Failed ‘terrorist’ attack on Suez Canal ship
A container ship in the Suez Canal was the target of a failed “terrorist” attack yesterday aimed at disrupting traffic through the key waterway, the head of the Suez Canal Authority said. Admiral Mohab...
View ArticleWatch your back, watch your hair
They already endure staggering levels of street crime. Now, Venezuelans have something new to fear — muggers who chop off their hair. Members of the scissor-wielding street gangs are called piranas,...
View ArticleUZ chairman killed as AL factions clash
An upazila chairman was killed and 10 others were injured in an intra-party clash in Dhubaura upazila of Mymensingh yesterday. The deceased, Forkan Uddin Mridha alias Pahari Selim, 40, was chairman of...
View Article5 charge sheets submitted
Police yesterday pressed charges in five cases filed for the attacks and looting of Buddhist temples and houses in Ramu and Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar in September last year. Of the five charge sheets, one...
View ArticleDavid Frost no more
British broadcasting great David Frost has died of a heart attack, his family said in a statement yesterday. He was 74. Frost, celebrated for his revealing interviews with former US president Richard...
View Article18,970 Yaba tablets seized in Teknaf
A Border Guard Bangladesh team seized 18,970 Yaba tablets worth Tk 57 lakh from Nazirpara embankment area in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday. The team, acting on a tip-off, led a drive around...
View ArticleInterim govt with elected people only
The election-time government to be formed with elected representatives under the current constitutional provision will not make any policy decisions, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs...
View ArticleThreat to blow up Ctg court building ‘if SQ Chy not freed’
Seven people sent a letter to the chief judicial magistrate of Chittagong threatening to kill him, blow up the Chittagong court building and other government institutions if war crimes accused BNP...
View ArticleNew specialised bank on cards
The government has moved to set up a specialised bank styled “Polli Shanchay Bank” for members of “Ekti Bari Ekti Khamar” project in order to give a permanent shape to the scheme for development of...
View Article2nd witness defends Alim
A defence witness yesterday testified that he had seen Abdul Alim at a home in his village where Alim had taken shelter for security reasons during the Liberation War. Mozaffar Hossain, the second...
View ArticleMueen, Ashraf were killers of intellectuals
Eminent educationist Prof Anisuzzaman yesterday testified that the plot to kill the intellectuals was hatched in August and was executed by infamous Al-Badr force in December 1971 in an attempt to...
View ArticleEncroachments spoil Rabindra Kacharibari
Rabindra Kacharibari at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj is gradually losing its beauty as construction activities and encroachment close in on the archaeological site. The expansion of the adjoining cloth...
View ArticleBangladeshis among 71 arrested in KL
The Malaysian authorities arrested 71 irregular foreign workers, including Bangladeshis, as they started a massive crackdown on “unwanted foreigners” early yesterday. The arrestees, including 60 men...
View ArticleSyria hails US retreat
Syria hailed an “historic American retreat” yesterday, mockingly accusing President Barack Obama of hesitation and confusion after he delayed a military strike to consult Congress. As Obama stepped...
View ArticleMandela out of hospital
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital yesterday where he has been treated since June 8 for a recurring respiratory illness, the presidency said. Despite his...
View ArticlePlastic surgery is her hope
Right after the acid attack by her stalker cousin last week, 18-year-old Syeda Mahbuba Akhter Mukta became mentally devastated. But now she is recovering fast as hope has begun to glimmer after doctors...
View ArticlePM violating polls code
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had violated the electoral code of conduct by holding public rallies and campaigning for...
View ArticleBiman’s remarkable recovery
Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday claimed that it has cut its loss by around $50 million (around Tk 387 crore) in the 2012-13 fiscal year. Biman had lost around $75 million (around Tk 606 crore) in...
View ArticlePolice won’t be free of influence
At the fag end of its tenure, the government has prepared a draft police act apparently to retain political influence over the force and further encourage impunity in it. Prepared by the police...
View ArticleObama confront skeptical Congress on Syria strike
President Barack Obama and his top aides launched a full-scale political offensive on Sunday to persuade a skeptical Congress to approve a military strike against Syria, but faced a struggle to win...
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