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‘Water lords’ rule haors in Sunamganj

Fishermen in the haors of the remote areas of district do not have access to fishing in the water bodies as influential groups known as ‘water lords’ allegedly control the major source of natural fishes. Full story

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US, Israeli flags burnt at anti-Islamic film protests

Religion-based political parties and a group of mosque-goers on Friday burnt the US and the Israeli flag as they rallied against an anti-Islamic film in the capital city. Enraged at the film, Innocence of Muslims, said to be mocking at the Prophet, the... Full story

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Classes in BUET resume today

Classes in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology resumes today amid fear of prolonged academic sessions after about five months of disruption in academic activities. Full story

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Valuables worth Tk 40 lakh looted

Cash and valuables worth about Tk 40 lakh were looted and eleven people were injured in a series of robbery incidents in sadar and Belabo upazilas in Narsingdi in the midnight past Thursday. Full story

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MP Matiur Rahman dies

Awami League lawmaker Matiur Rahman, also a noted physician, died early Friday while undergoing treatment at an Indian hospital. He was 66. Matiur Rahman, lawmaker for Tangail 3 constituency, was suffering from kidney... Full story

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Pirates abduct 30 fishermen

Pirates Friday abducted 30 fishermen from the coastal area of the Bay of Bengal adjacent to Sundarban. They also demanded Tk 40 lakh as ransom, hijacked three trawlers and looted valuables from the fishermen... Full story

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Husband beats wife to death for dowry

A house wife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for dowry, in sadar upazila of Tangail district early Friday. The deceased Masuda, aged 22, was married to Md. Sajib Miah in Boali village of Tangail sadar upazila. Full story

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Nat’l Income Tax Day today

National Income Tax Day will be observed in seven divisional cities today with elaborate programmes, aiming to create awareness of income tax and encourage people to pay tax regularly. Full story

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People will never return to horrific era of BNP: PM

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said people of the country will never return to the ‘horrific era’ that the BNP and caretaker government had created in seven years since 2001. ‘We claim that people of the country... Full story

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Govt in critical state: Rafiq

Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed and Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon rejected the offer to join the Cabinet ‘sensing the critical state of the government’, a senior BNP leader said on Friday. Full story

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AL leader among 3 killed in Camilla road mishap

Three people, including an Awami League leader, were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Bagur bus stand area in Chandina upazila of Comilla on Friday. The deceased were Rafayet Ullah Mollah... Full story

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Cattle trader drowns when chased by BSF

A cattle trader drowned as he jumped into a water body being chased by Indian Border Security Force at Putkhali frontier under Bepnapole port police station early on Friday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain... Full story

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Land property grabbed after Hindu temple demolished

A Hindu temple was demolished and a homestead vandalised in a bid to grab the property of a Hindu family at Pagla in Narayangan early on Thursday morning. The miscreants led by Akhter Hossain Mollah also... Full story

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BKMEA biennial election today

Biennial election of the executive body of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association will held simultaneously at the two polling centres in Dhaka and Narayanganj from 9am to 4 pm today. Full story

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US and Bangladesh navies’ training starts next week

The second annual Co-operation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise between the US and Bangladesh Navy will begin on September 17 with an inaugural ceremony at the Naval Base Issa Khan in Chittagong. Full story

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Bombs hurled at teacher’s house

Three home-made bombs were hurled at the residence of a college teacher at Rajapur in Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore Thursday night. None was hurt in the explosions. Local people said miscreants threw three bombs... Full story

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Ports asked to hoist signal No 3

Squally weather is likely to affect North Bay and adjoining areas as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay. According to a special bulletin of Met Office, maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s... Full story

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Careers fair for students held

A day long fair organised by the international organisation Room-to-Read and with the association of a local organisation called SHARP which assists disadvantaged students, was held at Gaori Urban... Full story

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BCL forms bodies at BUET, JU

Ruling Awami League–backed Bangladesh Chhatra League on Thursday night formed separate committees at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Jahangirnagar University and Begum... Full story

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Symbols allocated for Gazipur 4 by-polls

Election symbols were distributed on Friday among the three candidates contesting the Gazipur 4 (Kapasia) by-election. Awami League’s candidate Simeen Hussain Rimi was allocated the party symbol ‘boat’, independent... Full story

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Call to promote functional foods for more health benefits

Food and nutrition experts on Friday urged the people to consume more vegetables and fruits that contain different vitamins to keep themselves in good health and also keep away from diseases. Full story

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French NGO reports to UN HRC

Danielle Mitterrand a non-governmental French organisation submitted a statement to the United Nation’s Human Rights Council about the human rights violations against the Jumma indigenous people of the... Full story

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BNP calls Bashar fraud

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party said that Abul Bashar, who was arrested by the police on Thursday for passing himself off as a BNP representative and collecting money from aspirants for BNP nomination... Full story

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2 schoolboys go missing in Bay

Two schoolboys were feared dead after they went missing on Friday noon while bathing in the sea at Laboni Point of Cox’s Bazar beach. The victims were Mohammad Mostofa, 13, son of Haji Kala Miah, and... Full story

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Under-5 mortality rate falls to 46 per 1,000 live births

Bangladesh and eight other low-income countries reduced their under-five mortality rate by 60 per cent or more between 1990 and 2011, a UNICEF report released from New York on Thursday said. Full story

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