Dhaka – A rare tobacco pipe, used by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and dropped unintentionally at a programme here in 1972, is set to make its way to Bangabandhu Museum in the capital.Daud Ali and Bhabatosh,…
Month: August 2016
NU Degree 1st year exam begins Saturday
Dhaka – The Degree (Pass and Certificate) 1st year examination under the National University (NU) begins on Saturday across the country.A total of 299,034 candidates from 1,782 colleges will sit for the examination at 684 centres,UNB News Agency Reported.
JMB ‘man’ held in Chuadanga
Dhaka – Police arrested an alleged member of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who served three years in prison in connection with the countrywide series bomb attacks on August 17, 2005, in Chuadanga early Friday.The arrestee was identified as…
Republican letter urges party to cut Trump’s funding
More than 70 Republicans have signed a letter to the party’s National Committee head urging him to stop helping Donald Trump’s campaign.They said Mr Trump’s “divisiveness” and “incompetence” risked drowning the party in November’s election.The letter said that the party…
2 Jamaat men held with crude bombs in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami along with five crude bombs and some jihadi books from Ichhamoti village in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Friday morning.The arrestees were identified as Moidul Alam, 65, son…
Cannes bans burkinis over suspected link to radical Islamism
The mayor of Cannes in southern France has banned full-body swimsuits known as “burkinis” from the beach, citing public order concerns.David Lisnard said they are a “symbol of Islamic extremism” and might spark scuffles, as France is the target of…
Fiji celebrates 1st-ever Olympic gold medal
Dhaka – The Pacific Island nation of Fiji erupted into celebration on Friday after its rugby sevens team defeated Britain to capture the country’s first Olympic medal. The fact it was gold made it even more of a reason to…
After explosion, Spain basketball gets 1st win of Olympics
Dhaka – Spain got its first victory of the Olympics, and almost nobody saw the beginning of it.The men’s basketball silver medalists in the last two Olympics held off Nigeria 96-87 Thursday night in a game that started in a…
Spaniard finally wins women’s kayak gold, on 3rd attempt
Dhaka – Just seconds into her first heat in canoe slalom, Maialen Chourraut thought her Olympics were over.She missed a gate entirely in the women’s kayak on the fast but unforgiving course at Whitewater Stadium.Nervous in the second heat, she…
Ma Long wins gold to extend China’s table tennis supremacy
Dhaka – The world champion beat the defending champion to win Olympic table tennis gold.Not surprisingly, both were from China. Ma Long, the top-ranked player in the world, defeated teammate Zhang Zike in the men’s final Thursday, winning four straight…
Police foiled suicide attack bid by JMB: DMP
Dhaka – Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police claimed that they foiled a suicide attack attempt by arresting five suicide squad members of the banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from the…
‘Missing Jamaat leader’ found dead in Jhenidah
Dhaka -A local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, whom family claimed to have been picked up by some plainclothes policemen from Shailakupa upazila around a week ago, was found dead at Jorapukur on the Harinakundu-Jhenidah road in Harinakundu upazila in Jhenidah on…
JU expels 2 students for ‘taking drugs’
Dhaka-The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended two students of the university on charge of taking drugs on the campus in Savar.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university’s Disciplinary Board at the residence of Vice-chancellor…
5 JMB suspects held with explosives in city
Dhaka – Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in a drive arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with some explosives from the city’ s Mirpur…
3 ‘criminals’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Dhaka, Jhenidah, Khulna
Dhaka -Three suspected criminals, including the ringleader of a forest robber gang, were killed in three reported gunfights with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital Dhaka, Jhenidah and Khulna districts early Friday.In the capital, an…
Man held with firearms, ammo in C’nawabganj
Dhaka -Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in two separate drives arrested two men along with three firearms, 16 rounds of bullet and five magazines in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday.The arrestees were identified as Babu, 26, son of late Abu…
Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Jessore
Dhaka -A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband at Pulerhat Berbari village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district early Friday.Quoting locals, Ilias Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Nazir Islam, son of Nazrul Islam used to…
Lightning strike kills farmer in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Ruitanpur village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Dabir Uddin, 42, son of late Dulal Uddin of the village,UNB News Agency Reported.
Three killed in ‘gunfights’ in as many districts
Dhaka – Three suspects were killed in three reported gunfights with police and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the capital Dhaka, Jhenidah and Khulna districts early Friday. Police said they included the ringleader of a forest robber gang,…
Mustafiz undergoes shoulder surgery
Dhaka – Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman underwent a surgery on his left shoulder at the BUPA Cromwell Hospital in London on Thursday, UNB news agency has reported.
Pakistan’s cricket great Hanif Mohammad passes away at 81
Dhaka – Pakistani legend Hanif Mohammad, one of the famous four Mohammad brothers who played Test cricket for Pakistan, has died at the age of 81 at Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi on Thursday. Hanif, also known as the original…
Phelps wins 22nd Olympic gold in 200 individual medley
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Michael Phelps goes for history — again — and Katie Ledecky is set up to make some of her own in the Olympic pool. Phelps will be doing double duty Thursday night. He’ll swim the…
Strengthen public opinion against militancy, PM tell Ulema
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all, including the Ulema, to strengthen the public opinion against terrorism and militancy among the common people. “I think a strong public opinion has been created across the country against terrorism…
300 diploma engineers to have internship at Walton
Walton Service Management System (WSMS) is going to provide practical trainings to over 300 diploma engineers of different private and public polytechnic institutes through internship programme under ‘Industrial Attachment’ course. It was disclosed at the “Industrial Attachment Orientation Programme for…
HC releases full text of verdict scrapping 16th Amendment
The High Court on Thursday released the copies of the judgment of two Justices of a three-member special bench which had earlier declared the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s power to remove the Supreme Court judges illegal and…
3 ‘militants’ surrender in Jessore, promise to go straight
Three suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir surrendered to police on Thursday in their bid to return to normal life. Those surrendered are Saddam Yeasin Sajal, 32, son of Shafiar Rahman, and Mehedi Hasan Pasha, 20, of Kholadanga Kadamtala in the…
Badruddoza Chowdhury returns home
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury returned home after a tour of over one and a half months to the USA. B Chowdhury, also a former president, along with his wife arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Ex-state minister Patal passes away
Former State Minister for Youth and Sports Fazlur Rahman Patal passed away at an Indian hospital on Thursday night. He was 65. Patal, also an adviser to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, breathed his last at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of…
University student killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – A female student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed and four others were injured as a bus carrying students collided with a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila on Thursday afternoon. The…
Gas price hike: CPB threatens hartal
Dhaka – President of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) Mujahidul Islam Selim on Thursday threatened to announce hartal and other agitation programmes if the government does not shelve its plan to hike gas tariffs.“When the gas prices should be cut,…