Dhaka-Six people, including three women, were killed and a child was injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ahmadpur adjacent to Kashinathpur Bazar in Sujanagar upazila on Monday morning.
Month: August 2016
National mourning day observed at BAU
The national Mourning Day observed on Monday at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) with due reverence and solemnity, marking the 41st anniversary of assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Ashraf welcome Khaleda for her decision of not cutting cake
Dhaka-Ruling Awami League general secretary and public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam has lauded BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for not celebrating her birthday ceremony this year.
1st Walton Cup Baseball begins Tuesday
Dhaka – The First Walton Cup Baseball Tournament under the auspices of Bangladesh Baseball-Softball Federation (BBSF) begins Tuesday at Paltan Maidan in the capital.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Biren Sikder will inaugurate the two-day tournament as the chief…
Madrasah teacher found dead in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A madasah teacher was found dead at Konapara in Kuliarchar upazila in Kishoreganj on Monday morning.Being informed by locals, police recovered the body of Mizan, 28, an Arabic teacher of Forkania Madrasah in Konapara area, wrapped in a…
6.4 lakh Yaba pills seized in Ctg
Dhaka – Coast Guards members in a drive seized 6.4 lakh pieces of Yaba pills, said to be worth TK 32 crore, from the Bay of Bengal at Bhatiari in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong early Monday.
3 Jamaat-Shibir men among 34 held in Satkhira
Dhaka- Police in a special drive from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 34 people, including three activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, from different areas in the district on various charges.Mizanur Rahman, inspector of the…
Youth held with pistol in Comilla
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with one pistol, two magazines, six crackers and two rounds of bullets from Radhanagar village in Dakkhin Sadar upazila in Comilla on Monday morning,UNB News Agency Reported.
‘Bangabahadur’ is passing critical condition
Bangabahadur is passing a critical condition and lying at Sarishabari,Jamalpur. He is not taking food normally after being tranquilized. Moreover, extreme level heat also weaken him. Veterinarians are taking care care of the elephant.
Low pressure in the northern Bay of Bengal
Dhaka-A low pressure area has developed in the northern Bay of Bengal and adjoining area late yesterday afternoon with the Meteorological Department asking the maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’sBazar, Mongla and Payra raise the local cautionary warning signal number 3.
JMB Marzan was the operation comm. of Gulshan attack: Police
Dhaka-The original name of the youngest operational commander of banned Islamist outfit JMB was Nurul Islam Marzan, who was one of the key suspect of Gulshan militant attack, said police sources.
Muggers snatch cattle-laden truck in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Muggers snatched a cattle-laden truck injuring four cattle traders and a truck driver in Choriyarbil area of Shailakupa upazila early Monday.The injured cattle traders are – Maznu, Joynal, Lalon and Hannan,hailing from Chuadanga district,UNB News Agency Reported.
Housewife ‘commits suicide’ in Magura
Dhaka – An expecting housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Bogirhat village in Shalikha upazila in Magura on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Hira begum, 26, wife of Nuru Miah, a resident of the village. She was…
BNP holds special prayers for Khaleda on her birthday
The BNP has held a Milad to celebrate Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s birthday instead of cutting a cake this year.Scores of leaders and activists attended the special prayers at the party headquarters in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan on Monday.Khaleda celebrated the birthday…
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu in Tungipara
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mazar here today marking the 41st martyrdom anniversary of the great leader and also the National Mourning Day.After laying…
Chaos over ‘shots fired’ at JFK
Flights in and out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport are back on schedule after a false gunman scare last night led to evacuations and a four-hour sweep of two terminals. Passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy…
Knife attack, shooting in Cologne; suspects on the run
At least one person has been injured in a stabbing and shooting attack in the German city of Cologne, police and the public prosecutor’s office said. Local media reported that two suspects are currently at large. The incident took place…
Syria truces help terrorists get arms, munitions: Lavrov
Agreeing that three-hour ceasefires are not enough to alleviate the humanitarian crises in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed out that earlier short-term truces had only helped terrorists replenish munitions and their ranks. “The main issue is not that…
New blood test to detect Alzheimer’s in just 3 hours
A new low-cost biochip-based blood test that can identify people at a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease in just three hours has been developed. A new study showed that the test, which allows multiple tests to be run on one…
“Robin Hood” to be recreated for modern times
Entertainment Desk Acclaimed visual effects supervisor Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull has come on board to direct a futuristic take on Robin Hood in a feature being developed by Gianni Nunnari and his Hollywood Gang banner. The script by Tony Lee, a…
Drama for Mourning Day
Culture Desk Special drama for the National Mourning Day, “Smriter Minar” will be aired on Channel i today. Written and directed by Rana Masud the drama will be aired at 7.50pm. Dr Enamul Haq, Omar Ayaz Oni, Shamima Tushti and…
BRUR VC for ensuring quality in higher education
Rangpur Correspondent Vice-chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr A K M Nurun Nabi has stressed for ensuring quality in higher education to produce properly educated and worthy citizens. “There is no alternative to quality higher education…
Syrian refugees invent app for Germany’s bureaucracy maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words—the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe’s top economy can be daunting but now there’s an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees. It’s called Bureaucrazy, after the often Kafkaesque process…
Suicide Squad’ stays alive, topping box office for a second week
Defying critics as well as competition from two new releases, the DC comics-inspired “Suicide Squad” topped the US box office for a second straight weekend, estimates from industry tracker Exhibitor Relations showed. The action film, in which Will Smith, Jared…
Japan’s economic growth fizzles out in second quarter
Japan’s economy stagnated in the second quarter, data showed Monday, falling below expectations and rekindling worries about the government’s faltering bid to stoke a recovery. Growth in the world’s third largest economy was flat at 0.0 percent quarter-on-quarter, missing economists’…
Climate change may put most cities off-limits for summer Olympics
An ongoing study suggests that rising heat and humidity due to climate change may put most cities around the world off-limits for summer Olympics. While findings of the study are still forthcoming and hold much broader implications than the future…
Drop criminal proceedings against 3 journalists, release them: CPJ
New York — Bangladeshi authorities should drop all criminal proceedings against three journalists from the news website banglamail24, release them immediately, and restore press credentials to nine of their colleagues, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The three journalists…
Indicure helps reach best medical facility!
Nowadays, many patients of our country travel to India, Bangkok, Singapore for better medical treatment. In most cases, these patients could not get better result from treatments in home or non-availability of advanced treatment options for certain diseases and disorders.
Andy Murray 1st to win 2 Olympic tennis singles golds
Dhaka – Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn’t been done in a while.Or ever.Murray became the first tennis player in Olympic history with two singles gold medals, winning his second in a row by wearing…
Ex-BCL leader of BAU stabbed on Sunday
A former BCL leader of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was stabbed by miscreant in the campus of Mymensingh on Sunday noon.