Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra may have fled the country after failing to appear in court to hear the verdict in her long-running trial, according to the junta that ousted her in a coup in 2014 and reports in…
Day: August 25, 2017
Chief Justice facing ruling party’s wrath: BNP
BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is facing the vengeance of the ruling Awami League if media reports of investigation into his wealth are true. “The people are seeing this as the Awami League’s…
Fresh violence kills 12 cops 77 Rohingyas in Rakhine
At least 89 people including a dozen security forces were killed as Rohingya militants besieged border posts in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar’s authorities said Friday. The state is bisected by religious hatred focused on the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, who…
Flood woes up as water recedes
Water levels at 69 river stations monitored by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have been marked fall while 20 stations recorded rise. Among the 90 monitored water level stations, one river station was recorded steady while 22 river…
28 dead as Indian guru’s rape verdict triggers riots
Panchkula, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) – Mobs rampaged across a north Indian state on Friday, leaving 28 people dead and more than 250 others injured, after a court declared a quasi-religious sect leader guilty of raping two of his followers, authorities…
More Rohingyas flee to BD as Myanmar attacks kill 71
Myanmar’s government says attacks by ethnic Rohingya militants on security outposts in the western state of Rakhine have left 71 people dead. The office of the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Friday that 59 of the dead were…
Hidden iOS function shows how much time is spent on app
iOS has a very simple view hidden away in the battery settings which show how much we actually spend on each app in our smartphones. Up to the minute.
UK to test ‘self-driving’ lorries
Small convoys of partially driverless lorries will be tried out on major British roads by the end of next year, the government has announced. A contract has been awarded to the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) to carry out the tests…
Indian guru convicted of rape
Popular Indian guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been convicted of rape and will be sentenced on Monday. Up to 200,000 of his supporters had flocked to Chandigarh in northern India ahead of the verdict. Thousands of army, police and…
Narail’s Hamidpur UP chairman shot dead
Dhaka, Aug 25 – Chairman of a Union Parishad in Kalia Upazila Narail district was gunned down by miscreants at his Gazirhat farmhouse in Dighalia Upazila of Khulna district early Friday.
Attacks on Myanmar police, border guards kill at least 12
Yangon, Aug 25 (AP/UNB) -Muslim militants armed with guns and machetes attacked Myanmar security forces at several police and border outposts overnight in a troubled northern state, with 12 deaths confirmed in the clashes so far, police said Friday.
Suspected ‘Neo JMB man’ killed in Kushtia ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 25 – A suspected Neo JMB member was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Boalia in Daulatpur Upazila of Kushtia early Friday.
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong faces verdict in bribery trial
A court in Seoul is set to decide whether the billionaire heir-apparent of the Samsung conglomerate will be jailed for corruption. Lee Jae-yong is facing accusations of bribery linked to a scandal that triggered the impeachment of South Korea’s former…
Thai ex-PM Yingluck fails to show for trial verdict
Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra has failed to show up for the verdict in her trial over a controversial rice subsidy scheme.
Gangraped housewife commits suicide in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A housewife reportedly killed herself by taking poison after being raped by a group of miscreants at Bhogail Bagadi village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga early Thursday.
Netrakona road accident kills police constable
Dhaka – A police constable was killed in a road accident at Banglabazar in Barhatta upazila in Netrakona on Thursday night. Police said constable Shahinur Alam, 32, son of Sohrab Uddin of Mymensingh district, was going to Netrakona riding a…
Not many regrets in life: Shakib
Dhaka – World number one all-rounder across all formats of cricket Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday said he does not regret that he could not play more Test matches, having completed 10 years for his country in the longest version.”I…
Cristiano Ronaldo wins UEFA’s best player in Europe award
Monaco, (AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo has won his third UEFA men’s player of the year award in four seasons, beating Lionel Messi and Gianluigi Buffon to get the trophy.Each of Ronaldo’s honors as the best player in Europe followed Real…
SC directs to return of Manna’s passport
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka to return the passport of Nagarik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna for three months.
HC declares Niko deals illegal
Dhaka – The High Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday declared two deals of Niko signed with Bapex and Petrobangla illegal. Besides, the Special Judge Court-9 of Dhaka fixed February 17 for hearing on framing charge against Begum Khaleda…
Islami Bank donates Tk 5 lakh to widow Khadija
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated Tk. 5 lakh to Khadija Begum, widow of Md. Mahbubur Rahman who died of colon cancer. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Acting Managing Director of the Bank handed over the cheque of donation to Khadija in…
Student-teacher repression day observed at RU
Rajshahi – Speakers at a discussion meeting at the Rajshahi University campus have urged the government to withdraw the cases filed by law agencies over the incident of August 20 to 23 in 2007 against teachers-students- officials of the Rajshahi…