DHAKA: Two workers sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Siddik Bazar area in old part of Dhaka city on Saturday night.The injured were- Masud Mia, 28 and Sohag, 20.Sources said that the fire originated at around 10:00pm. Confirming the matter, fire control

JHENIDAH: A man was killed in a clash between two groups of local Awami League at Tikari village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, son of Tayeb Ali, hailed from Tikari village of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Jhenidah

NARAYANGANJ: Police arrested a man in Fatullah area of Sadar upazila on Saturday on charge of distorting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s images.The arrestee was identified as Asadullah, 35, muazzin of Killarpur Jam-e-Masjid in the city and son of one Mofazzal Hossain.Sub-inspector

DINAJPUR: Two crude bombs were hurled targeting two buses of the motorcade of Ganajagaran Mancha in Ranirbandar area Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur district.Ganajagaran Mancha activist Khandaker Sujan Hossain, who was in the motorcade, told banglanews that four cocktails were hurled

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned BNP-Jamaat that they would have to shun militant and terrorist activities if they want to do politics in Bangladesh.“BNP-Jamaat will have to shun militant and terrorist activities if they want to do politics and to walk through in

DHAKA: The first phase of upazila elections will be held in mid February. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed made the disclosure while talking to journalists after an inter-ministerial meeting at Election Commission secretariat on Saturday afternoon.   He said:

LAMA, BANDARBAN: A farmer was killed as a contingent of angry elephant attacked him in Ashartali of Pradhanjhiri under Nikhangchhari Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 60.Locals said that a herd of wild elephants attacked the victim

NATORE: Assailants gunned down Kolom Union Parishad Chairman, also leader of ruling Awami League, in Hazipur area under Singra upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman Funu, chairman of Kolom UP in the upazila.Police said, a gang of masked

SAVAR, DHAKA: Workers of two readymade garments in Ashulia started work abstention protesting salary and production bonus decrease on Saturday morning.Sources said that workers of Galimpur Sweater factory and Fa Apparels Limited abstained from work since last five days for paying less

NEW YORK: United States of America expressed deep concern over deaths of women and children in violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar. Spokesperson of US State Department Jen Psaki urged Myanmar to give nationality to Rohingyas. In a an exclusive interview, she said: “We are deeply

FROM BOGRA: Gonojagoron Moncho activists on Saturday started their road march to Thakurgaon for second day to protest the recent attack on local minority community.After staying the night at Duttapara of Bogra, the three-day long road march started for Thakurgaon at around 8:30am and on

DHAKA: The killer of Bangladeshi student Moin Hassan, a graduate student of University of Bridgeport in US from Bangladesh, was awarded 37 years imprisonment on Friday morning."I sentence you to 37 years in prison."The words had just gotten out of the judge`s mouth when all hell broke

MANIKGANJ: The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route resumed on Saturday morning after five and half hour disruption due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Sources said that using ten Ro-Ro ferries and two K-type ferries, the authorities was trying to keep continue the ferry

DHAKA: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) congratulated the newly formed government of Bangladesh.The premier of North Korea Pak Pong-ju and the Director General of IOM William Lacy Swing conveyed greetings in two

MYMENSINGH: At least 30 shops were gutted as a devastating fire broke out at Kashiganj Bazar under Tarakanda upazila of the district early Saturday.Local sources said that the fire originated from electric short circuit of a warehouse and soon engulfed adjacent shops around 12:30am.On

MANIKGANJ: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route came to a halt since early Saturday due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Sources said that the authority has stopped the ferry services from 4:00am to avoid accident.Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport

DHAKA: United States called on all parties in Bangladesh to stop committing further violence and refrain from supporting violence – especially against minority communities – inflaming rhetoric, and intimidation.US state department spokesperson Jen Psaki came up with the urge in its

JAMALPUR: A youth was killed and four others were injured in a road accident in Jhenai Bridge area under Melandah upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 40, hailed from Rambhodra village under Islampur upazila of the district.Witnesses said an

DHAKA: At least five people sustained burn injuries in a gas pipe line explosion of a house in city’s Pragati Sarani area on early Saturday.One of the victims said an explosion occurred in the gas pipe line while he was lighting a cigarette in the house of the area around 12:00am,

BOGRA: At least two activists were injured as miscreants exploded three cocktails at Ganojagaran Mancha’s road-march motorcade in Sherua area of Dhaka-Bogra highway.      Sherpur Thana officer-in-charge Ali Ahmed told banglanews that miscreants hurled brick chips at a bus of