A young man was killed by a lightning strike at Pulhat village in Birganj upazila on Saturday.
Year: 2015
337 migrant workers evacuated from Yemen back home
A total of 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from war-torn Yemen last week, returned home from the Indian state of Kerala in the early hours of Sunday. Two special flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried them home. The first flight…
Sewing machines distributed in Panchagarh
A total of nine sewing machines were distributed free of cost among nine distressed women after providing training in Boda upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.
Woman arrested with phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a woman drug peddler and recovered 879 bottles of phensidyl from Krishi Bank area under Panchbibi upazila of the district Saturday evening.
Halt all recruitments, allocations before city polls: Bnp
The Bnp on Sunday demanded the government to stop all recruitment, allocation of shops and carry out development projects in the bifurcated city corporations of Dhaka till April 28 mayoral polls. “The government has become active in “April final” with…
Youth shot in Jessore
A young man was shot by unidentified miscreants in Board Club area of Jessore sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Women held with 879 bottles of Phensidyl in Joypurhat
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged female drug peddler in possession of 879 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Damdama Para area in Panchbibi upazila on Saturday.
College student ‘commits suicide’ in Jessore
A college student allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Andolpota village in Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
480 kg jatka seized in Barisal
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 480 kg of jatka (small hilsa fish) from three launches on Taltala river in Sadar upazila this morning.
Marriage registration eradicates social curses in Rangpur char areas
It was quite unthinkable even a decade ago that the extremely poor char people living on the Brahmaputra basin could think about marriage registration or society without social curses like child marriage and dowry.
Tigers win first ODI series against Pakistan
Opener Tamim Iqbal’s second century ina row helped Bangladesh clinch their maiden ODI series beating Pakistan by 7 wickets in their 2nd match of the three-match Dan Cake ODI cricket series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. This…
Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer: Han Solo returns
The internet blew up like the Death Star when the second teaser for Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens hit YouTube on 16 April.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg hits back in Internet.org India row
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has defended the aims of his Internet.org initiative after several Indian firms decided to pull out of the project.
‘Eternal’ camera can take pictures forever
A camera powered by the light it uses to take pictures has been invented by American scientists.
Bangladesh see opportunity to clinch first series win against Pakistan
After ending their 16-year long Pakistan jinx, Bangladesh now have the opportunity to clinch a series win for the first time against their sub-continent rivals.
South Africa anti-immigrant violence: Hundreds held
More than 300 people have been arrested in South Africa in connection with a wave of violence against immigrants from other parts of Africa, the minister of home affairs says.
Man beat Hammers
Manchester City firmed up their grip on a top-four place as they beat West Ham to secure their first win in three Premier League games.
Afghanistan suicide bomb in Jalalabad leaves many dead
At least 33 people have been killed and 100 injured in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
Saudi Arabia pledges $274m to meet UN call for Yemen aid
Saudi Arabia, which is leading an air campaign against rebels in Yemen, has pledged to provide exactly the amount of emergency aid to the country as called for in a UN appeal on Friday. The official Saudi news agency said…
Govt sets up dashboard for online monitoring of learning at multimedia classrooms
The government has set up a ‘dashboard’ to monitor online teaching and learning at multimedia class rooms in 20,500 educational institutions across the country, officials said.
Alleged robber leader killed in Magura ‘gunfight’
The ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police on the Magura-Jessore road in Mugirdal area of Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam alias Moazzem, 37, son…
7 hit by bullets in Kazi Zafarullah’s Faridpur meet
At least seven people, including a policeman, were injured by stray bullets at Awami League (AL) presidium member Kazi Zafarullah’s street rally at Kawlibera village in Bhanga upazila on Saturday morning.
IBBL board of directors meeting held
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held at the Board Room of Islami Bank Tower on Saturday . Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman (Acting) of the Bank presided over the meeting. Local and foreign…
7 passengers killed as 2 buses smash car in Dhamrai
Seven people, including three children, were killed as a private car got crushed between two buses on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Barbaria bus stand area of Dhamrai upazila on Saturday. All the seven people, killed in the crash, were the private…
‘Expand sugar beet cultivation as substitute to sugarcane’
Experts at a day-long farmers’ field day stressed expanded cultivation of tropical sugar beet as an effective substitute to sugarcane in increasing production of sugar and molasses. The weather condition of Bangladesh is suitable for sugar beet farming, its sweetness…
Ask Khaleda to account for burning people: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the people to reject BNP for its violent agitations. “BNP is synonymous with destruction, trouble and oppression of the nation,” she has said. She was speaking while inaugurating railway projects through video conferencing on…
Equal rights of men, women to ensure women empowerment: JS speaker says
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad and CPA executive committee chairperson Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury today said equal rights of men and women can ensure empowerment of women.
Khaleda bolsters Bnp-backed candidates in Mayoral race
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday joined the electioneering for her party-backed candidates of the April 28 city polls by campaigning in Gulshan-2 area for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayoral contestant Tabith Awal.
337 Bangladeshis to return home from Kerala today
A total of 337 Bangladeshis, who were evacuated from war-torn Yemen last week, is scheduled to return home from the Indian state of Kerala at the early hours of tomorrow.
Annisul Huq takes broomstick to keep capital clean
Now it’s the turn of Awami League-supported mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation polls Annisul Huq to take broomstick to keep capital city clean and presenting it as a good habitable city. Taking a broomstick in his hand, Annisul…