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An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the Swedish town of Eskilstuna yesterday, injuring five people, police said. About 15 to 20 people were attending midday prayers in the mosque, located in the ground floor of a residential building, when the fire broke out on Christmas Day. Local media footage showed smoke and flames […]

BNP Standing Committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy was held today a day after the clash at Dhaka’s Bakshibazar and ahead of BNP’s “high-tension” rally in Gazipur tomorrow. However, police did not ascertain as to why the BNP leader was detained. Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective wing Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman said Goyeshwar was held from his […]

As both the BNP and Awami League have failed to come to a consensus, police will not let any of the political parties to hold rallies in Gazipur tomorrow. No political parties would be allowed to hold rallies at Bhawal Bodr-E-Alam Government College ground in Gazipur Sadar upazila on Saturday in the interest of law […]

A House committee yesterday deplored Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan’s remarks that the oil spill in the Sundarbans would not adversely affect the world’s largest mangrove forest and its biodiversity. The parliamentary standing committee on the forest and environment ministry also expressed resentment over the shipping ministry’s rejection to imposing a permanent ban on plying of […]

Inter-education board coordination sub-committee chief Prof Dilara Hafiz on Thursday said they sought the prime minister’s clearance. “We want to publish the results on Dec 28 and are preparing that way. “But it may be delayed by a day if we don’t get the prime minister’s permission,” confirmed she. As per tradition, the education minister […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizing Moosa bin Shamsher alias Prince Moosa, an international weapons trader and chairman of Datco Group. As a part of its investigation, the ACC is quizzing him in connection with shopioning Tk 51000 crore and amassing illegal wealth. CC Deputy Director Mir Mohammad Joynul Abedin Shibly began interrogation at 10.00am […]

A Dhaka court has summoned BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a defamation case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Kumar Dey passed the order on Thursday morning. The court has summoned the BNP spokesman in a case for terming the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “a killer” and her party Awami League “a party […]

A Chhatra League faction has threatened to call an indefinite blockade on the Chittagong University campus from Sunday should their men are not released by then. Police arrested 25 leaders and activists of the faction for their alleged involvement in the December 14 murder of a fellow student on the campus. The threat came at […]

In the aftermath of deadly Taliban attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan’s military on Wednesday launched 20 air strikes including “dynamic targeting” killing 57 terrorists in Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley, Army spokesman said today. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Asim Bajwa said in a tweet that the fresh operation was […]

Pakistan woke up to a day of mourning yesterday after Taliban militants killed 132 students at a school in the city of Peshawar in a grisly attack which shocked the nation and put pressure on the government to do more to tackle the insurgency. In all, 148 people were killed in the attack on the […]

The forest department has launched a field study in the affected Chandpai range of the Sundarbans to assess impacts of the oil spill on the mangrove forest. The government, however, is yet to allocate funds for the study which would help the department take necessary steps to tackle the crisis. Meanwhile, an official of the […]

Sizzling beauty of Bollywood, Anushka Sharma has turned the heat with her hot poses for the cover of GQ magazine for December edition. Being the last edition of the year, Anushka has raised the temperature with her sexiest avatar. Wearing a latex bikini, the actress is giving an eyeful of her cleavage and oozes oomph […]

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retained Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for the 2015 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The window for the franchises to extend the player contracts on existing terms for the eight season of the IPL closed on December 15, 2014. A total of 123 cricketers, including 79 Indians and […]

They have shared icy vibes in the past but were said to have patched up during a recent film screening. But if rumour mills are to be believed, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone still prefer to keep distance from each other. A source present at an awards function on Sunday tells us, “Sonam walked in […]

After a sensitive and nuanced portrayal of a village belle in Parapaar, Paoli is ready to break new ground with her next project. The dusky beauty has just signed Take Care, which addresses the issue of breast cancer. Though the subject is quite serious, the actress is upbeat about the film to be directed by […]

For the very first time in the history of Bangladesh, two female officers of Bangladesh Air Force were commissioned as combat pilots at BAF Base Bir Sreshto Matiur Rahman in Jessore this afternoon. The commissioned BAF pilots are: Flight Lieutenant Nayma Haque and Flying Officer Tamanna-E-Lutfy. “This is a milestone and a historic moment, not […]

Judge Anwar Sadat of Dhaka’s Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court dropped the case on Wednesday after the complainant remained absent in five hearings , said defence lawyer Jainal Abedin Mesbah. Fakhrul described former junior Law Minister Qamrul Islam as ‘mentally sick’ and ‘crazy’ at a discussion in the National Press Club in July, 2010. Bangabandhu Foundation […]

Detectives claimed to have arrested two members of militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Jatrabari area of Dhaka. A team of Detective Branch of police arrested the duo yesterday, said text message sent by Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The DB team also seized a “drone project (Quada chopper)” from their possession, said the message. Further […]

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, maintaining the previous session’s negative trend. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 13.11 points or 0.26 per cent to 4,865.53 after the 1st 30 minutes of trade when the report […]

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has strongly condemned Taliban attack on a school at Pakistan’s Peshawar which claimed at least 141 lives, mostly of students, on Tuesday. In a statement, she said: ‘This form of cruelty of the Taliban is aimed at destabilising the peaceful environment of the world.’ At least 132 students and nine staff […]

The Pakistani city of Peshawar has begun burying its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 132 children and nine staff. Mourners crowded around coffins bedecked with flowers, while other families waited at hospitals for news. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared three days of mourning and Pakistan’s army struck at militants […]

Speed, smarts, and the heart of a champion: using genomic analysis, scientists have identified DNA changes that helped turn ancient horses such as those in prehistoric cave art into today’s Secretariats and Black Beautys, researchers reported Monday. Understanding the genetic changes involved in equine domestication, which earlier research traced to the wind-swept steppes of Eurasia […]

The 43rd anniversary of Bangaldesh’s Victory Day is being observed today with due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971. The day commenced with a 31-gun salute followed by rich tributes of President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at National Mausoleum in Savar in the early […]

Six people including two of a family were killed and five seriously injured when a truck rammed a human hauler and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Habiganj Sadar upazila this morning. Four of the deceased were identified as Yusuf Ali, 50, of Srimongol upazila and Ahmedul Haque, 60, of Sadar upazila in Moulvibazar […]

The country will observe the day with due solemnity and remember those who laid down their lives to liberate the country. Elaborate programmes have been chalked out to mark the day. The day will commence with a 31-gun salute and includes raising the national flag on top of all national institutions and wreaths giving at […]