BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is returning home from London on Saturday without ‘completing her treatment’, her party says.BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Thursday said Khaleda would arrive on an Emirates flight on Nov 21. She went to London on Sep…
The prices of the vegetables have fallen sharply when the huge quantities of vegetables started rushing in the early winter. Although the price fallen had satisfied the consumers, it had aggrieved the farmers when price fallen sharply in a week.When…
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resumed after seven hours of disruption caused by dense fog on Thursday morning.Mahiuddin Rasel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha, said they kept suspended ferry services…
A three-day Winter Income Tax Fair begins here as in other divisional cities in the country today with the main thrust of bringing a new taste and flavor among the city dwellers.This is for the first time the Winter Income…
A mobile court sentenced a man to six months jail for selling Railway ticket in black market at Jamalpur railway station on Wednesday evening.According to RAB-14 sources a team of the elite force led by Deputy Assistant Director, Abdus Sabur…
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus last night opened the One Young World Summit 2015 in Bangkok, addressing an audience of 1300 young leaders from around the world.
STAFF REPORTER BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is finally returning home on Saturday after over two months stay in the British capital London for treatment of her eyes and knees.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (BTRC) has suspended the operation of social networking platform Facebook, Messenger, Viber and WhatsApp in Bangladesh for security reason.
Jamaat-e-Islami called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Thursday protesting the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that upheld the death penalty of war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed.
STAFF REPORTER The government has finally taken punitive measures against 95 hajj and umrah agencies out total 104 accused agencies including the agencies of HAAB and ATAB leaders for their involvement in human trafficking in the guise of sending people…
Chittagong Correspondent Chittagong Bureau: A court in Chittagong convicted five accused with life imprisonment including Rahima Dacoit of Banskhali for alleged abduction of five years old child in Chittagong .
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) sent two police officer of city’s Pallabi Police Station in a murder case in connection with death of Jony of Pallabi area.
A couple was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a microbus and CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Lalmai Bazar in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Ali Azam, 70, a resident of Karpati village…
Mayor of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu has put emphasis on improving hygienic sanitation facilities for the common people of the city to promote safe hygienic practices.He was speaking at the inauguration of construction of a public…
An Italian citizen has been injured in gunfire by miscreants near BRTC bus stand at Mirzapore in Dinajpur town today, Wednesday.The victim, Pierro Pechon, 50, was shot around 8:00am and has been admitted to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. He is…
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced four persons to death for killing a class-9 girl after rape in Faridpur three years back. Judge Abdur Rahman Sarder of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 also fined the Tk 20,000 each. However,…
A court here on Tuesday framed charges against four accused in the case for killing schoolboy Abu Sayeed.Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Abdur Rashid passed an order for starting the trial of the case on November 19.The…
The five Indian children, who were detained by police in Basurhat municipality area in Companiganj upazila on October 24, were handed over to Indian authorities on Monday.The children are Shamim, 8, Shahin, 7, Tawkin, 3, Nasrin, 3 and Wabayed, 1.…
Police arrested 15 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-Shibir during a drive in different areas of the district on various charges on Monday night.Inspector Mahbubur Rahman of Special Branch (SB) said a team of police conducted the drive in…
A minor girl was killed in a road accident at Goaliakhola area in sadar upazila today morning.The deceased was identified as Ismat Akter, 5, daughter of Ali Ahmed of the area.Police sources said the accident occurred when a locally made…
Two massive Emirates A380 jets take to the skies last week, wearing special livery in support of United for Wildlife, a global collaboration that unites the efforts of the world’s leading wildlife charities in the fight against the illegal wildlife…
The indefinite transport strike in Rajshahi, enforced by district Motor Workers’ Union from early Sunday, was called off Sunday night. Mahtab Hossain , general secretary of the union, came up with the announcement on Sunday night as the administration assured…
An under-trial prisoner died at Sadar Hospital here on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Babar Ali, 67, son of late Abdur Rahman of Atahar Dighipara village in Sadar upazila and an accused in a case under the Narcotics Control…
A ‘joint force’ of different agencies during a drive in different areas of the district from Sunday night to Monday morning arrested 37 people including 15 activists of Jamaat-Shibir on various charges.A team of the ‘joint force’, comprising members of…
A man was reportedly stabbed and shot to death by an extortionist in Maichchora village in Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ismail, 45, son of Abdul Mannan, a resident of the village and a farmer.
Dhaka – Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport arrested a Indian national and recovered 4 kgs gold from his possessions on Sunday afternoon.
Rajshahi Motor-Sramik Union went on an indefinite transport strike in the district on Sunday morning demanding a ban on plying of illegal vehicles on different roads and highways of the region.Mahatab Ali, general secretary of Rajshahi Motor-Sramik Union, called the…
Four people received burn injuries as gas a cylinder used for inflating balloons blasted at Majidbari village in Kalkini upazila on Sunday morning.The injured were identified as Siraj Sarker, 60, Sumon Sarder, 19, Humayun, 35, and Aslam, 25–all residents of…
A van driver was killed on the spot when a truck dashed his van in Matikata area on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj Highway under Godagari upazila of the district today, police said.The deceased was identified as Tony, 35, son of Alauddin of Sahabdipur…
SIRAJGANJ, Nov 13, 2015 (BSS) – Two persons were killed when a truck and a private car collided head on at Zaail over bridge on west connecting road of Bangabandhu bridge this noon.The victims were identified as driver of the…