Chittagong – A woman and a young man were killed due to electrocution at Bothatia Nagpara village in Lohagara upazila on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Rita Rani Devi, 29, wife of Bhashu Debnath of the village, and Ashutosh…
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Awami League suffers from ego syndrome: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the ruling Awami League cannot tolerate alternative views as it has been suffering from an ‘ego syndrome’.“Awami League has long been suffering from an ‘ego syndrome’. They can’t take the…
Phensidyl laden car plunges into roadside ditch in Satkhira, 1 killed
Satkhira – A man was killed as a Phensidyl laden private car plunged into a roadside ditch at Labsha village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Enamul Haque, inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police,…
Khulna jute mill workers continue strike
Khulna – The indefinite strike enforced by the employees of seven state-owned jute mills in the district to press home their five-point demand entered the eighth day on Monday.The workers of the mills took position at different places of the…
BNP leader Masud Arun held in Meherpur
Meherpur – Police arrested BNP executive committee member and former MP from Meherpur-1 constituency Masud Arun from his house in Kasharipara area of the district town on Monday morning on charge of sabotage plan.Officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station Iqbal Bahar…
14 Shibir activists held in Barisal
Barisal – Police in a drive arrested 14 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir from a madrasah of the upazila on Sunday evening on sabotage charges.
Foolproof security for Pahela Baishakh celebrations: DMP
Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all necessary steps have been taken to ensure foolproof security for the celebrations of Pahela Baishakh across the capital.Nine observation towers will be set up at the main venues…
One killed over land dispute in Tangail
Tangail – An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death by rivals over land related dispute in Babna para village in Sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 75, a resident of the village.Jahirul Islam, officer-in-charge of…
3 killed in Nilphamari bike crash
Nilphamari – Three people, including an HSC examinee, were killed in a road crash in Kishoreganj upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Masud Khan, 25, son of Shamsul Khan of Singergari Pathanpara village, his cousin Abdul…
Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching” and said it was a reminder of the need to pursue a world free of…
Think about AL in a newer way, Hasina tells party leaders
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said time has come to think about the ruling Awami League in a newer way to keep it dynamic and vibrant, unb news agency reported. The Prime Minister said this when the…
Fool-proof Security for Pahela Boishak, says DMP Commissioner
Dhaka – The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzaman Miah on Monday said all security measures have been taken to ensure foolproof security of Pahela Baisakh celebration venues in the capital. Nine observation towers will be set up in the…
Bnp not unnerved as 500 workers killed, 4.5 lakh face cases: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday claimed that his party is not frustrated despite killing of more than 500 leaders and activists of the party and its front organisations implicating about 4.5 lakh others in several thousand…
HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against D Star editor
The High Court Monday stayed the proceedings of 72 cases filed against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam for allegedly defaming Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by publishing unsubstantiated information provided by the military intelligence during the army-controlled interim government in…
101,758 to perform hajj this year
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amendments to the National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2016 (Hijri 1437) and Hajj Package 2016 (Hijri 1437) by doubling the number of hajj pilgrims to 10,000 under government management, unb news…
Foreign Minister off to Turkey to attend OIC summit
Dhaka – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali left here for Turkey on Monday morning to attend the 13th Islamic Summit Conference being held in Istanbul. The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said leaders of the…
SC cancels Minar’s bail in Ekram murder case
Dhaka – The Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted by the High Court to BNP leader Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury Minar in the Fulgazi upazila parishad chairman Ekramul Haque killing case, unb news agency reported. A four-member bench of…
HC stays Gazipur city mayor Mannan’s suspension for 6 months
Dhaka – The High court stayed for six months the local government ministry’s order of suspension of Gazipur city corporation mayor professor M.A.Mannan. The High court bench of justice Kamrul Islam Siddiquee and Justice Rajik Al Jalil issued the order…
Heat disrupts people’s life, livelihood in Rajshahi
Rajshahi Correspondent Normal livelihood of the region, particularly of the vast barind tract, is being affected badly due to the ongoing sultry weather that is being experienced by the people in the current month. An uneasy situation is prevailing everywhere.…
Joy Shahriar’s new single song
Cultural Desk On the occasion of Pohela Boishakh, singer and musician Joy Shahriar has released a brand new single named Ami Nei. The music video of the song will be available today on the singer’s Youtube channel and Facebook page.…
To fight spring allergies eat these
Health Desk The weather is warmer, the birds are chirping, and the flowers are blossoming. But for you? That means your eyes are itchy, your nose is runny, and your head feels like it’s under more pressure than a batter…
Heatwave shuts more than 250 Malaysian schools
More than 250 Malaysian schools were closed on Monday due to a heatwave brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon which is severely affecting food production and causing chronic water shortages in many countries. Authorities ordered schools in the…
Star Wars’ wins big at MTV awards
Space Opera “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, taking best film and breakthrough performance for its star Daisy Ridley. It also scooped best villain for Adam Driver’s turn as the…
Priyanka Chopra wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Entertainment Desk Actress Priyanka Chopra bags another prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award. She won the award in the “Best Actress of the Year” category for her role of “Kashibai” in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Bajirao Mastani. Expressing excitement over the…
Neat freak rattlesnakes, other animals that tidy up
From birds that remove their babies’ “dirty diapers” to crows that store their tools, nature is full of orderly species. An eastern bluebird flies away from its nest with a sac of its babies’ poop in Florida. Kids, listen up:…
REHAB wants money whitening option again
The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) has demanded revival of the option to legalise untaxed money through investment in the sector unconditionally for 10 years.REHAB Prsident Alamgir Shamsul Alamin made the demand in a news call on…
Triple talaq: India’s Muslim women fight against instant divorce
India is perhaps the only country in the world where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in a matter of minutes by just uttering the word talaq (divorce) three times. But this controversial practice of “triple talaq” is now…
Buzz Aldrin plans permanent settlement on Mars
Buzz Aldrin was the second man to walk on the Moon. Now the Nasa veteran, and trained engineer, is setting his sights on another part of our Solar System – Mars. By Sue Nelson 11 April 2016 Buzz Aldrin’s passion…
N Korea senior intelligence officer ‘defects to South’
A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has defected, say South Korean officials. The officer has not been named, but the defence ministry in Seoul said he was a senior colonel in the Reconnaissance General Bureau and…
Heat wave intensifies across country
With the mercury maintaining its upward trend, scorching heat has intensified across the country, says news agency UNB.Met office said a heat wave has been sweeping across the country, including capital Dhaka, for the last three days.In the capital, people,…