A minor boy was killed in a road accident in Kamalkhani area under Baniachong upazila of the district today.The deceased was identified as Tamim Hasan, 8, a student of class three and son of Ruku Miah of Jatrapasha village of…
Year: 2016
73 sued in Bogra over Jubo League leader murder
A case was filed against 73 people, including some local leaders of BNP, Awami League and Jubo League, in connection with the killing of a Jubo League leader in a clash between the members of two transport workers associations in…
Retired banker killed in Rajshahi road crash
A retired banker was killed when a bus knocked down his auto-rickshaw in Bhadra area under Boalia Police Station in the city today, police and hospital sources said.The deceased was identified as Emdadul Haque Sarker, 65, former Deputy General Manager…
Sri Lanka 142-8 against New Zealand in T20
Sri Lanka made 142-8 after being sent into bat in the second and final Twenty20 against New Zealand in Auckland on Sunday.Angelo Mathews top scored with a career best 81 not out.
T20 Cricket: Zimbabwe to arrive Dhaka Monday
A 16-member Zimbabwean cricket team will arrive in the city on 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 January 15, 17, 20 and…
German anti-migrant demo turns violent
Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year’s Eve.The attacks, ranging from sexual molestation to theft,…
BAFTA:’Carol’, ‘Bridge of Spice’ lead
Lesbian romance “Carol” and Cold War drama “Bridge of Spies” led the running for Britain’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on Friday, securing nine nominations each.”Carol”, starring Cate Blanchett as a married woman who falls for…
Oil down 10% after 5 day drop
Oil fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, losing 10 percent on the week, and Goldman Sachs said more losses were needed to force producers to cut supplies adequately to balance the glut and bleak demand outlook in the…
Biswa Ijtema phase-I ends with Akheri Munajat
Dhaka – The first phase of the Biswa Ijtema on the bank of Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital ended on Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) joined by thousands of Muslims from…
Deal struck for aid to reach besieged Syrian towns
Aid agencies say food and medicine set to reach Madaya and two other Idlib villages, where thousands are starving. Aid agencies say a deal has been reached to send food and medicine into beseiged towns in Syria, where tens of…
US deploys B-52 bomber after North Korea’s nuclear test
Large plane, capable of delivering nuclear weapons, flies low over South Korea days after North’s latest bomb test. The United States has deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea in a show of force…
More kids can slow down ageing
If you want to live long, don’t shy away from going for more kids. According to an interesting study, the number of children born to a woman influences the rate at which her body ages.The findings showed that women who…
China begins 5G research
China’s ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) began to research and test 5G technology with the aim of commercialising it by 2020, the media reported.”The purpose of the research and test is to support the formulation of global 5G…
Capitalism and its functioning: Human participation is essential
Joynal Abedin There is no denying the truth that we are living in a capitalist world which has almost become a global system in the globalised world. Capitalism, no doubt, is a dominant ideology ruling the world, following the collapse…
Bangabandhu’s home-coming day Sunday
Dhaka – The historic homecoming day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed on Sunday. On January 10 in 1972, Bangabandhu returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after nine and half months’ captivity in a Pakistan jail.
Awami League Council 28 March
The ruling Awami League’s triennial council will be held on 28 March. The decision to hold the council was taken at a meeting of Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC), at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban on Saturday.
2-day job fair held at RUET
With a view to offering an opportunity to students to secure employment, a two-day job fair was held for the first time in Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) campus on Saturday. RUET’s Office of the Students Welfare and…
Dossolve EC under which fair polls not posasible: Noman
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission in consultation with political parties to arrange a national election. “The parliament formed through a voter-less election must be dissolved soon. A neutral Election…
Azad president, Mizan secretary Shariatpur Journo Assoc
A 21-member executive committee of Shariatpur Journalists Association, Dhaka has unanimously been formed with Rafiqul Islam Azad of The Independent and Mizanur Rahman of PIB as its president and general secretary respectively. The committee has been formed at the annual…
PM slams Khaleda for saying no voter was at polling centres on Jan 5
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday strongly criticised BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for saying only police and dogs were present at polling stations during the January-5 national election. “I saw some statements in the newspapers…she [Khaleda] said no…
Malaysia vs Nepal ends goalless in Bangabandhu Gold Cup football
Malaysia and Nepal played out a goalless draw in the group A match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football tournament held on Saturday at the Shams-Ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore.In the day’s match, Malaysia had change to take lead in…
Journos withdraw boycott of Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Journalists here on Saturday withdrew their decision to boycott the coverage of the ongoing Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament.The journalists announced the boycott following the assault of Channel 24 cameraperson Ripon Hossain and driver Alauddin by a group of…
Youth killed in Pabna road crash
A youth was killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Monoharpur area on the Pabna-Ishwardi highway in Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased was Sweet, 24, son of Ajmat Ali of the same area.
Jamaat leader arrested in Narail
The nayabe ameer of Lohagara Jamaat-e-Islami Badsha Miah, 45, was arrested from Baka village of the upazila of the district on Friday.Police sources said, acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive in the area and arrested…
12 shops, 3 houses gutted in Brahmanbaria
Some 12 shops and three dwelling houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Sonarampur Bazar of Bancharampur upazila here on Friday.The fire originated from an electric short-circuit in Halim Sarkar Super Market area at about 3 pm and quickly…
Meherpur district Jamaat secretary arrested
Mohammad Farooq Hossain, secretary of Meherpur district unit of Jamaat, was arrested by police on various charges, including sabotage, from his village home on Friday.Acting on a tip-off, a team of police raided the Ashrafpur village under Meherpur Sadar upazila…
10 sued over killing of 2 Banoful staff
A case has been filed against ten unidentified people in connection with the killing of two employees of the food manufacturing company, Banoful.Masud Pervez, brother of Razu Miah, one of the victims, filed the case with Shahparan Police Station on…
One held with 2,000 Yaba pills in Rajbari
Police arrested an alleged drug peddler along with 2,000 Yaba tablet at Bhandaria village in Sadar upazila on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Nazmul Hasan Prince,30, son of Mohan Molla, a resident of the village.