By Jane Palmer Komodo dragons might not breathe fire or fly but they are still awe-inspiring animals – the race is on to save them from becoming mere legends On an archipelago of the Lesser Sunda Islands, which sweep arc-like…
Month: February 2016
What President Obama is looking for in a Supreme Court nominee
With the passing of Justice Antonin Scalia, the President now has a duty to nominate someone to sit on the bench of our nation’s highest court. Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution makes that responsibility clear. It’s a responsibility…
5 members of a family burnt in city ,2 already dead
A 15-year old boy and his 18-month old brother, two of the family of five who got burnt in a fire at their home at Dhaka’s Uttara on Friday, have died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
BIG win by Tigers over Emirates
Bangladesh smartly bounced back in the Asia Cup Cricket outplaying the United Arab Emirates by 51 runs in their 2nd match at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
DB recovers 2 pistols with bullets from badda
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two alleged gunrunners and recovered two foreign made pistols two magazines and 18 rounds of bullets from the city’s Badda area on Thurtsday evening.
Fake painkiller ointment seized by RAB
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court fined factory owner and his manager of Tk 1 lakh on charge of producing, storing and marketing fake painkiller ointment in the city’s Jatrabari on Thursday.
Taste of Light and Darkness 2
Taste of Light and Darkness returns with its second edition featuring artworks by A.S.M. Rashidul Alam, Md. Al-Akhir Sarker,Md. Azmol Hosen, Sayed Fida Hossain, and Sultan Ishtiaque.
France’s Renewed Emergency Law a Recipe for Abuse
On Tuesday, the French National Assembly approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency that was originally declared during the horrific night of November 13 and renewed 12 days later.
Life sentence to a 3-yr old boy
A life sentence apparently handed down by mistake to a 3-year-old boy on February 16, 2016, exemplifies the arbitrariness of Egyptian courts that are used to punish political opponents of the government.
Jewellery shop looted on daylight in city
Robbers looted gold ornaments worth about Tk 30 lakhs from a jewellery shop on the broad daylight in the city’s Demra area on Friday.
Two-day book fair begins at RU
RU Correspondent A two-day book fair titled ‘Omor Ekushey Boi Mela-2016’ began at Rajshahi University on Friday. Rajshahi University Sangbadpatra Pathok Forum, a voluntary organization established by the some vigorous students of the university, organised the book fair at Forum…
Four dacoits arrested in Gazipur
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested four allegedly dacoits from Kaddar Islampur area in the city on Thursday night.The DB police also seized a covered van with the robbery’s goods from their possession.
Phensidyl, 70,000 cow fattening tablets recovered
The anti-smuggling teams of BGB in separate drives seized 560 bottles of phensidyl syrups and 70,000 pieces of cow fattening tablets from Borogram frontier area in Sadar upazila and Hakimpur upazila on Thursday.An-anti smuggling patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh…
Tk 2.10 cr heroin seized in Rajshahi
Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 2.10 kilograms of heroin worth about Taka 2.10 crore from Jhikargachha crossing area under Godagari upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon, police sources said.The arrested person was identified as…
3 held with firearms, ammo in Jessore
Detectives in a drive arrested three alleged arms traders along with two firearms and some ammunition at Munshi Bagdanga village in Jessore district town early Friday.Tipped off, a team of Detective Branch (DB) police raided the house of Shahinur Rahman,…
14 injured in clash over land in Jhenidah
Fourteen people, including women, were injured in a clash between freedom fighters and illegal occupants over a land dispute at Chougacha bus stop of the Maheshpur upazila on Friday noon.The land, located near Chougacha bus stop was said to be…
Seattle-area salmons loaded with anti-depressants thanks to human waste
By Elaisha Stokes The everyday chemicals that humans ingest to relieve pain, fight depression and diabetes, or treat infection are winding up in the tissue of fish in Washington’s Puget Sound. A study in the journal Environmental Pollution detected unusually…
Yet again travel alert for foreigners
The United States on Thursday updated the travel alert for its citizens, alerting that foreigners might come under terrorist attacks, especially in large gatherings, in Bangladesh.“The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the ongoing potential for extremist violence in…
Benzema fit to return in Madrid derby
Karim Benzema, the most effective striker in La Liga this season in terms of goals per minutes, is set to return for Real Madrid’s home derby with Atletico Madrid on Saturday.The France marksman missed last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Malaga…
Brihonnola wins best movie award
‘Brihonnola’ has been chosen as the best movie at the National Film Award 2014.Murad Parvez directed the film funded by the government.Jahidur Rahim Anjan has won the award for the best director for ‘Meghomolllar’.Bidya Sinha Saha Mim shared the best…
Businessman killed at Badda
A businessman has been allegedly beaten to death by his business partner and his hired goons at Dhaka’s Badda.Family members of Md Shamim, 35, said his partner Mizan and his hired goons had beaten him up at Badda’s Natun Bazar…
Fuel oil price cut under active consideration – State Minister
Dhaka – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Thursday told Parliament that the government is actively considering reducing fuel prices. “The matter of re-fixation of fuel prices is under active consideration of the government following the sharp…
Bnp demands judicial probe into Pilkhana massacre
Dhaka – BNP on Thursday demanded a judicial probe into the Pilkhana carnage to unearth the mystery behind the deadly incident that killed 74 people, including 57 army officers, in 2009. BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman…
Beijing overtakes New York as Billioniare capital of the world
By VICE News China now has more billionaires than the United States, according to a new global rich list, and Beijing has overtaken New York as the billionaire capital of the world. Hurun, a firm which tracks wealth in China…
Extra caution to be exercised in police recruitment: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Thursday said his force will take extra caution in preparing verification reports for those interested to join police force so that no offender is recruited.
Bank officials & travel agencies are linked with ATM card forgery
Investigators found some names of suspected bank officials, travel agencies and traders in connection with ATM card forgery.
Report on Khaleda for hurting religious sentiment
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday (Thursday) fixed March 23 for submission of the probe report in the case filed against BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia for hurting religious sentiments of the people.
NHRC chief slams editors for seeking cases against DS editor withdrawn
National Human Rights Commission chairman has slammed the Editors’ Council and a group of citizens for their demand to withdraw cases against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam.