A woman attempted to kill herself after allegedly killing her 7-year old son at Budhpara area in the city on Saturday night.
Author: Farzana Afroze Zerin
Militant Jamshed’s teenage son on remand
Dhaka-Judge Ruhul Amin of the Juvenile Court and also the First Additional Metropolitan Session’s Court of Dhaka on Sunday placed Tahrim Kaderi alias Russell, 14, son of slain militant Jamshed, on a three-day remand in the case filed under the…
Case filed over JL activist murder
Dhaka-A case was filed with Motijheel Police Station of the city in connection with the murder of Jubo League activist Rijvi Hasann Babu.
More than 100 killed in road accident during Eid vacation
At least 103 people, including nine women and 13 children, were killed and 424 others injured in road accidents during the eight-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation until Friday (Sept 16).
BNP leaders arrested to suppress opposition: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is arresting BNP leaders and activists as part of its ‘continuous repressive measures against the opposition.
PM urges int’l community to help combat deadly diseases
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to work together with commitment, determination and solidarity to combat deadly diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis saying that these are preventable and treatable diseases.
Khaleda in Madinah at Prophet’s rawja
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia along with her family members went to Madinah from Makkah on Saturday to offer fateha at the rawja (grave) of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).
Putin discusses Russian nuclear industry with Rosatom chief
Sergey Kirienko, head of Russia’s state nuclear power corporation – Rosatom meets president Vladimir Putin in Moscow recently to apprise him the latest achievements of Russian nuclear industry.
PM to attend Montreal Conference of the Global Fund
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund (GF) in Montreal.
BNP dissatisfied over court order on ICT verdict leakage
BNP on Friday voiced dissatisfaction over a tribunal’s verdict punishing a lawyer in a case filed in connection with the leakage of the draft judgement of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
Two siblings body recovered of Barisal trawler capsize
The bodies of two siblings, who went missing following a trawler capsize in the Meghna River at Moulvir Hat in Hizla upazila on Thursday night, were recovered on Friday morning.
BFF set 1 yr plan for national Under-16 Women team
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) set a one year plan for the national Under-16 Women team aiming to brilliant showcase in the upcoming AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 that scheduled to be held in Thailand from September 9 to 23.
BNP’s call for midterm election is mockery: Obaidul
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP’s call for midterm election is nothing other than mockery.
US to shift military assets to Syria under deal
The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal partly in order to target militants the U.S. has largely spared,…
BNP wants govt initiative of dialogue for next election
Dhaka-Stating that the entire nation is now in distress due to the government’s wrong steps, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged it to engage in dialogue with the opposition to hold the next election in a…
Trump’s confusion on Obama’s birth place now changed
Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman says the Republican presidential candidate now believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States, despite the candidate’s repeated refusal to say so himself.
Suicide bombing in Pakistani mosque kills 24
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 24 worshippers and wounding 28 others, officials said. Several children were also among those killed or wounded in the deadly attack.
Hillary returns to the campaign trail
Hillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail Thursday following a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both the Democratic nominee and Republican Donald Trump’s transparency regarding their health.
Debt bondage forms of modern slavery: UN report
Debt bondage remains one of the most prevalent forms of modern slavery in all regions of the world despite even though it is banned by international and most national laws, observed Urmila Bhoola, United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms…
Mother sent to psychiatric hospital for killing 2 children
A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to killing two of her children and injuring two of their siblings in what she believed was an exorcism in 2014 will go to a psychiatric hospital not prison.
China launches 2nd space station ‘Tiangong 2’
China has launched its second space station in a sign of the growing sophistication of its military-backed program that intends to send a mission to Mars in the coming years.
BNP is working to wage a united movement: Fakhrul
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said their party is working to wage a united movement to save the country from the current ‘autocratic’ rule.
Ban Ki-moon saays he never saw such tensions on Korean peninsula
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he has never seen tensions on the Korean peninsula as high as they are today and he called on the Security Council to take urgent action to prevent “provocative actions” by North Korea.
Developing nations host 89% refugees; 99% internal migrants: WB
Forced displacement is a crisis centered in developing countries, which host 89 percent of refugees and 99 percent of internally displaced persons, says a new World Bank report.
Tempaco factory fire death toll reaches 31
Dhaka – The death toll from the inferno at Tongi packaging factory has reached 31 with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble early Monday. The deceased could not be identified immediately, UNB news agency reported. Rescuers pulled out the…
AL announced full-fledged committees of Dhaka north & south
Awami League on Sunday announced full-fledged committees of its Dhaka city north and south units.
Slum fire kills mother-daughter in Ctg
Dhaka-A young woman and her three-and-half-year daughter were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a slum at Kalsi Dighi Par in the city’s EPZ area early Sunday.
BD, Iceland to work together to deal with climate change
Bangladesh and Iceland have agreed to cooperate with each other in overcoming the climate change threat.
Animal waste to be remoed within 48 hrs
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday said the wastes of sacrificial animals will be removed from his city areas within 48 hours from the day of Eid-ul-Azha.
2 day festival at Tanguar Haor
Aiming to focus public attention on the exquisite natural beauty of the country’s second largest wetland and the immense tourism potential it holds, the local administration is going to organise a two-day ‘Haor Festival’ at Tanguar Haor in Tahirpur upazila…