Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age of 91. The city-state’s prime minister for 31 years, he was widely respected as the architect of…
Year: 2015
Tigers back home: Mashrafe thanks people for support
The Bangladesh national cricket team returned home today (Sunday) after their heroic performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. The Bangladesh contingent touched down at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:50 pm. A large group of cricket fans…
4 Magura truck torching victims die at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Four people, who sustained burn injuries in separate petrol bomb attacks in Magura and Chandpur districts, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday. Sources at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said three people, who suffered…
Resist militant acts of Bnp, Jamaat: PM tells the Ulema
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the Ulema (people having religious education) to resist the evil forces undermining Islam by unleashing terrorist and militant acts, saying that there is no room for terrorism and militancy in Islam. “Islam…
Wife again seeks PM’s intervention to get back Salahuddin
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who has remained missing since March 10, again sought the Prime Minister’s intervention in getting back her husband. “My husband has remained traceless for 12 days as law enforcers have…
JS body aks police to explain inaction during Avijit killing
Parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday asked police authority to explain their inaction during attack on blogger Avijit and his wife Rafida Ahmed Bonna. The standing committee in a meeting held at Sangsad Bhaban with its…
Khaleda warns of serious consequence if Salahuddin not back
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday warned the government of serious consequences if it fails to return party joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, who remains untraced since March 10. “My concern has also gone beyond limit as like as his family…
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ over dowry in Jessore
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband over dowry-related feud at Rajghat Moalemtala village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.
AL leader hurt in crude bomb attack in Khulna
An Awami League leader was injured as miscreants hurled crude bombs at the ruling party’s office on the KDA Avenue of the city on Saturday night, the 75th day of the non-stop nationwide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.
Woman, her two children found dead in Habiganj
Police recovered the bodies of a woman and her two children from Borobakhair village in Nabiganj upazila on Sunday morning.
14 houses gutted in Faridpur
At least 14 houses were gutted as a fire broke out at Ajputti village in Saltha upazila on Saturday afternoon.
3 hurt in attack over land in Satkhira
Three people were injured as a group of miscreants attacked a house of minority Hindu people over a land-related dispute at Kalibari village in Ashashuni upazila on Saturday night.
Contrabands worth Tk11 lakh seized in Khulna
Members of the Coast Guard seized different Indian smuggled goods worth about Tk 11 lakh from Rupsha Bridge area in the city on Saturday night.
40 rescued in Satkhira while being trafficked to India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 40 people, including women and children, from Gazipur border area in Sadar upazila on Sunday night while they were being trafficked to India.
RAB recovers phensidyl in Faridpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered 140 bottles of phensidyl and arrested one drug peddler from this town yesterday.
Lentil yield makes growers happy in Rajshahi region
Most of the growers have become happy over expected yield of lentil as they cultivated high yielding varieties of the cereal crop in the region including the vast barind tract this year.
Water resources must be protected from further degradation
Speakers at a participatory discussion have unequivocally called for taking an effective and urgent step to protect the existing water resources in the region particularly in its vast tract of Barind area from furthermore degradation.
Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi’ites seek help from old enemies
Even by Afghanistan’s standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban insurgents who have persecuted them for years was extraordinary.
Police directed to file FIR against Shah Rukh
The Maharashtra State Commission for Child Rights (MSCCR) has asked police to file an FIR against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for using foul language in the presence of children after an IPL match at Wankhede Stadium in 2012.
Climate change threatens world’s iconic ecosystems
Without better local management, world’s most iconic ecosystems are at risk of collapse under climate change, warn researchers.
Bangladesh to receive WIP award for closing gender gaps
Bangladesh has been selected for the Women in Parliaments Global Forum award, known as WIP award, for being a “pioneering country in reducing gender discrimination”.
BASIC Bank will operate as a scheduled bank from now: Bangladesh Bank
State-owned BASIC Bank will operate as a scheduled bank from now on rather than a specialised one, says Bangladesh Bank.
Khaleda summoned in son late Koko’s loan default case
A Dhaka court on Sunday summoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, late Arafat Rahman Koko’s wife and his two minor daughters to appear to the court in the case filed for the default loan of Dandy Dying Limited on April 12.…
‘Regional river basin management must to address water scarcity’
Water experts on Sunday urged the government to strengthen cooperation with neighbouring countries to address the future water demand as water scarcity is growing in the South Asia region. “It’s imperative to have a regional cooperation for river basin management,…
Achieve more with less water, conserve the precious resources
Danielle Nierenberg World Water Day is a day to celebrate one of the planet’s most precious resources, fresh water. But that resource is being rapidly depleted. “The world is thirsty because it is hungry,” reports the U.N. Food and Agriculture…
Guerilla Force members unhappy at dropping them from FF list
Members of the Coordination Committee of the special guerilla force of the Liberation War of 1971 that comprised members of NAP-Communist Party-Chhatra Union on Saturday voiced dissatisfaction over dropping their names from the latest freedom fighter list made by the…
Nasim urges all parties including Bnp to participate in city elections
Health and Family Welfare Minister and a presidium member of ruling Awami League Mohammad Nasim today called upon all political parties to take part in the ensuing city corporation polls. “The wind of election has now been blowing in the…
Six Killed in Mymensingh road mishap
Six people were killed in a road accident in Bakey More area on the Mymensingh-Tangail Highway under Muktagacha upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were identified as Alal Uddin, 40, Samir Ali, 35, of Rampur village, Akbar Ali,…
IBBL Board suggests 15 pc dividend for 2014
The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has recommended a 15 percent cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2014 subject to approval at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the bank. This was decided in…
10 get burn injuries as truck torched in Magura
Ten people, including eight workers, suffered burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack on a sand-laden truck at Moghirdhal on Magura-Jessore road in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. Nine of the victims were identified as Imran, 25, Faruk Lashkar, 35,…