Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) on Sunday arrested five Chinese citizens and two Bangladeshis for distributing relief at a Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila without permission of the administration.
Day: July 4, 2016
Faraaz, Abinta, Ishrat buried
Dhaka-Three Bangladeshi victims of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack victims — Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, Abinta Kabir and Ishrat Akhond — were laid to eternal rest on Monday.
4 killed in Gaibandha road accident
Dhaka-Four people were killed and at least 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Tilakpara in Sadullapur upazila on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway on Monday afternoon.
Iraq: Death toll from IS-claimed bombing climbs to 157
Dhaka-The death toll from the truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street rose to 157 on Monday, Iraqi authorities said, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures in the capital.
No traffic jam on highways: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said there is no traffic jam on the country’s highways ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. “People are going to their villages for celebrating eid with their near and dear ones comfortably, and there…
Family members of 7 Japanese victims visit massacre site
Family members of seven Japanese victims who were killed in Gulshan cafe attack visited the killing spot on Monday evening. They along with officials of JICA and Japanese Embassy in Dhaka reached the spot — Holey Artisan Bakery — around…
City set to go under foolproof security blanket during eid
Amid the growing sense of insecurity among people and foreigners following Friday’s café terror attack and rumour of more attacks, ‘massive security measures’ have been taken to ensure the peaceful celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr. Law enforcers will keep sharp eyes on…
Nearly perfect, Williams gets 300th Slam win at Wimbledon
Dhaka – Serena Williams has won so many Grand Slam matches that she’s lost count.Then again, as she noted Sunday, it’s her losses that get a lot more attention nowadays.Looking much more ready for Week 2 at Wimbledon than she…
France beats Iceland 5-2, setting up semifinal with Germany
Dhaka – The Icelandic thunderclap roar proved no match for the sheer talent of France as the hosts finally showed their title credentials at the European Championship on Sunday.A crushing 5-2 victory lined up a semifinal with Germany as France…
Throat-slit body of youth found in Kushtia
Kushtia – Police recovered the throat-slit body of a young man from Mirpur village in Kumarkhali upazila on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Hannan Sheikh, 32, son of Rahmat Sheikh, a resident of Boalia village in Shailkupa upazila…
Man kills wife, son in Dinajpur
Dinajpur – A man allegedly slaughtered his wife and son to death over a family feud at Dakhkhin Joydebpur village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased were identified as Bakul Akhter, 27, wife of the alleged killer Soharab Ali Bhutto,…
5 injured by robbers in Laxmipur
Laxmipur – Five of a family, including a woman, were injured as robbers stormed in and looted valuables from their house in Saicha area of Bamni union parishad in Raipur upazila early Monday.Three of the injured were identired as Kaji…
Marriage registrar hacked dead in Bogra
Bogra – A marriage registrar was hacked to death by miscreants at Baniagati Bazar in Dhunot upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Imam Matiur Rahman Moti, 40, son of late Manser Ali of the village and marriage registrar of…
AL leader shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar – A local Awami League leader was shot to death by miscreants at the Sonadia Island in Maheshkhali upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim alias Nagu Member, 55, a member of Kutubjum union parishad (UP)…
Youth stabbed dead in Barguna
Barguna – A college student was stabbed to death at Ghotbaria area of Keorabunia union parishad (UP) in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon over a trifling matter.he deceased was identified as Sohel, 22, son of Altaf of the area and…
Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal no 3
Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no three as the low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining area moved slightly northward and now lies over West Bengal…
Maiden Senate meeting held at BRUR
Rangpur Correspondent The first ever Senate meeting of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) was held at its conference room in the administrative building here on Saturday afternoon. Chairman of the Senate Committee of BRUR and its Vice-chancellor Professor Dr AKM…
You shouldn’t eat raw cookie dough
Health officials are lending legitimacy to the age-old warning not to eat raw cookie dough. The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Tuesday about a recent E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated flour, advising consumers not to eat…
Ladies, don’t neglect your heart because heart disease has gender bias
Health Desk Women are eight times more likely to die of a heart attack than breast cancer, yet few bother to get screened for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Heart disease…
Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies
Entertainment Desk Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87. Wiesel was a philosopher,…
Playing cards can help regain co-ordination in stroke patients
Health Desk Physical activities such as playing cards and repeatedly throwing a foam ball or wad of paper into a wastepaper basket are just as effective in helping people regain strength and co-ordination following a stroke as playing virtual reality…
The Dolly legacy: Are you eating cloned meat?
Two decades after Scotland’s Dolly the sheep became the first cloned mammal consumers may well wonder whether they are drinking milk or eating meat from cookie-cutter cows or their offspring. The simple answer: “probably”. The fact is, there is no…
The most feared dogs may also be the most misunderstood
Many countries ban pit bulls as a dangerous breed but “there’s no science that bears that idea out,” says this author. Pit bulls, like these in Oxford, Mississippi, arouse strong passions. To some, they are canine killers that should be…
NASA’s Juno mission risks daring plunge to reach Jupiter
The spacecraft has already entered the planet’s danger zone, and things will only get more intense as it prepares to reach orbit on July 4. This Hubble image shows auroras on Jupiter. These massive structures are created by the planet’s…
Aajob Records drops eight albums on Eid
Entertainemnt Desk Aajob Records, a prominent record label of the country, releases in eight musical albums of distinct taste on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Ranging from folk to rock, the albums are available in digital formats as well as audio…
Jamal’s story
Entertainment Desk In line to the trend of making TV plays on Eid, prominent television host, writer and producer Hanif Sanket, brings froward Dhonnobader Onnobad this time around. The play starring Jakia Bari Momo and Mir Sabbir in lead roles…
Smelly seaweed invasion hits Sierra Leone beaches
Sierra Leone has launched a clean-up operation after the beaches around the capital Freetown became clogged with foul-smelling seaweed, hitting tourism and fishing. At Lumley Beach in the west end of the city, the white sands have become covered with…
‘We came here to non-Muslims,’ gunmen told hostages
The well-dressed young men entered the trendy restaurant armed with guns, crude bombs and blades. When the 10-hour siege was over, 28 people were dead — including at least one American — and Bangladesh’s attempts to underplay the threat posed…
2 U.S. funds sue banks for Singapore rate rigging
Two U.S.-based investment funds have filed a lawsuit in New York against dozens of banks accusing them of conspiring to rig derivative prices incorporating Singapore interest rate benchmarks, a court filing showed. The suit was filed by Greenwich, Connecticut-based FrontPoint…
UK police summon Israeli ex-FM Livni over war crimes
Israel has revealed its former foreign minister Tzipi Livni was summoned for questioning by the Metropolitan Police for war crimes which were committed against Palestinians in 2008-9. The summons was issued Thursday, but was only made public three days later.