Dhaka – The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain why the formation of a committee for scrutinising freedom fighter list should not be declared illegal. It also asked to explain why the securitisation…
Day: January 23, 2017
Caliming herself wife Nasrin files dowry case against Sunny
Dhaka – Nasrin Sultana, who claimed herself as the wife of national cricketer Arafat Sunny filed another case over dowry. She filed the case with Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Monday against the spinner and his mother Nargis Akhter.
4 get life for killing brother in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here today sentenced four persons to suffer life term imprisonment for killing their brother in Ranchandrapur area under Kaliganj upazila of the district in 2004.Additional session judge court-2 Judge M Iqbal Hossain pronounced the judgment.According to…
Four held with 130-kg ganja in Rangpur
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) today seized 130-kilogram of smuggled ganja and arrested four persons from Mahiganj Satmatha area in the city, RAB sources said. Company Commander of RAB-13 Nazrul Islam told reporters that a special team…
Int’l Chess: Fahad, Malek earn equal 5 points after 7th round
Dhaka – Two Bangladesh’s Fide Masters -Fahad Rahman and Mohammed Abdul Malek- earned five points each after the 7th round of the 9th Chennai Open International Chess Tournament held in Chennai, India on Monday.
2nd Div Football: Azampur FC outplay Little Friends 4-0
Dhaka – Azampur Football Club of Uttara outplayed Little Friends Club by 4-0 goals in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
Siblings among 4 sentenced to life for Gazipur tailor murder
Dhaka – A court here on Monday sentenced four people, including three siblings, to life term imprisonment for killing tailor Shamsul Haque in Kaliganj upazila in 2004.The condemned convicts are M Masud, Sanaullah, Nur-e Alam alias Moyna, sons of M…
Rayer Bazar AC beat Azad SC by 4 wkt
Dhaka – Rayer Bazar Athletic Club secured a four-wicket victory against Azad Sporting Club in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground here on Monday.Batting first after winning the toss, Azad SC collected 136 for all in…
Actor fatally shot during Bliss n Eso music video in Brisbane
An actor has died after being shot while filming a music video in the Australian city of Brisbane. The man, in his 20s, suffered a chest wound inside the Brooklyn Standard bar in Eagle Lane in the city centre, Queensland…
PM for strengthening Saarc
Underscoring the need for further strengthening Saarc, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the activities of the eight-nation regional body should be focused, time-bound and result-oriented one to meet peoples’ expectations.She came up with the remarks when outgoing Saarc…
Holey Artisan heroes, 130 other police awarded
A total of 132 policemen, including the two police officers who were gunned down during the Gulshan café’ attack of militants on July 1 last year, were awarded Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) and President Police Medal (PPM) today in a…
Behrouze Ispahani passes away
Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, chairman of MM Ispahani Limited, a leading industrial conglomerate of the country, passed away at a city hospital on Monday. He was 66.Behrouze Ispahani, also the managing director of International Publications Limited which owns English daily…
My remarks taken ‘wildly out of context’
A row has erupted over Madonna’s comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend. While taking part in a protest march in Washington DC on Saturday, the singer said she had thought “an awful lot about…
After the US, far right says 2017 will be the year Europe wakes up
France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called on voters across Europe to “wake up” and follow the example of US and British voters.Speaking at an unprecedented meeting in Germany of Europe’s rightwing populist parties, she said Brexit would unleash…
No immunity deal agreed for Gambia’s Jammeh, Senegal
West African leaders did not agree to immunity for Yahya Jammeh during negotiations that convinced Gambia’s longtime ruler to flee into exile, Senegal’s foreign minister said on Sunday.Jammeh, who is accused of serious rights violations, led his country for 22…
Kevin G charged with terrorist offences in France
One of the UN’s most wanted jihadists has been charged with terrorist offences in France after being transferred from Turkey where he had turned himself in, according to RT Monday. Kevin G., 24, is a high-profile French jihadist who converted…
Browned toast, potatoes are ‘potential cancer risks’
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, government food scientists are warning.
No chance for locals to be in climate project framing: TIB
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Local people do not get the scope to participate in the formulation of climate change projects at local government level since most such projects have been taken based on political consideration, says a new study of…
New Zealand beats Bangladesh by 9 wickets in 2nd test
Christchurch, Jan 23 (AP/UNB) — Fast bowler Tim Southee became the fifth New Zealander to take 200 test wickets as he helped spur his team to a nine-wicket win over Bangladesh on Monday in the second test, completing a sweep…
Samsung: Note 7 battery design, manufacturing caused fires
Seoul, Jan 23 (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that problems with the design and manufacturing of batteries in its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones caused them to overheat and burst into fire. The announcement of results from the company’s…
2 trucks torched by miscreants in Rangamati hill district
Dhaka, Jan 23 – Miscreants set afire two trucks in Betchhari area of Nannerchar upazila of Rangamati on Saturday morning.
Bangladesh 20-1 at lunch, 2nd test vs. New Zealand – 354
Christchurch, Jan 23 (AP/UNB) — Henry Nicholls was dismissed two runs short of a maiden century as New Zealand built a 65-run first innings lead over Bangladesh before lunch Monday on the fourth day of the second test. Resuming at…
University girl sexually harassed by bus staff at Gabtoli
Dhaka, Jan 23 – A university girl has faced sexual harassment while traveling by a night coach on Dhaka-Thakurgaon route. The victim’s mother has filed a complaint with Sadar Police Station in this connection.
Messi scores 5th goal in 6 games as Barcelona beats Eibar
Dhaka — With Lionel Messi’s fifth goal in six games this year, Barcelona comfortably defeated Eibar 4-0 on Sunday to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Sevilla at the halfway point of the Spanish league.Substitute Denis Suarez, Uruguay striker…
Serena Williams into Australian Open quarterfinals
Dhaka — Serena Williams scrapped her way into the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, working around a misfiring serve and a rash of unforced errors to beat Barbora Strycova as the heat intensified on Monday.She had a little bit of…
Youth’s hanging body recovered from Benapole hotel
Dhaka – Police recovered the hanging body of a young man from a residential hotel at Haji Mohammad Ullag Super Market in Benapole on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Md Saiful Islam, 30, son of Motahar Islam, hailing…
University girl sexually harassed by bus staff
Dhaka – A university girl has faced sexual harassment while traveling by a night coach on Dhaka-Thakurgaon route.The victim’s mother has filed a complaint with Sadar Police Station in this connection.According to the complainant, her daughter traveled to Dhaka by…
Robbers loot Grameen Bank in Narail
Dhaka – Armed robbers looted money and other valuables from Majipara branch of Grameen Bank in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.Manager of the branch M Riaz Uddin said a group of five youths, aged 18-20, entered the bank around 4…
War crimes quest against Bangalee army officers
The International Crimes Tribunal’s investigation agency has launched an inquiry into alleged war crimes committed by the then Bengali officers of the Pakistan Army in 1971, bdnews24.com reported Sunday. Two persons have already been accused of crimes against humanity committed…
Read books on Liberation War to know of lies: Fakhrul
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged his party men to read some books on the Liberation War and Bangabandhu’s ‘Unfinished Memoirs’ to know how Awami League leaders, he alleged, are spreading lies.