UNB Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 1,050 kg jatka (hilsha fry less than 10 inch in length) from two passenger launches in the Meghna river in Chandpur early Friday and sentenced two fishermen to one year’s jail each in this connection. Sources at the Coast Guard headquarters said, an operational team of the Coast…
BSS At least 25 picnic passengers including four children were injured when a picnic bus turned turtle at Damdama area under Panchbibi upazila of the district late night on Thursday. The injured passengers alleged that the accident took place when driver of the bus was sleeping when he was on the steering wheel.
BSS A bicycle rider was killed at Bhelapara on Ranisankail-Baliadangi road on Thursday evening. The bicycle rider was identified as Nazrul Islam, 35, son of Shamsul Haque of Kalugaon village under Ranisankail upazila of the district. Police said the bicycle rider was killed when his cycle was hit by a motor cycle. The motor cycle…
BSS Police arrested one alleged miscreant from Kaliabokri village under Damurhuda upazila of the district on Thursday night. Police also recovered a country made shutter gun with one round of ammunition from his possession. Police said the arrested person has been identified as Dulu Miah, 30, son of Abdul Quddus of village Kaliabokri under Damurhuda…
UNB Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered the body of an unidentified woman from Taluigaccha bordering area in sadar upazila on Friday morning. Taluigaccha BoP Commandar Nayek Subedar Kabir of BGB Satkhira-38 said local farmers spotted the body of the woman, wearing burqa, near the main pillar no 13 of the bordering area and…
AP, Washington The American combat role in Iraq appeared to expand on Thursday as U.S. Marines operating from a small outpost provided targeting assistance and artillery fire to support Iraqi troops inching forward to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants. A senior U.S. official said the Marines fired illumination rounds to help the Iraqi forces…
AP, Callaway Authorities have evacuated a town in northwestern Minnesota after a freight train collided with a propane truck that caught fire. State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says it happened around 12:25 p.m. Thursday in Callaway. The town of about 230 was evacuated as a precaution. The evacuation was to remain in effect until at…
AP, Geneva As Syrian peace talks were adjourned in Geneva after 10 days, the U.N. mediator said he was encouraged that there was “no drama, no walkouts” — but, while a shaky truce has continued to hold across the war-torn country, there was also no visible sign of progress on a lasting settlement. The ultimate…
Sheersho Zaman March 18 was like any other day, except, it wasn’t. Hundreds of thousands of people eagerly sat in front of their browsers for the release of the much anticipated second season of Marvel Entertainment’s “Daredevil.” With the first season of the show, sensational Netflix cemented their status as a frontrunner network. Seldom has…
Samiul Bashar Samin Coffee. The treat that helps the world run at the speed of light. But you know how there was this one dude who always kept on ordering black coffee and you never understood how he could drink something so vile? Well, research now indicates that people who prefer black coffee are more…