From Russia with no love: Party-pooping Putin cancels holiday vacation
Vladimir Putin delivered a lump of coal in the Kremlin's stocking this year when he announced Thursday that he has canceled holiday vacations for members of the government.
No sign of human in borehole, claims Asaduzzaman; Police pick up trapped boy’s father
After several abortive attempts and sending a borehole camera inside 254 feet into a 600 feet abandoned water-pump well, the state minister for home, Asaduzzaman Khan, at about 2:45am on Saturday declared that there was no boy trapped into the borehole and it might be a rumour. The rescue operation, however, was not officially suspended and the fire service and civil defence director general said that they would pull out the debris found in the borehole through the camera footage and finally reach a conclusion. The three-and-a-half year old boy, Zihad,
Suspected ‘robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Pabna
A suspected ‘robber’ was killed by police in an alleged ‘gunfight’ on Lalpur-Ishwardi road near Raju Cinema Hall in Ishwardi of Pabna early Thursday.
Focus on WC spots as Super League begins
Arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on table-toppers Abahani Limited at Fatullah in one of the three matches of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket’s super league that is beginning at three different venues today.
Graft cases against Khaleda: January 7 set for next hearing
10 injured in clash as BNP chairperson reaches special court
More hardware under procurement to make army all-round: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday said besides establishing new structures for Bangladesh Army, a process is under way to procure significant amount of military equipment from various countries including China and Serbia to make Army more modern, time befitting and all-round, reports United News of Banglaesh.
North Korea partially back online after internet collapse
Some internet services have been restored in North Korea after an almost unprecedented internet outage, amid a cyber security row with the US.
Umpiring ‘gaffe’ mars relegation play-off
Kalabagan survive after Partex walk out
Qaisar to die for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday awarded detained former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Md Qaisar death penalty for committing war crimes, including genocide, killings and rape, during the liberation war in 1971.
Govt yet to form expert panel for Sundarban damage study
Politicians, environmentalists and rights activists on Monday decried the government for not forming an expert panel comprising national and international experts to study the ecological damages being caused to the Sundarbans due to the oil spill in the river Shela.
