MEHERPUR: At least five people were injured as miscreants blasted six cocktails in Keshobpur government primary school vote center under Gangni Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The injured were sent to Gangni Upazila Health Complex.19-party alliance supported chainman candidate

JOYPURHAT: A polling officer died of heart attack while he was discharging duty at vote center of Bottoli high school in Khetlal upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Polash Chandra Mohanta, 30, son of Ajit Chandra Mohanto, also assistant teacher of Ruar government

KHULNA:  Three persons, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Arongghata thana area of the divisional city.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. The injured were admitted to local hospital. Confirming the matter, Arongghata

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Chairman Nurul Huda for his alleged involvement misappropriation in many development projects.    The RAJUK boss is being interrogated by ACC Deputy Director, also investigation officer, Jaton

MAGURA: Three policemen were suspended as one police firearm had been stolen from a voting center at Panchopalli high school of Shotokhali Union under Shalikha Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.Sources said that a Sub Machine Gun (SMG) was missing from the voting center and the

DHAKA: Anti-corruption Commission is quizzing former state minister for housing and public works advocate Abdul Mannan Khan over the allegation brought against him of earning wealth illegally. ACC deputy-director Nasir Uddin started interrogating him from 8:45am Thursday at its head

DHAKA: The counting of the voting of 94 upazila parishads began after it ended amid some stray incidents in the second phase elections. The voting started at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm on Thursday without any break.  Meanwhile, election commission has postponed the voting at 21

NOAKHALI: Seriously injured in a bomb explosion on Monday night at Ossodia of the town Awamil activists Mehbub Ahmed, 38, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.Mehbub was son of Monir Ahmed of Nittanondapur village under Kadir Hanif union of Sadar upazilla of the

RAJBARI: Two government officials were killed in a road accident in Khankhanapur area under Sadar upzazila of the district on Wednesday evening.The deceased were identified as Abdus Salam, 50 and Ayub, 52, work assistants of Roads and Highways Department (RHD).Sub-Inspector of Awladipur

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Wednesday summoned Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Chairman Nurul Huda for his alleged involvement misappropriation in many development projects.       He was asked to appear before ACC at its main office at 9:00am on Thursday.  ACC

BOGRA: GrameenPhone (GP) inaugurated third generation (3G) of mobile telecommunications technology here on Wednesday morning.Deputy Commissioner of Bogra Shafiqur Reza Biswas inaugurated the high speed mobile technology through a video call at 10:00am at Jaleswaritola customer care

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the HC verdict which declared the chairman and seven other directors of Pubali Bank illegal due to lack of having minimum share of two percent.  Chamber Judge Hasan Foyej Siddiqui sent the case to chief justice full

DHAKA: Housing and Public Works Ministry will sell flats instead of plots for government officials and people of medium incomes in Lalmatia area of the city.Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain made the disclosure after visiting the construction site at 11:00am on Wednesday.One hundred and

MYMENSINGH: Two boys were killed in a road accident in Masterbari Bazar area under Bhaluka Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Shahidul, 10 and Alfaz, 12.Locals and police sources said that a truck rammed a rickshaw of two boys in the area while

DHAKA: M Nazrul Islam, ruling Awami League lawmaker, has been made the State Minister for Water Resources.        Nazrul made the disclosure on Wednesday noon hours after his administer as state minister.  The new minister hopes that he will try to solve all water related disputes

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday awarded 15-year rigorous imprisonment to two member of Jama`atul Mujahideen Bangladesh in an explosives case.Dhaka Speedy trial court-3 Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman passed the order at noon.The court also fined them Tk 25,000 each in default of which the JMB

DHAKA: Factory management maintains two separates pay roll for the same worker. One pay roll contains the real wages given to the worker while the other roll is there with the fictitious amount as desired by the owner. The made up amount is what, it is not known to the workers. This type

DHAKA: The High Court Wednesday has directed the authorities concerned to hand over the investigation of cases on minorities attack after January 5 polls to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).The inspector general of police has to execute the court

DHAKA: A Dhaka court ordered to hang Faysal (30), a caretaker of BRAC clinic, for attempting rape and killing of the clinic’s physician Sajida Afrin (27).Justice ABM Nizamul Haque of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Court passed the order Wednesday noon.The convict was brought to the tribunal

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that her government will extend all possible help to business houses for expansion and growth. She gave the assurance to a Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission delegation which called on her on Wednesday morning. The team,