Archive for April 11th, 2016

Turkish army shell sites in northern Syria after rockets from Syria hit border town

The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several people, reports Reuters quoting a government official. Artillery from Syria wounded at least four people in the border town of Kilis, security sources said. Media put the figure at five wounded. More than one rocket is […]

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · Middle East
Dubai clerics issue fatwa against WiFi theft

Dubai clerics issue fatwa against WiFi theft

Dubai’s top religious authorities say that stealing WiFi from your neighbor would not be proper Islamic conduct…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
Thai drunk drivers face gruesome lesson in New Year festival

Thai drunk drivers face gruesome lesson in New Year festival

To try to combat the carnage on the country’s roads during the annual weeklong traditional New Year’s holiday celebration, Thai authorities are going gory…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · Asia-Pacific, International
Rangpur interns call off work abstention

Rangpur interns call off work abstention

Three days after its enforcement, interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital called off their indefinite work abstention on Monday following assurance of meeting their demands..,

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Heat wave continues

Heat wave continues

Heat wave continues to sweep throughout the country, making life miserable…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Suicide bomber kills 12 army recruits in Afghanistan

Suicide bomber kills 12 army recruits in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 12 army recruits on a bus in eastern Afghanistan on Monday…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · International, Middle East
13 ‘slaves’ rescued from Barisal brick field

13 ‘slaves’ rescued from Barisal brick field

A team of Rapid Action Battalion on Monday rescued 13 workers, including a child, who were treated as slaves at a brick field…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
WB asks Philippines for casino vigilance after BB money heist

WB asks Philippines for casino vigilance after BB money heist

The Philippines must make sure casinos are covered by anti-money laundering legislation, the World Bank said on Monday, joining calls for the…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National

Constable dies as own rifle goes off

A police constable died on Monday afternoon his service rifle went off at Kotchandpur police station in Jhenaidah. The constable is identified as…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against Mahfuz

HC stays proceedings of 72 cases against Mahfuz

The High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of 72 cases filed against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam for allegedly defaming Awami League president Sheikh Hasina by…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics

Obaidul seeks report on corruption at BRTC depots

The minister for road transport and bridges, Obaidul Quader, on Monday asked the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation to give…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics

Interns at RMCH call off strike

Interns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital called off their strike on Monday. They went on a strike for indefinite period in the…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
HC stays GCC mayor’s suspension order

HC stays GCC mayor’s suspension order

The High Court on Monday stayed for six months a government order that suspended Gazipur City Corporation mayor MA Mannan. A High Court bench of…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics
Govt allocates Tk 1,000 crore for paying jute mill workers’ arrears

Govt allocates Tk 1,000 crore for paying jute mill workers’ arrears

The government on Monday allocated Tk 1,000 crore for payment of arrears of jute mill workers. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, gave the order…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics

N Korea senior intelligence officer ‘defects to South’

A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has defected, say South Korean officials. The officer has not been…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · Asia-Pacific, International

5.5 magnitude quake hits off northeast Taiwan

An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck off the northeast coast of Taiwan on Monday, the island’s Central Weather Bureau said, shaking buildings in the…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · Asia-Pacific, International
Unemployed nurses block city road

Unemployed nurses block city road

Unemployed nurses blocked Topkhana Road and tried to march towards the Prime Minister’s Office on the eighth day of their continuous sit-in…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National

No open air concert, cultural functions after 5:00pm: DMP commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Asaduzzman Miah on Monday iterated that the authorities would not allow any cultural function including open air concerts after 5:00pm on Pahela Baishakh…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National
Khulna jute mill workers continue strike

Khulna jute mill workers continue strike

The indefinite strike enforced by the employees of seven state-owned jute mills in Khulna to press home their five-point demands entered the eighth day on Monday. The workers of the mills took position at different places of the city around 6:00am and blocked Khulna-Jessore highway and Khulna-Jessore rail route, United News of Bangladesh reports. The blockade halted vehicular movement on […]

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National

BNP leader Masud Arun held in Meherpur

The police arrested Bangladesh Nationalist Party executive committee member and former lawmaker from Meherpur-1 constituency Masud Arun…

April 11, 2016 · 0 comments · National, Politics

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