At least 20 people were injured as a mad dog bit them in Chowgacha upazila of Jessore district on Sunday.The injured were admitted to the upazila health complex.
Year: 2016
322-landless selected for khas land in Pirojpur
The government has taken a programme to distribute khas land among the landless and freedom fighters of the district during the current year.To this end, a total of 322-landless people including freedom fighters of the district have been listed for…
One arrested with hemp plants in Faridpur
The Narcotics Control Department in a drive last evening arrested one person with three hemp (ganja) plants.According to a source of the Narcotics Control Department, acting on secret information they raided a house in village Wajuddin Mollar Dangi in Char…
“Leave No One Behind” for universal, safe access – hygienic sanitation
Dhaka – The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Freshwater Action Network South Asia (FANSA) are Monday releasing a new report titled “Leave No One Behind: Voices of Women, Adolescent Girls, Elderly, Persons with Disabilities and Sanitation…
Cop closed for torturing Bangladesh Bank official
Dhaka – A sub-inspector of police of Mohammadpur police station in the capital has been closed for allegedly torturing and blackmailing a Bangladesh Bank (BB) official and issuing him death threat.
Jennifer Lawrence wins Globe for best comedy film actress
Los Angeles – Jennifer Lawrence took home the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical film on Sunday for “Joy.” Lawrence beat Melissa McCarthy (“Spy”), Amy Schumer (“Trainwreck”), Maggie Smith (“The Lady in the Van”) and Lily…
Zimbabwe team to arrive today
A 16-member Zimbabwean cricket team will arrive in Dhaka city today (Monday) to play a four-match T20I series against Bangladesh.Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna will host all the four matches scheduled to be held on 15, 17, 20 and 22…
PM helps Diti, Rani Sarker
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday provided cheques of financial assistance to ailing film actresses Rani Sarker and Diti.PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said Sheikh Hasina handed over the cheques at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city.He said the…
Iraq bans poultry from Bangladesh
Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including Bangladesh and China, the government said on Sunday.Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu…
‘Crash rates for self-driving cars less than conventional car’
By David Shepardson Washington – Self-driving cars are involved in fewer crashes on average than vehicles with a driver behind the wheel, a study released on Friday by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute shows. The study was commissioned by Alphabet…
Bus crash kills 21 in Mexico
A bus carrying amateur football players and fans plunged into a river after careening off a bridge in eastern Mexico on Sunday, leaving at least 21 people dead, authorities said.Another 30 were injured in the crash in the municipality of…
Deformed mountain lion mystery
By Leada Gore A strange mountain lion killed last week in Idaho has hunters and state conservation officials buzzing. The young male mountain lion was killed by a hunter after it was involved in an attack on a dog. The…
Your Neanderthal DNA may have given you allergies
In the American Journal of Human Genetics, two research teams reported that in many people, a group of genes that governs the first line of defense against pathogens was probably inherited from Neanderthals. By Deborah Netburn If you sneeze when…
Actress Diti back home, hospitalsed
Dhaka – Popular Bangladeshi film actress Parveen Sultana Diti has been admitted to a Dhaka hospital after her return in Bangladesh from Chennai, India. Diti returned home, along with her daughter Lamia Chowdhury and son Shafayat Chowdhury, after being treated…
Politics in bad shape says JP’s GM Kader
Dhaka – Jatiya Party senior presidium member GM Kader on Sunday expressed his sadness that politics in Bangladesh is now in a very fragile shape as the trend has changed drastically. Speaking at a biennial council of the district unit…
Military to military
By Seymour M. Hersh on US intelligence sharing in the Syrian war Barack Obama’s repeated insistence that Bashar al-Assad must leave office- and that there are ‘moderate’ rebel groups in Syria capable of defeating him- has in recent years provoked…
HC for release of Kh Mosharraf soon
The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court (HC) order that granted a conditional bail BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
Zero tolerance for terrorism: PM tells Tripura minister
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her government’s stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and said no one would be allowed to use Bangladesh’s soil for insurgent acts against any country.
14 yrs imprisonment for cyber crimes
Observing that cyber crime is more serious than murder and rape, Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Sunday there will be provisions of maximum 14 years’ imprisonment in the proposed ‘Digital Security Act-2016’, aiming to tackle the menace.
3 member Counterterrorism team in the city
A three-member team of the US Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau is now in city to discuss issues of mutual interest with government officials here.
PM joins Akheri Munajat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) of Biswa Ijtema as the first phase of the world’s largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj ended on the banks of the river Turag at Tongi.From her official…
Facebook recruits Bangla language translator
Facebook has recruited a Bangla language expert to check on traffic on its platform in that language.State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Sunday said that this would make it possible for Facebook to spot any objectionable post…
Amu asks to relocate tanneries in 72 hours
The government will shut down the tanneries in the capital’s Hazaribagh area if their owners fail to relocate those to Savar Tannery Estate within 72 hours.Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu instructed the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation (BSCIC) to…
Chief justice warns Judiciary against usurpation of power by executive
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has asked the judiciary to come forward to stop the executive from usurping all powers.”Beware of the executive; it is trying to take away all our powers,” said Justice Sinha during his inaugural address at…
Yemen crisis: MSF-backed hospital hit by missile
At least four people were killed when a missile hit a hospital supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, the aid agency says.MSF said the strike in Saada province, a Houthi rebel movement stronghold, had injured a further…
Zero tolerance to terrorism:PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reiterated her government’s stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and said no one would be allowed to use Bangladesh’s soil for insurgent acts against any country.The Prime Minister made the remarks when visiting Minister…
Orientation programme held at BAU
BAU Correspondent: The orientation programme for the freshers under six faculties of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was held on Sunday with allegation of massive mismanagement in Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium of the university.
‘Social skill development’ begins at JU
JU Correspondent A 5-day long work-shop on ‘social skill development of psychological stage’ organized by JU student welfare and counseling Centre (JUSWCC) begins today at the seminar room of Teachers Student Centre (TSC) of Jahangirnagar University (JU).
JU teachers go on infinite strike again
JU Correspondent Teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) go on infinite work abstention from tomorrow demanding review of 8th national pay scale and a separate pay structure for them.
Home coming day of Bangabandhu observed in Netrakona
The historic homecoming day of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed here today.Awami league and different socio-cultural and political organizations observed various programs on the occasion.