Ferry service comes to a halt
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route have remained suspended since Monday night due to rapid formation of underwater shoals and fierce currents in the Padma, forcing hundreds of vehicles to take...
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When the Buddhist leader stood up before the microphone, there was little sign that he is 84. His resonant voice reverberated through Ramu’s Buddhist neighbourhood. But an underlying tone of...
View ArticleRamu incident shame for all
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon people irrespective of caste, creed and religion to work together to protect communal harmony in the country. The Ramu incident was a shame for all,...
View ArticleUS Senate draft backs Syria action
Leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said they reached an agreement on Tuesday on a draft authorisation for the use of military force in Syria. Among other provisions, the draft, which...
View ArticleDerailment halts Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet rail link
Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes remain suspended since Wednesday morning after a freight train derailed in Narsingdi. Three bogies of a Dhaka-bound good-laden train from...
View ArticleMorsi supporters sentenced to prison
A military court in Egypt has given supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi lengthy prison sentences after convicting them of attacking the army. One person was jailed for life, three people to...
View ArticlePower cut affects most of Venezuela
A power cut has left 70% of Venezuela without electricity, including parts of the capital Caracas. The blackout disabled traffic lights in the city, causing traffic chaos. It also partially disrupted...
View ArticleEurozone escapes recession: Eurostat
New data yesterday confirmed that the eurozone escaped an 18-month recession in the second quarter but the outlook is difficult and the bloc still lags well behind in global terms. Analysts welcomed...
View ArticleQatar announces its first MERS death: media
A woman has died in Qatar after contracting the MERS coronavirus, becoming the first recorded fatality from the SARS-like virus in the Gulf state, local press reported yesterday. The 56-year-old Qatari...
View ArticleCambodia opposition urges King to resolve poll dispute
Cambodia’s opposition party has called on the nation’s king to resolve a festering dispute over elections in July which saw strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen retain power. Preliminary official poll...
View ArticleEU climate chief sees Pacific warming impact first-hand
European Union Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard yesterday said that seeing the impact of rising seas in the Pacific first-hand had underscored the need for the world to take urgent action....
View ArticleBracelet uses heartbeat as password
A Canadian firm wants to replace all our computer passwords, screen locks on phones and tablets, car and house keys and even wallets with a single authentication band worn on the wrist. The Nymi...
View ArticleObama urges world support for Syria strike
US President Barack Obama yesterday urged world support for punitive strikes against Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons, while Damascus vowed retaliation and resistance even if a third world...
View ArticleMartyr’s wife testifies against Mobarak
A war crimes victim yesterday testified that her husband and in-laws had been killed with the help of war crimes accused Mobarak Hossain at Tanmandayl of Akhaura during the Liberation War. “They along...
View ArticleEC asked not to hold polls now
The LGRD ministry has asked the Election Commission not to hold the due elections to 33 upazilas across the country ahead of the national election. As the general election is approaching nearer, it...
View ArticleRobbers kill security guard
A security guard was killed and two market staff were injured when a gang of robbers exploded crude bombs and looted three jewellery shops at a mall in Sylhet’s Zindabazar area last night. The...
View ArticleAlim was peace committee leader
The prosecution in the opening of the closing arguments yesterday tried to prove that war crimes accused Abdul Alim was a top leader of Joypurhat Peace Committee during the Liberation War. Citing some...
View Article47 illegal structures knocked down
The authorities in a joint drive yesterday demolished around 47 illegal structures to free the second channel of the Buriganga from encroachment. The Dhaka district administration, Bangladesh Inland...
View ArticleAL relies on grassroots
Grassroots leaders of the ruling Awami League yesterday began the process of selecting party candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. In a unique selection procedure, they would propose...
View ArticleCriminals kill schoolteacher
Unidentified criminals shot dead a schoolteacher when he tried to stop them from abducting a 10-year-old boy next door at Shubhorajpur village in Meherpur early yesterday. The deceased, Abdul Halim,...
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