Dhaka – Three bike riders were killed as a covered-van hit the motorcycle they were riding on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Banu Bazar in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday night.The victims were identified as Rakib, Jabed and Nayan, residents of…
Dhaka, Feb 2 – At least eight people were killed in two road accidents in Chitagong and Comilla on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, according to reports.
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus crashed into a roadside tree on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila in Comilla early Thursday.The identities of the deceased could not yet be known.
Dhaka – The World Bank on Wednesday approved $300 million financing to empower the local governments at grassroots level with discretionary funds that would enable communities decide and implement local development priorities.
Dhaka- A fire has erupted at the basement of a multi-storey building in Dhaka.The fire service said flames erupted at basement of the ‘Shaon Tower’ at the capital’s Bijoynagar around 2:30pm.As many as four fire-fighting have rushed to the spot,…
Dhaka – A youth was killed as a bus hit his motorbike in Daudpur area on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway under Dakhin Surma upazila in Sylhet this noon. The deceased was Sayed Parvej Ahamed, 21, son of Sayed Rana Ahamed, a resident…
Savar, Feb 1 – At least 30 passengers were injured as a bus overturned on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Wednesday morning.
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Dhaka, Feb 1 – A tribunal in Chapainawabganj, northwest Bangladesh, has convicted a young man and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for possessing illegal arms.
Dhaka – A village doctor was killed as a truck crashed into his motorcycle in Natun Bridge area of kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Azizur Rahman, 60, son of late Rahim Uddin Bishwas in Niyamatpur…
Dhaka -The sole specialized maritime university of the country, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh distributed warm cloths among the poor and homeless people at the temporary campus located at Pallabi, Dhaka. Honorable Vice Chancellor of the University, Rear…
Mymensingh – A four-day long training, titled “Teaching-Learning Methods and Techniques” was inaugurated at Graduate Training Institute (GTI) of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh on Monday for the lecturers of University of Dhaka.
Dhaka – Two students were killed after their motorbike was run over by a speeding covered-van inChittagong’s Customs Intersection area on Sunday night. The victims were identified as Imrul Hasan Shibli, 22, a BBA student of International Islamic University Chittagong…
Dhaka – A kindergarten schoolteacher died from electrocution at his workplace in Anowara Upazila Sadar area in chittagong today. The deceased was identified as Abul Hasnat, 27. Police said Hasnat was electrocuted after he came in contact with live electricity…
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 32 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Tilchara in Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Monday.The deceased were identified as Amir Ali, 70, of Kashiani…
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of ‘The Dowry Prohibition Bill, 2017’ incorporating tougher punishment of maximum 14 years of rigorous imprisonment and fine for provoking any bride to commit suicide.The draft law will also…
Dhaka, Jan 30 – Three members of a family suffered burn injuries in a fire in the city’s Bhatara area on Sunday night.
Saver – An woman was killed and 20 others injured as a passenger bus collided on with another bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Ashulia area in Saver today.The deceased was not identified immediately. Witnesses said the accident…
Dhaka – A garment worker was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband at section-7 of Mirpur in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Taslima, 32, wife of Nur-E-Alam. She used to live in a rented house at…
Dhaka – A fire broke out at in a readymade garment factory in Sagorika area in Chittagong on Sunday morning.The fire broke out in Bintax factory at about 9:40 am, said Mohammad Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chittagong fire service.
Dhaka, Jan 29 – A suspected robber was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Sutabil in Atgharia upazila of Pabna early Sunday.
Dhaka – An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Belarus, which is constructing its first ever nuclear power plant with Russia’s assistance. The SEED team reviewed…
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Dhaka – Describing the search panel members as revered persons, Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad on Saturday hoped that they will propose the names of acceptable persons to constitute a neutral Election Commission (EC). Speaking at a programme at his…
Dhaka – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said the present government is committed to protecting human rights and dignity of the country’s all citizens.
Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank will unveil its 2nd half yearly (January-July) monetary policy statement (MPS) of the current fiscal year on Sunday. There will be a plan in the new policy to continue support towards achieving GDP growth target set…
British journalists were locked outside of the White House because their dates of birth were submitted in UK format – and it baffled the Secret Service. Prime Minister Theresa May today became the first world leader to visit the new…
Dhaka, Jan 28 – The search committee formed by President Abdul Hamid for reconstituting the next Election Commission on Saturday asked the 31 political parties which took part in talks with the President to propose 5 names within Tuesday.
Dhaka, Jan 28 –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar of the city on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital in the post…
Dhaka –An elderly woman and her grandchild, who suffered burn injuries in a fire following explosion in a building at Paschim Bakalia Dewan Bazar in Chittagong on Friday, died at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital early Saturday.The deceased were identified…