AKHAURA: The rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet routes have been restored after a 15-hour halt due to removal of fishplates of rail track by blockade supporters.The rail services resumed around 12:40am and then Chittagong-bound Subarna Express departed from Kamlapur railway

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Awami League, Jamaat and Chhatra Dal among seven were killed and many injured in sporadic clashes across the country on Wednesday, the second day of 48-hour 18-party-called blockade.The deceased were identified as Abdul Jalil, 55, an activist of Jamaat and

DHAKA: A six-member delegation of civil society met with President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday evening and expressed their concern over prevailing political deadlock and all-party government.The delegation included Gana Forum president Dr Kamal Hossain, former caretaker government adviser

DHAKA: Sajeda Sweety, Staff Correspondent of online news portal banglanews24.com, was injured severely as blockade supporters blasted cocktail in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan office in the city on Tuesday evening.The incident took place around 7:15pm during 48-hour long blockade called by

SYLHET: Noted writer, popular columnist and educator Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal resigned from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).He submitted resignation letter to vice-chancellor Dr Aminul Haque from his post of professor of Department of Electrical and Electrical

COMILLA: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) man was killed in a clash with locals at South Chartha Chaumuhoni of the town on Tuesday afternoon.The diseased was identified as Ripon, member of Comilla BGB-10.Sources said a fierce clash between law enforcers and locals took place around 5:00pm

NARAYANGANJ: Three people, including a JSC examinee, allegedly committed suicide in three separate incidents at Horihorpara, Kashipur and Bhoigar Panshchimpara of Fatulla upazila of the district from Monday night to Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sani Ahmed, 16, a JSC

DHAKA: Five advisers of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who were appointed five years ago, resigned on Tuesday.The advisors are HT Imam, Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Moshiur Rahman, Dr Alauddin Ahmed and Dr Syed Modasser Ali.They submitted their resignation letters to the prime minister on

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Javed Ali on Tuesday said the Election Commission would deploy army if require considering the law-and-order situation.He also told the journalists that the military forces would be kept at the field for long time during the polls.The

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent Barrister AKM Fakhrul Islam, a lawyer of convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, to jail for his alleged involvement in much-talked-about verdict leak incident.Metropolitan Magistrate Emdadul Haque passed the order on Tuesday when

DHAKA: A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was burnt as blockade supporters set fire to the vehicle in Hatirpool area of the city around 1:15pm Tuesday.The injured was identified as Sofed Ali.After the incident, passersby recovered him and rushed to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College

SYLHET: Two people were killed in a clash between two groups of villagers at Aatgram village under Jokiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Mokhlesur Rahman, 36, son of Sanjib Ali and Khasru Mia, 34, son of Jamir Ali.Jokiganj thana officer-in-Charge

SATKHIRA: A Juba League leader was beaten to death by Jamaat-Shibir activists in Alaipur area under Kolaroya upazila of the district on Tuesday, the first day of BNP led 18-party called 48 hour nationwide blockade.   The deceased was identified as Mahmudul Hasan Babu,32, joint general

CHITTAGONG: Customs and duty officials of Shah Amanat Airport in Chittagong seized 60 gold bars, weighing seven kilograms, from the cabin of a national carrier from that came from Dubai on Tuesday morning.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong customs Moshiur Rahman Mandal told banglanews

DHAKA: The examinations, scheduled to be held on Wednesday under National University, have been postponed due 48-hour nationwide blockade called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.The disclosure came from a press release issued by the public relations department with signature of examination

COMILLA: An activist of opposition BNP was shot dead and 45 others were injured in a clash between BNP-Jamaat men and police in Laksham Upazila of the district on Tuesday, the first day of 48-hour blockade.The deceased was identified as Babul, 40, of Laksham Upazila.Local sources said

MYMENSINGH: Some five compartments of Intercity Haor Express train derailed early Tuesday as the blockade supporters uprooted fishplates of rail tracks near the outer signal area of Shyamganj rail station in Gouripur upazila of the district.Local and railway sources said the

CHITTAGONG: Police detained a person with 26 gold bars worth around Tk1 crore from Oxygen intersection in the port city on Monday midnight.The detainee, Jakir Alam, 26, of Hathazari upazila of the district, was going to Kotwat from Hathazari on a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at 11:30pm.During

GAZIPUR: At least 15 readymade garment workers were injured in a clash with police in Kashimpur area of the district sadar on Tuesday morning.During the time, police opened fire at worker as agitators torched an RMG factory and a bus.Witnesses said as a result of discontent, workers of

CHITTAGONG: The daylong hartal, enforced by metropolitan BNP, and the 48-hour blockade, enforced by 18-party,  is underway in the port city simultaneously on Tuesday.Metropolitan BNP are observing the hartal in protest against the sustaining bullet injury by son of Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP