UNB Three madrasah students were killed as a streak of lightning struck them at Ghagra in Purbadhala upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Masum, 15, a resident of Agia village, Rafat, 15, of Giriasha village, and Masum, 15, of Ghagra Charpara village. All of them are students of Ghagra Chourasta Fazil Madrasah….
UNB Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man along with 488 pieces of Yaba tablets from Natunhatpara Shishatala village in Sadar upazila on Sunday. In a press release, Rab-5 said on a tip off, a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the area and arrested Humayun, 25, son of…
UNB A college student was stabbed by an alleged eve-teaser for protesting the eve-teasing of his female classmate at Mitna village of Sadar upazila on Sunday. The injured was identified as Al-Amin, a 1st year student of Joyourhat Government College and son of Siraj Uddin, a resident of Katahar village of Kalai upazila.
UNB A college student was stabbed to death by miscreants following a dispute over taking drugs in Raipara area of Jessore town on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Hasibul Hasan Jim, 18, a student Jessore Government City College and son of Azam Tarafdar, a resident of Chormara Dighirpara area of the town.Following the…
AP, Athens Greece’s government is appealing to volunteers and aid groups working with desperate refugees on the border to make sure the migrants don’t get misinformation like reports that led hundreds to leave a refugee camp on a failed, hours-long trek to try to enter Macedonia. Migration affairs spokesman Giorgos Kyritsis said Monday the government…
Desk Report U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump criticized NATO on Sunday and called for the alliance’s overhaul days before world leaders come together in Washington according to reports from Reuters. President Obama will host the Nuclear Security summit on Thursday and Friday, having 56 delegations in attendance. Trump stirred up further controversy when he…
Desk Report Iran still looks to pursue in its development of ballistic missiles despite U.S. blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the program, stated senior Revolutionary Guards commander on Monday according to reports from Reuters. On Thursday, two Iranian companies were cut off from international finance over their connection to the missile program as…
AP, New York Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveler who wrote with gruff affection for the country’s landscape and rural life and enjoyed mainstream success in middle age with his historical saga “Legends of the Fall,” has died at age 78. Spokeswoman Deb Seager of Grove Atlantic, Harrison’s publisher, told The Associated…
Samiul Bashar Samin Once every generation, a musician comes along, who manages to change our perception of music through their passion and creativity. The late Jeff Buckley is still considered to be one of the best singers the world has seen. Jeff Buckley was the son of the famous singer and songwriter Tim Buckley who…
Samiul Bashar Samin It would be impossible for us to even think about our lives without the convenience of fast food. I mean how life can even be conceived without the warm caress of a beautiful cheese-filled one pounder burger. Although, it is okay to sometimes treat yourself to a submarine sandwich every now and…