Police recovered body of a CNG-run auto rickshaw driver from a ditch of Araishato beel under sadar upazila here this morning.
Year: 2015
20 illegal shops from footpaths evicted in Rangpur
A mobile court of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) evicted twenty illegally erected roadside shops on the footpaths on Monday afternoon from different areas in the city.
Terrorist’ held with pistol, bullets in Benapole
Police arrested an alleged terrorist in possession of one pistol and two rounds of bullet from Bypass Road in Benapole municipality area early Tuesday.
Rajshahi BSCIC expansion to create 5000 employments
Expansion of the industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi would create employment opportunities for around 5,000 people.
7 killed 24 hurt in Ashulia bank branch dacoity bid
At least seven people, including a bank manager and a robber, were killed and 24 others injured during a daring attempt of robbery in a branch of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd at Kathgora, Ashulia on Tuesday.
Ctg rapist gets double lifetime imprisonment
A Chittagong court on Monday awarded double lifetime imprisonment to a man on two separate charges of abducting and raping a child at Satkania upazila of the district in 2012.
People’s participation for preventing corruption stressed
Speakers at an anti-corruption planning meeting have stressed for participation of the people from all walks in life in launching vigorous social movement for preventing corruption from the society.
Nor’wester 17, 000 families affected in Mymensingh
Over 17, 000 families in 46 unions under six upazilas of the district were badly affected by the Saturday’s Nor’wester.
EC opts for deploying army for city polls
In the face of a growing demand from different quarters, the Election Commission on Tuesday decided to deploy army in three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong from April 26 to 29, aiming to peacefully hold the crucial polls on…
Lancashire batsman hits world record 350 in 138 balls
Young Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone has smashed a world record 350 in just 138 balls during a one-day match.
South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ turns dark as immigrant attacks rise
When he heard angry screams and the hammering of hatchets on the door of his shack last week, Malawian Folias Sakai thought he was about to become the eighth person to be killed in anti-immigrant attacks that have swept South…
‘Mary Kom’ honoured in Stockholm
Omung Kumar’s 2014 directorial “Mary Kom”, which was selected for the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior (SIFFJ), has won the Best Film award and has been endowed with the Bronze Horse Award, the festival’s top honour.
One sentenced to 17 years in jail in arms case
A special tribunal of Dhaka yesterday (Tuesday) sentenced top terrorist Sanjidul Hasan Emon for 17 years in an arms case. Judge-in-Charge of Dhaka’s Special Tribunal-7, Masud Parvez pronounced the verdict on Tuesday in presence of the convict.
Bangladesh set to earn $1.2 million a year as Cabinet clears 10GBPS bandwidth export to India
The Cabinet has cleared an agreement to export unused submarine cable bandwidth to India that will fetch Bangladesh $1.2 million every year.
Deposition delayed in blogger Rajib murder case
A Dhaka court yesterday (Tuesday) deferred the deposition of witnesses in the case over the murder of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider to May 11 as an accused moved to the High Court against the indictment order. Dhaka’s Fourth Additional Metropolitan…
‘Chiro shukhi jon’ — Can they feel?
The other day I came across a school-days idea expansion –“Chiro shukhi jon bhrom’a ki kokhon, bethito bedon bujhite pare, ki jatona bishe bujhibe sha kishe, dongshe ni jare kobhu ashibishe”. The in-depth message of this quote is – those…
Bnp’s case taken after 18 hrs: AL accuses 100 unknown men
Police has finally accepted a case lodged by BNP against over hundred unknown persons in connection with Monday’s attack on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade at Karwan Bazar while she was campaigning for party-backed mayoral aspirant Tabiht Awal for Dhaka North City…
International Bengali festival in New York 22 May
New York Correspondent Rising against all kinds of cheap power and anti-cultural activities, mukthodhara is going to celebrate Bengali festival and three days long book fair on 22 may in New York. The book fair of New york is an…
China’s Xi Jinping agrees $46bn superhighway to Pakistan
China’s President Xi Jinping has signed agreements with Pakistan promising investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies.
Hasina terms attack as Khaleda’s drama
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday termed the attack on Khaleda Zia’s motorcade during her electioneering in the city a ‘drama’ and asked her to stop this and let people live peacefully. “She (Khaleda) has created anarchy just coming down…
Teesta should be dealt with holistically in any deal
Mostafa Kamal Majumder The recent 4-day visit of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee to Dhaka at the invitation of the Prime Minister on the occasion of the21 February ‘Bhasha Dibas’ attracted much media attention in Bangladesh. This was because…
One of six business pioneers in finance of all time
Financial Times has chosen Professor Muhammed Yunus as one six greatest Finance Pioneers of all time. In the March 31, 2015 issue in an article entitled “Business Pioneers in Finance” Professor Yunus has been placed alongside Warren Buffett, Amadeo Giannini,…
Attack on Khaleda: Bnp calls demo Tuesday, hartal day after
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had called hartal across the country, except Dhaka and Chittagong cities, on Wednesday and demonstration on Tuesday protesting Monday’s attack on Khaleda and her motorcade when she was addressing a campaign rally at Karwan Bazar in…
Mirza Abbas’ election manifesto to “build a livable city”
In his election manifesto, the 20-party backed mayoral aspirant for Dhaka South City Corporation polls Mirza Abbas has made 98 promises under 10 points with a slogan to “build a livable city”. Afroza Abbas, wife of Mirza Abbas unveiled the…
Construction worker electrocuted in Khulna
A construction worker died from electrocution while another was injured in Bagmara area of the city on Sunday night.
1,000 bottles of Phensidyl recovered in C’nawabganj
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 1,000 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Kamalpur border area in Shibganj upazila on Sunday.
1 held with 100 Yaba tablets in Magura
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in a drive arrested a drug peddler along with 100 pieces of yaba tablet at Chandpur in sadar upazila on Sunday noon.
AL leader among 3 hurt in Jessore bomb attack
Three people, including a local Awami-League leader, received injuries in a bomb attack in Bejpara area of the district town on Sunday night.
Couple hacked dead ‘by son-in-law’ in Chandpur
A couple was hacked to death allegedly by their son-in-law over dowry at Kamranga village in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Murder convict Shahid Commissioner granted bail
A Dhaka court yesterday (Monday) granted bail to Md Saidur Rahman, alias Shahid Commissioner, in an arms case filed against him with Gandaria Police Station. Judge Ruhul Amin of the Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the…