TONGI: The Gazipur District Traffic Zone has given an instruction on road maps and parking points on Thursday for conveniences of the numerous Muslim devotees at Ijtema ground.These road maps will assist the pious Muslims to get on the right directions in Ijtema ground who come from

JAMALPUR: Two people were killed and another injured as a commuter train hit a pick-up van at Mikundabazar rail crossing in the district town on Friday morning.The deceased were the driver and helper of the pick-up van.A Dhaka-bound commuter train hit the pick-up train around 7am while

MANIKGANJ: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route came to a halt since early Friday due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Sources said that Paturia Ghat authority has suspended the ferry services from 6:00am to avoid accident.Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Inland Water

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been suspended and declared persona non grata in the campus area at Jahangirnagar University for assaulting Chairman of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) department Professor Golam Moinuddin.The suspended person is

DHAKA: The tenure of action-packed ninth parliament of the country expired on Friday which started its journey exactly at five years ago.The ninth Jatiya Sangsad has been experienced several attributed incidents such as forming International war crimes tribunal, cancellation of Fifth

BRAHMANBARIA: A floating body of a newborn baby was found at a pond in Border Bazar area of the district town on Thursday evening.Witnesses said that locals noticed a floating body of a newborn baby at a pond near to Brahmanbaria General Hospital at the evening and informed police.

CHITTAGONG: A gang of masked killers shot a businessman to death at Ranirhat Bazar under Rangunia upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam, 30, a readymade garment businessman, son of Mofjol Hossain and resident of the area.Witnesses said a

DHAKA: With myriad devotees from home and abroad thronging the bank of Turag, the first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest congregation of Muslims, began on Friday with religious sermons delivered by Islamic scholars.   Besides, a large number of people from the city

KHULNA: Some 30 teachers of Khulna University (KU) Thursday resigned from 33 administrative positions protesting insulting director of Fine Arts Institute Professor Dr Afroza Parvin in an academic council meeting.Chairmen of various departments, students’ affairs director, hall provosts

DHAKA:  A Swechhasebak League leader was hacked to death in Moghbazar area on Thursday evening.The victim was identified as Mahbubur Rahman Rana, 30, former senior vice-president of Chhatra League Ramna Thana.Sources said some miscreants chopped Rana repeatedly in Moghbazar area around

DHAKA: The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, the world’s second-largest congregation of Muslims, will begin at the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Friday.   The Ijtema will be held in two phases, first phase from January 24-26 and the second from January 31-February 2.Thousands Muslim

DHAKA: A group of Bangladeshi scientists revealed the genome code of buffalo, known in the country as ‘Black Gold’.The head of the group, a livestock scientist of Bangladesh, told banglanews that this revealing would help us to get better quality buffalo to meet the demand of protein,

DHAKA: M. Jarraud, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), congratulated the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her re-election. He also expressed his confidence that the collaboration between Bangladesh and WMO will be strengthened in advancing the

DHAKA: The Malaysian law enforcers have been carrying on combing operations to pick up illegal emigrants in their country. They are searching the illegal expatriates almost everywhere including houses, offices and shops.To avoid arrest the illegal Bangladeshi emigrants are taking shelters

DHAKA: Indonesian President Dr H Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her re-election as Prime Minister in the recent parliamentary elections.The Indonesian President in a message sent to Foreign Ministry on Thursday.He also reaffirmed that the intention of the

DHAKA: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE has appointed Hanif Zakaria as General Manager for Bangladesh, as per a release. He will report to Amer Khan, Area General Manager - Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Zakaria’s key responsibilities will be to

DHAKA: Eminent journalist and litterateur Zakeria Shirazi was buried at city`s Nakhalpara Shia graveyard Thursday afternoon.He had been suffering from lungs infection for several months. On Tuesday he was rushed to City Hospital in Mohammadpur area as his health condition deteriorated.He

DHAKA: Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her re-election as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.Assistant Secretary External publicity Wing of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arif Mohammad made the disclosure on Thursday.The

BRAHMANBARIA:  The rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes halted on Thursday noon as rail line break down in Jatrapur area near to Ashuganj rail station of the district.The incident took place at 12:00pm.Ashuganj rail station master Abdullah Faruk told banglanews

NETROKONA: A district court on Thursday awarded lifetime imprisonment to three people for their involvement in a killing case.District Additional Session Judge Abdul Hamid passed the order at around 11:00am. The court also fined Tk 20,000 each. On default, the convicted have to serve one