Robbers looted valuables from a house after injuring two house inmates at Sarkarpara in the district town early Friday.
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State lose sense of humanity, rulers detached: Dr Kamal
Gono Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday said the Sate now has lost the sense of humanity as the rulers have got detached from people. “The state has lost the sense of humanity. Why? Those who are running the…
Bring politicians to talks, end unrest: Businesses call Govt
A group of businessmen have urged the government to make agitating politicians hold talks to end ‘political unrest’. The newly elected office-bearers of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) made the appeal at a meeting with Finance Minister…
Bid to save second drifting migrant ship off Italian coast
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast. The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in…
Permission or not, BNP will hold rally on Jan 5: Rizvi
BNP on Thursday vowed to hold a rally in the city on Monday (Jan 5), no matter whether the party is given permission or not. “The government has buried democracy by holding the January-5 election only to protect an individual’s…
Whatmore named Zimbabwe coach until end of World Cup
Australian Dav Whatmore has been named as the new coach of Zimbabwe. The Sri Lanka-born 60-year-old has agreed a contract until the end of the World Cup in March 2015.
Nasa to hack Mars rover Opportunity to fix memory problems
Mars rover Opportunity, which has been exploring the Red Planet for more than 10 years, is suffering from memory problems, Nasa has said. The six-wheeled vehicle – not to be confused with Curiosity, which launched in 2011 – keeps resetting…
Retrial in Egypt al-Jazeera Greste, Fahmy, Mohamed case
Egypt’s top court has ordered a retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists jailed on charges of spreading false news. The decision was made after the hearing in Cairo of an appeal by the three, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed,…
New Year Honours: John Hurt receives a knighthood
Veteran actor John Hurt has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. The 74-year-old was appointed for his services to drama after a career lasting more than five decades. Actress and writer Joan Collins has been made a dame,…
90 million voters now in Bangladesh, latest list shows
The latest draft voter list was published today with an additional 46,72,176 voters. Secretary at the Election Commission (EC) Md Sirajul Islam told the press. By the latest count, the total number of voters now stands at 9,06,23,706 persons. Of…
‘100pc salary hike for armed forces personnel’
The committee, formed by the government for making recommendations to raise the salary of the armed forces, on Thursday in its report suggested a 100 percent salary hike fixing the minimum basic salary at Tk 8,200 while the maximum for…
Ershad calls for dialogue to hold acceptable polls
Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Thursday urged the political parties to engage in talks shunning violence for finding out an acceptable way to holding a fair and inclusive election in the interest of the country. “Let’s sit together and…
Police signal: JCD cancels meet, BNP waits for Jan 5 rally
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student front of the BNP has suspended the holding its Saturday rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city, as police gave conditional permission late and also, to avoid arrest and possible clash with ruling party…
Two-day Jamaat hartal ends by and large peacefully
The two-day dawn-to-dusk hartal called by Jamaat-e-Islami ended yesterday. The lacklustre second day of hartal was marked by movement of more transports on roads in the capital. Barring some stray incidents of violence the hartal ended peacefully in the city…
Housewife beaten dead ‘by husband’ in Jessore
A young housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over a family related feud at Chingra village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district early Wednesday.
4,000 blankets distributed in Gopalganj
Agrani Bank Limited, a nationalized commercial bank, has distributed 4,000 blankets among the cold-hit people of Gopalganj on Wednesday.
492 tonnes Aman rice to be procured in Narsingdi
The government has set a target to procure 492 tonnes of rice in Narsingdi district during the current Aman season.
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract stressed
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract has become an urgent task to protect its major farming system from the adverse impact of climate change, speakers at a participatory discussion here said.
Effective initiative of local government on child safety stressed
Research-based development organisation Incidin Bangladesh has stressed for effective initiatives of the local government bodies on safety, security and rights of the children to save them from repression.
Exemplary punishments for food adulteration stressed
Speakers at a workshop have stressed for strict implementation of the anti-adulteration laws to ensure exemplary punishments to those responsible for mixing chemicals with foods to save human lives.
3 abducted men rescued in C’nawabganj
Three people who were kidnapped from Dhaka on Tuesday rescued from a residential hotel in the district town on Wednesday afternoon.
Jubo League activist beaten to death in Comilla
An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night.
New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai
A New Year’s stampede on Shanghai’s historic waterfront killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more, with witnesses saying revellers had scrambled for fake money thrown from a building. The disaster happened in a crowded square shortly before midnight…
Jubo League activist beaten to death in Comilla
An activist of the local unit of Jubo League was beaten to death by miscreants at Laxmipur Bazar in Monoharganj upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 28, of Baupur village in the upazila.
Sylhet Mayor Ariful Huq admitted to Hospital with chest pain
Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who was sent to jail on December 30 in the former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria murder case, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Thursday. Sources said Ariful Haque,…
Slightly changing PSC and JSC results scenario
Masum Billah We have witnessed the results of tiny tots for the fifth time since it was introduced in 2010. It was introduced with a very good intention undoubtedly but the repeated question leakage issue and turning the whole teaching…
Happy New Year 2015
GreenWatch Dhaka welcomes its readers, well-wishers, patrons and advertisers a very happy and prosperous New Year 2015. – Editor
No room for snap polls, talks ahead of 2019 election: AL
Awami League Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Hasan Mahmud Wednesday said there is no room for discussion on interim election or caretaker government. Terming BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s speech as ‘lie’, the AL leader said, “Begum Khaleda Zia wants…
Rubel-Happy row: Court asks for DNA test of evidence
A Dhaka court on Wednesday gave permission for conducting DNA test on seized evidence to confirm whether actress Naznin Akter Happy had any consensual relationship with anyone other than national cricketer Rubel Hossain. Metropolitan Magistrate M Mostafizur Rahman passed the…
Crossfire rose 80pc in 2014. HR situation alarming-ASK
Non-governmental human rights watchdog Ain O Salis Kendra (ASK) in its report for 2014 said on Wednesday that the human rights situation in Bangladesh was alarming in 2014, and that the incidents of “crossfires” have sharply increased in the year.…