A case was filed against BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury with Kotwali Police Station in the port city under the Information and Communication Technology(ICT) Act and Special Powers Act on Saturday night.
Month: August 2018
Students block Dhaka’s Shahbagh crossing to protest attacks
Several thousand university students on Sunday blocked Shahbagh intersection, one of the city’s busiest areas, protesting Saturday’s attacks on school and college students in Jigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads.
RU students protest Jhigatala attacks
The students of Rajshahi University brought out a silent procession on the campus protesting Saturday’s attacks on school and college students in Dhaka’s Jhigatala during their demonstrations demanding safe roads.
US embassy: “Nothing can justify” attacks on protesters
The US Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday said “nothing can justify the brutal attacks and violence” over the weekend against the thousands of young people who have been peacefully exercising their democratic rights in supporting a safer Bangladesh.
6 photojournalists injured in attacks by ‘BCL’
At least seven photojournalists were injured in attacks by unruly youths in Jigatala and Science Laboratory areas of the city on Sunday while taking snaps of an attack on protesting students.
ড্রোন হামলা থেকে বেঁচে গেলেন ভেনেজুয়েলার প্রেসিডেন্ট
ভেনেজুয়েলার রাজধানী কারাকাসে প্রেসিডেন্ট নিকোলাস মাদুরোর লাইভ বক্তব্য দেয়ার সময় ড্রোন বোমা বিস্ফোরণের ঘটনা ঘটেছে বলে জানিয়েছেন দেশটির কর্মকর্তারা। তবে তিনি অক্ষতই রয়েছেন। যোগাযোগ মন্ত্রী হোর্জে রডরিগুজ বলেছেন, মি. মাদুরোকে হত্যা করতেই ওই হামলা চালানো হয়েছিল, যাতে সাতজন সৈনিক আহত…
Don’t pay heed to rumours: PM Hasina’s call
Dhaka, Aug 5 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country not to pay heed to rumours and get confused by false propaganda.
ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজকে হারিয়ে টি টুয়েন্টি সিরিজে সমতা ফেরালো বাংলাদেশ
ফ্লোরিডার লডারহিলে ওয়েস্ট ইন্ডিজের বিপক্ষে তিন ম্যাচ সিরিজের দ্বিতীয় টি টুয়েন্টিতে ১২ রানে জয় পেয়েছে বাংলাদেশ। ফলে তিন ম্যাচের এই সিরিজে সমতায় ফিরলো সফরকারীরা। ফ্লোরিডার লডারহিল স্টেডিয়ামে টসে হেরে প্রথম ব্যাট করতে নেমে ৫ উইকেটে ১৭১ রান সংগ্রহ করে বাংলাদেশ।…
When Sarangi vibrates with Tabla
Ustad Liyakat Ali Khan and Jaffar Khan Talks to the GreenWatch Dhaka representative in Stuttgart, Germany, Monowara Begum Moni It was a beautiful summer day when I met Sarangi Maestro Ustad Liyakat Ali Khan with the legendary Tabalchi Jaffar Khan in…
পিনাক লঞ্চ দূর্ঘটনার চতুর্থ বছর: বিচার হয় নি কারো
মোতাহার হোসেন আজ ৪ঠা আগস্ট। আজ থেকে চার বছর আগে, ২০১৪ সালের এই দিনে, এম.এল. পিনাক ৬ নামে একটি যাত্রীবাহী লঞ্চ মাওয়া ঘাটের অদূরে, পদ্মা নদীতে নিমজ্জিত হয়। হতভাগ্য এই লঞ্চটি অতিরিক্ত যাত্রী নিয়ে কাওরাকান্দি ঘাট থেকে মাওয়া ঘাট আসছিল,…
College principal found dead in Sylhet hotel
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a college principal from a residential hotel at Dhopadighipar area in Sylhet on Saturday.
Student attacked with acid by teacher in Habiganj
Dhaka – A schoolboy sustained burn injuries as a teacher reportedly attacked him with acid during a laboratory class at Technical School and College.
Husband commits suicide in Rajshahi after brawl with wife
Dhaka – A young man committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Tulshipur Chakpara village in Bagha upazila on Saturday morning.
Gabriel Jesus staying at Man City 2 extra years to 2023
Manchester (AP/UNB) – Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus extended his Manchester City contract on Friday to 2023, adding two more years to his previous deal.
2nd T20I: Tigers play West Indies Sunday morning
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Cricket team will play the 2nd match of the three-match T20I series against world champions West Indies at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday morning.
BFF approves six venues for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)
Dhaka -The Professional Football League Committee (PFLC) of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has approved six venues out of nine across the country to host the ensuing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football.
Long-route bus services suspended for 2nd day
People continued to suffer in the capital and elsewhere in the country as long-route bus service remained suspended for the second consecutive day on Saturday protesting alleged vandalism of vehicles during the ongoing student movement for safe road.
Van torched as college girl crushed under wheels in Gazipur
Amid the ongoing student demonstrations demanding safer roads, another college girl was killed after being hit by a covered van at Barabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Saturday which was later torched by an angry mob.
Ctg BNP’s woman leader held for ‘instigating’ students
Police have arrested a Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal leader here on Saturday for allegedly provoking the student protests.
Applying force on students to have dire results: BNP
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday warned that the consequences will be very dire if the government applies force on the demonstrating students seeking safer roads.
Green group: Develop rail, waterways
Giving priority to rail and waterways’ development can be an effective solution to arrest road accidents, said Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA), an environmental advocacy group, on Saturday at a programme.
Agitating BD students come under attack in capital
The students who were managing the traffic at Jigatala intersection and Mirpur in the city came under attack on Saturday.
Strong border vigilance curbs cattle influx ahead of Eid
Unlike previous times, the influx of cattle across the border from India has drastically come down ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, thanks to enforced vigilance by BGB and BSF.
BMDA brings 8.93 lakh hectares of land under irrigation
The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has brought over 8.93 lakh hectares of croplands including 3.15 lakh hectares irri-boro fields under irrigation in almost 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions.
Google celebrates ‘tragedy queen’ Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari, whose real name was Mahajabeen Ara Begum, was born on August 1, 1933. She began her career at the age of six under the name Baby Meena in Vijay Bhatt’s “Leatherface” (1939).
‘Masud Rana’ on silver screen again
Entertainment Desk “Masud Rana” will come to the silver screen after 44 long years by film producer Abdul Aziz.
‘Good News,’ starring Akshay, Kareena to release in 2019
Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films, which has bankrolled films as “Rustom,” “Airlift” and “Naam Shabana,” have announced their next production.
Glamour girl turned duchess: Meghan tones down
Muted colours, long dresses and chaste necklines: Meghan has had to tone down her fashion choices since marrying Prince Harry in May but still occasionally displays some of her past style.
Colombian army accuses ELN rebels as six people kidnapped
ELN Marxist guerrillas on Friday claimed the kidnapping of six people including three police officers and a soldier in the lawless jungle area of northern Colombia.
11 killed in stone quarry blast in India
At least 11 labourers were killed and four others wounded in a dynamite blast inside a stone quarry in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said today.