Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for New York on Wednesday morning on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (Unga). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
Year: 2015
Situation in Arakan State, Myanmar
by Dr. Wakar Uddin, Director General, Arakan Rohingya Union There is no sign ofthe GovernmentofMyanmar/Burma backingdown fromits hostile policies against the Rohingya and other Muslim community in Myanmar. Series of recent actions by the Government of Myanmar against Rohingya and…
25 fishermen kidnapped in Sundarbans
Twenty-five fishermen were kidnapped by forest robbers from Kakrakhali canal of the Sundarbans under Shyamnagar upazila on Monday. Seven of the victims were identified as Rafiqul, 38, Mazid, 28, Sannasi, 38, Kawsar, 55, Khokon, 25, Amirul, 28, and Farid, 35.…
Govt. curving media by covert policy, control on ad: Bnp
The BNP on Monday alleged the government is controlling the media through a ‘covert media policy’. “The government is trying to establish its authoritarian rule in the country. They’re putting direct and indirect pressure on the mass media. Even social…
People extremely disturbed by extortionists: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shabeb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Tuesday urged the government to restrain its party activists and extortionists and help the people to observe the holy eid peacefully. In a statement issued to the press Mufti…
Economic growth to be slightly up in current fiscal: ADB
Bangladesh economic growth is expected to go up slightly in the current fiscal year, due to strong domestic demand backed by better exports and remittances, says Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday. The bank in its latest outlook update for Asian…
Medical college admission seekers threaten road blockade
The medical admission seekers warned the government that they would block the important roads of the capital and elsewhere in the country on September 27 if their demands are not met before the time. They said they have submitted a…
Doctors’ Assoc says new pay scales disparate, unacceptable
The Doctors Association of Bangladesh (BMA), a platform of pro-BNP physicians, yesterday termed the newly announced 8th national pay scale as unacceptable. “The interests of physicians and people working in the health sector have been undermined because of the disparity…
Man electrocuted in Rajshahi
A man died from electrocution at Gopalhati village in Puthia upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Uddin, 40, son of Bhadur Uddin of the village.
Drug peddler held with 4,000 Yaba pills in Rajbari
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler in possession of 4,000 Yaba tablets from Goalanda Bazar Bus Stand area in Goalanda upazila on Tuesday morning.The arrestee was identified as Ariful Islam,29, son of Abdul Mannan, a resident of Nabagram in Jhalakathi…
Bid to kidnap boy foiled, man beaten dead
A man was beaten to death and a woman injured by a group of villagers foiling the duo’s alleged bid to flee with a boy after kidnapping him from Rajapur village in Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified…
6 cows killed, 2 traders injured truck plunge
Six cows were killed and two cattle traders injured as a cattle-laden truck fell into a ditch at Bhuyangati on the Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Raipur upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.
One to gets life for keeping firearm
A court here on Monday sentenced a youth to life imprisonment on charge of keeping a firearm illegally in Sadar upazila of the district. Meherpur District and Sessions Judge M Robiul Hasan gave the verdict after completing hearing of the…
Food factories fined Tk 1 lakh in Rajshahi
A mobile court has fined two food factories for manufacturing substandard foods in the city yesterday, sources concerned here said today.On a tip-off, Regional office of Bangladesh Standard and Testing
Ex-UP member stabbed dead in Naogaon
A former union parishad member was stabbed to death by his rival over previous enmity at Gayeshpur village in Badalgachhi upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Jewel Hossain, a resident of the village.
College girl killed in Naogaon
A college girl was slaughtered to death by miscreants at Hajinagar village in Niamatpur upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Tania Khatun,20, daughter of Mokhlesur Rahman of the village and a student of Bamin School…
Traffic flow normal on Dhaka-Tangail Highway
Despite movement of a large number of vehicles, the traffic situation remained normal at Chandra Trimore point on the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the district on Tuesday morning after three days’ gridlock.Community police along with highway, traffic and district police continues…
17 held on Putkhali border on way back from India
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 17 Bangladeshi nationals while they were entering the country through Putkhali border point here on Monday, after going to India illegally. The arrestees hail from different areas of Bagerhat, Narail and Faridpur districts.
6 Thakurgaon cops suspended
Three days after they were closed to the District Police Lines, six policemen, including an assistant sub-inspector, of Pirganj Police Station were suspended on Monday over extortion charges.Police super of Thakurgoan Farhat Ahmed took the action against sub-inspectors Nur Alam…
Satkhira doctors go on indefinite strike
Doctors of both public hospitals and private clinics in the district went on an indefinite strike on Tuesday, demanding the withdrawal of a murder case filed against doctors and Ekota Hospital.
Two children drown in Kushtia
Two children drowned in ponds in separate incidents at Pakuria Bhangapara and Pragpur Kamarpara in Daulatpur upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sumon,3, son of Ali Hossain, a resident of Pakuria Bhangapara village, and Swadhin,6, son of Abdus…
Six robbed of belongings in Natore
Miscreants looted cash and valuables from six people after making them unconscious in three separate incidents across the district on Tuesday.Station Master of Natore Railway Station Ashok chakrabarty said guards of Lalmoni Express Train dropped three passengers from the train…
Shake, shake, shake your NPH insulin pen before injecting
A warning for people who use insulin pens: Not shaking your NPH insulin pen before injecting can result in wide variations in your insulin level and blood sugar control, researchers from Italy report. NPH insulin comes as an insoluble mixture…
Top cops’ comments on Tangail shooting irk Suranjit
Senior Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta has taken a dig at top police officers for their comments on the shooting at Tangail last Friday that left four people dead. He said it was only “natural” that people would agitate against…
Ferguson wanted Pep as successor not ‘chosen one’ Moyes
Alex Ferguson has revealed that David Moyes, the man chosen as his managerial successor at Manchester United, was sixth on a list of ideal replacements headed by Pep Guardiola and four others, who were all “unavailable” at the time. In…
‘Maze Runner 2’ sprints past Johnny Depp’s ‘Black Mass’ with $30.3 million
Mobsters, mountain climbers, and teenage racers piled into multiplexes this weekend, lifting the overall box office, but preventing any one film from dominating ticket sales. “The Maze Runner: Scorch Trails,” a sequel to last year’s post-apocalyptic young adult hit, fared…