Dhaka – Police in a special drive from Friday night to Saturday night arrested 89 people from different areas in the districtin Jessore on various charges,UNB news agency reported.
Month: December 2016
‘Terrorist’ bullet-injuried in ‘gunfight’ with rivals in Jessore
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was shot in a gunfight between two groups of criminals in TB Clinic area of the district town in Jessore on Saturday night.The injured was identified as Yusuf, 30, son of Abdul Latif, a resident…
Elderly woman found dead in Pabna
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an elderly woman from Dashuria Gol Chattar in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately,UNB news agency reported.
Brain cancer: New biomarker could improve diagnosis of glioma
Researchers have identified a gene called SHOX2 whose high expression predicts poor survival in intermediate-grade glioma – a common type of brain cancer. The discovery – if confirmed in further studies – should help doctors decide how aggressive the cancer…
Govt working to ensure quality education in country: Nahid
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the government is working relentlessly to attain the challenge of ensuring quality education in the country. “It is not possible to go ahead smoothly with traditional education. We need to acquire quality education…
Reformed band Dalchhut back again
Entertainment Desk The talented lead singer of the band Dalchhut, Bappa Mazumder has announced that Dalchhut is all set to come back with renewed zest recently. Bappa informed that after a long break of three years, the members have decided…
La La Land’ expected to lead Golden Globe nominations
Nominations for the Golden Globes will be unveiled Monday with critics expecting musical “La La Land” to lead the pack ahead of “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Lion.” In a departure from last year’s awards calendar, the announcements come…
Ranbir Kapoor to move into his new home
Entertainment Desk Ranbir Kapoor has been staying at his grandmother, Krishna Raj Kapoor’s bungalow for a while now, but the actor is finally ready to move into his new bachelor pad in Pali Hill. Ranbir will move on the…
Dialogue on struggle, achievement & future of ICT held
Speakers at a dialogue on “International Crimes Tribunal Model under State Law-its struggle, achievement and future in Bangladesh” today called upon all to take it advance together. They also emphasized on taking effective and speedy measures in this regard by…
Renewable energies vital for protecting climate, life
Environmentalists and development activists addressing a youth conference opined substantial and sustainable protection of natural resources together with promotion and using of renewable energies is very important for protecting both climate and life. They viewed there is an enormous scope…
Businesspersons asked for paying VAT to strengthen economy
Adequate awareness should be created among the businesspersons and consumers to inspire them in paying value added tax (VAT) and income tax properly for further strengthening of the national economy. The opinion came at a post-rally discussion organised by the…
Severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ intensifies further
Dhaka: The severe cyclonic storm ‘vardah’ over southeast bay and adjoining southwest bay and west-central bay intensified and moved further west-northwestwards over west-central bay and adjoining southwest bay.
Alleged ‘terrorist’ bullet-injuried in Jessore ‘gunfight’ with rivals
Dhaka – An alleged terrorist was shot in a gunfight between two groups of criminals in TB Clinic area of Jessore district town on Saturday night.
‘Don’t dress like Kim Kardashian’ says Queen’s University Belfast
Queen’s University in Belfast has been given a dressing down for advising women not to style themselves like Kim Kardashian West at graduations. An article on its website said women should “think Grace Kelly, not Kim Kardashian”. It also said…
More than 30 dead as tanker rams into vehicles on Kenya road
Nairobi (AP/UNB) — A tanker carrying chemical gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing more than 30 people and injuring 10, officials said Sunday.
Dylan expresses awe over Nobel Prize, alludes to Shakespeare
Stockholm (AP/UNB) — Bob Dylan has expressed awe at receiving the Nobel Prize in literature and thanked the Swedish Academy for including him among the “giants” of writing.
Twin blasts near Istanbul stadium kill 29, hurt 166
Istanbul (AP/UNB) —Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer stadium Saturday night killed 29 people and wounded 166 others in the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a nation confronting an array of security…
At least 60 killed as crowded church collapses in Nigeria
Lagos (AP/UNB) — The roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people, witnesses and an official said.
Photographic show on Buriganga at AF, Dhaka
Dhaka – A solo photography exhibition titled Save The River Buriganga by photographer Fojit Sheikh Babu has opened at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Saturday, 10 December 2016. Prof. Anisuzzaman,…
Tigers’ 2nd group to leave for Sydney Saturday night
Dhaka – The 12-member second group of Tigers’, including Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, will leave Dhaka for Sydney, Australia on Saturday night to join the conditioning camp there.Bangladesh cricketers will be trained in a two-week long…
India make strong start after England post 400
Dhaka – India’s batsmen made a strong start in their reply to England’s 400 all out on day two of the fourth test,reaching 146 for the loss of just one wicket by the close.Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put on…
BNP bins Democracy International’s report on BD polls
Dhaka-BNP on Saturday trashed Democracy International’s survey report that BNP will only get five percent vote if any election is held now, saying the finding is not only absurd, but also a travesty of truth.
CID finds 23 foreign nationals’ involvement in BB heist
Dhaka-The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police on Saturday claimed that they have found the involvement of 23 foreigners in the $ 101-million cyber heist from Bangladesh Bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve Bank.
6 held at Chuadanga border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested six people while they were going to India illegally through Munsipur border area on Friday night.The arrestees are: Toiab Ali, 18, son of Rabbani, Nur Mohammad Sardar, 30, son of Mannan…
Work together to assuage migrants’ miseries: PM
Dhaka-Underscoring the need for devising a way to realise the transformative potential of migration, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the international community to take vow and act together to pull out the migrants from their miseries and agonies.
One held with 24 gold bars at Shahjalal Airport
Dhaka – Customs officials on Saturday detained a passenger of a domestic flight from Chittagong at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here and seized 24 gold bars weighing 2.78 kilograms from his possession.Sources at the Dhaka customs house said Sarwar Kamal…
11 boats of Rohingyas sent back to Myanmar
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members sent back 11 boats fully packed with Rohingyas to Myanmar following their attempt to intrude into the Bangladesh territory though the Naf River early Saturday.
Youth burnt to death as house in city slum catches fire
Dhaka – A young man was burnt to death as a house in a slum in Shahjahanpur area of the city caught early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shipon, 30.Atikul Islam, duty official of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD)…
2 bikers killed in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Two motorcycle riders were killed and another injured in a road crash when it collided head-on with a bus in Katakhali Samshadipur area near in Rajshahi on Friday evening.The deceased were indentified as Shuvo, 25, son of Moktar Hossain,and…
National River Olympiad held at BAU
With the slogan of ‘Janbe Jodi, Jagbe Nodi’, National River Olympiad-2016 for Mymensingh division was held at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus on Saturday.