NZ moves to contain Fonterra fallout
New Zealand’s government has stepped up efforts to contain the fall-out from a scare over contaminated products made by dairy giant Fonterra. Officials have been sent to Fonterra facilities in New...
View ArticleNigeria militant attacks ‘kill 35′
At least 35 people have been killed in two attacks by militants in northern Nigeria, the authorities have said. A military statement said 32 militants, two soldiers and a police officer died in the...
View Article60-km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway
Hundreds of passengers remain stuck in a 60-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Chittagong highway following a collision between two covered vans in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla early Tuesday. The gridlock was...
View Article5 Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir shooting
At least five Indian soldiers were killed when Pakistani troops attacked an Indian post along the Line of Control (LoC) dividing the two countries in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir Monday night....
View ArticlePakistan gunmen ‘kill 13 bus passengers’
Gunmen have killed at least 13 bus passengers in the southwest of Pakistan, according to officials. Provincial home secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani told AFP news agency that militants had blocked a...
View ArticleSecurity fear delays Musharraf indictment
A court in Pakistan delayed the indictment of former leader Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday because it was too dangerous for him to attend the proceedings due to threats to his life. Musharraf, once...
View ArticleTravelling garden atop a bus
Stopping and smelling the roses is now a matter of simply waiting at a bus stop, thanks to an idea which sees gardens planted on top of public transport vehicles. A prototype range of the adapted buses...
View ArticleThree die falling off train roof
Three passengers died after falling off the roof of a train at Gandaria railway station in the capital yesterday morning. They have been identified as Zakir Hossain, 30, Nuru Mia, 40, and Nazrul Islam,...
View ArticleDiplomatic move fails to end Egypt crisis
Egypt’s government vowed yesterday to break up Islamist protest camps after foreign mediation failed, sparking fears of a violent end to the month-old standoff since president Mohamed Morsi’s ouster....
View ArticleNuke plant work starts in October
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will lay the foundation stone for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Pabna in October, formally kicking off its construction work. The decision for laying the foundation was...
View ArticleCounsel for SQ Chy alleges misuse of law
The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 was being misused to harass Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, claimed his defence yesterday. Defence counsel Ahsanul Huq Hena argued that the Act was formulated...
View ArticleGovt plans to appeal after Eid
The government is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court against the “inadequate” sentencing of war crimes convict Ghulam Azam. On July 15, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 sentenced the former...
View ArticleMob beats three youths to death
Three suspected robbers were beaten to death at Raonaut village under Kapasia upazila in Gazipur in the early hours of yesterday. The deceased are Ramjan, 25, son of Nayamat Ali of Kamalpur village in...
View ArticleTorture evidence found at Azmeri Osman’s office
In a raid on the city office of Azmeri Osman, son of Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman, Rapid Action Battalion personnel yesterday found some evidence of torture there. A team of Rab-11 busted Winner...
View ArticleVictims demand rehabilitation
The ethnic people, who lost everything in arson attacks at Taindong under Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari on Saturday, demanded rehabilitation to get back to normal life. “After returning to the site...
View ArticleAccused identifies 4 ‘killers’ of Milky
An accused in the Jubo League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milky murder case yesterday identified four men involved in the killing. The accused, Jahangir Mondol, identified the four — Tarek, Sohel, Aminul...
View ArticleChildren toil in sweatshops
While apparel stores in the capital are doing a roaring trade before Eid, the workload for thousands of unpaid children in tailoring factories on the outskirts of the city has multiplied....
View ArticleNo backing for land deal
Top leaders of India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh their opposition to the Land Border Agreement with Bangladesh. The BJP leadership...
View ArticleEid likely tomorrow
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across the country tomorrow if the new crescent moon of Shawwal month is sighted today. If the moon is not sighted today, the biggest religious festival of...
View ArticleDesperate to go home
A major portion of Eid holidaymakers yesterday left the capital with a worry of returning to the city safely and on time, thanks to Jamaat’s call for a countrywide 48-hour hartal from August 13. The...
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