Dhaka – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission in consultation with political parties to arrange a national election. “The parliament formed through a voter-less election must be dissolved soon. A neutral Election…
A 21-member executive committee of Shariatpur Journalists Association, Dhaka has unanimously been formed with Rafiqul Islam Azad of The Independent and Mizanur Rahman of PIB as its president and general secretary respectively. The committee has been formed at the annual…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday strongly criticised BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for saying only police and dogs were present at polling stations during the January-5 national election. “I saw some statements in the newspapers…she [Khaleda] said no…
Malaysia and Nepal played out a goalless draw in the group A match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament held on Saturday at the Shams-Ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore.In the day’s match, Malaysia had change to take lead in…
Journalists here on Saturday withdrew their decision to boycott the coverage of the ongoing Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament.The journalists announced the boycott following the assault of Channel 24 cameraperson Ripon Hossain and driver Alauddin by a group of…
A youth was killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Monoharpur area on the Pabna-Ishwardi highway in Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was Sweet, 24, son of Ajmat Ali of the same area.
The nayabe ameer of Lohagara Jamaat-e-Islami Badsha Miah, 45, was arrested from Baka village of the upazila of the district on Friday.Police sources said, acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested…
Some 12 shops and three dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Sonarampur Bazar of Bancharampur upazila here on Friday.The fire originated from an electric short-circuit in Halim Sarkar Super Market area at about 3 pm and quickly…
Mohammad Farooq Hossain, secretary of Meherpur district unit of Jamaat, was arrested by police on various charges, including sabotage, from his village home on Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of police raided the Ashrafpur village under Meherpur Sadar upazila…
A case has been filed against ten unidentified people in connection with the killing of two employees of the food manufacturing company, Banoful.Masud Pervez, brother of Razu Miah, one of the victims, filed the case with Shahparan Police Station on…
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 2,000 Yaba tablet at Bhandaria village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Nazmul Hasan Prince,30, son of Mohan Molla, a resident of the village.
Twelve Bangladeshi teenagers returned home through Benapole check post on Friday night after serving two years’ jail term in an Indian prison.Border Security Force (BSF) handed them over to Benapole immigration police at about 8:00 pm.
Recent market volatility is neither entirely warranted nor unexpected. In China, it reflects a confluence of forces; but in the US and internationally, it is fueled by international worries.On Monday, January 4, China’s A-shares plunged by about 7%, whereas the…
Ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday after seven hours of its disruption caused by dense fog.Salahuddin, manager (Commercial) of BIWTA Aricha ghat, said they kept suspended ferry services on the route from 3:00am to 10:00am due to…
Police in a drive arrested a young man along with firearms and ammunition at Koylar Bazar in Shibganj upazila on Friday.The arrested was identified as Ziaur Rahman, 35, son of Kafil Uddin of Hadinagar village in the upazila.
CCTV footage has emerged of a Russian hospital doctor punching a patient who collapsed and later died.The incident took place in the city of Belgorod, 670km (440 miles) south of the capital, Moscow, on 29 December.The patient had earlier kicked…
A local Jubo League leader was shot to death by miscreants at Padua intersection in Chauddagram upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain, 35, former president of the Alkora union unit of Jubo League and son of Ali…
Former world number one Victoria Azarenka won her first title since 2013 by beating Angelique Kerber in the Brisbane International final.The unseeded Belarusian, who has been plagued by injuries in recent years, beat the fourth-seeded German 6-3 6-1.World number 22…
North Korea on Saturday released video footage of a purportedly new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test, three days after it claimed it had successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb.But South Korean media suggested the footage broadcast by state Korean Central…
The “Akheri Munajat” of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation.Tens of thousands of the Muslims from home and abroad are participating in…
Villagers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu hope to celebrate the New Year harvest festival later this month with traditional “bull-taming” contests once more. “Jallikattu” is a sport that has been practised in southern India for thousands of…
by Paul R. Ehrlich,John Harte Stanford/Berkeley – Virtually everyone in the scientific community agrees that ensuring sufficient food supplies for a surging human population, which is set to grow by 2.4 billion by mid-century, will require serious work. Indeed, we…
Dhaka – Investigation agency is yet to ascertain the final destination of the cocaine consignment, which was seized along with a Spanish national from Hazrat Shahjal International airport on December 8 evening. Officials of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC)…
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif`s son Rana Sherif was killed in a road accident at the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today, police and hospital sources said.”The accident took place as a motor vehicle hit the microbus of…
Actress Salma Hayek doesn’t envy her pre-baby body as her life is “so much better” ever since she welcomed her eight-year-old daughter Valentina with husband Francois-Henri Pinault.Hayek took to Instagram on Friday to share a throwback photograph of herself in…
Seoul — North Korea warned of war as South Korea on Saturday continued blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rivals’ tense border in retaliation for the North’s purported fourth nuclear test. North Korean propaganda is filled with threats of violence, but…
At least four people were killed and 20 injured in several accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge due to dense fog, leading to snapping vehicular movement on the bridge on Saturday.Bangabandhu Bridge police station (east) officer-in-charge Akhiruzzaman said a bus rammed…
Dhaka – At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others injured in about 6,581 road accidents that occurred across Bangladesh in 2015. Bangladesh Jatri Kollyan Samity (BJKS), a rights group working for welfare of the passengers, said this at…
CNN – A North Dakota man claiming to be Jesus Christ was arrested Wednesday in Washington, where he had traveled with a plan to kidnap one of the First Family’s pet dogs, law enforcement officials said Friday. Scott Stockert was…
Christians in Jhenaidah have claimed militants killed a village homeopath for preaching Christianity after his conversion.Deceased Samir Ali’s son, however, says his father did not convert from Islam.Ali’s body was found at his chamber at Balekhal Bazar on Thursday afternoon…