COMILLA: Two people were killed and another injured in a road accident in Barapara area under Daudkandi Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, 55 and Moti Mia, 60.Sources said that after the driver lost control over the steering, a covered

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, paid homage to the father of nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Wednesday.A team of three forces consisting Army, Navy and Air forces gave guard of honour.Later, the primer joined in a special prayer

CHITTAGONG: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway in the port city on Wednesday.The organization is observing the shutdown in protest against killing of its leader of Chittagong University.Metropolitan Deputy Police

DAULATDIA: Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed on Wednesday morning after a 6-hour disruption due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Zillur Rahman, manger of Daulatdia branch of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said to banglanews that due

BHOLA: Coast Guard of Bangladesh in a drive seized 80-maund Jatka (young hilsa bellow nine inches long) from a passenger launch in Ilisha Bishwaroad area of the district Tuesday night. Coast Guard South zone operation officer Lieutenant Rakibul Hassan said to banglanews that a team of

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries when election protesters attacked him, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Bachchu Pradhania, 50, son of late Abdul Mazid Pradhania.Earlier on January 6, miscreants

KURIGRAM:  Miscreants slaughtered four members of a family at Diadanga village under Bhurungamari upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sultan Mia, 55, his wife hazera Begum, 45, their granddaughters Romana Begum, 14 and Anika, 7.Another granddaughter

CHITTAGONG: Two convicts of police killing case and ‘professional muggers’ were killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops at Beribadh in Halishahar of Chittagong Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Nasir, 25 and Razib, 25.Sources said that acting on a tip off police went to the

DHAKA: After India and China, the two big powerfull countries, Russia congratulated the newly formed Awami League government as it assumed on power.Russian ambassador Alexander Nikolaev handed over a letter on congratulate to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban on Tuesday

DHAKA: Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) observed on Tuesday across the country as elsewhere in the Muslim World with due respect and religious fervour.  Various religious, socio-political and cultural organizations have chalked out

MANIKGANJ: Two motorcycle riders were killed in a road accident at Singair upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased are Roni, 21, son of Aiyub Khan and Sajib, 22, son of Abdul Salam of Binodpur village under the upazila.Singair Thana officer-in-charge Liakat Ali said

DHAKA: Three persons were killed in a road accident at capital’s Shanir Akhra at 12:00pm Tuesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a bus knocked an easy-bike on Shanir Akhra Bridge, leaving one dead on the spot and two others injured.The

SATKHIRA: A Shibir leader was killed and few others injured as Chhatra Shibir activists locked into gunfight with joint forces in Debohata of Satkhira at 9:30am Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Anwarul, 25, son of Hannan Gazi, resident of Nangla village. He was accused in 13 cases

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to martyrs of the liberation war by placing floral wreaths to national mausoleum at Savar, on outskirts of the capital, on Tuesday morning. The premier along with cabinet members and high-officials of civil and military administration paid

SAVAR, DHAKA: Miscreants chopped a leader of Swechhasebok Dal to death in Chapain area under Savar upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, joint general secretary of Savar thana unit Swechhasebok Dal and son of Kutu Mia of Chapain

DHAKA: Traffic police recovered 29 abandoned cocktails and a magazine from Rampura bridge area of the capital on Tuesday morning.Sabujbagh Traffic zone Police Sergeant Rashedul Islam recovered those at around 8:30am.Rashdul said to banglanews that noticing a suspected black bag lying on

DHAKA: After one-month break, Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) south began again to evict risky and illegal billboards from capital since Monday midnight.An executive magistrate, high officials were present in the nighttime drive.This scenario was seen during a spot visit.Earlier, DCC had

DHAKA: Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) observed on Tuesday across the country as elsewhere in the Muslim World with due respect and religious fervour.  Various religious, socio-political and cultural organizations have chalked out

DHAKA: Bangladesh and India are jointly patrolling their common border especially in the unfenced, sensitive and vulnerable areas, an official said here on Monday, reports the Hindu.“Jawans of the Border Security Force and the Border Guards Bangladesh have been carrying out joint

NEW YORK: Though disappointment with the January 5 elections, the United States will continue to work with Sheikh Hasina led-new government of Bangladesh.US state department’s Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf came up with disclosure in its daily press briefing on January 13 (US time).In