FARIDPUR: An elderly couple was slaughtered by the miscreants in Char Tepakhola-Munshidangi area under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque Mir, 70, a retired officer of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and his wife

DHAKA: Opposition BNP requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to call Chairperson Khaleda Zia again at 9:00pm Saturday.The request was made after Sheikh Hasina failed to reach Khaleda despite several attempts as the opposition leader of the parliament did not receive the phone calls.

DHAKA: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Chhatra Shibir locked into clash with law enforcers in capital’s Bijoynagar area on Saturday noon.Sources said Jamaat-Shibir men brought out a procession at around 1:30pm and blasted three to four cocktails in the area. They also

CHANDPUR: Home Minister MK Alamgir categorically said that Khaleda Zia, BNP and its associate organizations had no ethical right to call hartal.He came up with the observation while addressing a stipend giving programme at Bangabandhu Degree College at Kachua of the district on

DHAKA: Six people, including a police official, were injured during a triangular clash among the activists of Chhatra Shibir, Awami League and law enforcers in city’s Jatrabari-Rayerbagh area on Saturday.Witnesses said that the activists of Chhatra Shibir and AL locked into a fierce

  DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, called BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia over phone to urge for holding dialogue in resolving ongoing political deadlock.But she failed to talk to Khaleda Zia despite several attempts as the opposition leader of the

DHAKA: High ups of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) held an emergency meeting at DMP Headquarters at 11:00am Saturday.Some officials, who were present in the meeting, told banglanews, “We reviewed the steps taken on Friday during 18-party’s rally and talked about next steps of police

DHAKA: Unidentified miscreants blasted some cocktails in front the houses Supreme Court Justices SK Sinha and Jinat Ara on Saturday morning.Miscreants also blasted cocktails in front of Justice SK Sinha’s house in capital’s Mintu road and Justice Jinat Ara’s Judges Complex.Besides,

BRAHMANBARIA: 15 people were injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in Suhilpur-Mirhati area under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The identity of the injured could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with a

DHAKA: Miscreants exploded three cocktails in front of Forest and Environment Minister Hasan Mahmud’s residence at capital’s Dhanmondi on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that a group of miscreants blasted the cocktails and people started running being panicked.Sub-Inspector of

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least 50 workers were injured in a stampede amid fire panic at a readymade garment in Ashulia, on outskirts of the city, on Saturday morning.Sources said the workers of Reza Fashion got panicked and scrambled for exit after hearing fire alarm at around 10:00am, leaving

BHOLA:  At least two people were killed and six others injured in road accident in Bepari Bazar area on Bhola-Char Fashion regional highway on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Nur-un-Nabi, 40, son of Anwar Sikder of Char Fashion and Abdul Jalil, 36, the microbus driver

DHAKA: Eminent journalist, columnist and news analyist Gias Kamal Chawdhury passed away early Saturday.He was 74. He breathed his last at a city hospital. Gias Kamal Chowdhury was admitted to the hospital a few days back with various complications, including cardiac problem and

THAKURGAON: At least 40 people were injured in sporadic clashes between Awami League and BNP in Ranishankail upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The injured were treated at various local hospitals including Ranishankail Upazila Health Complex.President of Ranishankail Upazila BNP

DHAKA: A tough new law that provides for life imprisonment for members of police and other law enforcement agencies found guilty of custodial deaths has been passed by Bangladesh`s parliament.The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act 2013, which now awaits a routine presidential

BOGRA: Three people were killed and 25 others injured in an accident on Bogra-Rangpur road on Friday afternoon.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that a mini bus turned turtle when a passenger bus knocked it from behind in Bagopara of the town around

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 50 people were injured in a clash between ruling Awami League men and the opposition BNP leaders and activists on Friday afternoon.During the time, along with Kasba upazila Awami League office, a number of motorcycles also were torched.Injured persons were rushed to

DHAMRAI (DHAKA): At least 30 people were injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dautia area under Dhamrai Thana of the district on Friday afternoon.Witnesses said that a Paturia-bound passenger bus collided head-on with another bus, leaving 30 people including the drivers and

NARAYANGANJ: Two people were killed in a road accident in Madanpur area under Bandar upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 30 and Harun Mia, 28.Police sources said that a rashly driven covered van rammed over the roadside shops when its driver

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