Friday, 24 Jan, 2025

National

4 AUST students found dead

COX’SBAZAR: Navy and Coast Guard members on Wednesday morning recovered bodies of four missing student of Ahsanullah University from the Bay. They are—Shahriar Islam Noman, Sabbir Hassan, Uday Mahmud and Golam Rahim bappy.Saint Martin’s Coast Guard commander Lieutenant Shahid Al

Sayedee appeals verdict any day

DHAKA: After completion of taking submissions of both parties, Supreme Court Appellate Division decided to pass the verdict any day on Delwar Hossain Sayedee appeal against death penalty. Besides, the court also rejected two petitions of the prosecution and the defense both in regarding

Jamaat-cop clash in city

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jamaaat-e-Islami and its students’ wing Chhtra Shibir were locked into clash with police at Nabisco Intersection at Tejgaon area of the capital on Wednesday morning.The clash took place when Jamaat-Shibir men brought out their pre-announced protest

3 Gonojagoran activists sued

DHAKA: A case was filed against 7-8 people including three Gonojagoron Mancha activists on charge of attacking on another Mancha activist.Mancha activist Hasibi Shahidi Shisir filed the case with       Shahbagh Thana on Tuesday night against Nabendu Saha Joy, Arifur Rahman Sani,

3 killed, death toll may rise

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: At least three people were killed and nine others injured in a head-on-collision between a truck and a human hauler in Boiltola area of the district on Tuesday night.One of the deceased was identified as Hridoy, hailed from Nakhrajpara under Sadar upazila of the

‘Natural historical museum to be built’

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said a natural historical museum and another most modern museum would be set up in the country.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, made disclosure when a 4-member delegation of Bangladesh National Museum led by Cultural Affairs

HC issues rule to protect agricultural land

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule upon the government to explain within four weeks why directives should not be given to protect country’s agricultural land.An HC bench comprising Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Habibul Gani passed the order after holding a primary

Schoolgirl electrocuted in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: A schoolgirl was electrocuted at Charghat upazila in the district on Tuesday.The deceased, Marufa Khatun, 14, student of class-VII of Holidagachhi Girls High School, was identified as a daughter of one Sadek Ali.Sub-Inspector Mizanur Rahman, In-charge of Rajshahi Medical College

HC issues contempt of court rule against 14

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court rule against 14 people, including industries secretary, for not complying with its order over relocation of Hazaribagh tanneries.     An HC bench comprising Justice Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Ashraful Kalam issued the rule

Hearing ends, order Wednesday

DHAKA: The hearing on appeals challenging International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 verdict, which sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee to death, ended on Tuesday.          The court will also pass order on Wednesday of the petitions filed by both

6 killed in Gazipur road crashes

GAZIPUR: Six people were killed and 10 others injured in separate road accidents in Kaliakoir and Tongi upazilas of the district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sobhan, 35, Jahangir Alam, 35, Abdul Khaleq, 35, Abdul Hakim, 40, and Khadija Begum, 20.Sources said that a truck

35 inmates fall sick at Bagerhat jail

BAGERHAT: At least 35 prisoners of Bagerhat jail fallen sick due to food poisoning on Tuesday morning.  Of them, 19 were admitted to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital.  District Jail Superintendent M Amanullah said that 35 inmates of the jail fallen sick after taking regular meal in the morning.

Dhk-M’singh, Dhk-Tangail highways blocked

GAZIPUR: The Mini-Bus Workers’ Union blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail highways on Tuesday protesting additional toll collection.The blockade left 30-kilomiter long traffic congestion on the both highways.Protesting workers have parked their vehicles randomly on the at Chandana

4 female workers injured in city

DHAKA: Four female construction workers were injured when a buried cocktail went off on Tilpapara road in Khilgaon area in city on Tuesday.The explosion occurred at 10:00am.The injured were identified as Ambia Akter, 35, Ratna, 30, Hironbasee, 35, and Selina, 52.The victims told

2 teenage girls drown in Padma

RAJBARI: Two teenage girls drowned in Padma River in Sadarchar area under Pangsha upazila of the district Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Swapna, 13, a class VII student of Habashpur Secondary Girls School, daughter of Kalam Matabbar, and Shahana, 14, a class VIII student of the

Man held with arms-ammo in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a man with huge arms and ammunitions from Raozan of the district early Tuesday.Sources said that the law enforcers detained the man with four locally made guns, 24-round bullets from the area during a night-long drive.Mafijul Islam,

Fire guts 80 Thakurgaon houses

THAKURGAON: Some 80 houses of 24 families were burnt to ashes in separate fires at Rampur and Shaslapiyala villages under Sadar upazila of the district from late Monday to early Tuesday.Thakurgaon Fire Service and Civil Service station officer Azizul Haque told banglanews, “A fire

Man found dead in capital

DHAKA: Police recovered a body from Sutrapur Thana area in the capital early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Indrajit, 45.Sources said that Sutrapur Thana Police recovered the body from a five-storied building at Paridas Road 26/1 in the area.Confirming the matter Sub-Inspector

Indefinite strike at Birdem

DHAKA: Doctors at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Hospital announced a work abstention for indefinite time on Tuesday protesting assault on colleagues by relatives of a patient.A press brief from the doctors was

AL factional clash injures 10 in Jhenaidah

JHENAIDAH: At least ten people were injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League in Debtola village under Shailkupa upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The injured were sent to Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital and Shailkupa Health Complex.Sources said that Awami League leader