New cantonment adjacent to Padma bridge site
The government has decided to build a new cantonment on one side of the Padma bridge project and a minimum security installation on the side that will cost Tk1,774 crore over the next four years, according to official documents.
Bangladesh Army will construct a new cantonment and a state of the art surveillance station in and around the project in two phases — before and after construction — because of the crisis of funds.
Energy Cooperation deal signed at Saarc summit
The Saarc Framework Agreement on Energy Cooperation has been signed on Thursday afternoon aimed at trading electricity from one country to another and erecting trans-boundary power grids.
All the foreign ministers from the eight Saarc member countries signed the deal on behalf of their respective countries on the second and last day of the 18th Saarc Summit.
Aussie batsman Phil Hughes dies after bouncer
Australia Test batsman Phil Hughes has died, two days after being hit on the head by a ball.
Australian Team Doctor Peter Brukner said he never regained consciousness and died in hospital in Sydney.
Firdausi Qadri named member of UN panel
Bangladeshi scientist Firdausi Qadri has been named member of a high-level panel formed by the United Nations, aiming to helping the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) with the latest technologies.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the formation of the 10-member “technology bank” on Wednesday, according to the UN website.
31 dope gang members held
Police detectives have detained 31 people in drives from different parts of Dhaka. General known as 'Oggyan Party', these gangs drug unsuspecting people and make away with their valuables.
A DMP official told the Dhaka Tribune that a special team had conducted the drives through Wednesday night and made the arrests.
Three DU teachers sacked
Dhaka University authorities have terminated three teachers as they did not join their offices after the end of their leaves.
The decision was taken at the university syndicate meeting held on Wednesday evening.
AL leader shot dead in Jessore
A local leader of the ruling Awami League has been shot dead by unidentified assailants at Guakhola village under Avaynagar upazila in Jessore.
The deceased is Molla Waliar Rahman, joint secretary of Avaynagar upazila unit of Awami League.
Rampaging elephants destroy crops
Wild elephants have destroyed crops and houses at Modhonogor frontier area in Sunamganj.
The incident took place at Bangalvita, Majherchhara, Bakatoli and Kandapara villages around 9pm on Wednesday.
One held with arms in Gazipur
Police detectives have arrested a person in possession of a firearm and one round of ammunition from Tongi College Gate area of Gazipur.
The arrestee is Syed Badsha, 35, son of Bikku Miah of Sariakandi village in Bogra.
Over 400 Ferguson protesters arrested
National Guard troops and police aimed to head off a third night of violence on Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri, as more than 400 people have been arrested in the St. Louis suburb and around the United States in unrest after a white policeman was cleared in the killing of an unarmed black teenager.
There have been protests in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta and other cities decrying Monday's grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Aug 9 shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in a case that has touched off a debate about race relations in the United States.
'Thai elections could be delayed'
The democratic elections in Thailand could be delayed for another 18 months, Thai Finance Minister Sommai Phasee has said.
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha had said they could hold democratic elections in a year's time, at the end of 2015.
