Khulna- A court here on Monday sentenced a girl to death for killing her boyfriend in the city in 2014.The convict was identified as Fatema Akhter Sonali, 21.According to the prosecution, police recovered the body of Imdadul Haque Shipon, a…
Day: March 28, 2016
Lightning kills 5 in 3 dists
Dhaka – Five people were killed in separate lightning strikes in Comilla, Panchagarh and Habiganj districts on Monday.In Comilla, Mohammad Babul, 22, son of Abdul Kader Miah of Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur district, was killed when a thunderbolt struck him…
Shariatpur minor girl falls victim to rapist
Shariatpur – A minor girl has been raped allegedly by the brother of her female tutor in Damudya upazila.A case was filed with Damudya Police Station under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act on Monday, 11 days after the…
Girl to die for killing boyfriend in Khulna
Khulna – A court here on Monday sentenced a girl to death for killing her boyfriend in the city in 2014.The convict was identified as Fatema Akhter Sonali, 21.According to the prosecution, police recovered the body of Imdadul Haque Shipon,…
1st semifinals of Pioneer Football Thursday
DHAKA – Bashundhara Kings will take on Arambagh Football Academy in the first semifinals of the Dhaka South City Corporation Pioneer Under-16 Football League scheduled to be held on Thursday at the Bir Shreshta Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball…
Top-ranked Djokovic powers into Miami last 16
Dhaka – World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Sunday, defeating Portugal’s 38th-ranked Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1.Two-time defending champion Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassi’s record of six career…
FF killed by thunderbolt in M’singh
MYMENSINGH – A freedom fighter was killed by thunder bolt at Balipara area under Trishal upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Ataur Rahman,65, Commander of Muktijuddah Balipara Union unit of Trishal upazila, police said.Quoting family sources…
Three including Upazila Chairman held in C’nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ – Suspended Chairman of Shibganj Upazila and Nayeb-e-Ameer of Chapainawabganj district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Maulana Keramat Ali and two others were arrested from a brick field at Kendbona village under Nachole upazila of the district today. The other two…
Thunderbolt kills housewife in Jamalpur
JAMALPUR-A housewife died as a thunderbolt struck her at Bakshiganj upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Rezia Khatun, 42, wife of Moulavi Miah of Uzan Panatiya Para village under Battazor union of Bakshiganj upazila of the…
Tougher men less likely to be honest with doctors
Stop acting like a tough man and start facing the reality. A team of US researchers has found that most men on an average die five years earlier than women as they are less likely than women to go to…
HC rejects writ challenging Islam as state religion
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of Islam’s state religion status in the constitution. An HC bench, headed by Justice Naima Haider, passed the order when the writ was placed before it…
All airports will be upgraded
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of ‘The Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority Bill, 2016′, aiming to upgrade the country’s all airports to international standard ones.
Russia unveils anti-armour assault multicopter
A multicopter complex armed with anti-tank missiles has been unveiled recently at a military robot conference near Moscow. Consisting of several drones, the complex is set to perform reconnaissance tasks, monitor the battlefield and eliminate targets.
Pilots belly land passenger jet in Kazakhstan, all 116 safe
Kazakh pilots safely landed a passenger plane without the use of its front wheels after a malfunction in the aircraft’s front landing gear on Sunday. Video of the miraculous landing immediately emerged online.
Air India plane makes emergency landing
An Air India flight from Hyderabad made an emergency landing after smoke was detected coming out from its undercarriage in Mumbai on Monday morning, official sources said.
Stroke is no longer a disease only of the elderly
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and adult disability, but quickly recognizing the signs of it and seeking immediate medical care from specialists can minimize the effects of the disease or even save a life, say an…
Prairie dogs are serial killers that murder their competition
The herbivorous rodents kill off competing ground squirrels—the first such behavior seen in a mammal, a new study says. A white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) clutches onto a Wyoming ground squirrel (Urocitellus elegans) that it had just killed. On the…
The world’s largest whale sharks are disappearing
By Traci Watson Scientists are spotting fewer of the biggest whale sharks in global oceans, but no one is sure why. Whale sharks in Western Australia are among the best studied populations in the world. Photograph by Brian J. Skerry,…
Ken Howard, president of prominent Hollywood union, dies
Entertainment Desk Ken Howard, president of the prominent Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA, died Wednesday at age 71, the organization said. Howard died at his home near Los Angeles, the union said, without specifying the cause of death. An Emmy and…
Palau declares state of emergency over drought
Palau became the latest Pacific island nation to declare a state of emergency Wednesday, as the region struggles with an extreme drought that forecasters warn will not ease for months. President Tommy Remengesau said rainfall in the capital Koror over…
5 JMB men get life for Aug 17 bomb attack
Natore – A tribunal here on Monday sentenced five members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life imprisonment in connection with the August 17 series bomb attack.
Hefajat calls CJ: Foil conspiracy against Islam as state religion
Dhaka – Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Monday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Justice demanding to take steps against what they called conspiracy against Islam’s status as state religion in the constitution.
Janakantha editor asked to surrender before lower court
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday asked editor of vernacular daily Janakantha, Atiqullah Khan Masud, to surrender before the lower court within seven days in a case for tampering the design of a multi-storey building in the city’s Malibagh…
Young man held with five gold bars in city
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man along with five gold bars at Kamalapur Railway Station in the city on Monday morning.
Jamaat’s hartal passing off peacefully
Dhaka – The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, enforced by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, protesting what it said conspiracy against Islam’s status as a ‘state religion’ in the constitution, is going on peacefully today (Monday), the UNB news agency has reported. No picketing…
Northwesterly ‘Kalbaishakhi’ squalls, hailstorm forecast
Dhaka – River ports in several districts across the country have been asked to hoist ‘riverine warning signal no. 2’ amid forecast of temporary west or north-westerly squalls.
NASA cargo ship reaches space station
An unmanned cargo ship packed with science experiment materials plus food, water and clothes successfully docked at the International Space Station on Saturday, NASA partner Orbital ATK said.The cargo ship, Cygnus, which blasted off Tuesday on the resupply run, was…
Pakistani Taliban cliams responsibility for Lahore bomb attack
Islamabad — A bombing on Easter Sunday killed 65 people in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that was crowded with Christians, including many children. A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group claimed responsibility. Ahsanullah Ahsan,…
‘Batman v Superman’ shatters records
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” steamrolled past records, debuting to a gargantuan $170.1 million over Easter weekend despite being pilloried by critics.That ranks as the top opening weekend for a DC Comics film, the best March launch ever, and…
Fire in Sundarbans Chandpai range now under control
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Shikdar Bari Shila in Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans on Sunday evening UNB news agency reported from Bagerhat. The Station officer of Dhansagar in Chandpai Range, Sultan Mahmud, said forest officials saw some…