Dhaka – Fide Master Mohammad Fahad Rahman and Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh earned gold medals in the 2nd Western Asia Youth Chess Championship after the 9th and last round matches at Waskaduwa in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Category: Governance
Youth’s decomposed body found in Comilla
Dhaka – Police recovered the decomposed body of a young man from Gopalnagar village in Debidwar upazila in Comilla on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Suman Miah, 40, son of Dr Sayed Ali, a resident of Baira village…
Rohingya crisis: Insurgents declare temporary ceasefire
Rohingya Muslim insurgents in Myanmar have declared a one-month unilateral ceasefire to ease the humanitarian crisis in northern Rakhine state.
Youth’s body found in Bagerhat
Dhaka – Police recovered an unidentified body of a young man from Rampal river near Ghoshiakhali river channel of Rampal upazila on Friday night.Belayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Rampal Police Station, said that locals spotted the body floating in the river…
Youth tortured dead by BSF in Lalmonirhat
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was tortured to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Srirampur border area of Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Saturday.
2 Neo-JMB men with 30 detonators arrested in city
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of Neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The arrestees were identified as Naim Ahmed alias Anas alias Abu Hamza and Anwar…
2 bodies recovered in Laxmipur
Dhaka – Police recovered a hanging body of a young man and floating body of an unidentified youth from two spots of Raipur and Sadar upazilas in Laxmipur on Saturday.AKM Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raipur Police Station, said police recovered…
Hizb-ut-Tahrir man held in city
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an activist of the banned Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the city’s Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon.
Missing schoolboy found dead in Chandpur
Dhaka – A student of 7th standard was found dead in a farmland at Gulisha village of Balia union in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Friday night, a day after going missing.The deceased was identified as Fahim, 13, son of…
Teacher suspended over harassing student in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A college teacher of Rajshahi Education Board Model School and College has been suspended over harassing an indigenous female student sexually.The suspended teacher was Ajit Kumar Sarker, computer trainer of the college.
Murder accused held in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested an accused of double murder case from jail gate area in Cox’s Bazar on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Md Shahidullah, 22, son of Abdul Mabud, a resident…
2 neo-JMB men arrested in city, 30 detonators seized
Dhaka – Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested two members of neo-JMB from Nikunjo in Khilkhet on Friday night.The identities of the arrestees are yet to be disclosed.
BD Food-output loss 23pc sans sustainable river flows
Dhaka, Sept 8 – If Bangladesh fails to maintain environmental flow requirements (EFRs) in river ecosystems, it will face a food production loss of up to 23 percent in the future, says an international study. It highlights that India, Bangladesh,…
Tribunal on Myanmar minorities in Kuala Lumpur Sept 18
An international tribunal on the situation of the Rohingyas, Kachins and other minorities in Myanmar will convene in Kuala Lumpur from the 18th to the 22nd of September 2017. The venue will be the Faculty of Law, University of Malaya.
Indian scentist sues her cook for posing as Brahmin
A senior government scientist with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has come under flak from activists and social outfits in the city for lodging a case against her cook for allegedly ‘impersonating’ as a Brahmin since May 2016 and lying…
Rajshahi woman badly burnt in petrol attack
Dhaka – A 40-year-old woman is fighting for life at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital after her ‘friend’ allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire for objecting extramarital affairs with her husband.Witnesses said a woman on Thursday night allegedly threw…
AL leader damages Fish-farm for grabbing
Rajshahi – A Pisciculture farm has been allegedly damaged by a local Awami League Leader in Rajshahi on Wednesday night.
Journos see new fires burning Myanmar Rohingya village
Bangkok, Sep 7 (AP/UNB) — Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims…
Turkish 1st Lady finds genocide in Rakhine State
Dhaka, Sept 7 – Visiting Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan on Thursday said what is happening in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is “tantamount to genocide” and solution to Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar only.
Youth stabbed to death in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his rival at Dighirpar area of Boxnagar union of the upazila in Nawabganj on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Afzal Hossain Babu, 25, son of Md Mazid of…
2 killed in AL factional clash in Kushtia
Dhaka- Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League at Bakhoil village in Sadar upazila in Kushtia on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Billal and Enamul, 35, both are AL…
Total 3.8kg gold recovered at HSJIA
Dhaka- Gold bars weighing around 3.8 kg were recovered from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in separate incidents on Thursday.Sources at the airport said Shakhwat Hossain, 39, a passenger of Thai Airways, landed at the airport at around 12:20pm . He…
US police kills tiger that wantered on busy interstate
Georgia police shot and killed a Bengal tiger on Wednesday after it escaped from a truck and wandered along a major interstate near Atlanta, frightening residents of a nearby subdivision. Feld Entertainment spokesman Stephen Payne said Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal…
7 killed in Mirpur blasts burned to death: Autopsy
Dhaka – All the seven bodies found at the den of suspected militant Abduallah in Mirpur were burnt to death following explosions igniting by them, according to the post-mortem physician.
10 injured in Magura AL-BNP clash
Dhaka – At least 10 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) at Sreekol Bazar in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Wednesday evening.Rezaul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, said…
CJ goes abroad Sept 10: Justice Wahab Acting CJ
Dhaka, Sept 6 – Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will leave Dhaka for Canada on September 10.
Profit maximization is easy: Invest in violence
Robert J. Burrowes For those of us committed to systematically reducing and, one day, ending human violence, it is vital to understand what is causing and driving it so that effective strategies can be developed for dealing with violence in…
Rab recovers seven charred bodies from militant hideout
Dhaka – Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered seven charred bodies including two women and two children from the militant hideout in the capital on Wednesday.
3 of a family burnt in M’singh acid attack
Dhaka – Three members of a family suffered burn injuries as miscreants hurled acid on them in Kalapagla area in Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh on Tuesday night.The victims were identified as Mariam, 22, her sister Mohiron, 13 and their brother…
5 bodies recovered from Naf
Dhaka – Five bodies were recovered from the Naf River here in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday afternoon.