JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A truck driver was killed and 20 others were injured as a bus collided head-on with a truck in front of the university at Savar upazila on Thursday night.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said a Kushtia-bound passenger bus

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League-backed aspirant won in Hizla upazila of Barisal while BNP-backed candidate won in Muktagachha upazila of Mymensingh district in re-voting in the fourth phase of fourth upazila polls on Thursday.Sultan Mahmud Tipu from AL secured the post of chairman in Hizla

DHAKA: The owners of CNG-run auto-rickshaw called strike for 72-hour from April 1 to meet their five-point demands.The owners of auto-rickshaws will make the announcement of the strike in a press conference on Saturday afternoon.General Secretary of CNG Auto-rickshaw Owners’ Association

COMILLA: A person and his son were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Court Bari area of the district sadar on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Jamal Hossain, 45, his son Masud Rana, 20, residents of Sujanagar of the district sadar.Witnesses said

DHAKA: World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday declared ‘polio free’ 11 countries of South-East Asia including Bangladesh.                           WHO certified Bangladesh as a polio free country finding no polio victim in the country in last three years.

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is set to issue directives saying “no police personnel can smoke in uniform.”DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed made the disclosure in a conference on Police support to control tobacco and drugs, arranged by Coalition Against Tobacco (CAT) at the

FROM KOTALIPARA, GOPALGANJ: The relations between Bangladesh and India will never be torn apart as they are relatives by blood.Sandeep Chakravorty, Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh came up with the observations on Thursday after inaugurating a girls’ hostel named

BOGRA: Four persons were killed and nine others injured as a train rammed into a human hauler in Bhelurpara rail crossing area under Sonatala upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Alam, 40, driver of the human hauler, Nayeb Ali, 45, Abu Taher, 45,

BOGRA: Three persons were killed and ten others injured as a train rammed into a human hauler in Bhelurpara rail crossing area under Sonatala upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Alam, 40, driver of the human hauler, Nayeb Ali, 45 and Abu Taher,

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court issued arrest warrant against Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefajat-e-Islam in a case filed in connection with an explosion at Lalkhan Bazar Madrasa.Chittagong Additional Session Judge Court-2 Judge SM Abdur Rashid passed the order on

CHITTAGONG: The custom officials of Shah Amanat International Airport held three passengers of Bangladesh Biman with 54 gold bars weighing 5.8 kilograms on Thursday morning.The detainees are- Rezauddin Rana, Osman Goni and M Ayub.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong Customs Nahid Nawshad

DHAKA: Susana Malcorra, United Nations Chef de Cabinet to the Executive Office, said Bangladesh made major strides especially in the economic development, empowerment of women, poverty alleviation, even in global peace keeping.The impressive performance helped Bangladesh in achieving

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith said the government finalized the district budget for sadar districts of seven divisions for 2014-15 fiscal year.He came up with the assertion in a pre-budget discussion with eminent economists of the country at his secretariat office at 11:30am

CHAPAINAWBGANJ: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by BNP-led 19-party alliance, is underway in the district on Thursday. The alliance is observing the shutdown protesting the killing of an activist of Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP. No vehicles including heavy and light were seen in

DHAKA: Nisha Desai Biswal, US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs said that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and USA is not only government to government relations, it is the relation between people to people, civil society to civil society and friend

DHAKA: Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is likely to begin operations against unfit and expired vehicles in the capital and the elsewhere of the country. These vehicles would not be permitted to ply in the city thoroughfares.Stern actions would be taken against the owners, case

DHAKA: The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted the final probe report on Thursday noon seeking ban of Jamaat-e-Islami for their involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971. Investigation officer of the case Motiur Rahman

DHAKA: The parliamentary committees of tenth parliament are set to be formed in next week where those who did not get chance in cabinet, would be given importance.Former minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan is likely to be made chairman of the committee for home ministry affairs while Dr Dipu Moni

DHAKA: The bilateral relations between Oman and Bangladesh are set to touch new heights, said Sheikh Sekander Ali, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the Sultanate.Speaking on the occasion of his country’s 43rd independence anniversary in Mascot Wednesday, Ali said: “Following a Royal

JESSORE: A village doctor was shot to death by unidentified assailants at Mirzapur under Kesabpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Subrata Kundu, 32, son of Kartik Kundu of Sreerampur village. Kesabpur thana officer-in charge Abdul Jalil told