariakali village, and Jahangir…
By Natalie Alcoba and Alex MacPherson Omar Khadr emerged from his new home in Edmonton, Alberta with a cautious smile on Thursday, and asked Canadians to give him a chance. Hours removed from hearing a judge tell him he is…
By Sally Hayden It was labeled as the closest British election in decades, but the result in the United Kingdom’s general election has been surprisingly decisive. The Conservative Party has won 330 of 650 seats, giving them an overall majority…
Pakistan set Bangladesh an improbable victory target of 550 runs and claimed the wicket of opener Imrul Kayes to inch closer to a series-clinching win in the second and final test on Friday. The visitors, who have failed to win…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday laid the foundation stone of Rabindra University, an institution named after Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, marking the poet’s 154th birth anniversary. From the same venue, Shahzadpur Pilot High School Ground, the premier also inaugurated…
David Cameron has returned to Downing Street with the Tories having defied polls and won the general election. The Conservatives made gains in England and Wales and are forecast by the BBC to secure 331 seats in the Commons, giving…
By Jason Leopold For years, the maxim of Radio GTMO, the official radio station of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, has been, “Rockin’ in Fidel’s Backyard.” The subtle dig is aimed at Fidel Castro, the former President of Cuba who…
Left political leaders, media workers and rights group activists on Thursday said while the government has lost a golden opportunity to demonstrate through the just concluded city elections its will and ability to hold credible elections, the election commission has…
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced a youngman to death along with a fine of Tk 1 lakh for killing a seven-year-old schoolboy in the capital’s Mirpur Darussalam area in 2012. The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her heartiest greetings to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for the passage of the historic Land Boundary Agreement between Bangladesh and India by Lok Sabha on Thursday. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her sincere greetings…
The portfolio of Russia’s state nuclear power corporation- ROSATOM’s foreign contracts reached $101.4 billion last year. Head of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko informed the Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, May 6, 2015. Kiriyenko said, “We…
A Police Officer on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against 37 BNP leaders and activists, including the party’s Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas to a Dhaka court in a case filed for vandalism and murder in 2013.
BNP backed mayor candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Tabith Awal yesterday questioned the sincerity of the Election Commission in discharging its duties during the just concluded April 28 three city polls following the Constitution. “It unfortunate that the…