Bangladesh has accepted the ‘reality’ that there will be no progress in striking the much-talked-about Teesta water sharing deal with India before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election scheduled for May this year.Against this backdrop, both Bangladesh and India are…
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6 get suffocation injuries as apartment catches fire in Capital
Dhaka – A fire broke out inside an apartment at a multi-storied building in the capital’s Shantinagar area on early Wednesday. Sources at the fire service headquarters control room said the fire originated at around 1:00 am inside flat no.…
Former UN chief Boutros-Ghali dead
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, a history-making diplomat who made his mark as an architect of the Camp David accords and then became the United Nations’ first African secretary-general, has died. Rafael Ramirez Carreno, Venezuela’s U.N. ambassador and current head of the U.N.…
ICC chief appreciates U19 CWC host nation for security arrangement
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson expressed his high satisfaction on Bangladesh as the host nation of the 11th ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup that ended on Sunday.“Certainly, for this event, probably more so than any previous event,…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey ‘prepare’ Syria ground operation
Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists in Syria, the Turkish foreign minister said Saturday, adding the Kingdom was already sending jets to a Turkish base to attack the extremists The coordinated plans…
Seven killed in Mymensingh road crash
At least six people were killed and a minor injured when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in Bagmara, Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Sunday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer in-charge (OC) of Tarakanda police…
Implement dev programs quickly: PM
Honorable prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked civil servants to ensure quick implementation of the government’s development programmes and thus steer the country towards prosperity.She made the directive while addressing the fifth founding anniversary of the BCS Women Network…
2 killed in a microbus accident
A microbus was set to afire as it hit two pedestrians killing one and injured another one in the city’s Jatrabari area on Friday.
2 died falling from buildings in Madhya Badda and Pallabi
Two people, including a construction worker, died falling from two multistoreyed buildings in separate incidents in city’s Madhya Badda and Pallabi areas on Friday.
Banglalink CTO freed.. assurance of ‘solution to problem’
Employees of Banglalink have freed an official after nine hours’ of confinement with the management and police promising to look into the dismissal of a senior engineer.Ujjal Paul, the president of the proposed employees’ union of mobile-phone operator Banglalink, said…
Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school
A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous…
Judiciary should be independent: Shujan
Staff Reporter Judiciary should be independent through its separation from executive and legislature to ensure safety for the future generation, said speakers at a round table yesterday.
United Airways flights suspeded
Dhaka – The flight operation of United Airways remained suspended from Thursday, inflicting sufferings on its passengers.
Sculpture opens at UN on Int’l Mother Language Day
A sculpture marking the International Mother Language Day has been placed at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in front of the United Nation (UN) headquarters in New York City of the United States.
Meghna vessel capsize: 3 more dead bodies found
Two days after the capsize of a sand-laden bulkhead in the Meghna River near Char Abdullah, rescuers on Wednesday recovered three bodies.
Banker kidnapped rescued in Tangail
Banker ARM Akhteruzzaman who was kidnapped in Rajshahi, was rescued in Tangail yesterday evening after 11 days, his family sources said yesterday.Local people found him, hands and legs tide and blindfolded, abandoned besides Nasir Glass Factory in Mirjapur at around…
Two injured in Somalian explosion
At least two people were reported injured in an explosion aboard Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 flight in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.There were conflicting reports about whether flight D3159 made an emergency landing or failed to take off from the…
Trucks overturns killing 4 labourers in Barapukuria
Four day labourers were killed and three others injured as a truck carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch in front of the main gate of Barapukuria Coal Mine in Parbatipur upazila early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rezaul Islam,40,…
ICT sentences Taher, Noni of Netrakona to death
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday awarded death penalty to Obaidul Haque Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni for crimes against humanity in 1971 in Netrakona.The three-member ICT, headed by its chairman Justice Anwarul Haque, passed the order in presence of…
Five workers injured in Gazipur sweater factory fire
Dhaka -A fire broke out at a sweater factory housed in a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of the city, leaving five workers who attempted to douse the blaze injured on Tuesday morning. Joydebpur Fire Service Station officer Hasibur…
Assault accused of Pohela baishakh send to jail
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday sent Mohammad Kamal, who was placed on two-day remand, to the jail on completion of the remand.
4 bodies recovered from Meghna trawler capsize
The bodies of four people, who went missing in the trawler capsize in the Meghna River on Tuesday, were recovered from the river in Haimchar upazila on Sunday.
Teacher & social worker Anwara Rahman expired
PRESS RELEASE Mrs. Anwara Rahman (74) a retired teacher of Nazrul Shikkhaloya, Dhaka and social worker breathed her last at PG Hospital at early hours on Thrustday following cancer.
Madrasah teachers to get salary like schools’ soon: Nahid
STAFF REPORTER Minister for Education Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said the teachers of Madrasah will soon get their salaries as per the new pay scale like the teachers of the schools and colleges.
Two Rab men klled in N’ganj road accident
A sergeant and a constable of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have died after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Narayanganj’s Arhaihajar Upazila.
Chinese miners rescued after 36 days
Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued, Chinese state media say.The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province in December.China’s CCTV showed dramatic footage of one…
Ekushey Book Fair will be covered by CC camera
Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor today said a stringent security vigil would be enforced at Bangla Academy and adjacent areas with installation of close circuit cameras and deployment of law enforcement agencies during the month-long Ekushey Book Fair.