Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian clothes worth around Tk 1.7 crore from Kolaroa frontier of Satkhiras district on early Thursday. The also seized a truck carrying the contraband Indian cloths.
Month: May 2016
Madrid beats Man City 1-0 to reach Champions League final
Dhaka – Real Madrid turned another Champions League final into a crosstown derby on Wednesday, beating Manchester City a day after Atletico Madrid had sealed its place in the decider for European soccer’s biggest prize.A convincing 1-0 victory over City…
Shafik Rehman’s bail plea rejected
Court Correspondent The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday rejected the plea of veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a case filed for his alleged involvement in a plot to abduct and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb…
Novak Djokovic won’t stay in Village for Rio Olympics
Dhaka – Novak Djokovic says he wants to win gold at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and will not be staying at the athletes’ village during the games.Djokovic lost to subsequent champion Andy Murray in the semifinals of the…
Walton National Women’s Kabaddi begins Saturday
Dhaka – The Walton 9th National Women’s Kabaddi Championship, organized by Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, begins on Saturday at Kabaddi Stadium here.Twelve teams –BJMC, Bangladesh Ansar, Dhaka, Narail, Faridpur, Panchagarh, Barisal,,Jhenaidah, Jamalpur, Rajshahi, Comilla and Sylhet districts–will participate in the 5-day…
AFC greets BFF President Salahuddin
Dhaka – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has congratulated Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin for being elected President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the 3rd consecutive term. The congratulation was conveyed in a message sent by the AFC secretary general on…
Turkish prime minister announces decision to step down
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on Thursday, paving the way for the country’s president to pursue a tighter trip on power. “I decided that for the unity of the (ruling party) a change of chairman would be…
Women’s Cricket: Rupali Bank beat Indira Road CA by 106 runs
Dhaka -Rupali Bank earned a comfortable 106-run victory over Indira Road Cricket Academy in the Dhaka Premier Division Women’s Cricket League at BKSP ground-4 in Savar on Thursday.Batting first after winning the toss, the bankers’ team piled up a comfortable…
Khaleda to support herself in Zia Charitable case
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday deferred recording BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s statement in her defence under Section 342 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case to May 19.
Premier Div Volleyball: PDB beat East End straight sets in opener
Dhaka – Power Development Board (PDB) made a good start in the National Bank Ltd Dhaka Metropolis Premier Division Volleyball League beating East End Boys by straight 3-0 sets in the opener at Dhaka Volleyball Stadium on Thursday.
‘Man’ kills wife for dowry in Jessore
Benapole -A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a dowry-related feud at Garibpur village in Bagharpara upazila of Jessore district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Jannati Khatun,25, wife of Abdur Rahim, a resident of…
2 killed as train hits truck in Tangail
Tangail – Two people were killed and another was injured as a train hit a truck at Gohalia Bari level crossing in Kalihati upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mihir Ghosh,52, driver of the truck, and his helper Fazlu…
225 bottles of Phensidyl seized in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj -Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 225 bottes of Indian Pensidyl surup from a bus at Rahampur bus stand in Gomostapur upazila on Wednesday night.
1 labourer killed, 5 hurt as truck overturns in Sylhet
Sylhet – A day labourer was killed and five others were injured as a truck turned turtle at Kadamkhal on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Jahir Uddin,32, son of late Abdul…
8 killed in M’singh road accident
Mymensingh -At least eight people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Gachtala on the Mymensingh-Netrakona highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon. Identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Jamaat calls hartal for Sunday
Dhaka – Jamaat-e-Islami has called a 24-hour countrywide hartal for Sunday protesting the Supreme Court order upholding its ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami’s death penalty.In a jointly statement, Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmad and acting secretary general Dr Shafiqur Rahman announced…
Clash over land leaves 2 dead in Patuakhali
Patuakhali – Two people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured during a clash over land dispute at Protabpur village in Sadar upazila on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Rustom Ali, 45, and his sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Maleka…
Mymensingh road crash kills 8, Ld
Mymensingh -Eight people, including four of a family, were killed in a fatal road accident on Mymensingh-Netrakona road in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.Seven of the deceased were identified as Kajal Fakir, 35, his wife Shirina Akhter, 30, their two…
Sunday’s HSC exams rescheduled
Sunday’s Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations have been rescheduled due to a daylong hartal called by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Dhaka, UNB news agency reported.
3 children drown in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat – Three minor children, including two siblings, drowned in a pond at Taluk Mrittika village in Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were Mim, 11, Kusum, 8, daughters of Mintu Mandal and Nayem, 9, son of Iqbal Mandal of…
Rab raids sweetmeat shops in Keraniganj; Tk 6 lakh realized in fines
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) mobile court fined five sweetmeat shops of Tk 6 lakh on charges of making low-quality sweetmeats in Keraniganj on Thursday.Sources at the Rab-10 battalion headquarters said an operational team of the battalion led by…
Turkish PM to step down
Ankara — Turkish media reports say Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will call an emergency convention of his ruling party and announce that he is stepping down as premier, amid a growing rift with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Prime Minister for proper use of country’s wetlands
Dhaka – Terming haors, baors and wetlands as the lifeline of the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for proper utilisation of these resources for the betterment of people.
The famous Jellyfish Lake is running out of Jellyfish
Palau’s unique golden jellyfish are probably being hammered by drought and El Niño. These Beautiful Creatures Spend Their Entire Lives in Darkness. Like ‘Deadpool,’ This Jellyfish Has Amazing Superpowers.Mysterious Balls of Goo Are Rolling Onto American Beaches Swimming with golden jellyfish swarms…
Zika Is Likely to Become a Permanent Peril in U.S.
Mosquitos caught for testing in McAllen, Texas, await shipment to a lab. McAllen city workers are catching them in “mosquito traps” and sending them to labs to test for Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitos caught for testing in McAllen,…
Shankhachil: A film with difference
Cultural Reporter Shankhachil tells the story of the Bangladeshi rural family of Muntasir Chowdhry Badol aka Badol Master (played by Prosenjit), his wife Layla Chowdhury (played by Kusum Shikder) and their only child Rupsha Chowdhry (played by Shajhbati), living in…
Aussie rock legends Midnight Oil reform
Australian rock band Midnight Oil, known for their intense live performances and political activism, announced Thursday they are reforming for gigs at home and overseas. The Oils had worldwide hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s with “Beds are…
Wave of dead sea creatures hits Chile’s beaches
Heaps of dead whales, salmon and sardines blamed on the El Nino weather phenomenon have clogged Chile’s Pacific beaches in recent months. Last year, scientists were shocked when more than 300 whales turned up dead on remote bays of the…
Interpol experts helping CID to investigate Bangladesh Bank heist
Dhaka – A 6-member IT Forensic Expert of Interpol has started its work to help local experts of CID in connection with heist of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank. The Interpol team, led…
Use of BAU varsity bus for political purpose alleged
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) unit in Mymensingh used the university buses, violating the university’s rule, for attending a freshers’ reception programme arranged by the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University…