Staff Reporter Narayanganj seven murder prime accused expelled Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer Lt Col Tareq Sayeed was admitted into the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with illness.
Year: 2016
DPDC taskforce unearths massive electricity theft in Narayanganj
STAFF REPORTER The special taskforce of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited on Sunday had unearthed massive electricity theft and tax evasion during a drive in a 24 storied and 18 storied twin tower building named ‘Tokyo Plaza’ in Narayanganj.
Windies 207-6 at close in third Australia Test
The West Indies were 207 for six at the close after winning the toss on the opening day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.At stumps, Denesh Ramdin was not out 23 with Carlos Brathwaite on…
Five Jamaat leaders on 10-day remand
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday placed five detained leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh on a ten-day remand each in two cases filed with Rampura Police Station in the capital.
Inter-ministerial meeting held for upcoming Asia Cup T20
An inter-ministerial meeting was held on Sunday at the Youth and Sports Ministry conference room for successfully hosting Asia Cup T20-2016 qualifying in Dhaka and Narayanganj.Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong will take part in the qualifying…
Int’l Rating Chess: Zia, Uten share top slot
GM Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh Navy and Uten are jointly leading the Prime Bank 18th International Rating Chess Tournament securing full five points after the 5th round matches at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Sunday.IM Abu Sufian Shakil of Golden…
Probe report submission of 42 burn victims death on March 3
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday deferred the Submission of the probe report to March 3, 2016 in a case filed against four persons including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for the deaths of…
If West wants, ISIS can be crushed within days – India Jamaat chief
New Delhi: “If the Western powers want then the ISIS can be crushed within days but it has been deliberately given a long lease of life by the West so that their military intervention can continue unabated in Syria and…
IUBAT University, Amari Dhaka sign MoU for cooperation
International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) and Amari Dhaka Hotel signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation, practical, internship and job placement. The MoU signing ceremony took place at Amari Dhaka on Thursday, December 31, 2015. Prof Dr…
Mob beats 6 ‘extortionists’ in Sylhet
An angry mob beat up mercilessly six suspected criminals as they allegedly attempted to raise toll from some shops forcibly in Baluchar area of Sylhet city on Saturday evening. Among the six was a leader of the ruling party’s student…
25 injured in clash in B’baria
At least 25 people, including four policemen, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Syedtula village in Sarail upazila on Sunday morning.Ali Arshad, officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station, said a rickshaw van…
50 injured in AL infighting in Narsingdi
At least 50 people were injured as supporters of two groups of the local unit of Awami League village locked in a clash in Raypura upazila of the district on Sunday morning.Officer-in-charge of Raypura Police Station Azharul Islam said two…
Warehouse gutted by fire in Jessore
A warehouse of jute and rice was gutted by a fire that broke out at Bodhkhana village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district on Saturday night.Witnesses said the fire erupted in the warehouse of one Emdadul Haque around 10:30pm.On information,…
Man commits suicide in Benapole
A man reportedly killed himself over family feud by setting fire to his body at Basantapur village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain,38, son of Aiyub Hossain of Kathshakra village.
BSF hands over 29 BD nationals to BGB in Benapole
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 29 Bangladeshi nationals, including four children and eight women, to Border Guard Bangldesh (BGB) through Benapole Check post on Saturday night.Subedar Abdul Hamid of 26 BGB Battalion of Benapole camp said members of…
PCJSS’s blockade passing off peacefully in Rangamati
The daylong blockade enforced by Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) in Rangamati district protesting the rigging in municipality polls is going on peacefully today (Sunday).No vehicular movement was seen anywhere in the district nor was reported any major violence…
One killed, 4 injured in Rajshahi road accident
One person was killed and four others injured when an auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a human hauler in Kasiadanga area on Rajshahi-Kakonhat road under Rajpara Police Station in the city today, police and hospital sources said.The deceased was identified as…
One arrested with firearms in C’nawabganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 in a drive arrested an alleged arms trader and recovered two foreign made pistols, four magazines and 11 bullets from Kaliganj village under Shibganj upazila of the district last night. The arrested was identified…
Two held with yaba, ganja in Narail
Police in a drive arrested two alleged drug traders with 81 pieces of contraband yaba tablets and 100 gram of ganja from Fulbadhina village under Naragati upazila of the district last night.The arrested persons were identified as Anis, 40, and…
DU invites Ph.D. applications
Dhaka University has invited applications in designated forms from interested candidates for enrolment in Ph.D. programme in academic year 2015-16.Application forms could be collected from room number 323 of the registrar’s office, said a DU press release today.To collect admission…
Cosby faces big financial threat
Civil lawsuits accusing Bill Cosby of sex abuse and defamation could do major damage to the entertainer’s wealth, regardless of how a criminal prosecution plays out, lawyers who have handled similar cases said on Thursday.Cosby, who has been accused by…
Type 2 diabetes risks dementia
People with type 2 diabetes are at higher risk for dementia in general. And for one form, called vascular dementia, diabetes brings more risk to women than men, according to a new review.The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s…
All types of watches banned in BCS
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Monday prohibited the use of any kind of watch during the 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Preliminary examination to be held on 8 January.The use of wrist watch or pocket watch or electronic…
The fourth estate society cannot do without
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A group of people of Bangladesh’s northernmost district of Gaibandha the other day protested the killing of a journalist by unidentified assailants. The journalist was kidnapped, remained missing for several days, and his body was found floating…
BGB, Army emerge champions in V-day Wrestling
DHAKA, Jan 1, 2016 (BSS)- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Army emerged champions in the Victory Day Men’s and Women’s Section Wrestling competition that concluded on Friday at the National Sports Council Gymnasium. BGB of men’s section won the…
Oil could hit bottom in early 2016: BP chief
The slump in global oil prices could hit bottom in early 2016 although prices are likely to remain low for the next couple of years, BP Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley said.”A low point could be in the first quarter,”…
Iranian protesters storm Saudi embassy
Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shia Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric.Demonstrators who had massed at the embassy gates to protest at Nimr al-Nimr’s…
4.4 million new faces in updated voter list published Saturday
Dhaka – The Election Commission on Saturday published the draft updated voter list of 2016 across the country, showing some 43,68,047 fresh voters with 4.5 percent growth rate. Like the previous update carried out in 2014, the share of women…
IBBL business review meeting held
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized a business review meeting at Mohammad Younus Auditorium of Islami Bank Tower on January 2, 2016 Saturday. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the bank attended the meeting as chief guest. Presided over by Mohammad Abdul…
Climate change increasing vector-borne diseases
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s parisite experts have said that the frequency of vector-borne parasitic diseases is increasing in human and animals as weather has effects on vector population dynamics and disease transmission. They also said that high temperature and humidity favours…