Arafat Rahman dies
Arafat Rahman, the youngest son of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and former president Ziaur Rahman, died of a heart attack in Malaysia on Saturday.
Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman new ruler
Saudi Arabia’s elderly King Abdullah died on Friday and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world’s top oil exporter and the spiritual home of Islam.
Bangladesh sign off WC camp, eye quarter-finals
Bangladesh said they hope to qualify for the quarter-finals in the upcoming World Cup as the team signed off their preparation for the tournament, scheduled in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29, on Thursday.
Primary school headmaster shot dead in Kushtia
Miscreants gunned down a primary school headmaster at Mahendrapur village in Kumarkhali of Kushtia early Saturday.
Violence claims 3 more lives
Spate of transport arsons leave scores injured, spread panic in cityAt least two more arson victims died in hospital and an auto-rickshaw driver was killed after a truck rammed the three-wheeler while trying to escape a petrol-bomb attack on Friday, the 18th day of the blockade enforced by the BNP-led alliance.
Happy again Rubel looks forward
Pace bowler Rubel Hossain on Wednesday insisted that he has managed to overcome his recent mental trauma to put all his attention on next month’s World Cup. Rubel hogged the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the last few weeks as film actress Naznin Akter Happy accused him of ‘rape’ and ‘false marriage promise’ and filed a case against him under the women and children repression act on December 13.
Blanket arrests panic anti-govt protesters
Wholesale arrests and alleged targeted killings by the law enforcement agencies, since they began a joint drive instilled fear and panic among anti-government protesters in their strongholds.
Arson marks first day of hartal
Blockade continuesA woman in Barisal and three other people in Feni received burn injuries in petrol bomb attacks, as incidents of arson, vandalism and petrol and crude bomb explosions marked the first day of the 48-hour general strike called by the BNP-led alliance on Wednesday.
Over 7000 arrested during blockade
The government on Wednesday disclosed that a total 7,015 people, most of them activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami, have been so far arrested in connection with violence across the country during the ongoing blockade.
Playing it like in Down Under
The Australian wickets, condition and big venues kept the Bangladesh cricket team occupied as they are preparing for next month’s ICC World Cup,
