Apurbo escaped from a mental hospital. Though hospital authority followed him to catch in the rain, Apurbo took shelter at Tarin’s house after crossing boundary wall of her residence. During that time Tarin was alone at her residence. Apurbo requested her not to give him to the hospital authority. Apurbo claimed that he
Month: October 2013
Last episode of ‘Made in Chittagong’ this Eid
It is very painful to break up a relationship in which there is a lot of love and attraction. With its continuation, sixth and last episode of popular Eid series “Made in Chittagong” was being made. In this episode, it will be seen that Zerin sent her photo to take part in a model hunt ... Read more
Greens for alternative waste management during Eid
Green activists on Tuesday demanded proper management of wastes which would be generated from sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha. The traditional makeshift cattle market system, unhygienic method of removing hides from slaughtered cattle and dumping wastes here and there
Khulna human chain demands arrest of killer
Common people and different political party activists formed a human chain on Tuesday in the Khulna city, demanding arrest of the killer of a female student of Government BL University College. The victim was Tanima Biswas Poly, daughter of Shibnath Biswas of village Shibnagar under Abhoynagar upazila. She went missing on September 27 and later ... Read more
BIWTC to start special services
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation starts an 11-day special steamer service tomorrow from the Dhaka end on occasion of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja. Eid-ul-Azha of the Muslims would be celebrated in October 16-18 and Durga Puja of the Hindus in October 10-14. The special service of BIWTC vessels
SCC starts reclaiming canals
The Sylhet City Corporation authorities started initiatives on Tuesday to reclaim encroached canals to address city water-stagnation. The authorities, led by the city mayor, Ariful Haque Chowdhury, began demarcating the grabbed lands of Goali Chhara and identifying the illegal encroachers in Sonarpara,
South Asian FEMB picks logo submitted by Bangladesh
The Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia has chosen the logo submitted by Bangladesh Election Commission for the organisation, according to a press release of the EC. The South Asian forum in its fourth annual general meeting held at Thimpu from October 2 to 4 finalised the logo for the newly formed organisation.
Kamal takes charges of BCC
Ahsan Habib Kamal took charges as the Barisal city mayor on Tuesday with the vow to transform the city into a developed one. The acting mayor, Altaf Mahmud Sikdar, handed over the charges to Kamal in a programme held at Nagar Bhavan at noon. In a press briefing following the programme,
People urged to use foot bridge
Teenagers on Tuesday said awareness and use of foot bridges was important to ensure road safety. From a campaign conducted at Mirpur 10 in the city, they also said road safety finally ensures accident-free country. The campaign was organised by BRAC Kishor Kishori Club while about 150 teenagers participated in the programme with the slogan ... Read more
NU 4th year hons 2011 exam begins today
The 4th year honors examination under National University of the year 2011 begins today. At total of 1,03,792 examinees from 205 colleges around the country are scheduled to take part in the examination in 135 centres. A control room was set up at the Gazipur campus of the university to run the examination smoothly. The ... Read more
9 killed in RMG factory blaze
9 dead in Gazipur factory blaze At least nine people died in a fire that broke out in four buildings of a knitwear factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Tuesday evening, officials said. The superintendent of police, Abdul Baten, told New Age that he had been reported that eight to 10 people might have been ... Read more
BNP in power means terrorism, corruption: PM
‘Ensure that development projects continue’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged people to vote her party to power again for ensuring continuation of the “development spree initiated by her government”. Addressing a mammoth rally at the Jhenidah Government Boys’ School ground, the Prime Minister, who is also the Awami League president, warned
Resist one-sided poll: Khaleda
Reiterating her call for forming action committee at every election centre, the BNP chairperson and leader of the opposition Begum Khleda Zia on Tuesday again vowed to resist any attempt to hold an one sided election under a party led government. Addressing a view exchange meeting with the
Madrasa blast victim dies
A student succumbed to his injuries sustained in a grenade blast at a madrasa here, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammed Habib (25), a final year masters-level student of the Islamic law department at Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa
Coastal districts salinity-struck
Research shows death of groundwater; suggests stopping irrigation right away Except for some pockets, all the groundwater aquifers down to 600-700 feet below in 140 upazilas of 19 coastal districts have become saline due to seawater intrusion, a government research has found. More alarmingly, the groundwater in some areas of 16 of these districts is ... Read more
Cattle fattened by drugs selling in Eid market
Cattle being fattened by steroid and hormone medicines are being sold in the cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha posing serous health concern, the department of livestock officials warned. Representatives of some pharmaceutical companies were persuading the animal quacks in rural areas to prescribe farmers to use steroid and hormone,
HC grants bail to Adilur
The High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six months to rights organisation Odhikar secretary Adilur Rahman Khan in a cyber crimes case. A bench of Justice Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader passed the order after hearing a petition filed by Adilur, also a Supreme Court lawyer,
Tigers-NZ first Test from today in Chittagong
In a bid to replicate the 2010 history, Bangladesh take on New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match Sahara Test series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday. The 0-4 thrashing at the hands of Bangladesh in the last bi-lateral series in ODI in 2010 prevented the Kiwis from being absolute favourites, something ... Read more
War crimes trial: Alim verdict today
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 will deliver the verdict in the trial of former BNP minister Abdul Alim for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the Liberation War on Wednesday. Alim (83), a former member of the late Ziaur Rahman’s cabinet, was indicted on 17 charges, including genocide and other atrocities, in Joypurhat ... Read more
Khaleda favours talks between secys gen
The chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Khaleda Zia, has offered a dialogue between her party’s acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on the issue of a non-party neutral government to oversee the next general elections. Khaleda made the offer during a meeting with Chinese