Four quarry workers were killed in a landslide while extracting stones at Bholaganj in Companyganj upazila on Sunday night.
Year: 2015
Charmonair Pir said results of works depended on the aims
The Pir (religious leader) of Charmonai and head of Islami Andolon Bangladesh on Tuesday afternoon in the opening ceremony of the three-day long yearly Mahfil (religious gathering) at Charmonai Darbar Sharif, about four miles far from Barisal city, said results…
Kotwali OC closed:UP chairman shot dead in Jessore
Assailants shot dead Mosharraf Hossain, 61, chairman of Ichhali union council and also union unit general secretary of the ruling party under Jessore sadar upazila at around 10:30am on Tuesday.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland edge out UAE in Pool B
Gary Wilson hit 80 to help Ireland to a nervy two-wicket World Cup win over the United Arab Emirates in Brisbane.
Oscars ceremony watched by lowest audience in six years
The US TV broadcast of this year’s Oscars ceremony on Sunday scored the event’s lowest ratings in six years, averaging 36.6 million.
Amnesty calls on UN powers to lose veto on genocide votes
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where atrocities are being committed.
US sea level north of New York City ‘jumped by 128mm’
Sea levels along the northeast coast of the US rose by record levels during 2009-2010, a study has found.
Manna put under 10-day police remand
A Dhaka court has pur Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna on a 10-day police remand in a sedition case of alleged incitement for a possible military takeover in Bangladesh. Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubur Rahman allowed remand sought by police when…
Dhaka Bar poll begins
A two-day annual election of Dhaka Bar Association began on Wednesday morning to elect a new executive committee of the association for 2015-2016. The voting will end on Thursday (February 26). A total of 61 candidates from pro-Awami League ‘White…
Khaleda arrest move to accelerate Govt’s downfall: Bnp
The BNP-led 20-party opposition alliance yesterday said that any attempt to arrest party chairperson Khaleda Zia would accelerate the downfall of the government. “Having failed to resist the ongoing mass movement, the government is trying to pour Deshnetri (leader of…
Orgenergostroy wins engineering survey tender for Rooppur NPP site
“Orgenergostroy”, a Russian based company won the tender and will conduct engineering survey, monitor the environment and develop project documents for the Rooppur NPP site. The work is expected to be completed by September 15 next. The tender was floated…
Amnesty reports of lax inquiry, punishment of HR violations
Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog in its annual report for 2014 has said. “The exact number of people who were forcibly disappeared was not known; some estimates suggested over 80. Of the documented cases of 20 people subjected…
Surrender UN veto powers on genocide votes – Amnesty
Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where atrocities are being committed. In its annual report, the rights group said the global response to an…
For a strategic plan to limit global warming
Over 100 state and non-state partners of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) met in Kathmandu to develop a five-year strategic plan of action on Tuesday. “Our work will contribute to the pathway of limiting global warming to 2°C,…
Warrant of arrest issued against Khaleda in orphanage trust case
A special court in Dhaka on Wednesday issued a warrant of arrest against Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the orphanage trust corruption case. Wednesday was the date fixed for hearing witnesses in the case. Khaleda Zia’s counsels prayed for…
Another dead in Magura ‘gunfight’ with police
One Daud Ali alias Tiger Daud (45), was killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ with police in Magura in the early hours of Wednesday, according to a report reaching Dhaka. Son of Babar Ali, Daud Ali hailed from Gaiducharanpur village under…
Manna given to DB by Rab ater 21 hours, facing sedition case
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, convener of Nagorik Oikya, was handed over to Detective Branch police by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Tuesday midnight. He has been shown arrested in a sedition case filed with Gulshan Police Station, according to sources.…
Political leaders want govt to clarify situation over Manna
Leaders of different political parties in separate statements to the press expressed their concern over the personal security of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman and demanded of the government to clarify its position on his Monday night arrest by plainclothes…
6th year of BDR carnage Wednesday
The nation will remember the carnage at BDR headquarters at Pilkhana in the capital where 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in 2009. Relatives of the martyrs, government high-ups, and Border Guard Bangladesh and army officials will pay…
7 killed as autorickshaw crashed under bus in Comilla
Seven people, including two children, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chouddagram upazila on Tuesday evening. The six of the deceased were identified as Kulsum, 35, Rozina, 25, and…
NHRC concerned at Manna’s reported tele talk, not his arrest
Expressing its concern over the contents of telephonic conversations of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna with BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka and an unidentified person, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said it expected more responsible role…
Suspect killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
A crime suspected was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforcers at Rudrapara village in Srinagar upazila on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shahin. Further details about the victim could not be known yet. Tipped off that a group…
Editors Council concerned at move to curb media freedom
The Editors Council on Tuesday sought more ‘responsible and supportive’ role from the government in preserving the freedom, objectivity and neutrality of all the media, including the newspapers. “We’ve been observing with grave concern that it has become difficult for…
Armed forces must move with Govt’s stance against terrorism: PM
Reitarating Bangladesh’s firm stance aginst all sorts of terrorism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the country’s armed forces must move forward imbued with the same ideal. “We are committed to international peace and security. Our standpoint against all kinds…
Return Manna to his family immediately: BNP
The BNP has expressed its surprise at the police statement that Nagorik Oikya convenor Mahmudur Rahman Manna was not arrested despite his family members’ statement that Manna was picked up by plainclothes police from the home of his nice at…
1101 doctors decry extrajudicial killings, state of Manna
Some 1,101 doctors in a joint statement yesterday expressed their deep concern over the ongoing political stalemate. The statement said six people have become victims of extrajudicial killing in 24 hours on Monday but police claimed that the victims were…
Vegetable truck set afire with petrol bomb in Bogra
Miscreants set a vegetable-laden truck ablaze by hurling a petrol bomb in Gokul area on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway on Monday night.
Satkhira house robbed of valuables hurting 4
Robbers looted valuables from a house after injuring its four inmates at Ghoshpara in the district town early Tuesday.
Laxmipur fishery office set fire
Miscreants set fire to the district fishery office in BISIC area of the district town early Tuesday.
9 held while going to India illegally thru Benapole border
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained nine Bangladeshi nationals, including two children, while going to India illegally through Sadipur border here on Tuesday.