An armed gang last night looted valuables from the Bangladesh High Commission in Libyan capital Tripoli. They also abducted two women from just outside the high commission premises. “A group of miscreants carrying heavy arms and ammunition suddenly attacked the high commission and looted valuables from there,” an eyewitness told The Daily Star early
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5,062 pass 29th BCS
Only 1,722 to be appointed now A total of 5,062 examinees have passed the 29th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations. The Public Service Commission published the result yesterday. Of the total, PSC has recommended 1,722 candidates for recruitment in different cadres due to shortage of vacant posts. Around 1.23 lakh applicants sat the preliminary exams, ... Read more
Princess Anne due today
Princess Anne, only daughter of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, arrives in Dhaka today on a three-day visit. During her fourth trip here the Princess Royal is expected to meet President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia, leading civil society personalities and
Curtain drops on Boi Mela
The month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela ended yesterday. Expressing satisfaction over the peaceful completion of the fair, writers, publishers and booklovers hoped to join the next years’ fair. Three thousand and eight new books were published in the fair this year, said Shahida Khatun,
Dhaka stocks dip to 10-month low
Dhaka stocks continued to collapse on Sunday with the bourse’s general index hitting 10-month low as panic-stricken retail investors went for heavy sell-offs for the fourth day. The government on the day again asked four state-run banks and the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh to purchase shares to stablise the market but the directive had little ... Read more
US asks govt not to harass Yunus
David Bergman US officials have told Sheikh Hasina that there will be no further high-level diplomatic interaction between the United States and Bangladesh until the harassment of Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank, ends. A senior western diplomat, with direct knowledge of these conversations, told New Age that
Teacher killed in classroom
A school teacher was chopped to death inside her classroom at Vainapara of Santhia upazila in Pabna yesterday. Police said a man aged around 35 entered the Vainapara Govt Primary School at noon and killed Arifa Khatun, 28, of Songasa village in Sirajganj, with a
Tri-nation concert badly damages BNS
A concert in the past week has left the Bangabandhu National Stadium badly damaged, raising fears that it could jeopardise Bangladesh’s chance to host a series of international football matches scheduled in the ground in March. ATN Records, an event management firm, hosted the concert, Tri-Nation Big Show, in the
No massive evacuation now: minister
Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain said on Sunday that the situation in Libya at the moment did not call for a massive evacuation of Bangladesh nationals trapped in the trouble-torn north African country. The government has, however, made all preparations for evacuation of Bangladeshis from
2,000 Bangladeshis move out of Libya
Evacuation begins About 2,000 Bangladesh nationals have reached Egypt, Tunisia and Greece from trouble-torn Libya by road and ship, the government said Saturday. An additional 6,000 Bangladeshis are expected to leave Libya in a day or two, it said. Bangladesh has requested the international communities, including Egypt, Tunisia and
Non-motorised vehicles keep running on highways
Non-motorised vehicles such as battery-run three wheelers keep running on national highways across the country flouting a government instruction for law enforcement agencies not to allow such vehicles on the highways so that fatal accidents could be checked. Sources said that people were running such vehicles on highways by managing the
Families back home worried
Families of the Bangladeshi nationals trapped in Libya are becoming increasingly worried about the conditions of their near and dear ones in the trouble-torn north African country as they do not have any contracts with them. Talking to New Age, a number of families of the Bangladeshi workers in Libya said that
His home return plan shattered
Cement plant engineer Golam Rabbani wanted to return home this February to finally settle down in the country and look after his three children. But his life now seems to be in grave danger as he has been taken hostage by “Libyan armed forces” in troubled Libya. His family members said yesterday a group of ... Read more
Cruel twist of fate
Woman pulls rickshaw on to own 11 three-wheelers, gets married but husband’s greed leaves her broke, acid-burnt A woman rickshaw-puller of the city suffered burns in an acid attack by her husband early yesterday for not withdrawing a torture case against him. The victim, Delwara Begum, said at around 11:30pm Friday two unidentified men hired ... Read more
Truck kills cricket fan during celebrations
A man was killed and 25 were injured in a road accident at Banani in the capital early Friday. The deceased was Azad Babu, 17, a resident of Sector 8 of Uttara. Gulshan police subinspector SM Tuhin said that a group of cricket fans, after Bangladesh’s win against Ireland in the Cricket World Cup match, ... Read more
7 hurt as police chase gang’s car
Seven people including two policemen were injured while law enforcers were pursuing a crime gang’s car from Jurain to Demra in the capital yesterday. Two injured police constables Mohammad Tara Miah and Sirajul of Shyampur Police Station, bullet-hit car driver Faruk, 30, and four rickshaw pullers were rushed to
Tigers cross Irish hurdle
Shafiul steers first win in World Cup The celebration continued unabated at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday as the bowlers led by pacer Shafiul Islam salvaged the party for Bangladesh in a match where anything other than a victory would have been a huge upset for the jubilant fans.The sell-out crowd, who were ... Read more
Celebrations all around
Thousands of cricket fans of all ages came out of their homes and the Mirpur stadium and gathered on the streets of the capital last night cheering. Wearing Bangladesh Cricket team’s jersey, blowing whistles, playing the drams, weaving flags or whatever they could find, they expressed their joy of Bangladesh’s victory over Ireland in
WB okays $1.2b for Padma bridge
The World Bank has approved $1.2 billion concessional credit for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project. The much-expected approval was given at a board meeting of the bank, held Thursday at its headquarters in Washington DC, says a WB press release. The project, with an estimated cost of $2.9 billion, is expected to unlock the economic
Addl secretary killed by bus in city
An additional secretary was killed in a road accident at Dhanmondi in the capital on Friday morning. The deceased Abu Taher, was an officer on special duty attached to the established ministry, and a resident of 16/8, Primary School Road, Kalayanpur. Quoting witnesses, police said that a speedy Mirpur-bound bus of Bikalpa Paribahan knocked