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A housewife reportedly committed suicide at Ghiba village in Sharsha upazila on Thursday following prolonged mental torture allegedly by her in-laws for dowry, reports UNB. Neighbours said Riazul Islam married Reshma Khatun, 25, a few years back and he along with his family members had been torturing her mentally since then for dowry. On Thursday, Riazul and Reshma picked up a quarrel over the issue. Having failed to endure the mental torture, Reshma took pesticide. Reshma was taken to Jessore Medical College Hospital where she died at night. Maniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station, said no one filed any case in this regard.....

Published at: 2017-02-17 00:00:06

The first gripe came three minutes into President Donald Trump's first solo news conference on Thursday, when he accused reporters of ignoring a poll showing him with a 55 per cent approval rating - a figure at odds with most other surveys. From there, the president's criticism of the media went from barbed to personal in a cutting assessment of what he viewed as unfair coverage of his first few weeks in office - a period that has seen a succession of crises. On a day when he ceded a loss over a signature policy in a federal appeals court, had to replace his labour secretary pick and faced questions over the resignation of his national security adviser, Trump chose to make the media a central focus of an unusually long and combative presidential news conference. When asked by journalists of contacts between his presidential campaign and Russian operatives, he deflected the questions and put the focus instead on what he described as "illegal" government leaks and "dishonest" media coverage. "The press is out of control," he said. "The level of dishonesty is out of control." After weeks of disclosures in newspapers over turmoil in his administration, he told one reporter to "sit down" for a rambling question. "Tomorrow, they will say: 'Donald Trump rants and raves at the press,'" Trump said. "I'm not ranting and raving. I'm just telling you. You know, you're dishonest people. But I'm not ranting and raving. I love this. I'm having a good time doing it." Trump's message in the 77-minute session appeared aimed at the same voters who elected him president last November, a large number of whom feel Washington has left them behind and who like his image as an outsider trying to shake up the establishment. He sought to cast problems buffeting the White House as "the mess" he inherited from former Democratic President Barack Obama, and boasted about the "fine-tuned administration" he is running. In one unusual exchange near the end of the news conference, Trump called on a questioner, asking if he was "a friendly reporter." When the journalist asked about recent threats to 48 Jewish centers across the country and signs of rising anti-Semitism, Trump appeared to take the question personally, replying: "I am the least anti-Semitic person that you've ever seen in your entire life." He added he was also the "least racist person," told the reporter to be "quiet," accused him of lying and then dismissed the question as "insulting." 'HOW DOES PRESS GET THIS INFORMATION?' Most opinion polls show Trump struggling with low approval numbers less than a month into his presidency. A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted Feb 10 to 14 gave Trump a 46 per cent approval rating. While many presidencies have started off on rocky ground, Trump's administration has been particularly marked by controversies, fights with the media and a legal battle over an executive order to ban people temporarily from seven Muslim-majority countries. "I turn on the TV and open the newspapers and I see stories of chaos, chaos. And yet, it is the exact opposite," Trump said. Trump waved away questions about a New York Times report that members of his campaign team had frequent contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials last year. His main complaint was that the news media had uncovered leaks about intercepted communications between Michael Flynn, ousted this week as national security adviser and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergei Kisylak, and leaks about his own conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia. "The first thing I thought of, how does the press get this information?" he asked.  ....

Published at: 2017-02-17 00:00:06

A suspected member of an outlawed party was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Maura Bongram in Pangsha upazila under Rajbari early Friday. The deceased was identified as Moazzem Fakir, a member of 'Bipul Bahini', an outlawed gang. Mofazzal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Pangsha Police Station, said police arrested Moazzem on Thursday night. During his interrogation, police came to know that his associated were gathering at Maura Bongram village, reports UNB. Later, a police team along with Moazzem conducted a drive in the area around 2:30 am. Sensing the police presence, Moazzem's associates opened fire on the law enforcers, prompting them to retaliate, triggering a gunfight. At one stage, Moazzem was caught in the line of fire and suffered bullet injuries while the others managed to flee, police said. He was taken to Panghsa Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. Police said they also recovered one shutter gun and one bullet from the spot. Moazzem was wanted in a number of cases, including that of murder, the OC said.  ....

Published at: 2017-02-17 00:00:06

Coast Guard members in a drive seized 11,000 metres of current net, worth Tk 0.40 million, from the Madar River in the Sundarbans on Thursday, reports UNB. During their regular drive, a patrol team of the Coast Guard seized 11,000 metres of current net from a trawler in the river, said a Coast Guard member. However, he said, there was no arrest.....

Published at: 2017-02-17 00:00:06

A long injury lay-off has held back top Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur Rahman from making a Test return but Khaled Mahmud, a director of the BCB, says he is now ready for all three formats in the Sri Lanka series, reports bdnews24.com. Bangladesh will tour Sri Lanka next month with Khaled Mahmud as the team manager. The former captain said the management would keep an eye on Mustafizur’s condition there. “Actually I think he is ready to play in any format. But it comes through a process of selection. We must keep in mind that he is an important cricketer for us,” Mahmud said on Thursday. The talismanic left-arm pacer went under the knife in August last year following a recurring injury on his bowling shoulder which he initially suffered in November, 2015 against Zimbabwe at home. Mustafizur later played in the World Twenty20 and then the Indian Premier League in the first-half of 2016 without any trouble. But the injury resurfaced following his county debut with Sussex in Natwest T20 Blast. He then underwent the surgery. “He has returned from a major injury. We must handle him with care, so that he can play for many days,” Mahmud added. The 21-year-old youngster returned to the Tigers’ fold in December on their tour of New Zealand, which marked the team’s first overseas bilateral series after more than two years. There he played in two ODIs and as many T20s but did not feature in the Test matches. He was also absent from Bangladesh’s recent first Test trip to India. Mustafizur played two matches for the South Zone in Bangladesh Cricket League as he battled to regain full fitness. He bowled with his natural pace and grabbed four wickets, signalling he is close to returning to his best.....

Published at: 2017-02-17 00:00:06