Police in a drive arrested 30 Bangladeshis while they were attempting to illegally cross into India through the border at Naoapara village in Abhoynagar upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday morning.
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Elderly man crushed under train in Jamalpur
An elderly man was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train in Joyrampur area of the district here on Monday. The victim was identified as Nozimuddin, 65, of village Joyrampur in Jamalpur sadar upazila of the district.Railway police said…
Mortar shell recovered from Mithapukur
An old mortar shell, one foot in length and weighing three kilogram, was recovered from Domdoma Ambari area under Mithapukur upazila here today, police and local sources said.The day- labourers first spotted the mortar shell while digging soil at the…
Two cousins drown in Chandpur
Two cousins, Mahmudur Rahman,7, son of Masud Rana and Sanjida,5,daughter of Shah Alam, drowned in a pond near their home in Korish area under Kachua upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.
Bangkok bomb was worst ever attack on Thailand, says PM
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said the bombing of a shrine in the capital, Bangkok, on Monday was the “worst ever attack” on the country. The attack killed at least 21 people, including foreigners, and scores were injured. Mr…
CPJ asks Bangladesh authorities to release Magura journalist Probir
Bangladeshi authorities should immediately release Probir Sikdar, an editor who was arrested on Sunday, said the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). “Jailing journalists for publishing threats made against them further undermines confidence in Bangladesh’s legal system,” said CPJ Asia Program…
JL leader accused of shooting baby in womb killed in ‘shootout’
A local Jubo League leader was killed in a reported shootout between his associates and police in Doarpar municipality area of the Magura district town early Tuesday. The deceased, Azibar, is an accused in the case filed in connection with…
India gets first talkie version of 1935 ‘Devdas’ from Bangladesh
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) on Monday acquired the first talkie version of the 1935 cult movie “Devdas”, which was till now available only in Bangladesh. A DVD copy of the PC Barua directed movie in Bengali was…
Anti sexual harassment forum set up at RU
Seminar entitled “Say No to Sexual Harassment: Case Based Discussion Meeting” under the project of “Building Institutional Capacity of selected four universities to prevent violence against women” held on Monday at the Law department of Rajshahi University (RU) to increase…
Teenaged Raja killing-case filed with Hazaribagh thana
A case was filed with Hazaribagh police station accusing 18 people, including former BCL president Arju of Hazaribagh thana unit, in connection with teenaged boy Raja killing. Raja, son of Babul Hossain of 46 Ganaktuli in Hazaribagh, was tortured to…
Former BCL Hazaribagh thana leader Killed ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka: Former Hazaribagh thana unit Chhatra League president Arzou, was killed in a reported gunfight in between Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and alleged accomplices of the BCL leader in the city’s Hazaribagh area on early Tuesday. Arju was reported as…
North Korea fights back, broadcasts own propaganda at South
Competing broadcasts will mostly serve to drown one another out, military official says North Korea will start broadcasting its own propaganda at the DMZ in the hopes of drowning out the South Korean broadcasts there, South Korea’s Kyunghyang Sinmun reported…
Qatar to launch major labour reform for migrant workers
By David Harding Doha (AFP) – Qatar on Tuesday officially launches one of its most “significant” labour reforms to guarantee migrant workers’ wages, but rights groups are concerned over implementation of the new regulations. The Wage Protection System (WPS) aims…
Qatar’s Labour City ready to house 50,000 workers
DOHA: The Gulf region’s largest and most modern complex of labour camps, Labour City, located in the Industrial Area here, which can accommodate tens of thousands of workers is ready for renting out its premises to interested companies. The City,…
Bahrain cracks down on undocumented foreign labour
By Islam Al Zaini The government of Bahrain has launched a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers, effectively giving them the option to correct their residency status. The initiative comes as the country reels under an economic crisis due to ballooning…
Sinha sees conspiracy against judiciary dynamism
Observing that there is a smell of conspiracy against the judiciary’s dynamism, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday urged lawyers to stay alert against such conspiracy. “There’s a smell of conspiracy against the vibrancy of the judiciary in disposing of…
HC split verdict: Why Maya should remain minister
The High court on Monday gave a split judgment asking for explanation as to why Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, who is facing corruption charges, still remains a minister and a member of parliament. An HC bench compromising…
6 top pharma officials get10 years for drugs adulteration killing 76
A Dhaka court on Monday awarded ten years’ imprisonment to every six top officials of BCI (Bangladesh) Limited for manufacturing spurious drug that took lives of at least 76 children in 1990s. Judge M Atowar Rahman of Dhaka Judge Court…
BD Welding MD, journo get 3 years in prison for share scandal
A special tribunal has found the former managing director of BD Welding and a journalist guilty of manipulating share prices of the company listed on the stock exchange. Former BD Welding top official SM Nurul Islam and Daily Industry Editor…
Dhaka hosts 12th Int’l congress on AIDS in Asia-Pacific in Nov
Dhaka – The 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP12) will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 23 November 2015 under the theme: Be the Change for an AIDS Free Generation, Our right to…
Make sacrifice, place polls-time govt bill in next session: Bnp
BNP on Monday urged the government for placing a bill on polls-time government in the next session of Parliament for the sake of the country. “We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that she is ready to make…
Man to die for killing wife in Netrokona
A court here on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing his wife in 2005.The convict was identified as Bashor Ali, 55, son of late Shamsher Ali, hailing from Gobindapur village in Kalmakanda upazila of the…
Bodies of 3 newborn found in Mymensingh
Police recovered three bodies of newborn babies from a drain in the town’s Polytechnic Institute area on Monday morning.Officer-in charge of Kotwali Model Police Station Kamrul Islam said on Monday morning locals spotted the three bodies in a canal beside…
3 fake DB men held in Magura
Police in a drive arrested three fake members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police from Shrikol Bazar area of Sreepur upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The arrestees were identified as Milon Sheikh, 32, Touhidur Rahman Shitol, 28, and…
2 held with 50,000 yaba tablets
A joint team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), forest officials, customs official and police in a drive arrested a man and a woman along with 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Moriccha area of Ramu upazila early Monday.
2 siblings drown in Sirajganj
Two minor siblings drowned in a waterbody in Mirpur Dakhshin Para area of municipality of sadar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Khadiza Khatun, 5, and her brother Shahin Alam, 4, children of Abdul Majid, a resident of the…
JPBS expands 19,651 power connections in Joypurhat
Joypurhat Polli Bidyut Samity (JPBS) expanded about 19,651 power connection line in five upazilas of the district last financial year (2014-15).JPBS office sources said of the total 18,967 household lines, 319 commercial lines, 50 industrial lines and 195 charitable organization…
One sentenced to death for killing
A Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal in a verdict here on Sunday awarded a person with death sentence on charges of killing a man in Habigonj district under Sylhet division in 2013.The Judge of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Mohitul Islam…
83 held in special drives
Chittagong district police in a series of special drives arrested 83 people from different upazilas of the district Sunday night.
6 including two minor boys hurt in gas blasts in city
Six people, including two minor boys, received burn injuries in separate gas explosions in the city’s Pallabi and Demra areas on Monday. Four workers of a pharmaceutical company received burn injuries due to an explosion inside pharmaceutical factory in the…