Gazipur Correspondent Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj will begin today (Friday) on the bank of the river Turag at Tongi of Gazipur.
Year: 2016
Zia Charitable trust graft case, ACC deposition has been recorded
Court Correspondent The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday completed recording the depositions of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Deputy Director Harun-ur-Rashid in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case and fixed January 14 for his cross-examination. He is also the…
Sponsors come forward to make Bangabandhu Gold Cup a success
Country’s leading sponsors come forward to stand beside the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) with their bounty effort to make prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football a success one.AB Bank continued their support to BFF as they become presenting sponsors of…
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by three runs in T20
New Zealand won the first Twenty20 against Sri Lanka by three runs at Mount Maunganui on Thursday,New Zealand made 182-4 with Martin Guptill 58 and Kane Williamson 53. Sri Lanka were 179-9 after their 20 overs.
BCB may hold back Mustafizur from PSL
Bangladesh Cricket Board is considering holding back Mustafizur Rahman from playing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to keep the young pacer’s bowling technique a secret.The board may choose to compensate him in order to keep him from going to…
Cow lifter lynched in Gangachara
An angry mob lynched member of a cow lifters gang and injured two others in village Nilokchondi Paschimpara under Gangachara upazila this morning, police said.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gangachara Thana Zinnat Ali said a gang of inter-district cow lifters lifted cows…
Computers, laptops, modems distributed among farmers
Agriculture Department of the district distributed computers, laptops and internet modems among 500 farmers of Mathbaria upazila of the district on Wednesday.The ICT gazettes were distributed in simple function arranged in this occasion at Mathbaria upazila premises here.President of Integrated…
70 held in special drives in Ctg
Chittagong district police in a series of overnight drives arrested 70 persons including a Jamaat activist from different Upazilas of the district on Wednesday night.Abdul Awal, Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district, said police detained 70 persons…
‘Thief’ killed in lynch-mob attack in Laxmipur
A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack while allegedly trying to steal valuables, including gold ornaments, from a house at Paschim Angar Para in Ramganj upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Muslim Miah,45, son of Sekandar Ali,…
3 shops fined for selling expired medicines in Kishoreganj
A mobile court in a drive fined three drugstores for selling unregistered and expired medicine in Station Road area of the district town on Wednesday noon.During the drive, the mobile court realised Tk1.70 lakh in fine from the three drug…
18 held en route to India illegally thru’ Benapole
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 18 Bangladeshi nationals while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through Putkhali border point here on Wednesday night.The arrestees were identified as Rahim Miah,17, Arifa Khatun,18, Julfiker Ali,21, Afijul Islam,21, Rezaul…
8 bullet injured in attack in Pabna
Eight people, including two women, received bullet injuries as a rival group attacked and opened fire on them in Mondal Para of Sadar upazila on Wednesday evening.The injured were identified as Matya Ujjal, 44, Mahbub, 30, Hamidul, 28, Monowara Khatun,…
Madrasah student killed in Rajshahi road crash
A madrasah student was killed as a truck crushed his bicycle in Naodapara Bazar of the city on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Masud Hoossain, 17, son of Majibur Rahman, a resident of the area and a student of…
Sustainable use of genetic diversity to protect livestock & wildlife
BAU CORRESPONDENT Indigenous livestock and wild relatives have been lost day by day in our country. Farmworkers are rearing livestock of developing varieties to get higher profits in a short period of time.
Rosatom Asia joins Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
News Desk Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom said recently that its branch in Southeast Asia, Rosatom Asia, has become a corporate member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).
ICT take cognizance against two Razakars
STAFF REPORTER The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) yesterday took the charges against two Kishoreganj war crimes suspects – Syed Mohammad Hossain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan – into cognizance for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the War…
JU Govt. and politics dept. 2nd reunion on Friday
JU Correspondent The 2nd reunion of the alumni association of government and politics department of Jahangirnagar University would be held on Friday at the campus.
65 killed in Libya bombing
At least 65 people were killed on Thursday when one of Libya’s worst truck bombs in years exploded at a police training centre in the town of Zliten, local officials and hospital sources said.No group immediately claimed the attack, but…
Dressing style tells your story
Do you prefer bright coloured clothes? Perhaps it’s to do with your positive thoughts. Or if you have an eye for abstract prints, it’s likely that you have a bold personality. Your wardrobe choices can depict who you are as…
Iran accuses Saudis of bombing embassy in Yemen
Iran has accused Saudi-led coalition warplanes of bombing its embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, state media say.
Why real King Kong became extinct
The largest ape to roam Earth died out 100,000 years ago because it failed to tuck into savannah grass after climate change hit its preferred diet of forest fruit, scientists suggest.Gigantopithecus — the closest Nature ever came to producing a…
Priyanka wins People’s Choice Awards
Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra has won the Favourite Actress in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 here for her leading role in American TV thriller series “Quantico”.The 33-year-old, who plays the…
Oil price tumbles to below $33
Oil prices tumbled to $32.62 a barrel on Thursday as a result of rising US energy stockpiles and China’s weakening currency. Brent crude fell 4.7% while US West Texas Intermediate was down 3.9%. For US oil, that was its lowest…
White House disputes North Korea’s claim of Hydrogen Bomb test
By Somini Sengupta, David E Sanger and Choe Sang-Hun United Nations — The United Nations Security Council condemned North Korea for its nuclear test on Wednesday, but there was no evidence yet that the North’s most powerful backer, China, was…
Delhi plan leapfrog to Euro VI emissions standards in 2020 welcomed
New Delhi – The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the landmark decision of the Union government to skip Euro V emissions standards and leapfrog to Euro VI standards in 2020. With this, India will take the first…
41 organizations to export raw jute
The government has given permission to 41 organisations to export 277,000 bales of raw jute as a “special measure”.Saikat Chandra Halder, PRO of the textile and jute ministry, informed the media of the decision on Wednesday.He said these organisations would…
3 to hang for Kazi Aref’s murder
Death sentences of three convicted for the 1999 killings of five JaSad leaders, including its founding president Kazi Aref, will be executed on Thursday.Executions of Safayet Hossain Habib, Anwar Hossain and Rashedul Islam Jhantu will take place at midnight at…
Pakistan supplying Sri Lanka with fighter aircraft
By Richard Tomkins Colombo — Sri Lanka is to buy eight JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft from Pakistan under an agreement signed during a state visit to the country by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Sri Lanka Sunday Times newspaper…
Alabama chief justice orders halt to same-sex marriage licences
By Colleen Jenkins The chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court ordered the state’s probate judges on Wednesday not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples despite a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court last year legalizing gay marriage. Gay marriage…
Saudi executions: Some possible consequences
By Chandra Muzaffar The execution of 47 people by the Saudi authorities on the 2nd of January 2016 reinforces my deeply held conviction that the death penalty should be abolished. No State should have the power to impose the death…