Court Correspondent A lawyer of the Supreme Court on Monday morning sued police sergeant Selim of Motijheel Traffic Zone (east) on the charge of extortion while the court ordered judicial inquiry into the incident.
Day: May 9, 2016
Djokovic beats Murray to win record 29th Masters title
Dhaka – A decade after their first match, when they were a couple of promising teenagers, Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray again in Madrid, this time to win a record 29th career Masters title.The top-ranked Djokovic defeated the second-ranked Murray…
Barcelona and Madrid to fight for Spain title in final round
Dhaka – The Spanish league title race will go down to the final round, with rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid still in contention.Barcelona routed city rival Espanyol 5-0 on Sunday to increase its lead going into next weekend, when another…
Liverpool beats Watford 2-0 in Premier League
Dhaka – Joe Allen and Roberto Firmino scored for Liverpool in a 2-0 win over Watford in the English Premier League on Sunday.Allen provided the finish from Christian Benteke’s nod-down to put a heavily rotated Liverpool side ahead in the…
Women’s Cricket: BKSP beat Gulshan Youth by two wkts
Dhaka – Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan (BKSP) beat Gulshan Youth Club by two wickets in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at BKSP Ground-4 on Monday.Gulshan Youth Club opened the innings first after winning the toss and were bundled…
Women’s Kabaddi: Ansar beat Rajshahi by 50-11 points
Dhaka – Bangladesh Ansar registered their 2nd consecutive victory in the Walton 9th National Women’s Kabaddi Championship beating Rajshahi District by 50-11 points at Kabaddi Stadium here on Monday.
3 killed in Satkhira road crash
Satkhira – Three women, including a mother and her daughter, were killed and two others injured as a bus hit a human hauler (locally known as Nasimon) on Satkhira-Jessore highway in Chhagoria area of Sadar upazila on Monday morning.
50,000 Yaba tablets seized in Ctg
Chittagong – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Gohira coastal area in Anowara upazila early Monday.
5 to die for murder in Habiganj
Habiganj – A court here on Monday sentenced five people to death for killing a teenage boy in Baniachong upazila 22 years ago.The condemned convicted are Ali Haider, Habib Miah, Renu Miah and Ranju Miah of Agua village and Abdul…
Mahmudur sent to jail after remand
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sent Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman to jail in a case filed in connection with a plot to ‘abduct and kill’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
Schoolgirl ‘kills self’ being stalked in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her house after being stalked by a youth at Char Shyampur Balurghat Shantinagar in Motihar area of the city on Monday.
Four robbers held in Manikganj
Manikganj – Police arrested four suspected robbers following an aborted robbery attempt in Gongadhorpatti area of the district town early Monday.The arrestees were identified as Piar Ali Shikder of Joymontop village, Iman Ali of Sonatengra village of Singair upazila; Liakot…
Putin for non-aligned int’l security system to face terror
Vladimir Putin said Russia is all for creating a non-aligned system of international security to counter global terror. The president, speaking at the V-Day parade in Moscow, called on all nations to learn the lessons of WWII. “Today our civilisation…
Dhakabashi Kite Festival ends in capital
Dhaka – A four-day kite festival held at Bangladesh Shlilpakala Academy (BSA) concludes on Monday, unb news agency reported. Dhakabashi, a preservation group working for the capital, organized the festival to promote the traditional culture of Old Dhaka.
Proposal to expand Dhaka city approved
Dhaka – The government decided on Monday to incorporate 16 more unions into the two city corporations of Dhaka, expanding the area of the city by more than double. The decision was taken at the meeting of the National Implementation…
6 ways you should change your beauty routine in the Summer
Health Desk You wouldn’t wear winter sweaters and tights in the summer, so why would you continue to wear your cold-weather makeup when the temperature starts to rise? The products you use most of the year won’t necessarily hold up…
When are you allowed to kill a Grizzly?
The death of Scarface, a famous Yellowstone bear, has inflamed a fight over protections. The grizzly bear known as Scarface roams Yellowstone National Park in July. He was fatally shot in November. Last week the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife…
Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada oil region
Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more help Monday, as cooling temperatures and rain slowed the spread of the blaze that had forced the evacuation of an entire city. There was more good news…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to skip amfAR Gala for Sarbjit
Entertainment Desk Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be skipping the prestigious amfAR Gala at the 69th Cannes Film Festival this year due to commitments towards her forthcoming film ‘Sarbjit’. The actress, who is the brand ambassador of L’Oral Paris, will…
Satyajit Ray rejected 100 shaving brushes for a ‘Nayak’ scene
He made actors like Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi and Amjad Khan wait for over half an hour on the set of “Shatranj ke Khilari” (1977) as the soot in a lamp was not up to his satisfaction. He rejected around…
Deepika Padukone with Tom Cruise
Entertainment Desk Rumours are in the air that Deepika Padukone, who just started her Hollywood journey with Vin Diesel’s xXx: the Return of Xander Cage, is starring opposite to Tom Cruise in The Mummy reboot. According to a report published…
Indian Foreign Secy due Wed, security issue high on agenda
Dhaka – Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives here on a brief visit on Wednesday to discuss bilateral issues with high government officials, mainly the security issue, unb news agency reported. During his two-day visit, Jaishankar is likely to meet…
Jamaat Ameer Nizami in Dhaka Central Jail, verdict text released
Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami, convicted and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity in 1971 was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on Sunday night, unb news agency reported.
Mirza Fakhrul granted bail in crude bomb explosion case
Dhaka – A court here on Monday granted bail to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a violence filed with Paltan Police Station over crude bomb explosion in front of BNP’ s Naya Paltan office in the city,…
Mirza Fakhrul granted bail in crude bomb explosion case
Dhaka – A court here on Monday granted bail to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a violence filed with Paltan Police Station over crude bomb explosion in front of BNP’ s Naya Paltan office in the city,…
The case for burning ivory
Chris Alden and Ross Harvey Jo’burg – Kenya is about to destroy its entire stockpile of elephant ivory. More than 100 metric tons of “white gold” – both illegally harvested (confiscated from poachers or traders) and naturally accruing (from natural…
War and peace and water
Laura Tuck Washington, DC – India is currently facing its worst water crisis in years, with an estimated 330 million people – one-quarter of its population – affected by severe drought. Ethiopia is also dealing with its worst drought in…
From the front lines of climate change
Loren Legarda and Marcela Guerrero Manila/San Jose – On April 22, dignitaries representing no fewer than 175 parties signed the global climate change agreement concluded in Paris in December, setting a record for the adoption of an international accord. The…
MPs’ reaction to HC verdict just emotion: Anisul
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said the reaction of members of parliament to the High Court order declaring the 16th amendment illegal is an expression of emotion. “The reaction of some MPs to the High Court order…
AL activists suffer bullet wounds in factional clash in Mirpur
Dhaka – Some 20 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two ruling party MPs in the city’s Mirpur area on Sunday, unb news agency reported. Among the injured, 14 were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.…