Archive for April 2nd, 2015

Severe explosion kills 2 children in Savar

Two minor boys were killed in a severe explosion in Savar, on the outskirt of the capital, on Thursday afternoon…

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4 killed as trawler capsizes at Gazaria

Four people, including a minor girl, were killed and 4-5 others went missing as a trawler carrying over 75 passengers capsized in the Meghna River near Bhasanchar in Gazaria…

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Buriganga trawler capsize death toll raises to 8

The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Buriganga River at Aliganj Ghat in South Keraniganj rose to eight with the recovery of five more bodies on Thursday evening…

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Khaleda to appear in court if security ensured: counsel

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s principal counsel, Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, on Thursday said his client will appear in court…

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Shamarukh murder, AD upholds bail for husband

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld bail to Humayun Sultan Sadab, granted by High Court on March 2, in the murder case of his wife Dr Shamarukh Mahajabin Sumi…

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Jhenaidah police seized 56 unauthorised motorbikes

Jhenaidah police seized 56 unauthorised motorbikes

Jhenaidah police seized at least 56 unlicensed motorbikes from different areas of the district on Thursday…

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Saudi border guard killed by gunfire from Yemen

A Saudi Arabian border guard was killed and 10 others wounded when their observation post came under fire from a mountainous area in Yemen…

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Halt cattle smuggling, starve Bangladesh of beef, Rajnath tells BSF

Days after advocating a nationwide ban on cow slaughter, Indian union home minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday asked Border Security Force members deployed along the India-Bangladesh border to…

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CPB and BSD on DCC Elections

Communist Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesher Samajtanrik Dal on Thursday called on the government and Election Commission to take steps for making level playing field for all mayoral and councillors in…

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Migration cost for Singapore-bound workers to come down to Tk 1 lakh, says minister

The minister for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, on Thursday said that the migration cost for Singapore-bound Bangladeshi workers…

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Students of the Garissa University College take shelter in a vehicle after fleeing from an attack by gunmen in Garissa, Kenya, Thursday, April 2, 2015. Police and military surrounded the buildings and were trying to secure the area in eastern Kenya, police officer Musa Yego said. — AP photo

Gunmen attack university in Kenya, kill at least 15

Gunmen attacked a college campus in northeast Kenya early Thursday, opening fire in dormitories and killing at least 15 people and wounding 29 others, witnesses said…

Team from Bangladesh mission in Kuwait going to Yemen

A two-member team comprising counsellor at the Bangladesh embassy in Kuwait, SM Mahbubul Alam and a staff, is going to Yemen on Thursday to help repatriate Bangladesh nationals…

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50 RMG workers fall sick in Savar

At least 50 workers of Turag Sweater Factory at Zirani in Savar fell sick after taking snacks served by the factory authorities on Thursday…

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Suicide bomber targets protest in eastern Afghanistan, kills 17

A suicide bomber on Thursday blew himself up in the middle of a demonstration against corruption in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost, killing 17 people…

April 2, 2015 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
PM for more sympathetic towards disabled persons

PM for more sympathetic towards disabled persons

Terming the persons with disabilities as a part of the society, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all to be more sympathetic towards them for…

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Permission must for characterising police in plays, movies

Permission must for characterising police in plays, movies

Bangladesh Police has imposed a restriction on personifying ‘police’ character and using their uniform in dramas and cinemas, BBC Bangla…

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3 die ‘after eating bread’ in Mymensingh

Three members of a family died while three others fell sick ‘after eating wheat bread’ at Badam Miah village in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday morning…

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BGB man killed in elephant attack

A member of Border Guard Bangladesh was killed in an elephant attack at Himchari forest in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Thursday…

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54 dead, 15 missing after Russian trawler sinks off Kamchatka

At least 54 crew on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Western Pacific Ocean…

Govt, parties should stand against extremism: EU

The EU said on Wednesday the government authorities, political parties and civil society should stand together against the actions of violent extremists in Bangladesh…

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