Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
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‘Don’t be terrorists yourselves’ – Dr Mizan tries to do his job
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Dr Mizanur Rahman on Tuesday cautioned law enforcers so that they themselves do not become ‘terrorists’ while fighting against terrorism. “It’s the duty of law enforcers to ensure the security of the…
Swift deal urged on EU climate diplomacy day 2015
The Delegation of the European Union and Member States celebrated the EU-Bangladesh Climate Diplomacy Day in Dhaka on June 16th. The day hosted a Multi-stakeholder Climate Dialogue to highlight the importance and benefits of enhancing climate action in all countries…
Court indicts Police SI for murder attempt
A Dhaka court on Monday indicted a Sub-Inspector of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station of the city in a case filed for alleged attempt to kill a person in a false gunfight. Ali Masud Sheikh, Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of…
Neymar leads late Brazil win against Peru in Copa Cup
Neymar scored a goal and set up the injury-time winner for Douglas Costa, helping Brazil open its Copa America campaign with a 2-1 over Peru on Sunday. Costa found the net from close range after receiving a perfect pass from…
Journalist Habibur Rahman Milan pases away
Senior jounanlist Habibur Rahman Milan, chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh is no more. Advisory editor of the Itefaq and a senior member of the National Press Club, and a recipients of the Ekushey Padak, Habibur Rahman Milan breathed…
Foreign currency worth Tk 18 lakh seized at airport
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized foreign currencies worth around Tk 17.80 lakh and arrested one Bangkok bound passenger on Saturday night. Deputy Commissioner (Customs) Ruhul Amin tsaid that the arrested passanger Anisur Rahman, 45, was scheduled to…
‘Gunfight’ again
An alleged ringleader of an inter-district robber gang was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kanaipur in Sadar upazila early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Selim Sheikh, 30, of Madhukhali upazila of the district. Acting on secret information…
IBBL 32nd AGM announces 15 pc cash dividend
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited approved 15% cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2014. The dividend was approved in the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Bank held on June 13 Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka. Engr.…
Ban backs new int’l decade of water for sustainable dev
by Thalif Deen UN, Jun (IPS) – As the United Nations continues its negotiations to both define and refine a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before a summit meeting of world leaders in September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has…
8 killed 20 missing in Meghna estuary trawler capsize
Eight people, including four children, died and 20 went missing as a trawler carrying around 100 passengers capsized in the MeghnaRiver in Monpura upazila on Thursday morning. Six of the deceased were identified as Aysha Begum, 65, Jasmine, 22, her…
Govt fails to settle Teesta issue: Bnp
Bnp spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Wednesday said that most of the leaders and workers who have been put behind the bar by the government have been suffering from different ailments and demanded their release before start of the holy month…
Case framing against SQC’s wife, others deferred
A Dhaka court on Wednesday once again adjourned hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury’s wife, his son and others in a case filed for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of a war crimes tribunal that sentenced…
Lightning kills three in Satkhirta
Three people were killed and seven others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Shyamnagar upazila on Wednesday morning. Of the deceased, two were identified as Nurunnahar,35, wife of Rahman Par, a resident of Sora village, and Sajeda Khatun,40,…
ICT awards Hasan Ali death in absentia for War crimes
In trial, in absentia the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Tuesday awarded death penalty to absconding Syed Md Hassan Ali alias Hachhen for committing genocide and murders during the War of Liberation in 1971. The ICT-1 ordered to execute the…
Rights body terms budget not farmer-friendly
Ten farmers’ and rights based organisations termed the proposed budget for the year of 2015-16 as businessmen friendly not farmers friendly. The allocation for agriculture in the proposed budget for the incoming fiscal year is inadequate and suicidal for future…
31BNP leaders dropped from Matsabhaban asron case
The Detective Branch (DB) of police on Monday submitted the charge sheet against seven people dropping the names of 31BNP leaders and activists, including Standing Committee member MK Anwar and Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed, in a case filed for…
Fakhrul 41other BNP leaders’ charge framing Monday
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday fixed September 14 to hear on framing charge in a case filed against 41 BNP leaders and activists including the party’s Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
India cricket team in Dhaka, Test begins Wednesday
A full-strength Indian cricket team arrived in Dhaka on Monday morning to play a solitary Test and three ODI’s in the Za’n Zee Ice Cream Cricket Series against Bangladesh. The team arrived at ShahjalalInternationalAirport at 9:10 am. Mushfiqur Rahim-led Bangladesh…
Decorator gunned down in capital early Monday
A young decorator businessman was gunned down in the city’s Jurain area on early Monday. The victim was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, 23, son of late Md Abdul Khaleq. He had been working at a decorator shop “ Ma Decorator’…
Jamaat says Modi’s visit has frustrated the people
Jamaat-e-Islami on Sunday said peoplein Bangladesh got upset over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit as he did not take any effective step for the “restoration of democracy” in Bangladesh. In a statement, party’s acting ameer Makbul Ahmad said the…
Ex Speaker Shaikh Razzaque Ali Passes Away
Former Speaker Sheikh Razzak Ali died at his Farzipara residence in the city on Sunday. He was 87. Sheikh Razzak, who had long been suffering from cancer, breathed his last around 2:45pm, Razzak’s daughter Dr. Shahnaz Razzak told journalists. He…
CPB hails Modi visit, wants equal dignity-based friendship
The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh, which is set to begin on Saturday. In a joint statement on Friday, CPB president Mujahidul Islam Selim and general secretary Syed Abu Jafar…
Yangtze ship disaster: 396 confirmed dead
The death toll from the Chinese ferry disaster now stands at 396, the authorities say, as emergency workers search the vessel in the Yangtze River. The ship, the Eastern Star, capsized in a storm on Monday and was turned upright…
Renewed momentum towards achieving climate accord urged
“The clock is ticking faster and faster” before an agreement must be reached in Paris in December, but “so much has happened over the past few weeks,” a senior United Nations climate change official said today. Briefing the press at…
Court orders more inquiry on Jihad death
A Dhaka court on Thursday passed order for further investigation into the death of child Jihad who died after falling into an abandoned water pump in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area. Magistrate Md Mahbubur Rahman of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM)…
Discard coal-fired power plant project at Rampal: Citizens’ body
A citizens’ platform to protect oil, gas and mineral resources has demanded that a joint project to set up a coal-run power plant at Rampal near the Sundarbans be dropped during India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. Anu Muhammad, member…
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…
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…