Staff Reporter Five journalists, including Independent TV correspondent Toufiqul Islam Lipu, were injured in a criminal attack in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
Day: May 13, 2016
900gm gold seized at Dhaka Airport
Dhaka – Members of Customs Intelligence arrested a along with 900gm gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Abu Bakar.
Woman found dead in hotel in Sunamganj
Sunamganj – A young woman was found dead at a hotel in Old Bus Stand area of city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Chumki AKhter, 24.Md Harun-or Rashid, officer-in-charge of Sunamganj Sadar Police Station, said a young man…
Lightning kills one in Gaibandha
Gaibandha -A sexagenarian man was killed by a lightning strike at Khord Malibari Purbapara in Sadar upazila on Friday morning.Witnesses said a streak of thunderbolt struck Sirajul Islam, 60, while he was working in his crop filed around 11 am…
Lightning strikes kill 3 more people in 3 dists
Dhaka -Three people were killed by lightning strikes during storm in Chittagong, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts on Friday, raising the death toll from such incidents across the country to 35 in two days.In Gaibandha, lightning struck Sirajul Islam, 60, of…
Robbers gun down Ansar commander at Teknaf barrack
Cox’s Bazar -An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified Ali Hossain, 55, son of Shukkur Ali, a resident of…
Usha beat Wari in Premier Div Hockey
Dhaka – Usha Krira Chakra beat Wari Club by 4-1 goals to make a good start in the Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Friday. Mahbub Hossain broke the deadlock by a penalty corner…
Development Cup Football advances to semifinals
Dhaka – Four teams — holders Chittagong, Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions — reached the semifinals of the Development Cup Under-16 Football Tournament eliminating their rivals at Mohammadpur Physical Education College ground on the 2nd day of the tournament on…
Women’s Cricket: Rupali Bank-Khelaghar match abandoned
Dhaka – The Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League match between Rupali Bank and Khelaghar SKS was abandoned half way due to rain at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Friday.Favoured by coin, Khelaghar SKS batted first and were all out…
Federer not the least bit concerned after loss in Rome
Dhaka – Roger Federer was not concerned about losing to 15th-ranked Dominic Thiem 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday.After withdrawing from last week’s Madrid Open with lower back pain, Federer was just glad…
Jubo League leader stabbed dead in Comilla
Comilla – A Jubo League leader was stabbed to death allegedly by a neighbour in Batabaria area of Manoharganj upazila on Friday afternoon over a trifling matter.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, a leader of Sarashpur union unit…
6 journos hurt in Cox’s Bazar criminal attack
Cox’s Bazar – Six local journalists were injured in an attack by miscreants at Nazirpara in Teknaf upazila on Friday.The injured are Somoy TV district correspondent Sujauddin Rubel, its cameraperson Foyez, Independent TV correspondent Toufiqul Islam Lipu, and its cameraman…
Lightning shows no respite; 11 more killed in 9 dists
Dhaka – Eleven more people were killed by lightning strikes in Chittagong, Gaibandha, Joypurhat, Habiganj, Sunamganj, Rajbari, Chandpur, Jessore and Dhaka districts as rain accompanied by thunderstorms swept the districts on Friday.The death toll from the lightning incidents across the…
Global warming behind growing lightning strikes: Experts
The incidents of lightning strikes in the country are gradually increasing due to rising temperature and climate variability caused by global warming, taking its heavy toll on human lives, experts said. According to reports published in different national dailies, nearly…
Khaleda stigmatised nation awarding national flag to Nizami: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Friday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia had stigmatised the nation through awarding the national flag to the vehicles of executed war criminals Motiur Rahman Nizami and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. Bhola, UNB News Agency Reported.
BNP shrugs off allegation of Mossad connection
Dismissing State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam’s allegation that BNP is plotting with Mossad to return to power, its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said their party has no link with the Israeli intelligence agency. “The…
Stay alert to prevent militancy, IGP asks cops
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque on Friday asked his subordinates to remain watchful to prevent militant activities and the killing in the country. He gave the order while addressing the special welfare meeting at the District Police Lines…
Thai villagers hail gold mine closure in rare environmental win
Thai villagers on Wednesday celebrated a junta move to shutter a controversial gold mine, a rare blow to big business in a kingdom where environmental concerns are often secondary to profit-making. The Chatree mine complex straddles three provinces in northern…
Pakistan’s dancers take a stand
With her arms stretched out and her hands elegantly curved, the young dancer stamps her feet with aplomb, defying prejudice. Her art is reviled by many in religiously conservative Pakistan, where it is often linked with prostitution. “We constantly have…
Cannes Film Festival kicks off with Woody Allen film
The 69th Cannes Film Festival opened Wednesday amid heightened security and the premiere of a new Woody Allen film, 1930s Hollywood romance Cafe Society. Allen helped kick off the Cannes festivities with some help from the movie’s stars, Kristen Stewart…
Robbers gun down Ansar member at Teknaf barrack
Cox’s Bazar – An Ansar member was gunned down by robbers while looting a barrack of the force inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila early Friday.
‘Son’s torture’ leads Jessore woman to kill self
Benapole – Allegedly failing to bear torture by her son, a woman took her own life by taking pesticide at Nischintapur village in Jessore Sadar upazila early Friday.
Brazil president impeached, now what?
Brazil’s Senate voted Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, a move that temporarily removes her from office while a trial is conducted. Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide budget deficits and bolster an embattled government. Rousseff has…
UN lauds BD’s success in combating natural calamities
UN Under-Secretary General Stephen O’Brien has observed that Bangladesh’s success in combating natural calamities is an example for many countries. The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs said this at a video press conference organized by UN Headquarters in New…
Over 33 killed in lightning in districts
Dhaka – At least 33 people including women and children have died in lightning strikes during thunderstorms in 12 districts, says a bdnews24.com report. Rain and thunderstorms occurred in the capital and elsewhere on Thursday after a week of heat…
2 days of demo to protest Khaleda’s indictment in arson case
Dhaka – BNP on Friday announced a two-day demonstration programme protesting the submission of chargesheets against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in two arson attack cases. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir declared the programmes at a press conference at…
IFAD-funded projects help improve lives of India’s rural poor
New Delhi, 12 May 2016 – Development projects supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in India have been effective in reducing poverty and improving the livelihoods of rural poor people, according to an independent evaluation report presented…
Yunus links rule of law and poverty eradication, joins EDLO
Rome – “The underlying issues that the poor face in the finance sector can teach us valuable lessons for the justice sector: in many places, the law serves only the people who can afford it,” said Professor Muhammad Yunus, who…
A force behind same-sex marriage around the world
Amy Braunschweiger Boris Dittrich, at the time a member of Dutch parliament, was looking out an open window of Aruba’s parliament building when a jeering mob chanting anti-gay slurs, honking horns, and whistling eclipsed the distant sounds of traffic. Boris…
Using courts to crush dissent in Ethiopia
Felix Horne For the past six months, thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ethiopia’s largest region, Oromia, to protest alleged abuses by their government. The protests, unprecedented in recent years, have seen Ethiopia’s security forces use lethal…