Dhaka Central Jail’s prison guard electrocuted
A prison guard of Dhaka Central Jail was electrocuted on Thursday morning.
Affects at lest 24,000 hectares of Sundarbans
The Sunderbans is facing unprecedented threats from spreading oil spills from a tanker that sank in the Shela River near Mrigamari in the Sunderbans Tuesday morning. Spilled oil spread to 60 km on both sides of the river and the canals flowing through the Sunderbans affecting at lest 24,000 hectares of the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Defamation case: Court serves arrest warrant for Tarique Rahman
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Wednesday issued arrest warrant for Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior vice chairman, Tarique Rahman, for his derogatory remarks regarding Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
China urges U.S. to “correct ways” after torture report
China urged the United States on Wednesday to “correct its ways”, after the U.S. Senate said in a report the CIA misled the White House and public about its torture of detainees and acted more brutally and pervasively than it acknowledged.
Inflation goes up with new pay scale: Muhith
The finance minister, AMA Muhith, on Wednesday said inflation went up with the implementation of fresh pay scale for public employees. Service holders in the private sector faced problems due to the inflation, the minister observed while talking to reporters after a meeting with World Bank’s new executive director, Shubash C Grag, at his residence.
Ton of emotions as Warner leads Aussies
Australia’s David Warner dedicated his stirring century to tragic team-mate Phillip Hughes Tuesday as emotions over the batsman’s death dominated the delayed first Test against India.
Locomotive swerves onto platform at Chittagong station
A locomotive swerved off the track onto a platform of Chittagong Railway Station on Wednesday morning during rearrangement of passenger coaches, reports the United News of Bangladesh.
Malala to star in Nobels ceremony
Malala Yousafzai picks up her Nobel Peace Prize today, but the youngest ever laureate already has an even more startling memento from her young life: the blood-soaked school uniform she wore when shot by the Taliban.
Putin hopes to expand ties with India
Russian president Vladimir Putin has voiced hope for expanding ties with India during his visit there and sought to assuage New Delhi’s concern about Moscow’s ties with Pakistan.
Ferry links resume on Shimulia-Kawrakandi, Paturia-Daulatdia route still shut
Ferry links resume on Shimulia-Kawrakandi, Paturia-Daulatdia route still shut
