Dhaka – The flood situation in northern and northestern districts has deteriorated due to incessant heavy rain and onrush of water from the bordering Assam and Meghalaya hills submerging many areas of north-eastern parts of the country.
Day: July 3, 2017
CJKS Basketball: City Corporation beat Young Star Blues
Dhaka- Chittagong City Corporation Eleven earned a comfortable 73-20 points victory over Young Star Club Blues in the Asian Group-CJKS Basketball League at the CJKS gymnasium in Chittagong here on Sunday.
Gazipur boiler blast kills 4, injures 40
Gazipur, July 3 – At least four people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries as a boiler exploded at a readymade garment (RMG) factory in the city’s Nayarapara area in Joydebpur Police Station on Monday evening.Ataur Rahman, duty officer…
Illegal arms traders nabbed in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Police in a drive arrested three men along with a pistol and 12 rounds of bullets in their possession from Kulpara High School under Shah Makhdum Police Station of the city on Sunday evening.The arrested individuals were identified…
Uttara fire leaves two dead
Dhaka- Firefighters recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from one of the three buildings in the city’s Uttara area that caught fire early in the morning.Sources at the Fire Service control room said the firefighters recovered the body…
Beijing tells Delhi, China also different now
The wrangling over Bhutan between China and India escalated on Monday amid accusations by Beijing that ”intrusion by Indian troops in the Sikkim sector” is a “betrayal” of a former colonial era understanding of the boundary alignment in this area.In…
Govt has roles in abduction of Farhad Mazhar, alleges BNP
The BNP called an emergency media briefing at its Naya Paltan headquarters after the 70-year-old was reported missing by his family on Monday.“The information we got from the family of Farhad Mazhar is heartbreaking and alarming for the entire nation.…
Farhad Mazhar abducted: Rab rescue drive in Khulna
Dhaka – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members launched a drive in Shibbari area of the city on Monday evening to rescue poet and columnist Farhad Mazhar who was reportedly kidnapped from the capital. A team of Rab-6 started the drive…
SC verdict on 16th Amendment people’s victory: BNP
Dhaka– Welcoming the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the High Court verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, BNP on Monday said it is a victory of people. “With the 16th amendment, Parliament had been given the authority…
Myanmar for boosting security cooperation with Bangladesh
Dhaka – Myanmar’s National Security Adviser Thaung Tun, now in Dhaka on a three-day visit, has emphasised the need for enhancing cooperation between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the security sector. -UNB
18 feared dead in fiery Bavarian bus crash; 30 injured
Berlin – Eighteen people are feared dead after a bus carrying a group of German senior citizens crashed into a truck on a highway in Bavaria early Monday and burst into flames, police said. –AP/UNB
AL, JP’s no comment now on 16th Amendment verdict
Dhaka – Though BNP hailed the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the High Court verdict declaring the 16th constitutional amendment illegal, Awami League and Jatiya Party opted to wait for making comments on it until they receive its full…
Decision on 16th Amendment after full verdict: Law Minister
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said the government will take its decision once it receives the full text verdict of the Supreme Court that has declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution establishing Parliament’s authority to…
Crime suspect killed in ‘gunfight’ after arrest
Rangpur, Jul 3 – A suspected criminal was killed hours after being arrested in yet another ‘gunfight’ between police and a gang of criminals in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur in the early hours of Monday.
SC finds 16th Amendment unconstitutional
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court verdict that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the Constitution.
Uttara hotel fire leaves two dead in Capital
Dhaka, Jul 3 – Firefighters recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from one of the three buildings in the city’s Uttara area that caught fire early in the morning.
15 units fighting Uttara fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out and engulfed three adjoining buildings in the city’s Uttara early Monday.Debasis Bardwan, deputy director of Fire Service headquarters, said that the fire started in the 2nd floor of the four-storey Seashell Chinese Restaurant around…
Youth jailed for stalking in Natore
Dhaka – A mobile court on Sunday evening sentenced a young man to one year’s jail for stalking and harassing a college girl and her sister in Boraigram upazila in Natore.The convicted youth is Ujjal Hossain Bhutto, 22, son of…
Facebook drone could one day provide global internet access
Yuma, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) – A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has quietly completed a test flight in Arizona after an earlier attempt ended with a crash landing.
Corporal killed by wayward covered van
Dhaka – An army officer was killed as his bicycle was hit by a covered van in Notun Khoyertola of the Jessore in Benapole on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Barik, 35, a corporal of Jessore cantonment.
Germany beats Chile 1-0 in bruising Confederations Cup final
St. Petersburg, (AP/UNB) – Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home.
West Indies beats India to keep ODI series alive
St. John’s, (AP/UNB) – Captain Jason Holder took 5-27 as West Indies beat India by 11 runs in a low-scoring, fourth one-day international on Sunday to stay alive in the series.India leads 2-1 with the fifth and final game on…
Ekram murder accused killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Jul 3 – One of the key accused in the Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekram murder case was killed early Monday, in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Birinchi area of Feni Municipality.
Fire at Uttara hotel, two adjoining buildings
Dhaka, Jul 3 – A fire broke out and envelope hotel two adjoining buildings in the city’s Uttara area early Monday.
Man’s fingertip bitten off at Sydney wedding reception
A man has been arrested after allegedly biting off a wedding guest’s fingertip at a reception in Sydney.
Avignon shooting: Eight injured near French mosque
Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed. Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.
Qatar is given a further 48 hours to agree to demands
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours.
Flood serves havoc to Sylhet: 250 thousand marooned
Sylhet, July 2 – The onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall triggered by monsoon over the last one week inundated vast areas in six upazilas of the district, leaving about 2.5 lakh people marooned.
Truck hits car, injures Khaleda aide Habib, 5 others
Natore, July 2 – A car carrying BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Habibur Rahman Habib along with his family members was hit by a truck in the Kashikata area on Natore-Bonpara highway in Gurudaspur upazila on Sunday, leaving him and…
Khaleda’s sons laundered money, not AL men: Quader
Dhaka, Jul 2 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said it has been proved in courts of different countries, including the USA and Singapore, that BNP Chairperson’s sons Tarique Rahman and late Arafat Rahman Koko have money…