BNP on Monday alleged that the Election Commission revised its decision of army deployment in the polls as the government did not cooperate with it. “They changed the decision as they did not get the green signal from the government.”…
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Mobile banking suspended for a day at EC’s request
Bangladesh Bank on Monday ordered the suspension of all mobile banking transactions from 5pm today (Monday) to 5pm Tuesday upon a request from the Election Commission (EC). Though the central bank earlier directed the institutions concerned to limit transactions through…
Videos emerge of climbers fleeing Mount Everest avalanche
By Colleen Curry Harrowing videos of Mount Everest climbers running from an avalanche and watching as the injured were airlifted off the mountain began to emerge today from the aftermath of Nepal’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The climbers described chaos as…
Multi-faith prayers open “Earth Day” celebrations in Nevada
Multi-faith invocation launched “Earth Day” celebrations in Nevada on April 26. Religious statesman Rajan Zed directed this special multi-faith invocation; which included Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish and Native American prayers focused on healthier environment and respecting the nature of…
Fears of falling tiger population in the Sunderbans
Fears expressed about a possible fall in the number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the Bangladesh part of the Sunderbans has come as an alarm to environmentalists and wildlife experts in Bangladesh. Officials of a Bangladesh-India tiger census in the…
Nepal earthquake death toll crosses 3,618
At least 3,618 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, say officials. Rameshwor Dangal, head of Nepal’s disaster management agency, said another 6,500 people had been injured. Dozens of people are…
Your next home may run off a battery
The future of home energy sits in Josh and Susan Fried’s Rockville basement near shelves of old tools and canned soup, an unadorned box the size of a wine cooler filled with a dozen silent batteries. Annoyed by blackouts, the…
Bnp leader Nadim to be quizzed at jail gate
A Dhaka court on Sunday directed police to interrogate BNP leader Nadim Mostafa at the jail gate in two cases filed in connection with vandalism and arson attack. Magistrate Maruf Hossain of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka…
Contractor secures bail in Zihad Killing case
A court of Dhaka on Sunday granted bail to a contractor of Bangladesh Railway in a case filed in connection with the death of child Jihad, who died inside an abandoned shaft of a water pump in the capital’s Shahjahanpur…
Allowing observers from unknown org by EC motivated: Bnp
BNP on Sunday night questioned the legality of approving the highest number of observers of a virtually unknown organisation to monitor Tuesday’s elections to Dhaka south and Dhaka north city corporations. In an emergency press briefing at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan…
People will not vote for ‘terrorists’, says Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her firm belief that people would not vote for terrorists and militants responsible for killing innocent people, hurling petrol bombs and destruction across the country in the name of political movement. “Why will…
Revange misdeeds silently, Khaleda asks voters
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday urged the city dwellers of Dhaka and Chittagong to take silent revenge against all the misdeeds of the government by exercising their ballots in the April 28 city polls. “Your vote is a great force…
One held with 2,200 Yaba tablets in Barisal
Members of rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested one person with 2,200 pieces of Yaba tablets from a road under Gournadi upazila here last night.
Top terrorist held with pistol in Sylhet
Police arrested an alleged top terrorist in possession of a pistol from Sheikhghat area in the city on Saturday evening. The arrestee was identified as Tiger Jamal.
Woman kills self, husband attempts suicide in Jessore
A woman allegedly killed herself and her husband made an attempt to commit suicide following a family feud at Bahadur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.
Jubo League activist held in Rajshahi
Police arrested a local Jubo League activist along with a pistol, one magazine and four rounds of bullet from a primary school in Puthia upazila on Saturday morning.
AL leader shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
A local Awami League (AL) leader, also a union parishad member, was shot to death by miscreants at Rangikhali in Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.
Drug case convict held in Jhenaidah
Police arrested a man convicted in a drug case from Vushon High School ground in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday noon.
Farmer killed by lighting strike in Faridpur
A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Sadipur in Nagarkanda upazila on Saturday.
Boy killed as truck hits his bicycle in C’nawabganj
A boy was killed as a truck knocked down the bicycle he was travelling by at Kanchantala in Gomostapur upazila on Sunday morning.
Women achieve self-reliance in Jamalpur
A good number of women of rural and urban areas of the district achieved self-reliance after getting training from the Department of Youth Development.
23 held on Putkhali border while returning from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 23 Bangladeshi nationals while entering the country through Putkhali border point here on Sunday morning, after going to India illegally.The arrestees hail from different areas of Narail, Faridpur and Khulna districts.
Vitamin A plus campaign held in Faridpur
As part of the countrywide vitamin ‘A’ plus campaign with the object of reducing the night blindness and growing resistance power in the children against diseases due to malnutrition, district health department conducted the day long campaign yetsrday(Saturday) across the…
Need for ensuring safe water supply to Rajshahi city dwellers stressed
Speakers at a discussion here today unequivocally called for ensuring safe water from source to all consumers for the sake of protecting the city dwellers especially the poor and extreme poor ones from various waterborne diseases.
5 villages brought under electrification network in Netrakona
Five villages under Atpara and Netrakona sader upazilas in the district were brought under rural electrification network yesterday by Palli Biddut Samity (PBS) Netrakona, an organization of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB).
Good aquaculture practice required for ensuring safe fisheries production
Speakers at a training session have underscored the need for safe fish farming besides promoting its production through the best use of hygienic fish feed alongside the existing natural resources.
Neymar and Messi help 10-man Barcelona beat Espanyol
The Brazilian followed up his two goals against Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday by slotting home after Luis Suarez dummied an Alba cross inside the area to open the scoring after 17 minutes.
Nepal quake toll 1800, but may rise further
The Nepal government urged nations to send aid and braced for the toll to rise after rescuers overnight were hampered by strong aftershocks, blocked highways and a lack of equipment. People used their hands in many places to dig for…
Pahela Boishakh scandal: Some heads must roll
You can only be left stupefied at the depths to which denial of reality has sunk in this country. The assault on women at the Pahela Baishakh celebrations in the Dhaka University campus does not seem to have moved the…
Volkswagen Chairman Piech resigns following row with CEO Winterkorn
Volkswagen’s supervisory board Chairman Ferdinand Piech unexpectedly resigned on Saturday after losing a showdown he provoked with Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn.