Thursday, July 10, 2025

Faulty seats of Palki being replaced

One-Month-Old Boeing Faulty seats of Palki being replaced The economy-class seats of Palki, Biman’s new Boeing 777-300ER that began commercial operation last month, are being replaced as their armrests started falling apart. US company Weber had supplied the seats of the aircraft. It is now replacing the armrests in the economy class at its own ... Read more

Indian civilians kill Bangladeshi on Jaintapur border

Indians shot a Bangladeshi young man dead on the Jaintapur border in Sylhet on Sunday. The 25-year-old, Badsha Miah, who was shot dead, had lived at Muktarpur, a village along the Dibir Haor border at Jaintapur in the district, the family said. The Khasia tribesmen of India fired on Badsha and three of his friends ... Read more

Shakib brings respectability

Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh expand upon their strong base during the second day’s play of the second Test against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. The day ended with Pakistan on 87-1 after bad light stopped play. In all, 26 overs were lost on the day after the morning session began ... Read more

The sign of a complete all-rounder

Sakib al Hasan proudly announced himself as a complete all-rounder after his 144 runs in the first innings that guided Bangladesh to a respectable 338 against Pakistan on Sunday. Sakib had started his career as a batsman who could bowl but gradually turned into Bangladesh’s main strike bowler with his left-arm spin that often turned ... Read more

BSF kills 4 Bangladeshis in 48 hours

The Indian Border Security Force shot four Bangladeshis dead in the frontier districts of Kurigram, Dinajpur and Meherpur on Friday and Saturday in a latest spate of killings despite repeated assurances by New Delhi not to open fire on unarmed civilians on the borders. BSF personnel at Narayanganj camp in Cochbihar district killed Alamgir Hossain, ... Read more

Cold wave grips country

Claims 3 more lives; fog disrupts flights, ferry movement Bone-chilling cold and thick fog hit the people hard, especially in the north, yesterday claiming at least three more lives raising the toll to nine in the last two days. Hundreds, mostly children and the elderly, are suffering from different cold-related diseases due to this spell. ... Read more

Poor porcupine

Trapped, killed on CU campus Locals trapped and killed a porcupine on the Chittagong University (CU) campus yesterday.  Mohammad Jinnah, aged around 45, at about 4:00pm trapped the porcupine from a bush in CU, said witnesses. Tying it up with rope, Jinnah was crossing the building for the faculty of arts and humanities when the ... Read more

Yunus Centre opens at Turkey’s Okan University

Turkey has launched “Muhammad Yunus International Centre for Microfinance and Social Business” at Okan University in Istanbul to provide a platform for addressing development challenges faced by Asia. The centre, the first of its kind in the country, is expected to be a hub of research and practical applications as well as hands-on training for ... Read more

Sakib, Shahriar lift Tigers

Sakib al Hasan and Shahriar Nafees defied a chilly weather and a strong Pakistani attack to lift Bangladesh to a respectable 234-5 with a record 180-run partnership on the opening day of second Test in Dhaka on Saturday. Sakib got his second Test century along the way to stay 108 not out while Nafees missed ... Read more

40 years of victory celebrated

Thousands of people thronged Savar National Mausoleum on Friday, to pay tributes to Liberation War heroes and raised demands for speedy trial into 1971 war crimes. “Try them, hang them…,” the crowd raised slogans, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the country’s victory in the Liberation War, demanding authorities speed up on-going trial

18 kids aspiring, one to be lucky

Admission in City Schools 18 kids aspiring, one to be lucky As many as 18 beginners will try their luck for every seat in grade-I in the city’s public schools this year under the lottery system. The capital has 24 government schools, of which only 13 have Class-I with an accommodation for 1,500 school beginners. ... Read more

Victory Day today

The nation today celebrates the 41st Victory Day when in 1971 the people triumphed in a war of independence against the Pakistani occupation forces. People of all walks of life pay their tribute today to the martyrs of 1971 by holding and joining programmes across the country. This day in 1971, the country achieved its ... Read more

Vital time wasted

Jui was left to bleed for 3 hours after husband chopped off her hand Hawa Akhter Jui was left to bleed for nearly three hours after her husband hacked off her right hand with a machete, and dumped the severed hand into a dustbin on December 4. “Instead of taking me to a hospital, my ... Read more

Lottery made must

Admission System Lottery made must The government has made lottery system mandatory for enrolling students in class I in all non-government junior secondary, secondary and higher secondary schools from next year. The admission policy, formulated this week, says the lottery must be conducted in presence of the admission committee members to ensure transparency