Unidentified miscreants killed a bKash agent and looted Tk 1.25 from him in the Uttar Badda area of Dhaka this morning.
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Shahadat couple is trying to reach a compromise
Court Correspondent The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Sunday shifted the hearing of the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahaan Nitto in connection with torturing their 11-year-old domestic help Mahfuza Akhter…
Three person of a family die as bus hits car at Khilkhet
Three passengers of a private car were killed when a bus crashed into the car from behind on the Airport Road at Khilkhet in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon.Police seized the killer bus after its driver fled the scene.The victims were…
Govt issues guidelines on using social media
Public servants will have to follow social norms and customs as citizens while using the social media networking sites, according to official guidelines.They are allowed to open personal accounts in using social media sites although, the guidelines say, they must…
BGB deployed in 608 UPs
Dhaka-Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in 608 union parishads, out of the total 721 where polls are set to be held on March 22.
FlyDubai pilot wanted to raise family
Aristos Socratous, the Cypriot pilot of the FlyDubai jet that crashed in southern Russia was going to quit the airline after recently accepting a job with Ryanair in Cyprus, a long-time friend said.
Dutch MPs question lack of evidence in MH17 investigation
By Rt News Dutch lawmakers have questioned the course of the investigation into the MH17 crash in Ukraine, highlighting innuendos in the Dutch Safety Board report, and lack of raw data despite US claims of picking up ‘imagery’ as the…
I yelled ‘Black lives matter!’ at a Trump rally. This is what happened next.
I knew protesting Trump could be dangerous. But I had to do something,told Sierra K. Thomason March 18 at 6:00 AM. Sierra K. Thomas is a student at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va.First-time protester Sierra Thomas describes her experience…
IGP for seeking int’l help in probing BB fund heist
Inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Hoque has said if needed, help would be sought from the international agencies dealing with money laundering, for unveiling the clue to the $101 million cyber heist at Bangladesh Bank. He said this to…
Dubai airliner crash in south Russia, all 61 aboard killed
Moscow — An airliner with 61 people aboard coming from Dubai crashed early Saturday while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in strong winds, killing all aboard, Russian officials said. All 55 passengers and six crew members were…
Commite to probe Banani fire that inquired four
Dhaka – Fire Service and Civil Defence has formed a prove committee to ascertained actual reason behind the fire incident of Banani that injured four people, including one with burn. One person sustained burns while four others received wounds while…
George, Amal to host fund-raisers for Hillary
Oscar winner George Clooney and his wife, Amal Clooney, will host two campaign fund-raisers for Hillary Clinton next month.
US unveils sanctions against N korea
Ha-young Choi New order more comprehensive than UN Security Council’s recent resolution, targets labor exports U.S. President Barack Obama declared an executive order (E.O.) on Wednesday in line with the recently adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2270 and U.S. legislation,…
4 Jubo League men among 5 killed in Meherpur road crash
Dhaka – Five people, including four Jubo League men, were killed and 12 others injured as a picnic bus crashed into a human-hauler at Chak Shyamnagar in Sadar upazila in Meherpur on Thursday evening. The accident struck the Jubo League…
Shipwreck Discovered from Explorer Vasco da Gama’s Fleet
A 16th–century shipwreck found off an island in Oman is the earliest-known example from Europe’s Golden Age of ExplorationWhile the ship’s guns were most likely salvaged shortly after the vessel sank, archaeologists found dozens of cannonballs at the wreck site.The…
Supercomputer copies whole-body blood flow
A new supercomputer simulation of blood moving around the entire human body compares extremely well with real-world flow measurements, researchers say.
Junk food-loving birds diss migration, live on landfill
Spain and Portugal’s white storks are forgoing their annual journeys to African wintering grounds, a new study says. There are downsides to landfill living: This European white stork got itself stuck in a plastic bag in Spain. You’ve heard of…
Three B’baria minor siblings found dead
Dhaka – Police recovered the bodies of three minor siblings from the Bemalia River in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria dustrict, about 140 kilmetres east of Dhaka on Wednesday, a day after they had gone missing.
Two killed in Jhenaidah road accident
JHENAIDAH – Two people including a woman were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Hatgopalpur-Chagolbandha crossing in Sadar upazila today.The deceased were Robiul Islam Latu, 50, son of Siraj Uddin of Fursandhi village and Saira Khatun,…
Fire gutted 61 houses in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR -At least 61 houses were gutted in a devastating fire at Khanshama upazila of the district on Saturday night.Ververi Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Haque Siraji said the fire originated from an electric short circuit.Two cattle, four goats, many poultry…
Micromax, once a rising star, struggles
A year ago, Micromax vaulted past Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to become India’s leading smartphone brand. Today, its market share has nearly halved, several top executives have resigned, and the company is looking for growth outside India. In Micromax’s slide…
Nine including 4 children burnt in Sarail fire
Nine people, including four children, were burnt in a fire originated from gas cylinder leaks in Sarail, Brahmanbaria, on Friday night.The injured people were taken to three hospitals, including Dhaka Medical College Hospital.Witnesses said the incident occured when gas coming…
Poet Rafiq Azad dies
Noted poet Rafiq Azad died at the age of 76 at a hostpital in Dhaka today (Saturday).The freedom-fighter poet breathed his last at 2:10pm at the city’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital (BSMMU) hospital. Earlier on 15 January, he…
Mother, son killed in Rajshahi car-truck collision
A woman and her son were killed and her husband was injured in head-on collision between their private car and a truck in Muraripur area of Paba upazila on Wednesday night, reports UNB news agency.The deceased were identified as Jebunnesa,…
2 siblings get life for fratricide in Sylhet
A court here on Tuesday sentenced two siblings to life term imprisonment each for killing their brother in 1998.The court also fined the convicts, Joynal Miah, 58, son of Abdur Rahman, a resident of Barobando village in the city, and…
10,000 Police will be on duty of tomorrow’s Hartal
Around 10,000 members of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) will be on duty across the capital to ensure smooth activities of the city dwellers during Jamaat’s sponsored countrywide dawn-t-dusk hartal on Wednesday.
No more torture on women in the name of religion:PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for the equal development of the country’s womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.”There’s no scope to push one behind or keep ignorant…
Uttara Gas explosion,Sumaiya dies leaving lone son
After the death of her husband and two children, today Sumaiya, who was injured in the horrific Uttara gas explosion in the new flat she moved into with her family on February 26, died at a hospital in city’s Mohammadpur…
High security at Savar on the Independence day
The National Mausoleum at Savar will be brought under a stringent security blanket on March 26 when the nation will celebrate its 46th Independence and National Day.
Rana Plaza: ACC to reinvestigate the case
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday directed the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to reinvestigate into the case filed in connection with the construction of ‘Rana Plaza’ building with a faulty design.