The Christian community in Bangladesh today celebrated the holy Christmas, marking the birth of their Prophet Jesus Christ amid festivity and religious fervour. Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus Christ on the day. The day is a public holiday in…
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Bnp leaders seek to defuse row over number of martyred FFs
A number of BNP on Friday called for an opinion poll to determine the exact figure of martyred freedom fighters as their chairperson Khaleda Zia has attracted criticism from leaders of the ruling Awami League and its allies for raising…
Russia ‘warming 2.5 times quicker’ than global average
Moscow – Russia is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, the environment ministry said Friday, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide. A government report on environmental protection said temperatures…
Madonna goes to court to force teen son to return from UK
Rocco Ritchie, Madonna’s 15-year-old son with British filmmaker Guy Ritchie, is refusing to come home from London to join his mom for the holidays in New York. So Madonna went to court in Manhattan on Wednesday (dressed in a black…
Mazaharul Islam is a popular actor
Mazharul islam, a popular actor, came into the limelight around 2010 when he performed in “joinal jadukor.” Initially he was an assistant of mohon khan for three years.
Film festival ends in Rangpur
Rangpur – The fortnight-long Bangladesh Film Festival-2015 ended here on Thursday with a call for creating awareness against social superstitions in building a peaceful and prosperous nation. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organised the festival in association with the District Shilpakala Academy…
One killed 10 injured in Rajshahi mosque suicide blast
Dhaka – One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured in a ‘suicide bomb attack’ in a mosque during the Juma prayers in Rajshahi’s Bagmara Upazila, police say. Bagmara Police Station OC Motiar Rahman told reporters that…
Modi on surprise Pakistan visit to meet Sharif
Lahore – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif, weeks after the nuclear-armed rivals decided to restart high-level peace talks. It was the first time an Indian premier…
4 BNP-Jamaat activists arrested in Manikganj
Police arrested four BNP-Jamaat activists from different areas of the district during last twenty four hours.Police said the arrested persons are BNP activists Md. Liton Hossain 35, son of late Madari Hossain of Bhulta area and Md. Ayub Ali 48,…
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Bangladesh to face Maldives Saturday
Bangladesh will face the Maldives in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup football tournament at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Saturday.The match will start at 4:00pm (Bangladesh time).
BCL activists cause mayhem in Laxmipur
Local Bangladesh Chattra League (BCL) activists allegedly went on rampage and ransacked the house of BNP-backed mayoral candidate Roman Hossain Patowary of Ramganj municipality on Friday.Roman Hossain Patowary said a group of 10-15 members of BCL activists stormed into his…
Patrol bombs found in Bangshal rooftop; one arrested
Rapid Action Battalion on early Friday recovered six patrol bombs (Molotovs) and 12 bottles of chemicals and arrested one person in this connection from the rooftop of a house near Bangshal crossing in Old Dhaka.The arrested person was identified as…
102 held with heroin, yaba in Ctg
Chittagong district police in overnight drives arrested 102 people, including two Jamaat activists, from different upazilas of the district last night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained the 102 persons for their alleged…
Christmas Day celebrated in Ctg
Christmas Day, the biggest religious festival of the Christians community marking the birth of Jesus Christ, was celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the country with huge festivity and fanfare.Churches and adjoining areas were decorated with colorful tiny…
Suicide bomb attack in Rajshahi
A man was killed in a blast while exploding bomb in a mosque of Ahmadia community at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi during Jumaa prayers on Friday.Many people, members of 15-16 families of Ahmadia community in the Syedpur Bokpara neighbourhood, were…
Christmas in the Jungle: It’s worst time for thousands of refugees in Calais
By Sally Hayden It’s a dark and chilly evening in the Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France. A young Afghan man has just picked up a gun. He loads it, cocks it, and peers down the barrel at the assembled…
Robert Downey Jr pardoned
California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday pardoned “Iron Man” film star Robert Downey Jr for drug and weapons offenses during the 1990s, a largely symbolic gesture that leaves the actor’s criminal record intact but restores his right to serve on…
No fuel price cut yet: Muhith
Despite the declining price of oil in the international market, the government is yet to decide on whether to cut the price of fuel oil in the domestic market, says finance minister AMA Muhith.“We talked to the ministry of energy…we…
BD humiliated by Afghans in SAFF opener
Bangladesh conceded a humiliating 4-0 defeat against defending champions Afghanistan in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup at Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Thursday.Upper-ranked Afghanistan dominated the first half by 3-0 goals.Defender Masih Saighani put Afghanistan ahead in the…
Storm kills 14 in US
Recovery crews and utility workers began cleaning up widespread damage on Thursday left by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across six states in the US South and Midwest, killing at least 14 people and destroying scores of homes.Emergency declarations were…
Fareena harassed in BD: Pakistan
Pakistan has accused Bangladesh of “constantly harassing” its Second Secretary in Dhaka Farina Arshad, a day after Islamabad withdrew her over her alleged ties to terrorism.Islamabad in a statement on Thursday termed those charges “baseless” and said “an incessant and…
Christmas greetings
GreenWatch Dhaka wishes its readers, patrons and well-wishers a fabulous Christmas.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi, Christmas and the unity of mankind
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birthday of Prophet of Islam Muhammad (sm) is being celebrated by the Muslims in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world with religious fervor and solemnity. The day is of special significance to Muslims who know…
BGB & Coast Guard to deploy in Dec 30 polls
Alongside the regular law enforcement agencies, a platoon of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed on election duty in each of 102 municipalities for four days from December 28 to 31.
PM calls for private sectors’ support towards healthcare services
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the private sector entrepreneurs to supplement the government efforts in providing better healthcare services to people and thus achieve further progress in the health sector.
Action will be taken whenever the election code is violated: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said the fact that the Election Commission’s neutrality is being questioned by all political parties rather means that it is taking action against all of them, in cases of polls code violations…
RU Teachers boycotts class
RU Correspondent Protesting the speech of Finance Minister with pay scale the Rajshahi University Teacher Association (RUTA) boycotted the class on December 27.
Prof. Yunus,& Dr.Yousuf,VC of DIU signed documents to collaborate Social Business
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman Yunus Centre and Dr. Yousuf Mahbubul Islam, Vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University (DIU) holding documents after signing them on 24th December, 2015 to collaborate on Social Business research and knowledge promotion. Daffodil International…
7 police officers promoted as Additional IGPs
Dhaka- Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Wednesday said the police are now ready to face any kind of challenge as capability of police has increased very much to ensure public safety as well as to content…
3 JMB men arrested with 16 hand-grenades, bombs & explosives
Dhaka–Plainclothes police arrested three active JMB men along with 16 hand-grenades, three powerful bombs, a suicide vest and huge explosives in a 14-hour nerve-wracking drive at a militant den on the top-floor of a six-storey building in the city’s Mirpur…