Court Correspondent The report on serving summon on Begum Khaleda Zia, in the sedition case filed against her, was submitted to the court on Sunday.
Day: February 1, 2016
India finish group top with emphatic win over Nepal
An all-round performance from India saw them to register an overwhelming seven-wicket victory over Nepal in a Group D match in the ICC Under-19 World Cup held on Monday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.Put to bat first,…
Neymar, Barca in the dock over murky transfer
Barcelona star Neymar and president Josep Maria Bartomeu will be called to give evidence this week in the murky case over the deal which brought the Brazilian to the Catalan giants from Santos in 2013.Bartomeu is due to attend Spain’s…
U-19 CWC: Bangladesh play Namibia Tuesday
Hosts Bangladesh will face Namibia at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday with an eye to become the Group A champion of the ICC Under-91 Cricket World Cup.The match will kick off at 9 am…
Elder brother killed in Rajshahi
A man has reportedly killed his elder brother in Sakoa village under Bagmara Upazila of the district yesterday evening, police and hospital sources here said yesterday.Quoting locals Motiar Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Bagmara Police Station, said a conflict between the two…
Drug trader arrested in Chandpur
Police in a drive arrested drug trader Dulal Kazi from Chandpur bus stand on Sunday.Acting on a tip off, a team of police of Hajiganj thana conducted the raid at Chandpur bus stand and arrested Dulal Kazi, 48, a native…
Woman dies after blanket catches fire in Joypurhat
An elderly woman was killed as her blanket reportedly caught fire from a burning biri at Aima Rasulpur village in Panchbibi upazila on Sunday night.Achhiya Begum, 70, wife of Abdul Malek of the village, died inside her room, police and…
One held with 35 mounds jatka in Barisal
Police arrested a young man along with 35 mounds of jatkas (hilsa fish less than 10 inches in length) from a truck in Meghna Ludhua wharf of Kamalnagar upazila on Sunday noon. Rafiqul Islam, sub inspector of Kamalnagar Police Station,…
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resume
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after 10 hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Monday morning.Salahuddin, manager (commercial) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha ghat, said they kept suspended ferry services…
Election Commission publishes voter list
EC spokesperson SM Asaduzzaman on Sunday said the ratio of male and female voters remained almost the same. According to the updated list, Bangladesh now has a total of 99,898,553 voters, including the 4,432,927 added in January 2016.After the recent…
$30 million export orders at Dhaka International Trade Fair
The amount is more than twice the orders received in last year’s fair, which was somewhat paralysed by the BNP-led alliance’s violent protests.Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed revealed the information at the closing ceremony on Sunday.Last year, Bangladeshi businesses received orders…
Ronaldo hat-trick as Real hit Espanyol for six
The Portuguese led the way as Real sought to keep in the title chase after an inconsistent season so far that still leaves them in third place, four points behind leaders Barcelona.Karim Benzema headed in a whipped cross from James…
CNG comes into effect under metering system in Ctg
Roads Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said CNG-run auto rickshaws will come into effect under metering system in the port city from tomorrow.All CNG run auto rickshaws will run in the port city under the new meter rules…
CCTV surveillance system installed at DU
The Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance system has been installed at the Arts Building and Lecture Theater Building of Dhaka University (DU).DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (administration) Professor Shahid Akhtar Hossain inaugurated the CCTV as chief guest at a function today at Arts…
WHO mulls global health emergency declaration on Zika
The World Health Organization’s emergency committee will on Monday debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.The UN health agency warned last week…
Islamic State bombings kills 71
Bombings claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed 71 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday near a revered Shiite shrine outside the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitor said.The blasts, which came as the UN’s Syria envoy struggled to…
SSC and equivalent exam begins
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations began across the country and in some overseas centres from 10am today (Monday).This year, 1,651,523 students are participating in the examinations in 3,143 centres.Of them, 1,304,274 are appearing for the SSC…
Refugee children missing in Europe
More than 10,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade.Europol’s press office confirmed to Al Jazeera the…
Iowa Democratic caucus
Hillary Clinton’s quest for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 was supposed to be a coronation, not a conflagration.Now, however, the former secretary of state finds herself in Iowa just days before the first-in-the nation caucuses, trying to extinguish an…
As Myanmar enters a new era, Washington and Beijing vie for influence
By Nile Bowie Myanmar is a country rapidly moving toward uncharted political terrain. By March 2016, the National League for Democracy (NLD) will take power for the first time in history, bringing an end to five decades of rule by…
Boko Haram attack: Children burnt alive among 86 killed in Nigeria
At least 86 people, including children, killed in a series of attacks on a village in northern Nigeria. At least 86 people, including a number children, have been killed in a series of attacks on a village in north-eastern Nigeria,…
Myanmar begins new parliament session ending military-only rule
Hundreds of MPs have begun a parliamentary session in Myanmar to see in the first democratically elected government in more than 50 years. It is an assembly dominated by MPs from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD),…
The Suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula: Caste instigated political murder
By Samar “I always wanted to be a writer. A writer of science, like Carl Sagan. At last, this is the only letter I am getting to write.” Rohith Vemula, a young Dalit research scholar and student activist of the…
Release Manna, demands Nagorik Oikya rally
President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ASM Abdur Rob on Sunday accused the government of trying to elongate its stay in power by adopting different means and alleged that the present government has done the most damage to the ideal…
Mirza Abbas refused bail
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday (Sunday) rejected bail petitions of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in two arson cases filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations of the city. Kamrul Hossain of the court passed the order hearing…
Varendra University accords reception to freshers
A freshers’ reception for the first year honours students of Varendra University (VU), the first private university in Rajshahi, was held at the auditorium of Rajshahi University Engineering and Technology (RUET) on 31 January 2016.
Power tariff hike again soon – Minister
Dhaka – The government will again move to raise power tariff side by side with improving the customer service. This indication was dropped by State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Sunday while addressing the general manager conference…
JP presidium decide leaving cabinet, Raushan loyalists say ‘No’
Dhaka – Jatiya Party leaders, loyal to leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad, on Sunday turned down its presidium members’ decision to quit cabinet as they think the meeting was not properly convened. “Ruhul Amin Howlader has been…
Assault accused of Pohela baishakh send to jail
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent Mohammad Kamal, who was placed on two-day remand, to the jail on completion of the remand.
Case against Khaleda for hurting religious sentiments
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday once again deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting the religious sentiments of the people. Magistrate Shamsul Arefin of the Chief…