Former top Fifa official Chuck Blazer admits that he and others on the executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the choice of South Africa as 2010 World Cup host. The American says he also helped to arrange…
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Taka 3 lakh crore budget in JS expected Thursday
Finance Minister AMA Muhith is set to unveil nearly a Tk 3 lakh crore budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 on Thursday likely eying a 7.1 percent GDP growth, down from 7.3 percent in the outgoing fiscal year. Like the…
Bus hit by another overturns at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, 1 killed
A passenger bus has overturned while racing another on a traffic-free street in the heart of capital Dhaka, killing a man and injuring several others. The accident occured at Karwan Bazar at around 6:30pm on Wednesday, a public holiday after…
Economy collapses, people float at sea: Dr. Moyeen
BNP standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday said the collapse of country’s economy could not be hidden through the speeches of government ministers. “Where is the country’s economy? Thousands of people are now floating on the sea.…
2 kids killed by lightning strike
Two children were killed and two others were injured by a lightning strike in Ishwardi upazila on Tuesday evening.
2 killed in road accident
Two elderly men were killed as a truck crashed into them in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 50, son of late Motaleb Hossain and Mohidul Mustafa, 52, son of Dr Hossain Ali, both hailing…
2 killed in B’baria road crash
Two people, including a child, were killed as a truck knocked down them in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Youth stabbed dead on night of Shab-e-Barat
A young man was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack by some miscreants over a trifling matter at Khalder Road in the district town on the night of holy Shab-e-Barat (early Wednesday).
Child shot dead in Chittagong
A child was shot to death by some extortionists at Mohammadpur under Panchlaish Police Station in the city on Tuesday night.
Listed human trafficker held in Cox’s Bazar
Police in a drive arrested a listed human trafficker from his house at West Choufaldandi in sadar upazila early Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Ekram Mia, a union parishad member of Choufaldandi union.
Elderly man commits suicide in Gaibandha
An elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under the wheels of a speeding train on the Gaibandha-Lalmonirhat rail route at Panchjumma village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Father, daughter killed in road crash
Father and daughter were killed and five others injured in a road accident on Narail-Jessore road in Rupganj Bazar area of the district today.
Eviction of illegal hill dwellers begins June 11
Divisional Hill Management Committee (DHMC) yesterday issued warnings to the residents of 11 risky hills including Moti Jhorna and Lalkhan Bazar hill areas about possible landslides in Chittagong hill areas.
Manik Mia Foundation office launched
A foundation named after renowned journalist Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia was launched at a simple ceremony at the Ittefaq Bhaban in the presence of eminent politicians, writers, university teachers, editors of newspapers and journalists. Organisers said its objective should be…
World Environment Day 2015 and ourselves
Danielle Nierenberg This Friday, June 5, is World Environment Day (WED) which celebrates positive environmental action and calls on each of us to create change. The theme of WED—“Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care”—reminds us that we only…
Understanding Indian seven sisters from Bangladesh
Dr. Sinha M. A. Sayeed Anybody interested in knowing and understanding India and its overall policies towards Bangladesh, first of all, instantly appears before him/her is to look at the seven sisters in the north eastern zone and then ask…
Seven get burn injuries in petrol bomb attack on bus
Seven people sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus on the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Chandina upazila early Wednesday. The victims were identified as Ranjit, Suman Chandra Saha, Anjan Dev, Lovely Akhter, Johirul Islam, Khokan Chakma…
EC to consider electronic voting machines after proofing
Law Minister Anisul Huq told Parliament on Monday that the Election Commission will consider the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) after making those fully flawless. Replying to a scripted question from M Abdul Latif MP (Chittagong-11), the minister, who…
What next for football after Fifa chief’s resignation?
Sepp Blatter’s resignation as Fifa president just days after his re-election to the most powerful job in world football is a seismic moment. The 79-year-old has wielded power for 17 years but will leave with Fifa mired in a corruption…
FIFA president Blatter announces resignation
It was the moment the world thought would never come — Sepp Blatter has announced he is resigning as FIFA president. The most powerful man in soccer said on Tuesday afternoon he would step down from the post he has…
4 arrested with 6 stolen private cars one motorbike
Detectives arrested four suspected members of a carjacking gang and recovered six stolen private cars and one motorcycle from their possessions.
Death threat-Ansarullah Bangla Team
Recently banned Islamic outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ issued a death threat against seven dignitaries including former University Grand Commission (UGC) chairman Prof AK Azad, Prof Azad Chowdhury registered a General Diary (GD) with Dhanmondi Police station on Wednesday, said Sub-inspector…
Kibria murder case shifted to Speedy trial tribunal
The SAMS Kibria murder case was transferred to Sylhet Speedy Trial Tribunal from the Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday for its quick disposal. Judge of Habiganj Chief Judicial Magistrate court Nishat Sultana passed the order to transfer the…
Deal with human trafficking from origin to destination -confce told
Terming the human trafficking as a heinous criminal activities, Dr. Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday said Bangladesh has been working on it ‘sternly and rapidly’ to control it. Dr. Gowher Rizvi came up with…
Russia-Tunisia sign MoU for peaceful use of nuke energy
Russian Federation and Tunisia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in peaceful use of the nuclear energy. The MoU lays the legal foundation for cooperation between the two countries in the areas like development of nuclear energy infrastructure,…
Parliament adopts motion thanking Modi Govt on LBA
Parliament on Monday unanimously adopted a thanksgiving motion expressing gratitude to Indian people and Narendra Modi’s government for the recent ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement by Indian Parliament due to farsighted diplomatic success of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chief…
People fought liberation war not to remain speechless: Rab
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president ASM Abdur Rsb said on Monday that the people did fight the War of Liberation not to remain deprieved of the dmocratic rights of freedom of speech and expression Addressing a citizens’ rally organised by the…
Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing
Five people are dead and hundreds are missing after a ship carrying more than 450 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province. The ship is submerged upside down in a wide stretch of the river – state…
Burmese persecution, narrow legal paths push migrants to sea
Migration experts and sector specialists believe the urge of searching for jobs overseas through irregular channels is increasing day by day, as the scope for seeking jobs through legal channels has shrunk. This partly explains the humanitarian crisis that surfaced…
Owner among 42 indicted in Rana Plaza collapse
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police on Monday afternoon submitted two separate charge sheets against 42 people, including owner Sohel Rana of Rana Plaza, in two cases filed after the factory collapse of the building and that left 1,136…