JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: The students of Jagannath University are continuing their protest program demanding the handover of the university’s occupied Tibet Hall.Witnesses said that hundreds of students formed human-chain at the university to press their four point-demands on Tuesday

DHAKA: A rickshaw puller was killed in a road accident in Jatrabari area of the city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Ranju, 45.Sources said that a rashly driven truck rammed into the rickshaw puller around 5:30am in the area, leaving him critically injured. Local people

ISHWARDI: A seven-year child was slaughtered in Ishwardi upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Rahim, 7, son of Jaglu Shah, hailed from Maniknagar village of the upazila.Locals said the Rahim went to adjacent Litchi garden where a youth named Rasel

NARAYANGANJ: Two robbers were killed as angry mob beat them black and blue in Araihazar Upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Moktar Hossain, 36, son of one Zaikka Mia, and Al Amin alias Attu Mia, 38, son of one Shaheed Mia of the upazila.Sources said

DHAKA: People from all walks of life paid rich tributes to 74 victims, including 57 army officers, who were brutally killed at Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Pilkhana headquarters on February 25-26, 2009. BDR was subsequently renamed Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).Representatives of the

RANGPUR: BNP-backed candidate Noor Mohammad Mondal won in upazila polls at Pirganj in Rangpur district on Monday.      According to the unofficial results, BNP-backed candidate Noor Mohammad Mondal bagged 74, 952 votes while Awami League candidate Shahadat Hossain Bakul got 70,877

DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Shibir, front organization of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, been ranked third among the `top ten most active non-state armed groups’ in 2013, according to a study.The disclosure came from a major defense and business risk think-tank HS Jane’s 2013 Global Terrorism

DHAKA: Three lakh people will sing the national anthem together on March 26 at the National Parade Ground on the occasion of the Independence Day of the country.The Ministry of Cultural Affairs took the decision in a meeting on Monday.   The decision was taken to get Bangladesh listed

TANGAIL: A Tangail court on Monday placed 20-day remand to Zakaria and Rasel in a case filed over snatching three JMB men at Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district.    Senior Judicial Magistrate Sonia Ahmed passed the remand order when Sakhipur police produced them before the court

DHAKA: Nokia on Monday introduced a brand new family of smartphones, the Nokia X family, a range of handsets that combines Nokia design, build quality and services with the ability to run Android apps.The first three phones in the family--the Nokia X, X+ and XL-- are priced between the

GOPALGANJ: At least 15 people, including locals, were injured in a clash between Ansar personnel and transport workers at Ghonapara intersection of the district on Monday morning.Locals said that the clash took place over taking sit in a bus.The law enforcers and the staff of the bus

DHAKA: The students of Government Titumir College and BRAC University locked into a clash in city’s Gulshan area on Monday afternoon.    Police sources said that the agitated students of two institutions locked into the clash and blockaded the road from Gulshan-1 to Mohakhali

DHAKA: Bangladesh Police on Monday increased the bounty amount to Tk 5 lakh from Tk 2 lakh for each of the two Jama`atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) convicts snatched from prison van in Mymensingh district.  AIG (Media) Jalal Uddin Ahmed of police Headquarters confirmed the matter to

TANGAIL: JMB cadre Rakib, 35, who escaped on Sunday only to be nabbed within hours, was killed in a gunfight between his associates and the police in Tangail’s Sakhipur on Monday.Rakib was awarded death sentence for the murder of Joseph Gani Gomez Mandal.Sources said that in a drive law

MUNSHIGANJ: An accused was snatched away by relatives attacking police at Gozaria upazila of the district early Monday.The escaped man is Jamal Hossain, 29, accused of a rape case.Locals said police arrested Jamal, nephew of upazila chairman aspirant Kalim Ullah of Jatiya Party, in the

DHAKA: Students of Jagannath University (JnU) on Monday announced fresh programs after organizing a protest rally in front of the National Press Club.The programs are a two-day mass signature collection from 9:00am to 1:00pm Tuesday, peaceful protest rally from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on the day

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch of police unearthed the motive behind the killing of Swechhasebok League leader Rana.Two suspects—Kamrun, 20, and Saddam, 20—were held from Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district early Monday for their alleged involvement in the killing.DMP

DHAKA: A youth, aged around 25, was killed as a train hit him on the rail track in city’s Dayaganj Bridge area on Monday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said that the accident took place in the area around 9:00am, leaving him injured

DHAKA: The government decided to constitute a Counter Terrorism Bureau to keep the arrested militants under surveillance.Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Manirul Islam came up with the disclosure on Monday.He also said that the bureau will monitor the trial procedure

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed former Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. A. F. M. Ruhal Haque for the allegation of earning wealth illegally.Deputy Director of ACC Mirza Jahidul Alam interrogated him at fifth floor of Anti-Corruption commission headquarters in the