Archive for April 6th, 2016

Sex toy sparks bomb scare in Germany

Sex toy sparks bomb scare in Germany

German police brought in a bomb squad and evacuated a gambling hall when they heard a strange noise emanating from a garbage can, but declared a false alarm after the source of the humming sound turned out to be a sex toy, reports AFP. Authorities on Tuesday night cleared about 90 people from the business and nearby premises and closed […]

3 killed in Sylhet road accident

At least three people, including two women, were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a Compressed Natural Gas-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet-Tamabil highway at Shah Paran in Sylhet city…

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Myanmar-bound Canadian held at Teknaf

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh on Wednesday detained a Canadian citizen at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar while he was attempting to go to Myanmar…

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Pope Francis blesses Elizabeth 'Lizzy' Myers from Ohio, US at the end of the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. -- Reuters photo

US girl going blind sees pope as part of ‘bucket list’

A five-year-old American girl who does not know she is gradually going blind met Pope Francis on Wednesday as part of her parents’ ‘visual bucket list’ to show her people and things while she can still see…

ACC sues Kazi Firoz Rashid

ACC sues Kazi Firoz Rashid

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against Jatiya Party presidium member Kazi Firoz Rashid, MP for allegedly grabbing a government land…

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Midland Bank MD sued for graft

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against managing director of Midland Bank Limited Md Ahsan-uz Zaman for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth…

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Inu hopes EC to take ‘right’ decision on JSD leadership

Inu hopes EC to take ‘right’ decision on JSD leadership

As their party suffered a split, information minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Wednesday hoped that the Election Commission will take the ‘right’ decision about the actual leadership of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal…

April 6, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
DMCH old buildings to be replaced with new ones: PM

DMCH old buildings to be replaced with new ones: PM

Voicing deep concern seeing the old and dilapidated buildings at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said these buildings will be replaced with new ones having modern facilities to provide better healthcare services to people…

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No Panta-Ilish on Pahela Baishakh at BU

No Panta-Ilish on Pahela Baishakh at BU

The Barisal University authorities on Wednesday banned Panta-Ilish (water-soaked rice and Hilsa fish) during the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, first day of Bangla New Year, on its campus…

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Retired soldier molests 3 minors in Sirajganj

A retired military soldier went into hiding on Tuesday after locals gave him a good bashing for sexually harassing three minor girls at Raiganj in Sirajganj…

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HC to hear Tarique’s money laundering case acquittal on May 4

HC to hear Tarique’s money laundering case acquittal on May 4

The High Court on Wednesday fixed May 4 for the hearing of an Anti-Corruption Commission’s appeal against a lower court…

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Road accidents kill 5 in 3 districts

Road accidents kill 5 in 3 districts

At least five people were killed and 14 others injured in separate road accidents at Sirajganj, Munshiganj and Bogra on Wednesday…

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. -- Focusbangla photo

PM lays foundation stone for Asia’s largest Burn Institute

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery…

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A marquee of the Arango Orillac Building lists the Mossack Fonseca law firm, in Panama City, Monday, April 4, 2016. Panama's president says his government will cooperate "vigorously" with any judicial investigation arising from the leak of a vast trove of information on the offshore financial dealings of the world's rich and famous. An international coalition of media outlets Sunday published investigations it said stemmed from the leak of 115 million records kept by the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca on behalf of clients. (AP Photo)

Panama law firm says data hack was external

The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on Tuesday his firm was a victim…

House looted killing one in Lakshmipur

Armed robbers looted valuables from a house killing a man at Gudamghao of Kamalnagar in Lakshmipur early Wednesday…

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Khulna Jute mill workers’ strike continues for third day

The workers of eight state-owned jute mills in Khulna blocked the railway and highway for third day as part of their indefinite strike…

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US state passes controversial ‘religious freedom’ bill

US state passes controversial ‘religious freedom’ bill

The governor of Mississippi has signed a controversial bill that allows businesses to refuse service to gay couples based on religious beliefs…

Libya government faction to step down

Libya government faction to step down

One of two rival governments in Libya has announced that it is stepping down, a justice ministry statement has said…

Republican Cruz beats Trump in Wisconsin

Republican Cruz beats Trump in Wisconsin

Republican Ted Cruz easily won the Wisconsin presidential primary on Tuesday, dealing a blow to front-runner Donald Trump’s hopes of amassing enough delegates…

Ganges flow in country lowest since ’96 treaty

The Ganges, flowing through Bangladesh, was at its lowest ever during March 2016, since the signing of the water sharing treaty with India in 1996, adversely affecting agriculture and biodiversity in one-thirds of the whole country…

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