Court Correspondent A woman on Wednesday noon filed a case against five police officials including Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station Aboni Shankar Kor and four other police personnel for allegedly assaulting her.
Year: 2016
Oceans may have more plastic than fish by 2050
The world’s oceans may have more plastic debris than fish by the year 2050, according to a report produced by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and published by the World Economic Forum.
5 Bangladeshi teenagers back home thru’ Benapole
Five Bangladeshi teenagers who were trafficked to India three years back returned home through Benapole check post on Tuesday night.Indian police handed them over to Bangladesh Immigration Police at night.
BCL activist hacked to death in Sylhet
An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death allegedly by some activists of the organisation he belonged to in the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Quazi Habib, an activist of the city unit of…
Sramik League leader hacked dead in Narsingdi
A Sramik League leader was hacked to death by miscreants at Birpur in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 28, organising secretary of Sramik League of word no. 2 Narsingdi municipality unit and son of…
1 killed in Gaibandha road accident
One person was killed and 10 others were injured when a bus carrying them rammed into a tree on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway near Mahila College area in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Three day labourers killed in Rangpur
Three day labourers were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler (Nasimon) at Jaigirhat Pakapul on the Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila on Tuesday night.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Six live bombs recovered in Jessore
Police recovered six live bombs from Kholadanga area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.Police said being informed that two rival groups—one led by Hasan and Azizul and another by Hemayet—were taking preparation for a clash with firearms, police conducted a…
Four-nations expert group on water management on cards
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) today decided to form an experts group for exchanging best practices in water resources management and on specifics of the identified projects, power trade, inter grid connectivity, flood forecasting and other areas of possible…
Cop killed as police van falls into ditch in Feni
A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a police pickup van fell into a roadside ditch after being hit by a truck at Kajirdighi on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as…
26 Bangladeshi ‘terrorists’ nabbed, deported from Singapore
Twenty-six Bangladeshis, who were arrested in Singapore earlier suspecting their involvement in terror groups, have been sent back home in batches in November and December last.There has been no case against them and they were the followers of Ahle Hadith…
Youth held with arms, ammo in Rajshahi
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man along with a foreign-made pistol, six rounds of bullet and a magazine at Sapura in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The arrested was identified as Saurov Hossain, 30, son of Siddikur…
Messi and Suarez to miss Barca’s Cup game at Bilbao
Messi had to come off at halftime in Sunday’s 6-0 demolition of the Basque club in La Liga and while tests on Monday ruled out a hamstring strain the Argentina captain has been rested as a precaution.Suarez was given a…
15th amendment revoking CG illegal:BNP
In the wake of the Chief Justice’s (CJ’s) comment that writing judgement by judges after their retirement unconstitutional, BNP on Wednesday claimed the 15th amendment to the constitution revoking the caretaker government system is illegal as it was done based…
3rd T20I: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 31 runs in their 3rd match of the four-match T20I series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium (SANS) on Wednesday.With this win Zimbabwe reduced the series lead 1-2. The fourth and last match of the series will…
Dominant Serena powers into Open third round
Dominant world number one and defending champion Serena Williams powered into the Australian Open third round Wednesday with a straight-sets demolition of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei.The six-time Melbourne Park winner, who is gunning to equal Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22…
Shakib touches 400-wkt milestone
World famed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan touched 400 wickets milestone as the first Bangladesh player in international cricket. Shakib reached the milestone during the third match of the four-match T20I series against Zimbabwe at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna…
Terror attack on Pakistani university at least 30 killed
At least 30 people are dead and 50 injured after a group of militants stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, in an attack that lasted hours.The gunmen used the cover of thick, wintry fog to scale the walls…
N Korea’s propaganda war with Seoul starting to get out of hand
Days after Seoul resumed blasting K-pop and derisive messages about Kim Jong-un’s wife across the DMZ in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang escalated the propaganda war by raining leaflets on South Korea that compared President Park Geun-hye…
Trump, presidential politics and yhe Middle East – Interview
Dr. Michael Izady Interviewed by Russell Whitehouse.Dr. Michael Izady has been a professor of history and political science since 1991 at various European and Ivy League universities, and has provided in-depth lectures on the Middle East for NATO and US…
Most voters denied voting right in Jan 2014 polls: British HC
New British high commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake on Wednesday said most of the Bangladeshis were denied rights to vote in the 5 January 2014 general elections.Blake, who took charge after handing over her credentials to the president, Abdul Hamid,…
Pakistan Charsadda: Deadly assault on university
Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 50 injured. A militant gun attack has caused carnage at a university in north-west Pakistan, with at least…
Amina J. Mohammed chair of leading WASH organization
Geneva – Tuesday, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) announced that Amina J. Mohammed, Environment Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will serve as its new Chair, effective as of April 5, 2016.
Asian stocks plummet as oil drops below $28 a barrel
Asian stocks fell sharply Wednesday as oil sank below $28 a barrel to its lowest level in more than 12 years. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong plunged 3.8%, while Japan’s Nikkei lost 3%.
Navy SEAL allegedly kept picture of Osama bin Laden’s corpse
Washington – A Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden allegedly kept an unauthorized photo of his corpse, The Intercept reported Tuesday. Matthew Bissonnette turned over a hard drive that contained the photo to U.S. investigators in exchange for an…
Nordics open joint embassy in Dhaka
Dhaka – The Embassies of three states of Europe’s north – Denmark, Norway, and Sweden -on Tuesday officially commenced their joint journey in international relations, merging their missions in Bangladesh into a single unit – the Nordic Embassy – providing…
The Eagles’ Glenn Frey dies
Glenn Frey, the prolific guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of the Eagles, died on Mondayat age 67, the American rock band known for “Hotel California” and dozens of other hits said on its website.Frey died in New York City…
Oil market to remain oversupplied in 2016
Unseasonably warm weather and rising supply will keep the crude oil market oversupplied until at least late 2016, the International Energy Agency said in its monthly report on Tuesday.Warm winter weather around the world cut global oil demand growth to…
Meeting on non communicable diseases Wednesday
Dhaka – The global epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs*) is now widely acknowledged as a major development challenge in the 21st century and a significant threat to achieving internationally agreed development goals. NCDs are the leading causes of death worldwide.…
Smear campaign against Nobel Laureate Prof Yunus protested
Several newspapers have reported that, while addressing a programme at Shilpakala Academy held on January 16, honorable prime minister Shaikh Hasina had said, implying Professor Muhammad Yunus, that a former MD of a bank provoked high officials of the US…