The start of the eagerly anticipated Asia Cup final between Bangladesh and India has been delayed due to a sudden, freak hailstorm that swept through the capital with barely an hour to go before the scheduled start of the match. At the time of filing of this report, steady rainfall continued in parts of Dhaka…
UNB, Dhaka The historic March 7, a memorable day in the history of Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, will be observed on Sunday. On March 7, 1971, Bangalees’ undisputed leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech of independence before a mammoth rally at the historic Race Course Maidan, now Suhrawardy Udyan, in the…
UNB, Dhaka A court here on Sunday asked the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to reinvestigate the case filed over the construction of ‘Rana Plaza’ with a faulty design. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge M Atoar Rahman passed the order and fixed May 8 for submitting the chargeheet in the case after reinvestigation. In its observation, the…
UNB, Dhaka After the death of her husband and two children, today Sumaiya, who was injured in the horrific Uttara gas explosion in the new flat she moved into with her family on February 26, died at a hospital in city’s Mohammadpur area. Sources at the City Hospital said Sumaiya had been undergoing treatment at…
BSS, Dhaka Transmission of Dhaka Betar came to a halt suddenly just before Bangabandhu started delivering his historic March 7 speech at the Ramna Race Course Maidan in 1971. Dhaka Betar kept its operation stopped till mid-night. The Dhaka centre of the television was also closed at night. So, Bangabandhu’s speech could not be directly…
The western Indian state of Gujarat was placed on high alert Sunday after officials said they received intelligence reports that around 10 suspected militants from Pakistan had entered the state. Policemen were checking cars and buses on highways and at the entrance of major cities and towns, said Gujarat’s home minister, Rajnikant Patel. Security was…
UNB, Dhaka Worried at the controversies over Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s remarks on the prosecution, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Sunday urged all to exercise restraint in making comments on such issues as those are ‘unconstitutional’. “When the case was filed against Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, there had been so many gossips and juicy stories…
UNB, Dhaka The heavy shower in Mirpur area can hamper the much-hyped Asia Cup final between host Bangladesh and India this evening at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. Thunderstrike can upset the Bangladeshi fans’ anticipation as they are making their way to the ground in droves to take their hard-won places in the stadium. However, according…
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Md. Taqi Yasir Imagine you are in a desolated and a relic city, which is a city of forgotten past, a sort of comatose feeling around and a feeling of terror. In that city, you are experiencing some paranormal activities and you are getting haunted. It came out from research that some of the cities…