Bangladesh under-19 team got off to a winning start in the inaugural match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they beat defending champions South Africa Under-19 team by 43 runs in the group A match held on Wednesday at…
Month: January 2016
2 held with hemp in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 arrested two alleged drug traders with 5-kilo hemp from Bagdanga Sundarpur village under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The arrested persons were identified as Md. Wasim Ali, 22, and Md. Jasim Ali, 20, sons of…
College student’s body recovered in Jessore
Police recovered the hanging body of a college student from Bejpara Graveyard road area of the district yesterday morning.The deceased Kamoles Roy, 20, was a first year honours student of Jessore Government MM College, and son of Gubinda Roy, of…
1 killed in road accident in Gaibandha
A helper of a bus was killed and six people were injured in a head-on collision between the bus and a truck at Chapriganj on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rokan Miah.
1 accused of Rana Plaza surrender to court
Court Correspondent Another accused in the case filed in connection with collapse of Rana Plaza building was on Wednesday sent to the jail after he surrendered to the court in the case.
3 shot in Noakhali
Three people, including two teenage boys, were shot by miscreants at Padipara Bazar in Sonaimuri upazila on Tuesday night.The injured were identified as Belal Hossain,22, Hasan,12, and Ryad Hossain,15.
Mahila Biswa ijtema held in Natore
A three-day Mahila Biswa ijtema, concluded here on Tuesday with ‘Akheri Munajat’, seeking peace, prosperity and development of the Muslim Ummah.The ‘Akheri Munajat,’ conducted by renowned Islamic scholar Dr Hafiza Nasir, was held at the Moukhara Islamia Mahila Degree College…
Khaleda urges Govt. to publish list of 30 lakh martyrs
STAFF REPORTER A top BNP leader yesterday urged the government to publish the list of 30 lakh martyrs of war of liberation in 1971.
Housewife killed ‘by husband’ for dowry in Savar
A housewife was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Bank Colony in Savar municipality area early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sultana, wife of Amir Hossain, a resident of the area.
Gayeshwar asks to record names of martyrs
Standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Gayeshwar Chandra Roy asked to write down the names of three million liberation war martyrs.“History needs to be written correctly. It does not matter who puts whatever figure. Publish the names of…
Schoolteacher sued over raping girl in Jessore
A case was filed against a schoolteacher on charge of violating a young girl at a residential hotel in Rail Road area of Jessore town on Tuesday night.The accused was identified as Maniruzzaman Moinul, a teacher of Akij Collegiate School…
BGB-BSF flag meeting held
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at Tukergram in India on Tuesday.The meeting was held at Tukergram opposite Amolshid BOP on Jakiganj frontier in Sylhet.
Jamaat leader held in Sylhet over subversion
Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami from Sobhanighat area of the city on Tuesday in connection with several cases and on subversion charges.The arrestee was identified as Yasin Khan, 35, a leader of the Sylhet city unit Jamaat…
Gazipur market fire guts 13 shops
At least 13 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at a market in Konabari area of the city early Wednesday.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit inside a shop at New Market…
Yaba peddler held in Chuadanga
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged Yaba peddler from his rented house in Yatimkhana Road area of the town on Tuesday night.The arrestee was identified as Saiful Islam,37, son of Afshar Biswas, a resident of…
5 fined for selling polythene bags in Sirajganj
A mobile court here on Tuesday fined five businessmen for selling banned polythene bags at Salanga Bazar of the district on Tuesday. Locals said acting on secrete information that some traders were selling illegal polythene bags at Salanga Bazar, a…
2 held with Yaba pills, cash in Munshiganj
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with Yaba tablets and cash from Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district on Tuesday night.The arrestees were identified as M Saijuddin, 45, son of late Darbesh Ali, and M Jahangir…
26 BNP leaders’ case hearing for police station sabotage on Mar 6
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday once again fixed March 6 for hearing on framing charge against 26 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing…
Son kills mother in Kishoreganj
A man allegedly stabbed his mother to death over family feud at Doriakandi village in Bajitpur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Somonto Banu, 70, wife of late Dhonu Mia, a resident of the village.
Freshwater fish are at risk
A third of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk due to dams on three large rivers, researchers warn, calling for more rigorous construction planning to prevent biodiversity and socioeconomic losses.“The world’s most biodiverse river basins — the Amazon, Congo…
Time to clear the air
A public health emergency is causing 3.3 million premature deaths a year — more than malaria and HIV combined. But the culprit isn’t a disease pandemic: it’s the toxic air polluting the world’s major cities. In India’s capital Delhi, the…
Nude statues covered during Iran’s President visit
An imposing equestrian statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius dominated the room where Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani met on Monday.But Rouhani could not admire some of the other masterpieces at Rome’s world-famous Capitoline Museums,…
Deadly shooting occurred during arrest of US militiamen
An FBI operation to arrest leaders of a militia has ended with one man dead and another wounded on a highway in the US state of Oregon. Seven people from the armed group are now in custody.Ammon Bundy, 40, the…
Political intrigue and power struggles in Vietnam
A power struggle between a political maverick and a conservative insider. A show of force by China and a dead mystic turtle.It’s not usually an occasion for drama but Vietnam’s leadership transition is serving up an unprecedented amount of political…
Corruption as bad as before in Bangladesh:TIB
There has been no improvement as far as corruption in Bangladesh is concerned, according to Transparency International (TI).The Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog published its Corruptions Perception Index (CPI) 2015, covering 168 countries and regions, on Wednesday.Bangladesh has been ranked 139 with…
Johanna Konta & Andy Murray reach Australian Open semi-finals
Britain have two Grand Slam singles semi-finalists for the first time since 1977 after victories for Johanna Konta and Andy Murray at the Australian Open.Konta continued her remarkable run with a 6-4 6-1 win over China’s Zhang Shuai in the…
Overlooked disease believed to kill throughout tropics
Researchers have raised the alarm about an overlooked bacterial disease that they say killed 89,000 people in 79 countries in 2015.In a paper published in Nature Microbiology last week (11 January), researchers say that melioidosis is likely to be present…
Human like robots in deep space soon
The US space agency NASA is considering making new humanoid robots that could offer astronauts a helping hand in risky and extremely hazardous future space expeditions.The agency is developing a six-feet tall, 131.5 kg heavy humanoid robot called R5, previously…
British pop star Joss Stone to perform in Dhaka
British pop sensation Joss Stone will perform in Dhaka on 20 February.LiveSquare Entertainment in an official statement said Ms. Stone will perform in their new venture Pop Republic as a part of her 2016 world tour.Winner of Grammy and Brit…
Zika virus set to spread across Americas
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and Chile, the World Health Organization said on Monday.Zika transmission…