Dhaka – Three people were killed and another injured as a thunderbolt struck them at Pacchim Naldubi village in Goalandu upazila in Goalandu on Tuesday evening.The deceased were identified as Abu Bakkar Sheikh, 45, son of Jamal Sheikh of Pacchim…
Month: August 2016
Trapped baby elephant rescued in Sherpur
Dhaka – A baby elephant which got trapped after it fell into a 25-foot deep abandoned well in Dudhnoi border area of Jhenigati upazila early Monday was rescued in Sherpur on Tuesday morning.The little elephant was rescued on the same…
Narail clash leaves 1 dead
Dhaka- A man was killed and nine people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Parmallikpur village in Lohagarah upazila in Narail on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Nur Islam Mridha of the village.Quoting locals, police…
Track your fitness with a weight-loss diary
Health Desk On the way to achieving fitness, you are bound to hit snags at many levels. Physical workouts and diet are the much talked about things on health and fitness. But, apart from them, there are many other ways…
Blood pressure control may reduce premature kidney deaths
A stringent blood pressure(BP) control regime may reduce the potential risk of early death among individuals suffering with chronic kidney disease, revealed a study. The study’s findings, published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, show that having…
Katy Perry’s fourth album to be out this fall?
Entertainment Desk Pop star Katy Perry will reportedly release her fourth record this winter. The album will feature music inspired by 31-year-old Perry’s relationship with actor boyfriend Orlando Bloom, reported Aceshowbiz. “Katy loves performing, so a large part of 2017…
Turn grieve into energy for national development: BRUR VC
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi has called for turning the grieve of Bangabandhu’s assassination into energy for accelerating national development. “Bangladesh would never come into being without Bangabandhu’s birth,” he said asking…
China launches world first quantum satellite
China launched the world’s first quantum satellite Tuesday, state media reported, in an effort to harness the power of particle physics to build an unbreakable system of encrypted communications. The launch took place at 1:40 am in the southwestern Gobi…
Sukanta Bhattacharya’s 90th birth anniversary observed
Culture Desk Yesterday (August 15) marked the 90th birth anniversary of legendary poet Sukanta Bhattacharya. He was born in 1926 in Kalighat, Kolkata. His ancestral home is at the village Unshiya, under Gopalganj district now, in Bangladesh. His father, Nibaran…
Brridhan-48 gains popularity in Barind tract
Rajshahi Correspondent Brridhan-48, a drought tolerant paddy variety innovated by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), has been gaining popularity among farmers in the region including its vast Barind tract for the last couple of years. The newly innovated paddy variety…
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks advance at open
Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks opened higher on Tuesday on hopes the Chinese government will soon announce a date to link trading between the Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses, and after a strong lead from Wall Street. The Hang Seng…
US transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE
The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo prisoners under Obama’s government. Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates in the biggest such release for years.
Viviani wins gold for Italy, Cavendish adds to British haul
Dhaka – Elia Viviani slammed hard into the wooden surface of the Olympic velodrome and thought, just for a fleeting moment, that perhaps his chances of winning a track cycling gold medal were over.Then he stood up. He realized he…
Miller’s head-first dive at the finish line beats Felix
Dhaka – It took a head-first dive by Shaunae Miller at the finish line to beat Allyson Felix, denying her a record fifth Olympic gold medal.Miller, the 22-year-old from the Bahamas, stayed even with Felix for 398 meters, then sprawled,…
Was Chinese proposal romantic or just a form of male control?
The crowd loved it – but did He Zi? The Chinese diver had tears in her eyes when fellow athlete Qin Kai proposed during her silver medal ceremony. A smile, however, took a lot longer to appear. She eventually said…
German Olympic coach dies following car accident in Rio
Dhaka – A canoe slalom coach from Germany died Monday after sustaining head injuries last week in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, the country’s Olympic team said.Stefan Henze, who was 35 and won a silver medal in canoe…
Youth held with pistol, ammo in Gazipur
Dhaka – Police arrested a young man along with one pistol, one magazine and five rounds of bullet from Barmi village in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur early Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Shangkar Saha,40, son of late Ramesh Saha of Muradnagar…
Coakroach milk inspires food supplement
Bangalore – Milk secreted by a cockroach species, to feed its young, is the base for a potent nutritional supplement being developed by Indian and international scientists. “While cockroaches are oviparous (egg-laying animals), the Diploptera punctata species alone is viviparous…
Teenage boy electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A teenage boy died from electrocution while listening music on his mobile phone through earpiece at Nauapara Bazar in Jessore district town early Tuesday,UNB News Agency Reported.
China shuts down internet reporting
By Yaqiu Wang/CPJ Northeast Asia Correspondent On July 1, popular internet portal Tencent, in its original news reporting section, published an article on a speech that President Xi Jinping gave the same day at a conference celebrating the 95th anniversary…
UP member stabbed dead in Pabna
dhaka- A union parishad member was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Dhulauri in Santhia upazila early Tuesday.Quoting family members, Nasir Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Sathia Police station, said a group of miscreants swooped on Shah Jamal, 35, a member…
3 held with stolen bikes in Magura
Dhaka -Police recovered 12 stolen motorcycles from Bhaina village in Sadar upazila and arrested three people in this connection on Monday night.The arrestees were identified as Ramzan Ali,20, Bachchu Molla,35, and Sabuj Molla,30, residents of Mollapara and Ghoramara areas of…
Four female JMB suspects held by Rab in city
Dhaka – The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested four suspected female members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) — an intern of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and three students of Manarat International University — from Dhaka and…
Robber ringleader killed in Jamalpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – The suspected ringleader of a robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kualakandi in Madarganj upazila in Jamalpur on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Shamim Fakir, 28, son of Lal Miah Fakir of Teghoria…
Stranded elephant dies two days after tranquilisation, capture
Jamalpur – The Indian stray elephant that entered the Bangladesh territory floating with currents of floodwater about one and a half months ago, died at Koyra village in Sarishabari upazila on Tuesday. All efforts by the rescue team to keep…
New York Imam shooting suspect arrested on murder charges
New York (AP/UNB) — Police charged a man late Monday night with murder in the brazen daytime shooting deaths of an imam and his friend as they left a New York City mosque over the weekend. Oscar Morel, 35, was…
Usain Bolt first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016.
Reward announced for information about NYC imam killers
As the families of a slain New York City mosque leader and his associate make funeral arraignments and continue their quest for answers to killing, a Muslim advocacy group is set to announce a reward for information leading to arrest…
5 sentenced to death for killing Himu
A court here on Sunday convicted five people, including a man and his son, and sentenced them to death for killing Himadri Majumder Himu after letting loose dogs on him in 2012.
National Mourning Day passes with due reverence & solemnity
Dhaka-The nation on Monday paid rich tributes to Father of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by observing the National Mourning Day with due reverence and solemnity, commemorating the 41st anniversary of his martyrdom.