Bangladesh refused to be sidetracked Wednesday by news that former coach Shane Jurgensen was mentoring Scotland on the eve of their crunch World Cup clash in Nelson. The focus was purely on beating Scotland and then facing England in a…
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New threats to wild bees identified
Wild bumblebees are infected with many of the diseases found in honeybees looked after by bee keepers, according to a national survey.
Delhi gang rapist interview: Minister promises inquiry
Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has promised an inquiry into how a TV crew gained permission to interview one of the Delhi gang rapists on death row.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Pakistan cruise past UAE in Napier
Pakistan kept up their push for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a routine 129-run victory over the United Arab Emirates in Napier.
Rizvi on unprecedented 7th remand for two days
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka once again placed BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on a fresh remand for two days on Wednesday, in a separate case, filed for hurling petrol bomb on a bus…
AL leader stabbed in Benapole
A local Awami League leader was injured as some miscreants stabbed him at Kagajpukur in Sharsha upazila on Tuesday evening.
10 lakh shrimp fries seized in Laxmipur
Coast guard personnel and Ramgati upazila fisheries office in a joint drive seized 10 lakh shrimp fries from three markets of the upazila on Tuesday.
Freedom Fighter Liaquat Ali passes away
Liaquqt Ali, a veteran Freedom Fighter (FF) and retired Superintendent of Manikganj District Accounts Office, died of a cardiac arrest at his residence in the district town this afternoon.
Terrorism, killings, subversive activities to be uprooted: RAB DG
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed today said terrorism and subversive activities have been reduced in the country as the law enforcers took action against them.
28 Molotov cocktails recovered in Naogaon
Police recovered 28 Molotov cocktails from Par-Naogaon area beside Marchhula Girls’ High School in the district town on Tuesday night.
2 killed as truck hits rickshaw van in Naogaon
Two people were killed and another was injured as a truck rammed into a rickshaw van at Bagachara on the Naogaon-Rajshahi Highway in Mohavebpur upazila on Wednesday morning.
20 sued over C’nawabganj covered van arson attack
A case has been filed against 20 people in connection with Tuesday’s arson attack on a covered van at Kansat in Shibganj upazila that left its driver dead and helper injured.
15 shops gutted in Bhola market fire
At least 15 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Charfashion Bazar in Charfashion upazila on Tuesday night.
Housewife killed in Jessore road crash
A housewife was killed as she fell under the wheels of a truck in Noapara municipality area in Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore district on Tuesday night.
Land office set afire in Laxmipur
Miscreants torched a local land office in Sadar upazila early Wednesday, the fifth day of the fresh 120-hour nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance alongside its ongoing countrywide indefinite transport blockade.
Arrest warrant can’t undo movement, Khaleda for any sacrifice: Bnp
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is ready to make any sacrifice in the interests of the country and emancipation of masses of the people, BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed said on Wednesday. In a press statement issued from an undisclosed…
4 injured a crude bomb blast at 14-Party rally in capital
At least four people, including a local Swechhasebak League leader, were injured as a crude bomb was exploded in a protest rally of the ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance in the city’s Hazaribagh area on Wednesday. Police said miscreants blasted…
Court adjourns till 5 April upholding arrest warrant against Khaleda
A Dhaka Court on Wednesday upheld the arrest warrant it issued against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on February 25 but filed the petitions for withdrawal of the warrant and granting of bail before adjourning the proceesings till April 5.…
5 things one should know about the S’pore, Hong Kong budgets
Jessica Cheam Here’s a look at the Budget measures of Asia’s top two cities from the sustainability perspective. This week, Asia’s top two cities Singapore and Hong Kong unveiled Budgets whose measures signal a growing recognition by their governments on…
People, planet, profit: The rise of triple-bottom-line businesses
Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World 2014 explores the role of ethical capitalism in the quest for sustainable economies Washington, DC- Entrepreneurs are beginning to challenge business as usual, infusing ethics into the notoriously ruthless corporate world. In State of the…
14-party rally at Hajaribagh Wednesday
The Awami League-led 14-party alliance has called a public rally at Hajaribagh park field in Dhaka city at 3 pm on Wednesday protesting what the alliance termed “anti-state conspiracy and terrorism carried out by BNP and Jamaat”.
2 teachers, 18 students of Rokeya Varsity hurt in police action
Two teachers and 18 students of Begum Rokeya University — were injured as police swung into action on them to disperse their agitation for removal of theit Vice Chancellor AKM Nurun Nabi on Tuesday. Witnesses said a section of teachers…
Diplomats see Khaleda reiterate end of violence for stability
A group of Dhaka-based foreign diplomats of nine missions including USA and the EU on Tuesday night reiterated their call for an end to continuing violence, recalling their previous statements on recent events in Bangladesh, and those by the UN.…
Comrade Mehdi admitted to Heart Institute Hospital
Comrade Nurul Huq Chowdhury Mehdi, head of the Garibi Hatao Andolan has been admitted to the Hearth Institute Hospital with heart ailment. Taken to the hospital on (Wednesday) February 28 he was first admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU)…
Obama seeks Iran nuclear freeze as Netanyahu speech nears
Iran should agree to freeze sensitive nuclear activity for at least a decade if it wants to strike a deal with the US, President Barack Obama has said.
Scientists produce TB-resistant cows
Scientists in China have produced a herd of genetically engineered cows that are better able to ward off bovine TB infection.
Daniel Craig films Bond sketch for Comic Relief
James Bond star Daniel Craig will appear in a “special one-off sketch” for Comic Relief, to be broadcast as part of Red Nose Day on 13 March.
‘Khaleda to be in court if security, bail, safe return ensured’
The principal counsel for BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday said his client is ready to surrender to the trial court subject to ensuring adequate security, bail and safe return to her Gulshan office. ”We’re respectful to law… although we’re…
Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa beat Ireland by 201 runs
South Africa condemned Ireland to their first defeat of the World Cup as they cruised to a 201-run win in Canberra. Hashim Amla hit 159, Faf du Plessis 109 and Rilee Rossouw a rapid unbeaten 61 in South Africa’s 411-4,…