Dhaka – A rickshaw van driver was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in front of Singa Adarsha Degree College on Jessore-Khulna highway in Jessore on Saturday noon.
Month: December 2017
Tigers’ mixed year tended towards disappointment
Dhaka – The Bangladesh cricket team’s mixed performances on the field were weighed down by some off-field events around the year including Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s sudden announcement of retirement from T20I cricket, coach Chandika Hathurusingha’s unexpected resignation with two years…
National Taekwondo: Comilla emerge women’s junior champions
Dhaka – Comilla District emerged women’s champions in the Junior Group of the Trust Bank 15th National Senior and Junior Taewondo on the 2nd day of the three-day meet at the National Sports Council gymnasium here on Saturday.
Year 2017 turns deadly for journalists in India
Nava Thakuria Guwahati, 30 Dec – As the year 2017 sets to bid adieu, India finds itself in an awkward position with the annual statistics of 12 journalists either murdered or killed in suspicious situations. The populous country, known as…
Rampal power plant impact on Sunderbans to emerge soon
Dhaka 30 Dec – Leaders of the National Committee to Protect Sundarbans said on Saturday that 13 research reports on the Sundarbans by world class scientists have been handed over to the prime minister’s SDG affairs coordinator Abul Kalam Azad.
BNP seeks permission to hold rally on January 5
BNP has decided to hold a rally in the city on January 5 to observe the day as ‘Democracy Killing Day’ registering the party’s protest against 10th parliamentary elections held on that day in 2014. The party has already sought…
Hasina asks for greater focus on academic activities in schools
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the authorities concerned to give special attention to academic activities in their educational institutions. “Our students are talented ones. We’re giving them all sorts of facilities. Why cannot they pass examinations? So, I…
Love triumphs against hate for a rare couple in Myanmar
The love story between between Setara and Mohammad is extraordinarily rare in Myanmar — she is a Buddhist and he’s from the minority Muslim Rohingya community. The Buddhists despise the Rohingya in their country, and the United Nations has called…
Dhaka metro police takes strict measured for 31st night
Ruling out any specific threat, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said on Saturday police is determined to prevent any fear of deteriorating law and order situation. He made the remarks in a briefing on security measures over the…
Scandelous gesture of two DU teachers
A Dhaka University male teacher was reportedly found along with his female colleague at his room locked from inside in the university’s Arts Faculty Building on Saturday. Dr Akib Ul Huque, an assistant professor of Psychology department, and Umme Kawser,…
BNP would return to power – hopes Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party is getting confident for various reasons about returning to power through the 11th parliamentary polls. “We’ll surely join the polls along with our chairperson Khaleda Zia…2018 will be…
Three killed in Chittagong landslide
Three people, including two day-labourers and a minor boy, were killed in a landslide while removing slope soil from a hill at Dakkhin Rajanagar in Rangunia upazila on Saturday.
Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF along Lalmonirhat frontier
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was shot dead by the members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India along Daikhawa border in Hatibandha upazila here early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shafikul Islam, 22, a cattle trader and son of…
Magura road crash kills 1
Dhaka – A man was killed and 14 people were injured in a collision between a truck and a human hauler on Magura-Jessore highway in Shimulia area of Sadar upazila in Magura on Saturday.
Dhaka College Batch ’67: A dream transcends 50 years
Mostafa Kamal Majumder Dhaka College wore a festive look one day with posters of candidates contesting the students’ union election hanging from ropes tied to temporary poles from the main gate to the college building and on two sides of…
Woman’s hanging body found in Ctg
Dhaka -The hanging body of a female garment workers was recovered from a house in Jalalabad area under Bayezid thana in the city on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Yasmin Akhter Nilu, 23, wife of Anwar Hossain.
Day labourer beaten to death in Sherpur
Dhaka – A day labourer was reportedly beaten to death allegedly by a BNP leader following a trifling matter at Baromari in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Julhas Miah, 48.Locals said Julhas locked into…
3 labourers killed in Ctg landslide
Dhaka – Three day-labourers were killed in a landslide while removing slope soil from a hill at Dakkhin Rajanagar in Rangunia upazila on Saturday.
2 AL leaders held with venison in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Two local Awami League (AL) leaders were arrested along with 10 kilograms of venison from Bakultala village in Sarankhola upazila in Bagerhat early Saturday.The arrestees were identified as Jafar Talukdar, 50, joint secretary of Southkhali Union Parishad unit…
Victory Day Tennis: Amol Roy earns double crown
Dhaka – Amol Roy of Engineers Recreation Center earned double crown in the Runner Victory Day Open Tennis Tournament winning both the singles and doubles title of the meet that concluded at the Ramna National Tennis Complex here on Saturday.…
Women’s Football: Keraniganj Green, Dhamrai Red reach final
Dhaka – Keraniganj Green team and Dhamrai Red team reached the final of the Dhaka District Frist Women’s Football Tournament eliminating their respective rivals in the semifinals at the Dhanmondi Women’s Sports Complex on Saturday.The final match between the two…
Playwright Begum Mumtaz no more
Entertainment Desk One of the leading playwright-writer of the country Begum Mumtaz Hossain has passed away at the age of 77. She breathed her last at the Uttara Crescent Hospital in Dhaka at 9:30pm on Thursday, her niece Tania Mostafiz…
Gohin Baluchor’ hits cinemas
Entertainment Desk Renowned television director Badrul Anam Saud’s debut venture on the silver screen “Gohin Baluchor” hit 26 cinemas across the country on Friday .
Twinkle gets emotional on father Rajesh Khanna’s birthday
Known best for her wit, Mrs Funnybones – Twinkle Khanna celebrates her 43rd birthday today. The actress cum writer is currently in Cape Town, South Africa with husband Akshay Kumar and kids Aarav and Nitara. Coincidentally what many of you…
U.S. stocks close lower as 2017 draws a close
U.S. stocks ended lower on Friday, the last trading day this year.
India to launch 31 satellites in single mission
India’s Space Research Organisation, ISRO has announced to launch 31 satellites, including Cartosat-2 series earth observation spacecraft, in a single mission next month, state-run broadcaster – All India Radio (AIR) said Saturday. The satellites according to the broadcaster would be…
Brexit infecting government, says Lord Adonis
Brexit is “infecting” the whole conduct of government, Lord Adonis has told the BBC in the wake of his resignation as infrastructure advisor. The Labour peer quit his role as chairman of the government’s Infrastructure Commission with an attack on…
Millennials to enjoy ‘inheritance boom’
Millennials will enjoy the biggest “inheritance boom” of any post-war generation, but it will be too late to solve housing struggles and wealth inequality, a UK report says. Those who have parents and grandparents in the “baby boomer” generation will…
Jubo League man hacked dead in Satkhira
Dhaka – A local activist of Jubo League was hacked to death in Ghoshpara Beel area of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Asadur Rahman, 35, son of Abdul Jabbar of Arangachha village in Kaliganj…
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resume
Dhaka – Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River resumed after 9 hours of disruption caused by dense fog in Manikganj on Saturday.”The ferry services were disrupted from 10pm on Friday due to poor visibility caused by thick…