Day: June 12, 2016
Gendaria OC sustains bullet injuries in raid; 14 arrested in 2 raids
Officer-in-Charge of Gendaria Police station sustained bullet injuries in an encounter with robbers during a raid at Namapara slum area of Gendaria early Sunday.
Govt working with Microsoft to ensure cyber security: Tarana
Dhaka-Alongside Google and Facebook, the government has also started working with Microsoft for ensuring cyber security in the country and preventing child pornography. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim came up with the disclosure in Parliament on Sunday.
Khaleda hosts iftar for professionals
Dhaka-BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia hosted an iftar party for professionals and eminent personalities here on Sunday, the sixth day of Ramadan.
Tonu’s 2nd autopsy finds sign of ‘intercourse’, no ‘death cause’
Dhaka-Doctors at the Forensic Department of Comilla Medical College Hospital in their second autopsy report did not find any specific cause of the death of Comilla Victoria college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, but got the ‘sign of sexual intercourse’.
50 dead in gay nightclub shooting, worst in US history
A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the worst mass shooting in…
CIA: No evidence that Saudi gov’t helped 9/11 attackers
Dhaka-CIA Director John Brennan said there is no evidence that the Saudi government or senior Saudi officials supported the Sept. 11 attacks.
BAU officers work abstention today
Dhaka-Officers of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh made a human chain in the corridor of administrative building at 11.00 am demanded extent of service age to 65 and withdrawal of University Grant Commission (UGC) letter about wage scale.
More taxes should be imposed on tobacco products:Inu
Dhaka-Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu yesterday put emphasis on the need for imposing more taxes on tobacco products to make Bangladesh free from tobacco.
Charge sheet against Fakhrul and 7 on police killing case
Dhaka-A Dhaka court on Sunday took into cognizance of the charge sheet of a case filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and seven others for killing a police personnel.
Parapukuria case, Khaleda to appear on court
Dhaka-BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 10 other accused have been asked to appear before the court on July 24 in the Barapukuria coal mine graft case.
Police ‘still not sure’ about militant link to Mitu murder
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said police are not yet sure whether there was any militant link to the gruesome murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Police Super Babul Akhter.The police chief made the…
Storm kills 13 people in 5 districts
Thirteen people were killed in incidents of lightning strike, house collapse and boat capsize during storms in Khulna, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Jessore and Satkhira districts on Sunday.In Khulna, seven people were killed in Koyra and Bhatiaghata upazilas as a storm swept…
Activists say airstrikes in northwest Syria kill at least 12
Anti-government activists say airstrikes have hit a market and other targets in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least 12 people.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, says…
Foreign aid still vital, Muhith tells JS
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said foreign assistance still can play a vital role in Bangladesh’s socioeconomic development. He said this while responding to a tabled starred question from Gazi MM Amzad Hossain Milon (Sirajganj-3) in Parliament.
Govt working to ensure cyber security: Tarana
Dhaka – Alongside Google and Facebook, the government has also started working with Microsoft for ensuring cyber security in the country and preventing child pornography. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim came up with the disclosure in Parliament…
Tarana says no fingerprint stored during SIM re-registration
Dhaka – Fingerprints were taken during the SIM re-registration under biometric method just for the online verification of the information stored in the national identity (NID) server, said State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday. “The fingerprints…
Surprising history of glowing fish
During the Cretaceous period, while flowers and tyrant dinosaurs were spreading over the land, and pterosaurs and birds were taking over the skies, in the oceans, fish were starting to glow. Today, some 1,500 fish species are bioluminescent—able to make…
Loud music increase hearing defects
Health Desk Exposure to loud music has increased the number of teenagers suffering from hearing defects as well as heightened their risk of deafness in adulthood, finds a new research. The findings revealed that young people engage in “risky listening…
Nancy’s duet album coming out on Eid
Entertainment Desk Popular singer Nancy is coming with a duet album in the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The album will feature five new songs. Snehashish Ghosh has penned the songs which have been composed and tuned by Imran. According to several…
Musk explains his ‘cargo route’ to Mars
SpaceX chief Elon Musk shed light Saturday on his new plan to send an unmanned spaceship to Mars as early as 2018, as part of his quest to someday colonize the Red Planet. Musk, the Internet entrepreneur who cofounded of…
Sonam Kapoor goes wild at her birthday bash
Entertainment Desk Sonam Kapoor celebrated her 31st birthday on Thursday. After leaving fans and media guessing about the special announcement lined up for the 11th (yup, today’s the day), Sonam went on to celebrate her special day with her BFFs.…
The Voice’ star’s alleged killer traveled to target her
The gunman who killed singer Christina Grimmie, a former contestant on the popular TV show “The Voice,” traveled to Orlando, Florida, apparently intending to attack her, police said Saturday. Armed with two handguns, ammunition and a hunting knife, the suspect,…
Bangladesh hopes to achieve global HIV target by 2030
Bangladesh has assured the global community to continue its endeavours for achieving the global target set to end HIV/AIDS worldwide within the year 2030. The assurance was given at a high-level meeting held in New York on Friday, according to…
Marseille clashes leave British fans in hospital
A number of British people are in hospital in France, the UK’s ambassador has said following a series of clashes between football fans in Marseille.Violence has broken out between England fans, rival supporters and police for three days in the…