Keraniganj -A case has been filed in connection with the killing of a man allegedly by his elder brother over land-related dispute in Keraniganj on Tuesday.Nilufa Begum, wife of the deceased, Alam Bepari, 40, filed the case with Keraniganj Model…
Month: May 2016
1 held with 700 Yaba pills in Manikganj
Manikganj – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 700 pieces of Yaba tablet from Proshika More area in Singair upazila on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Abdul Wahab,35, son of late Sona Miah…
7 Shibir men held in Satkhira
Satkhira – Police in a drive arrested seven activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, while they were holding a ‘clandestine meeting’ in Kamalnagar area of the district town on Wednesday.Emdadul Haque Sheikh, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station,…
23 vehicles looted in Chuadanga
Chuadanga – In a mass robbery, bandits looted at least 23 vehicles placing barricade on the Sontoshpur-Andulbaria road in Jibannagar upazila early Thursday.At least 25 people were injured by the bandits during the incident.Of the injured, Jakir Hossain,44, Liton,35, Saidur…
Lightning kills 3 in Rajshahi
Rajshahi – Three people were killed and four others injured by a lightning strike in Mohonpur upazila here on Thursday afternoon.Abdur Razzak, 28, son of Shamsuddin of Ata Narayanpur village, Abdul Aziz, 50 of Hattoir village and Sri Soito Chandra,…
4 killed in Patuakhali road accidents
Patuakhali – Four people were killed in separate road accidents in Kolapara upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Sani, 16, son of Razzak Khan of Nilganj area, Humyan, 22, son of Fazlu Hawlader, and Shakil, 18, son of Abul…
Official: Iran won’t attend hajj in Saudi Arabia this year
Iran will not send pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year for the annual hajj pilgrimage, an Iranian official announced Thursday, the latest sign of tensions between the two Mideast powers after a disaster during the event last year killed at…
Khokon coming good on free Wifi promise for DSCC
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has formally inaugurated the first of 50 promised ‘hotspots’ – limited zones offering free WiFi internet paid for by the city corporation – in the areas covered by DSCC. Dhaka, UNB News Agency…
ACC arrests 2 more graft suspects
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested two graft suspects from Narayanganj in a graft case. Dhaka, UNB News Agency Reported.
Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif spotted together in Morocco
Entertainment Desk It’s only been a couple of days since Ranbir Kapoor flew to Morocco for Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos. And now, Katrina Kaif has finally reached the city too. It was a long wait for the film’s unit since…
5 Vitamins you’re probably not getting enough of if you’re over 50
Health Desk Life changes a lot as you get older—so why would you expect your nutritional needs to stay the same? Many people who’ve passed the big 5-0 need more of certain vitamins and minerals than they did when they…
Two of Tagore’s works made into films
Culture Desk Rabindranath Tagore continues to inspire filmmakers and on the 155th birth anniversary of the poet, two films are released in theaters. Director Nitish Mukherjee’s “Char Adhyay”, based on Tagore’s celebrated eponymous novel, was released recently. The film, which…
Veena Malik wants to study Islam
Veena Malik, whose appearance in the Indian TV show “Bigg Boss” sparked a row in Pakistan, is now going to devote herself to the study of Islam. Dawn News says she will do this under the guidance of Mufti Naeem…
How this fish survives in a sea cucumber’s bum
In 1975, Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow was diving off the Banda Islands in Indonesia, when he collected a leopard sea cucumber—a cylindrical relative of starfish and sea urchins. It was a large and stubby specimen, 40 centimetres long (16 inches) and…
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…
4 JMB men including Dhaka Ameer held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four suspected members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from the city’s Khilgaon and Kamalapur areas on Wednesday night.
‘Single dose oral cholera vaccine protective in endemic setting’
Dhaka – A new study by icddr,b scientists has shown for the first time that a single dose of the oral cholera vaccine Shanchol is effective in older children and adults in an area where cholera is endemic. These findings…
AL man hacked dead in Kushtia
Dhaka – A local Awami League activist was hacked to death in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Wednesday night, unb news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Akkas Ali, 38, son of late Rahmat Sarder of Daulatkhan Godown Bazar…
Khaleda, 25 others charge-sheeted in violence case
Police on Wednesday afternoon submitted two charge-sheets to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 26 others in two cases filed with Darussalam Police Station of the city on the charges of…
Milestone College achieves 100% success rate in SSC results
The Milestone College achieved the Jubilant results in SSC examination under Dhaka education board. In this year total 1009 students (Bangla and English versions) appeared at the SSC examination from this college. Success rate is 100% and 603 students scored…
Death-row prisoner release record under present regime: BNP
The BNP has said the largest number of death row prisoners, who are involved in ruling party politics, were given clemency and release during the rule of present Awami League government. “Not only that, the death row prisoners were given…
Volunteers to be trained to face disasters
The government has taken initiatives to train 62,000 volunteers to face disasters and post disasters rescue operations. Besides, all the city corporations in the country will train one lakh volunteers.
Nomination business by local committees irks Bnp policy makers
BNP policymakers have expressed their strong resentment over the alleged nomination and committee business centering the ongoing Union Parishad polls by a section of BNP leaders. The leaders while speaking at a meeting of party standing committee the highest policymaking…
Islami Bank MD receives Asian Banker Award
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has received the Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement Award-2016. Under his leadership, the bank was recognised as the best Managed Bank in Bangladesh. The award was given at the Asian…
BD, India set ‘model’ of cooperation, Jaishankar tells PM
Dhaka – Indian External Affairs Secretary Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said Bangladesh and India have set a ‘model’ in bilateral cooperation, which is being highly lauded in India, unb news agency reported. “The model is being highly appreciated in…
Pak NationalAssembly condemns Nizami execution
Dhaka – The National Assembly of Pakistan on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution expressing serious concerns over the execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami, unb news agency repored. The resolution was moved by Minister for Science and Technology…
Abdul Aziz publicises alleged affair with Mahiya Mahi
Culture Desk Abdul Aziz, the chairman of Jaaz Multimedia, recently shared a post on Facebook on Mother’s Day which somehow, bizarrely, ended up triggering widespread gossip over his alleged relationship with actress Mahiya Mahi. In the post, Aziz expressed gratitude…
AR Rahman to bring 99 songs
Entertainment Desk AR Rahman, the talented music composer from India recently talked about his much-awaited dream project 99 songs. Contrary to the title, 99 songs is not a musical album, rather, a full-length feature film. Bishesh Krishnamurti has directed the…
Fifth of world’s plants under threat, warns Kew Gardens
A fifth of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global census of the plant kingdom. The survey by Britain’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London, said 21 percent of species…
How junk food wrecks your body
Health Desk Eating unhealthy food harms the body in ways beyond weight gain. It’s no surprise that junk food is low in healthy nutrients and high in ingredients like sugar and salt. But new animal research suggests that a…