Bus assistant beaten to death in Rangpur
An assistant of a bus driver, locally known as helper, is beaten to death by a passenger in front of fire service station of Mithapukur in Rangpur on Sunday night…
Archive for October 18th, 2015
Situation fully under govt control: FM
Stating that they do not see anything new in the United States security message in terms of security threat, foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali on Sunday affirmed that the overall situation in Bangladesh is ‘fully under government control’…
BD’s Mina death toll climbs to 137: Shahriar
The death toll of Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims from the tragic stampede in Saudi Arabia’s Mina has now reached 137, said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday…
Stay alert about plot against country’s religious harmony: Khaleda
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday urged people regardless of their creed and colour to remain alert so that no one can carry out any evil act against the country’s religious harmony…
2 JMB men held in Sirajganj
Detective Branch of police in early Sunday arrested two alleged members of banned Islamist militant outfit Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh at Sirajganj…
2 shot dead in Cox’s Bazar gunfight
Two suspected criminals, including the leader of a crime ring, were shot dead in a gunfight between two groups of criminals over establishing control over Shikdarghona in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday…
Gunfight with criminals leaves VDP man killed, army, ansar members injured in Bandarban
A member of Village Defence Party was killed and a military soldier and an ansar member sustained bullet injuries in an exchange of fire between joint force and criminals near Ruma border in Bandarban…
DU ‘Ga’ unit admission test results published
The results of test for admission into the first year honours courses under ‘Ga’ unit for the academic session 2015-2016 at Dhaka University was published on Sunday with 17.56 percent pass rate…
Israel presses security measures amid Palestinian uprising
Israel pressed ahead with major security measures Sunday after five more stabbing incidents, while ultra-Orthodox Jews illegally visiting a West Bank holy site set ablaze last…
Mastermind, conspirator behind killing of foreigners identified: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday claimed that they could identify mastermind of the killings of Italian and Japanese citizens and also…
Child oppressors won’t be spared, warns PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday warned that no one will be spared if found involved in child repression as it is a crime against…
Police arrest 2 teenagers in rape of toddler in India
Indian police say they have arrested two teenagers for allegedly raping a toddler, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in…
4 idols of Durga damaged in Satkhira temple
Goons damaged four idols at Babulia Temple, meant for the upcoming Durga Puja, in Satkhira early Sunday…
3 burnt in shoe factory fire
Three workers of a shoe factory in the capital’s Siddique Bazar area suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out in the factory early Sunday…
Philippines battered as Typhoon Koppu barrels in
Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four metres (12 feet) high…
Egypt votes to elect new parliament
Polls are due to open in Egypt in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament. They will be the first such elections since the previous chamber was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012…
Thousands of migrants enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border
Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them. Around 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and more were expected overnight. Most aim to travel on to Austria, Germany and other countries…
US fears further attacks, updates security alert in Bangladesh
The US embassy in Dhaka has updated its security message for US citizens in Bangladesh saying terrorist threat remains ‘real and credible’…
PRIMARY EDUCATION : Hill students’ dropout rate higher
A majority of the primary schools in the Chittagong Hill Tracts do not instruct local students in their respective ethnic mother tongues, leading to a disproportionate dropout rate among the ethnic minority students…
Muhith blasts MPs’ junket trips
The finance ministry is finding it difficult to discourage random expenditure of taxpayers money by MPs on foreign trips of dubious merit…
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