Dhaka –A night guard was killed when a speedy vehicle crushed him on Dhaka-Paturia Highway here in the early hours in in Manikganj today.The deceased was identified as Md Shahadat Hossain, 50, a night guard of Manikganj Muktijoddha Market.
Day: February 2, 2017
66 people arrested in Jessore
Dhaka- Police in special drives from Wednesday night to this morning arrested 66 people on various charges in Jessore.
2 shops fined Tk 7,000 in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Two food shops were fined Taka 7,000 on charges of selling unhygienic and substandard foods in Rajshahi today.A team of Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted the raid in Kakrabari area and found Hazi Stores and Anwar…
Second New Zealand-Australia ODI washed out
Dhaka – Rain and a damp outfield forced the abandonment of the second one-day international between New Zealand and Australia without a ball being bowled in Napier on Thursday.The series will now be decided in the final match in Hamilton…
Golfer Siddikur resurges in BBO
Dhaka, Feb 2 (UN – Famed Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman resurgent in the $300,000 tournament of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open after the cut-round at Kurmitola Golf Club on Thursday.Siddikur moved up to the joint 5th place from the joint 29th…
Canada hockey team skip Bangladesh tour over security fears
Dhaka- Canada’s field hockey players have become the latest international team to refuse to travel to Bangladesh over security fears.According to a report of AFP, the Canadian team have already pulled them out of an eight-nation tournament being held in…
Tigers reach India to play one-off Test
Dhaka – Bangladesh cricket team reached Hyderabad safely on Thursday evening to play the one-off Test against India starting on February 9.A total of 23-member Bangladesh team, including 15 players, left Dhaka by a flight of US-Bangla Airlines around 12:30pm…
Women’s Cricket: Azad SC beat Mirpur BCC by 12 runs
Dhaka– Azad Sporting Club managed a 12-run victory against Mirpur Boys Cricket Club in the Dhaka Women’s First Division Cricket League at City Club Ground on Thursday.Azad SC batted first to score 174/9 in 40 overs, including player of the…
8,520 absent on 1st day as SSC, equivalent exams begin
Dhaka– Some 8,520 students were absent on the first day as the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2017 began across the country on Thursday.A total of 16 students were also expelled for adopting unfair means in…
Tahsan-Nadiya star in ‘Durbin’
Cultural Desk Youth director Vicky Zahid is coming with another short film after a couple of hit ones. The director, who already has films like ‘Maya’, ‘Moments’ and ‘Deyal’ in his directorial book, has written the story and script of…
Surge in electric cars may blindside big oil
Oil companies underestimating the global market for electric vehicles could be caught unaware by weakened demand for petrol within a decade, analysts said Wednesday. Falling costs of electric cars and renewable technology may halt growth in oil demand from as…
Dollar struggles in Asia after Fed, markets tepid
The dollar edged down in Asian trade Thursday after an uninspiring statement from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting while uncertainty over Donald Trump’s presidency acted as a drag on markets. After the central bank’s first meeting of the year…
Beyonce and Jay Z expecting twins
Beyonce is pregnant—and this time, she’s expecting twins with her husband, rap mogul Jay Z. The pop superstar—who already has a five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, with Jay Z—announced the news to her more than 92 million followers on Instagram on…
Facebook vows aggressive investment as earnings surge
Facebook shares bounced Wednesday with word that profit more than doubled in the final quarter of last year, coming back down after a vow to spend heavily on the future. In earnings that topped most forecasts, Facebook said it made…
Maoist attack kills 8 policemen in eastern India
New Delhi, Feb 2 (AP/UNB) — Police say at least eight policemen have been killed in a land mine blast suspected to have been carried out by Maoist rebels in their stronghold in eastern India.
Trump’s heated exchange with Australian PM
Washington (CNN)Things got heated between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a phone call over the weekend, when Trump objected to an agreement over the US receiving refugees, sources told CNN.
British MPs vote to start Brexit process
British MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the government’s European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114. But the…
Head-on crash of buses in Savar kills 3
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Ashulia Bazar on Bapail-Abdullahpur highway in Savar upazila in Savar on Thursday morning.
3 bike riders killed in Ctg
Dhaka – Three bike riders were killed as a covered-van hit the motorcycle they were riding on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Banu Bazar in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday night.The victims were identified as Rakib, Jabed and Nayan, residents of…
8 killed in Chittagong, Savar, Comilla road mishaps
Dhaka, Feb 2 – At least eight people were killed in two road accidents in Chitagong and Comilla on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, according to reports.
2 held in C’nawabganj with 23 lakh Indian fake notes
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested two people along with 23 lakh Indian fake currencies at Kiranganj border point in Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday.The arrestees were identified as Mokhlesur Rahman, 27, son of Mafizul and Jasim, 18,…
Rapist gets life term in Barisal
Dhaka – A tribunal here has convicted a man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment in a rape case.In its judgement on Wednesday, the tribunal also fined convict Bazlur Rahman, son of Eshak Ali of Icchagura in the city…
Comilla road crash leaves 2 dead
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila in Comilla early Thursday.The identities of the deceased could not yet be known.
Asia architects use green solutions to cool buildings
Spend five minutes in humid Ho Chi Minh City and you’ll probably be running for cover into the nearest air-conditioned refuge.
Reading books and contribution of ‘Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’
Masum Billah With a view to enlightening people Bishwo Shahitto Kendra launched its journey thirty-nine years back in the country and its ‘ book reading programme’ has now reached twenty lakh students of 12 thousand educational institutions. Kudos to Bishwo…
$300 WB loan to streengthen local govt at grassroots
Dhaka – The World Bank on Wednesday approved $300 million financing to empower the local governments at grassroots level with discretionary funds that would enable communities decide and implement local development priorities.
Court asks Khaleda to appear on Feb 27
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Jude’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday directed BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to appear in the court on February 27 in 10 cases filed against her and others for sabotage and seditious activities, or order…
4 arrested JMB members rented house as ‘building workers’
Dhaka – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday arrested four suspected members of a new faction of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo JMB) from Jatrabari area in the city. They were identified as Md Ashfak-e-Azam alias Apel,…
Tanners close production at Hazaribagh in capital Dhaka
Dhaka – Tanners have stopped over all operation of the factories in city’s Hazaribagh yesterday incompliance with the government set deadline January 31.
EC search body to submit 10 names to President
Dhaka – The search committee is likely to finalise 20-member short list on Thursday afternoon after scrutinizing from 125 names proposed by the 25 registered political parties to reconstitute the next Election Commission (EC), sources said.