Close up-1 singer Abid Shahriar and one of his colleagues drowned in the sea at Cox’s Bazar yesterday evening. Abid, 26, a known face in the country’s music arena through the talent hunt show, and the other dead, Mostakim, 27, were in the beach city on a two-day tour with a team from advertising agency ... Read more
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2 policemen suspended
Torture of DU Student 2 policemen suspended Mother visits Kadar at hospital Two police officers were suspended yesterday over their involvement in torturing Dhaka University student Abdul Kadar in custody. They are Sub-inspector Alam Badsha and Assistant Sub-inspector Shahidur Rahman of Khilgaon Police Station in the capital
Muggers lurk on city streets as Ramadan nears
Incidents of mugging have increased alarmingly in the city with organised gangs of snatchers on the prowl to make quick bucks ahead of Ramadan. According to sources in the police, incidents of mugging are taking place in the city streets even in broad daylight as the police have seemingly concentrated more on tackling the opposition’s ... Read more
Expressway faces delay
Work now starts in March next year due to row over land acquisition, lack of financing Despite highest political commitment, the government could not launch the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project on schedule as it could not complete acquisition of required land, while the project contractor could not arrange necessary financing. Construction of the Tk 8,703-crore ... Read more
India’s home minister in town
India’s home affairs minister Palaniappan Chidambaram arrived in Dhaka on Friday night on a two-day official visit at the invitation of the Bangladesh home minister, Sahara Khatun, officials said. Sahara received Chidambaram at Shahjalal International Airport about 10:55pm, an airport official told New Age. The Indian home minister will hold talks with Sahara this morning, ... Read more
Intelligence agencies ran all CGs: Ashraf
Mymensingh: Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has said all the past caretaker governments (CGs) were the governments run by intelligence agencies. In fact, he said, the military government ruled the country in the name of caretaker administration. Ashraf, also the LGRD minister, was addressing a rally of AL activists at the local ... Read more
HSC Results: Dhaka College falls behind
Less-qualified teachers, students’ criminal activities blamed Dhaka College, one of the renowned educational institutions in the country, has drastically been falling behind other colleges in terms of the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination. Meanwhile, educationists blamed the appointment of less-qualified teachers on political consideration and the students’ engagement in violent and criminal ... Read more
Some Indian films to be shown after 45-year ban
Theatre owners want import, local film industry wants ban Some Indian movies will be released commercially in cinema halls throughout the country for the first time since 1965. Three Indian Bangla movies will be screened immediately after Eid-ul-Fitr, with nine Hindi movies to be released shortly afterwards
Scientists discover antibody to fight flu
The first antibody which can fight all types of the influenza A virus has been discovered, researchers claim. Experiments on flu-infected mice, published in Science Express, showed the antibody could be used as an “emergency treatment”. It is hoped the development will lead to a “universal vaccine” — currently a new jab has to be ... Read more
HC orders probe
Arrest, Torture of DU Student Quader HC orders probe IGP asked to suspend 3 cops; govt told to arrange his treatment The High Court yesterday ordered the inspector general of police to suspend immediately three officers of Khilgaon Police Station including its officer-in-charge for torturing a Dhaka University student in their custody. The court took ... Read more
No trace of robbery, mob beating
No residents or security guards of houses and other establishments near the city’s Segunbagicha intersection or Khilgaon old police camp saw or heard anything unusual in the early hours of July 16. Many locals walked outside their houses till late that night as it was too hot. None of them came across any incident that ... Read more
OC was lying
Say High Court judges; Quader’s statement and OC’s version totally different “You are lying,” Justice AHM Shamshuddin Chowdhury Manik told Helal Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Khilgaon Police Station, when he was giving statement on the arrest of Abdul Quader. “Tell us the whole truth. Otherwise, we will send you to the prison on Nazimuddin Road ... Read more
18 killed, 30 injured in Bogra road accident
At least 18 people were killed and 30 others in injured in a road accident at Noimile in Shajahanpur Upazila of Bogra district on Thursday morning. According to Shajahanpur police, the accident took place at 5:45 am when a Joypurhat bound bus named “Zaker Enterprise” from Dhaka collided with a truck coming from opposite direction ... Read more
NHRC chief terms it an ominous sign
“The torture on Quader is an ominous sign for law and order in the country…. The state is responsible for incidents of torture of civilians by law enforcers.” National Rights Commission Chairman Prof Mizanur Rahman made the comment before the High Court yesterday during the hearing on a suo moto rule over police torture on
Hard time ahead for admission seekers
Public universities can accommodate only half of successful HSC candidates Over half of the students who came out successful in this year’s HSC and equivalent examinations will be denied enrolment at the public universities due to shortage of seats. According to the latest annual report of the University Grants Commission, 229,491 students this year will ... Read more
Operators of PSTN fight uneven battle
The absence of competitive tariffs and licences for multiple revenue schemes hinders the level-playing field of the privately owned public switched telephone network (PSTN)-commonly known as fixed land phone operators, who have already become pawn in the country’s telecom chess-board. The telecom ministry and the Bangladesh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) have recently
HC summons RAJUK head, others over student death
The High Court on Wednesday asked the RAJUK chairman, two officers-in-charge (OCs) and sub-inspectors (SIs) of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar and Pallabi police stations, managing director and a director of the Sagufta group and contractors Osman Ali and Sazzad to appear before it on August 2 in connection with the death of a college student. The HC ... Read more
Boys defeat girls in pass rates
Female students lag behind male students in terms of pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations this year. The pass percentage of female examinees is 75.01 with 2,63,412 coming out successful among 3,51,153 while 75.14 percent of male students passed the
Madrasa students mark 89pc pass rate
For six straight years, Madrasa Education Board has topped the success charts, among the 10 education boards achieving an astounding 89.57 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The average success rate of the board has increased by more than three percent this year compared
Six robbery suspects lynched
Six men said to be getting away after committing a robbery and killing a grocer were beaten to death at Companyganj in Noakhali early Wednesday. The police arrested three other robbery suspects at the place at Miarteka of Charkakra in the upazila. The Companyganj police officer-in-charge, Moham-mad Rafique Ullah, and the local people said that