Sirajganj – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin, 25, son of Altaf Ali, and Idris…
Day: April 20, 2016
Govt. intends to divert attention from BB heist & Tonu murder: Fakhrul
Staff Reporter BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said yesterday the government intends to divert attention from Bangladesh Bank cyber heist and Tonu murder incidents by arresting Shafik Rehman.
Australia schedules day-night tests v South Africa, Pakistan
Dhaka- Cricket Australia has scheduled day-night test matches against South Africa and Pakistan in a revamped southern summer that will break with tradition by starting in Perth.CA on Wednesday released a program including a three-test series against South Africa, opening…
Shafik Rehman confession news is unusual: Nazrul
Staff Reporter BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam said news on confession that Shafik Rehman has made confession of his involvement in the plot to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy is unusual.
Shafik Rehman was arrested on specific allegations: Obaidul Quader
STAFF REPORTER The conspiracy was done to abduct and kill Sajib Wazed Joy to destroy the Awami League (AL), road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said yesterday.
2 buses’ collision kills 10 in Rangpur
Rangpur – At least 10 people, including two women, were killed and more than 40 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Teromile on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila on Wednesday morning. Identities of the deceased…
Bangladesh ranked 144 in press freedom index ’16
STAFF REPORTER Bangladesh has ranked 144th among 180 countries in terms of press freedom in 2015, according to a report of the press freedom index-2016.
3 kids abducted from Faridpur rescued in Rajshahi
Rajshahi -Three children, who were abducted from Faridpur, were rescued by a BRTC bus supervisor in the city on Tuesday night. After their rescue, the supervisor later handed over the children to police. Officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station Shahadat Hossain…
Farmer hurt in BSF firing along Panchagarh border
Panchagarh – A farmer was shot and injured by the members of Indian Border Security Force along Moynaguri bordering area in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.
10 held over Gazipur ATM booth looting, Lead
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested 10 suspected robbers, including prime accused Habib alias Rubel, in connection with the snatching of Tk1.84 crore from an ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district on…
Case filed over recovery of mother, daughter’s bodies in Ctg
Chittagong – A case was filed on Wednesday against seven people in connection with the recovery of the bodies of a housewife and her five-year-old daughter from their residence in Boalkhali upazila. Bidhan Shil, mother of deceased Shelly Shil, filed…
I-Cup Football: Dhaka Abahani drop points again
Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Ltd dropped important points again in the Group B of the KFC Independence Cup Football after playing 2-2 draw with Rahmatganj MFS at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.After the 2nd consecutive draw in their…
BFF Polls: Salam Murshedy elected Senior VP unopposed
Dhaka – Abdus Salam Murshedy has been elected unopposed as Senior Vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) again. Chief Election Commissioner of the BFF election 2016, Misbah Uddin informed to press that as the three other aspirants — Manjur…
University Football: DU, NU emerge joint champions
Dhaka – Dhaka University and National University emerged joints champions in the Inter-University Football Championship that concluded at the Dhaka University central playground on Tuesday.
2nd National Surfing begins in Cox’s Bazar Thursday
Dhaka – The three-day Brac Chicken 2nd National Surfing Championship, organised by Bangladesh Surfing Association (BSA) begins Thursday at the Laboni point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach.A record 150 surfers from across the country will compete in three categories of…
Krishnopokkho’ screened at Geneva International Film Festival
Culture Desk Krishnopokkho, a film adaptation of a novel by the late legendary writer Humayun Ahmed, was screened at the closing ceremony of Geneva International Film Festival, which took place in Switzerland on Sunday. It is the first film directed…
Spain’s Almodovar delivers raw drama in Cannes-selected film
In his latest film to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, Spain’s Pedro Almodovar has ditched the humour and quirkiness that marks much of his work to tell a dramatic mother-daughter story. One of 20 movies selected to compete for…
WHO launches new strategy to end leprosy
World Health Organisation today launched a new global strategy for leprosy calling for stronger commitments and accelerated efforts to stop disease transmission and end associated discrimination and stigma, to achieve a world free of leprosy. “The new global strategy is…
Highlights of the climate pact to be signed in New York
Leaders and envoys from more than 160 countries will sign on Friday the climate-change pact the world adopted in principle in Paris last December. These are the key points in the Paris Agreement: The goal – The purpose is to…
Plinth-raising helps 1.33 lakh char households escaping floods
Rangpur Correspondent Over 5.17 lakh extremely poor people of 1.33 lakh char households have been effectively escaping floods following plinth-raising in the low-lying riverine char islands on the Brahmaputra basin in recent times. It became possible following raising plinths of…
Give your heart some good company, it doesn’t like being lonely
Health Desk The many joys of being alone are not very healthy, according to a recent research, which claims that loneliness and isolation can put your heart at risk. The study links loneliness and social isolation to around a 30%…
BNP conspired to kill Joy, alleges Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday alleged that BNP hatched a conspiracy to kill Awami League’s future leader Sajeeb Wazed Joy out of its frustration as it remained out of power for a long time. “But, Awami…
Create more scope for education of poor students: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday stressed taking more initiatives so that the country’s poor and meritorious students have a greater access to education. “More initiatives should be there so that the poor and meritorious students get greater scope of…
Death toll reaches 48 from Japan earthquakes
Searchers found a man’s body Wednesday in a landslide-hit area in southern Japan, bringing the death toll to 48 from two powerful earthquakes last week. Three people remain missing. Kumamoto prefecture said that another 11 have died from illnesses believed…
Drone flights banned during Obamas’ visit to London
Drone flights above central London and Windsor have been banned while president Barack Obama is visiting the city. Restrictions imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) say that as part of the “overarching security plan” flights by drones and other…
Stuck the whole night on a plane
Dhaka – Travellers who seethe when their plane is delayed on the tarmac for a few minutes should spare a thought for the 190 people on an Indian budget flight who had to spend the night in the plane parked…
13 killed as two buses, one with driver falling asleep, collide in Rangpur
Dhaka – At least 13 people, including two women, were killed and 42 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Teromile on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. Ten of…
Christoph Mueller quits Malaysia Airlines
Dhaka -Malaysian Airlines chief executive Christoph Mueller has resigned after less than one year of leading the carrier’s reorganising efforts. The airline had suffered years of financial losses even before it was hit by two major disasters in 2014. Flight…
Two killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin,…
Kashiani Police OC closed ahead of UP polls
Dhaka – The officer-in-charge (OC) of Kashiani police station in Gopalganj was withdrawn from duty following a directive of the Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday night, four days ahead of the union parishad elections in the district, unb news agency…