At least 70 people were injured as a picnic bus fell into a road side ditch in Pagla bazaar area under Domar upazila of the district this morning.Police said the accident occurred when a Dinajpur-bound picnic bus from Panchagarh fell…
Month: February 2016
4 missing schoolboys’ bodies found in Habiganj
The bodies of four schoolboys who had gone missing from Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila on Friday morning were recovered from a ditch at the village on Wednesday morning.Informed by locals, police recovered the bodies of Zakaria Ahmed Shuvo, 8,…
‘Mugger’ lynched in Mymensingh
A suspected mugger was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kanhar in Trishal upazila on Tuesday night.Officer-in-charge of Trishal Police Station M Maniruzzaman said a group of muggers snatched a motorbike on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the night.
Rohingya census on in full swing in Rangamati
The first-ever census of unregistered Rohingya population in Bangladesh is going on in full swing in Rangamati to determine their exact number throughout the district.Total 36 supervisors and 355 enumerators are working in the district to find out the number…
Yaba pills recovered, 1 held in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 1.9 lakh pieces of Yaba tablet and arrested a Myanmar citizen in Teknaf upazila on Wednesday.BGB-2 Battalion Commanding Officer Lt Col Abu Jar Al Zahid said tipped off a team…
Landslide kills woman in Sylhet
A woman was killed and her husband severely injured in an incident of landslide at a stone quarry in Balughat area of Gowainghat upazila Tuesday afternoon.Officer-in-charge of Gowainghat police station Md Delowar Hossain said Chaina Begum, a resident of Shoti…
‘Robber’ killed in gunfight with rivals
An alleged robber was killed in a gunfight with his rivals at Matarbari Connecting Road in Maheshkhali upazila early Wednesday. Officer-in-charge of Maheshkhali Police Station Didarul Ferdous said two local gangs had long been at loggerheads over committing robbery in…
4 Dakhil invigilators fined in Chuadanga
A mobile court on Tuesday fined four invigilators Tk1000 each for helping examinees adopt unfair means during Dakhil examinations. The mobile court led by executive magistrate Munibur Rahman imposed the fine on the four on-duty teachers at Chuadanga Alia Madrasah…
Tk34 lakh valuables looted from Jessore house
Burglars looted valuables worth Tk34 lakh, including gold and cash, from a house at Sitarampur village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Wednesday.Police said a gang of burglars entered the house of Amir Hossain of the village by breaking…
Eagles of Death Metal band returns to Paris
By Miriam Wells The Eagles of Death Metal (EODM), the band who were playing at Paris’ Bataclan concert hall when it was attacked by gunmen last November, will return to the French capital to “finish” the show tonight. In interviews…
Russia rejects ‘war crimes’ blame in Syria
By Sally Hayden and Reuters The Kremlin has strongly rejected accusations by Turkey that Russia committed an “obvious war crime” in Syria after missile attacks killed scores of people on Monday, hitting several medical facilities and schools. “We categorically do…
‘Regime collapse’ awaits North Korea, says South’s leader
President Park Geun-hye issues tough warning and again accuses Kim Jong-un’s government of using cross-border funding to further weapons programme South Korea’s president has warned that North Korea faces “regime collapse” if it does not abandon its nuclear programme. Park…
Study indicates immigration not to blame for terrorism
Migration is overall not a source of terrorism, according to new research from the University of Warwick. In fact, the study indicates that more migration could create a decrease in the number of terrorist attacks, not an increase. The research…
Grammys 2016: Complete list of winners!
By Danica Talon The full list of nominees is below, and there’s some tough competition among the contenders. We’ll be updating this list as the winners are announced, so keep an eye on this story and check back throughout the…
Sustainable dev impossible in Asia-Pacific without better data
Shamshad Akhtar As governments embark on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the first thing they must do is identify and plug gaps in data availability and quality, says UN ESCAP Under-Secretary-General Shamshad Akhtar. 2016 marks the start of the…
6 get suffocation injuries as apartment catches fire in Capital
Dhaka – A fire broke out inside an apartment at a multi-storied building in the capital’s Shantinagar area on early Wednesday. Sources at the fire service headquarters control room said the fire originated at around 1:00 am inside flat no.…
Juergen Teller and Charlotte Rampling: Artist and Inspiration
Charlotte Rampling was a defining symbol of the swinging ‘60s– and in her 50s she became a muse for one of the fashion world’s most unique photographers.With her hooded eyes giving her a perpetually sullen gaze Charlotte Rampling radiated detached…
Hobbits were not humans
Diminutive humans that died out on an Indonesian island some 15,000 years ago were not Homo sapiens but a different species, according to a study published Monday that dives into a fierce anthropological debate.Fossils of Homo floresiensis — dubbed “the…
One man killed in Cox’s Bazar shootout
Cox’s Bazar police claims to have killed a history sheeter in a shootout involving them and ‘two robber gangs’ at Moheshkhali Upazila.Moheshkhali police’s Inspector Didarul Ferdous said that the encounter took place at Upazila’s Matarbarhi Union.Police claimed the dead, identified…
Former UN chief Boutros-Ghali dead
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a history-making diplomat who made his mark as an architect of the Camp David accords and then became the United Nations’ first African secretary-general, has died. Rafael Ramirez Carreno, Venezuela’s U.N. ambassador and current head of the U.N.…
New cancer treatment gives exciting results
By James Gallagher A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission. White blood cells were taken from patients with leukaemia, modified in…
‘British Labour Party team express concern at state of democracy’
A 10-member delegation of British Labour Party at a meeting with BNP leaders on Tuesday voiced concern over democratic condition in Bangladesh, said the BNP. “We’ve discussed many issues, mainly Bangladesh’s current democratic condition at the meeting… the Labour Party…
IFJ calls cases against Mahfuz politically motivated
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam. It said the attempt to pursue coordinated legal proceedings against the editor was a clear attempt…
Arrest warrant issued against Daily Star editor
A Narayanganj court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against English-language newspaper The Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam in a defamation suit. Senior judicial magistrate Saiduzzaman Sharif passed the order after taking the case into cognisance. Public prosecutor Wazed Ali…
Khaleda complains of media intimidation
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday said showing Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman arrested despite his bail granted by the High Court is tantamount to contempt of court. Voicing deep concerns over keeping the editor “in…
Writ petition at HC to ban law practice by retired SC judges
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking a ban on practicing law by retired Supreme Court judges.
3rd revision of Dhaka-Chittagong highway 4-lane project nodded
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) in its weekly meeting on Tuesday approved the 3rd Revision of the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway into four-lane one increasing the project cost by over Tk 626 crore to Tk 3,816.94 crore.
Singapore to train 1,150 teachers and officials
Singapore will provide training to 1,150 teachers and officials in the field of Bangladesh’s technical education in order to enhance their skills.
Bangladesh fisherman kidnapped by BSF
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members picked up a Bangladeshi fisherman from the Teesta River in Dimla upazila on Monday evening.
Warrant against SI Ratan for sexual harasement of uni student
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 of Dhaka on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against Adabar Police Station, Sub-Inspector (SI) Ratan Kumar Howlader on the charge of sexually harassing a female university student in the city.