A mobile court here on Monday fined and jailed two drug peddlers for possessing hemp.
Year: 2015
‘Gold smuggler’ held with 21 gold bars in Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected gold smuggler along with 21 gold bars, weighing 2.5 kg, from Benapole check post area here on Tuesday.
Five cops hurt in clash over waz mahfil in C’nawabganj
At least five policemen were injured in a clash with a group of local people in a Waz Mahfil (Islamic sermon) at Tiloki village in Bholahat upazila early Tuesday.
2.30 lakh Yaba pills seized in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 2.30 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet from Ledha area near the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Monday night.
Pakistan’s Bangladesh tour schedule confirmed
The schedule for Pakistan’s tour of Bangladesh has been confirmed with the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur set to host the limited-overs leg, starting with the first ODI on April 17. The three-match ODI series will be followed by…
Suspend seath sentence of war crimes accused: HRW
New York – The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s rejection on April 6, 2015, of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permits his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the…
UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus
The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus. One UN official described the situation for the 18,000 refugees there as “beyond inhumane”. The situation has deteriorated since 1 April, when Islamic…
Finding superhighway to peace
The line of demarcation between benevolent and malevolent is increasingly getting murky which is, in my opinion, contributing to social indiscipline and moral degradation. Perhaps shrinking of the mark of delineation between good and evil, right and wrong is destabilising…
World Health Worker Week
World Health Worker Week 2015 is being observed throughout the world from 5 to 11 April. World Health Worker Week is an opportunity to mobilize communities, partners, and policy makers in support of health workers. The health workers actually operates…
Nicole Kidman criticised over ad for airline
Actress Nicole Kidman is facing ire from flight attendants over her new role as the face of Etihad Airways. Kidman, who has served as the UN Goodwill Ambassador for women since 2006, recently began appearing in an ad campaign for…
Top appeals court rejects war criminal Kamaruzzaman’s review petition
Monday’s rejection removes all legal hurdles to execute the Jamaat-e-Islami leader for the crimes he committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha rejected the petition in the morning after…
Top appeals court rejects war criminal Kamaruzzaman’s review petition
Monday’s rejection removes all legal hurdles to execute the Jamaat-e-Islami leader for the crimes he committed against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha rejected the petition in the morning after…
GM purple tomatoes and pink pineapples
Genetically Modified (GM) heart-healthy purple colored tomatoes and cancer-fighting pink pineapples are awaiting the concerned authority’s approval for release in the United States. Good innovation indeed!
Kazi Zafar meets Khaleda before leaving for Australia
Kazi Zafar Ahmed, chairman of the BNP-led 20-party’s component Jatiya Party (Zafar), on Monday night met BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and discussed the current political situation and upcoming city polls. Kazi Zafar entered Khaleda’s residence around 6:30pm soon after she…
Triangular sit-in of JU deptts for newly built classrooms
Students and teachers of Environmental Sciences, geological sciences and computer science and engineering department are continued their sit-in programme for the second consecutive day demanding classes in the newly constructed third floor of C.S.E building.
Teerful Khaleda offers fateha at Koko’s Banani grave
A tearful BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday visited her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko’s grave at Banani Graveyard and offered fateha. She also recited verses from the holy Quran beside the grave and offered a munajat seeking salvation of…
One electrocuted in Gazipur, lightning kills one in Jhenidah
One person was electrocuted at Itahata area in Gazipur city corporation on Sunday morning .
Barind Tract Boro farming command areas achieved
Boro paddy farming in the project command areas of Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) in the district has been achieved during the current season.
Community policing for peace, preventing repression
Speakers a views-sharing meeting have stressed for strengthening activities of the community policing, involving the common people, to ensure peace in the society, prevent repression and violence against women.
Younger brother kills brother in Rajshahi
A younger brother has reportedly killed his brother and sister and injured four other family members at Kadirgonj area in Rajshahi city as sequel to a land-related previous enmity in early hours today.
Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet train services resume after 3 hours
Train communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet were restored on Monday morning after three and half hours disruption following the derailment of a train at Nalchhata in Kaliganj upazila.
Two of a family killed over land dispute in Rajshahi
Two members of a family were killed and four others injured in a clash over a land-related dispute in Kadirganj area of the city yesterday morning.
One sentenced to death, four to life term for murder
The Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 of Dhaka yesterday (Monday) sentenced one person to death and four others to imprisonment for life in a case filed on the charge of killing Kabir Hossain of Sonargaon in Narayanganj. Judge ABM Nizamul Haque of…
Three held with 100kg hemp, 1,135 bottles Phensidyl
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested three alleged drug peddlers with 100 kilograms of hemp and 1,135 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from South Kolatoli area in Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Two women killed in hailstorm in Kushtia
Two women were killed as a hailstorm swept through the district early Monday.
Shibir activist killed in Noakhali police firing
An activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir was killed and another one injured with bullet in a clash with police in at Cinema Hall Road in Maijdee area of the district town on Monday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be…
Milk prices on the rise in Rangpur district
Milk prices have soared in Rangpur due to its short supply in the local markets, causing sufferings to the common people.One kg of milk was being sold at Tk 45 in the district town in the recent past.
Bangladesh pacer Rubel exempted from rape charges
Police on Monday submitted the final report exempting cricketer Rubel Hossain from the charge of a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Capital’s Tejgaon Victim Support Centre Inspector Halima Khatun submitted the report to the Chief…
Nor-wester disrupts oower supply in Barisal for hours
Nor-wester disrupted power supply in Barisal for about four hours on Sunday afternoon till night.
High-fat milk products reduce diabetes risk
Consumption of high-fat dairy products is associated with reduced risk for Type-2 diabetes, says a study.