Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested nine alleged members of a kidnapping gang from Agargaon (South) area in the city on Monday night.The elite force members also rescued a victim from the clutches of the kidnappers.
Month: February 2017
One killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka– A human-hauler driver was killed in a collision between his vehicle and a trolley near Tala Government College in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.
Attack on Cox’s Bazar Ansar camp: Mastermind held
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Nurul Alam, the mastermind of the attack on an Ansar camp in Teknaf upazila that killed an Ansar member, from Kutupalang Rohingya camp of Ukhiya upazila on Tuesday.Tipped off, a team…
Public suffering mounts amid transport workers’ agitation
Dhaka – Transports workers set a police vehicle on fire in the city’s Gabtoli as part of the countrywide indefinite transport strike on Tuesday evening as they demonstrated demanding cancellation of a provision to sentence errant drivers to life in…
Ex-BNP leader’s son Irad sent to jail
Dhaka – A court on Tuesday sent Chowdhury Irad Ahmed Siddique, son of former BNP leader Tanvir Ahmed Siddique, to jail in a case filed for making disparaging remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members.Metropolitan Magistrate M…
BCL: BCB North Zone take 127-run lead against Walton Central Zone
Dhaka – Lower order batsman Dhiman Ghosh scored the 3rd century after Naeem Islam and Nazmul Hossain Shanto enabling BCB North Zone to take a 127-run lead over Walton Central Zone scoring 537 runs in the first innings on the…
BCL: South Zone trailing by 198 runs against East Zone
Dhaka – Prime Bank South Zone were trailing by 198 runs against the Islami Bank East Zone on the 3rd day of the four-day Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday.Replying to South Zone’s…
Sk Kamal Football: Ctg Abahani eliminated after 1-2 defeat by Pocheon
Dhaka – Defending champions Chittagong Abahani Limited were eliminated from the 2nd version of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup Football after conceding 1-2 goals defeat against Pocheon Citizen FC of South Korea in the 2nd semifinal at the floodlit…
Month of independence begins Wednesday
March, the historical month of independence, begins tomorrow when the nation will be observing the 46th anniversary of independence on the 26th March paying the highest homage to the war heroes who made Bangladesh a sovereign state. The nation engaged…
NEC approves Tk 1,19,296 cr revised ADP
Dhaka – The National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday approved an overall Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) outlay of Tk 1,19,296 crore for the current fiscal year (FY17), down from the original overall ADP size of Tk 1,23,345 crore. The…
Countrywide transport strike: Passengers suffer badly
Passengers have been left suffering as Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation went on a countrywide indefinite strike on Tuesday protesting court verdicts that sentenced a driver to death and another to life imprisonment. The federation which enforced the strike in…
HC stays 2nd phase gas price hike for 6 months
The High Court on Tuesday stayed for six months the government decision for raising gas prices for all consumers in the second phase scheduled to be effective from June 1. Meanwhile, the court also issued a rule asking the authorities…
No extrajudicial killing in country: Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday told Parliament that no extrajudicial killing is taking place in the country as the government is determined to establish the rule of law. “No extrajudicial killing takes place in Bangladesh. The present democratic government…
The United Nations and the Religious Right
Religious advocacy groups have a long history of working with the United Nations, pushing back against progressive interpretations of the terms ‘family’ and ‘marriage’ as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That effort was seemingly rewarded in 2016…
Russia: Don’t Veto Sanctions for Syria Chemical Attacks
Russia and other United Nations Security Council members should support a proposed resolution that would impose sanctions on Syrian government officials responsible for chemical attacks, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council is expected to vote on the resolution…
Nicole Kidman roasted at Oscars
Nicole Kidman can act, she can sing, she can certainly rock a red carpet, but today’s Academy Awards have taught us one thing: She doesn’t really know how to clap. The Aussie-born actress was filmed twice in the audience during…
Om Puri honoured at 89th Academy Awards
Even before Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone came to limelight for making a starry entry into Hollywood, Om Puri was already an established name there. And this only got furthermore assured when the Indian actor was honoured at the 89th…
SpaceX to send two tourists around Moon in 2018
SpaceX said Monday two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the Moon in what would mark the farthest humans have ever traveled to deep space. The United States has not sent astronauts to the Moon since NASA’s…
Humans spark most US wildfires
People sparked most US wildfires in recent decades, causing longer fire seasons and increasing the amount of scorched earth, according to a new study published Monday. Researchers found that humans caused 84 percent—or four out of five—of the total 1.5…
Agri loan disbursement target likely to exceed in 2016-17
The central bank predicts that the disbursement of agriculture loans will exceed the target in the current fiscal 2016-‘17. “The trends of recent credit disbursement indicate that the disbursement target for the current fiscal is likely to exceed,” Bangladesh Bank…
Oscars draw 32.9 million viewers, lowest rating since 2008
New York, Feb 28 (AP/UNB) — The 32.9 million viewers tuning into Sunday’s Academy Awards represented a drop-off of more than a million from last year and Oscar’s smallest audience since 2008.
Factory catches fire in Narayanganj
Dhaka, Feb 28 – A fire broke out in a particleboard factory at Madanpur in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Monday night.
Two motorcyclists hit by truck killed Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Feb 28 – Two motorcyclists, including a Union Parishad member, were killed as a truck smashed their bike at Bottola in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh early Tuesday.
CPB, BSD hartal observed with partial response
Dhaka, Feb 28 – A half-day hartal, enforced by Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) protesting gas price hike war observed in the capital with partial response from people.
Freedom fighter beaten to death in Satkhira
Satkhira, Feb 28 – A freedom fighter was beaten to death at Ghona Bazar in Sadar upazila early Tuesday. The victim was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 65, a resident of Ghona village and owner of a rod-cement shop.
Ekushey Book Fair Ends Tuesday
Dhaka – The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the largest literary event of the country, ended is going to end today as a result thousands of booklovers thronged the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Monday to seize the…
Govt unable to utilise project aid allocations for Holey Artisan attack
Dhaka – Planning minister AHM Mustfa Kamal Monday said the government is unable to utilise total allocation of project assistance in annual development programme of the current fiscal due to impact of Holey Artisan Bakery terrorist attack on July 1…
SSC exams to be on despite CPB-BSD Hartal Tuesday
Dhaka – Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations would be held amid the half day long hartal in the capital imposed by the left leaning political parties and organisations protesting the government’s announcement to hike the gas price.
Husband given 10 years in jail for prompting wife’s suicide
Dhaka – The Speedy Trial-3 of Dhaka on Monday sentenced husband of Rajshahi University’s former student Wahida Sifat, 27, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case filed for provoking Sifat to commit suicide in March 2015.
2nd Div Football: Nawabpur KC emerge champions
Dhaka – Nawabpur Krira Chakra clinched the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis 2nd Division Football League crown beating Kashaituly Samaj Kallyan Parisad by 2-0 goals in a title-deciding play-off match at Kamalapur Stadium here on MondayEarlier, both the teams earned…