A man was killed as a truck rammed his car at Nasratpur on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam Faruk, 60, a resident of Nurpur village. He was a former managing…
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Train crash cuts off Natore rail links
Train communications of the district with Dhaka and southern districts were disrupted for about eight hours and forty minutes as a train crashed into a truck at a level crossing at Tebaria in the district town Tuesday that left some…
Buddhism symbolises peace, tolerance and humanism
The religion of Buddhism has become a symbol of peace, harmony, tolerance, non- violence and humanism with no record of wrongdoing since inception of the great religion.The observations were made at a discussion arranged in observance of the greatest Manottam…
Jail Killing Day being observed in Rajshahi
The mournful Jail Killing Day is being observed in the city today paying due homage to the four national leaders assassinated inside the Dhaka Central Jail on this day in 1975.City unit of Bangladesh Awami League and its front-organizations observed…
Seedbeds for Boro cultivation in Gaibandha
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up a plan to prepare seed bed to produce healthy seedlings for Boro farming in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current Boro season.DAE office sources said over 1, 21,258…
Fakhrul sent to jail rejecting bail pleas
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka sent BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail rejecting his bail pleas in three violence cases at about 4.30 pm yesterday.
JCD president Rajib on remand
Court Correspondent The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday granted a one-day remand for Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rajib Ahsan in an arson case filed with Rampura Police Station of the city.
A young dead body recovered in city
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from Adabar in te city on early Monday morning.
Media are the mirror of societies:if they are free & critical,we are free and safe: Federica Mogherini
Declaration by the High Representative Federica Mogherini on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 2 November 2015:
Rickshaw-puller stabbed dead in metro
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a rickshaw-puller from Adabar area in the city on Monday morning.
Suspected robber killed in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka-A suspected robber was killed in what police said a gunfight with law enforcers in the city’s Uttarkhan area early Monday.
11 get life term in Fanu Chairman killing case
Eleven persons were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment each in the sensational Fazlur Rahman Fanu killing case in Shingra Upazila of Natore district.Fanu, Chairman of Kalam Union Parishad under Shingra Upazila and Upazila Awami League leader was killed brutally…
Motorbike rider killed in Narayanganj road crash
A motorbike rider was killed and another injured in a road accident at Champaknagar area under Araihajar upazila of the district this morning.The deceased was identified as Mamun Mullah, 25, son of Awal Mullah, a resident of the same area.
Workers’ rights activists demand Ghoroa hotel owner’s punishment
Workers’ rights activists on Sunday demanded that exemplary punishment be meted out to Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ who allegedly shot his employee Riyad to death in the city.
Protest rally at Shahbag, Aziz market closed till Tuesday-ultimatum
DU Correspondent Protesting the brutal murder of publisher Faysal Arefin Dipan, different organizations held demonstration rally, human chain, and issued separate statements and programmes on Sunday.
JSC, JDC exams begin
Ctg Correspondent The Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations held yesterday in Chittagong with the participation of 1,70,398 students.
C& F official held with gold bars in Benapole
Indian customs officials arrested a Bangladeshi C & F agent official along with 12 gold bars in no man’s land area in Benapole check post on Saturday night.The arrestee was identified as Saiful Islam,35, official of Commercial Agency and son…
BNP leader held in Laxmipur
Detectives in a drive arrested a BNP leader from Mandari Bazar area of Sadar upazila on Sunday night on sabotage charges.The arrestee was identified as Riaz uddin, general secretary of Mandari union unit BNP and son of late Fosi Uddin,…
JMB suspect arrested in Mymensingh
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a suspected Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) man from Char Radhakanai village under Fulbaria upazila of the district on Friday night.The arrested person was identified as Hafez Mohammad Belal 31, son of Abdul Hakim of Char…
Hotel employee killing: Police collects video footage
Police have found evidence over the involvement of Ariful Islam Sohel, owner of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’, in the killing of its employee Riyad.
Female schoolteacher killed ‘by husband’ in Bandarban
A female schoolteacher from ethic minority community was killed by slitting throat allegedly by her husband over a family feud at Lama Bazar in Lama upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Maicyaching Marma, 28, wife of Thoaiching Marma,…
Section 144 slapped in Bhola
The local administration has slapped section 144 in Ramnewaz Bazar and Fishery Ghat in Manpura upazila on Saturday as two groups of the local unit of Awami League called separate programmes at the same place and time.Ershad Hossain Khan, upazila…
ECNEC approved infrastructures for Paira Deep Sea Port
The Executive committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Thursday approved a project for developing necessary infrastructures and facilities to operate Paira Deep Sea Port involving Tk 1128.43 crore.
Journalist Mir Aftab Ahmed passes away
Mofossal editor of the vernacular daily Ittefaq Mir Aftab Ahmed, who is also a member of Dhaka Union of Journalist, passed away at his residence in the city’s Moghbazar area on Friday. He was 74. Aftab Ahmed breathed his last…
Injured on Husnei dalan blast man died
A man who suffered burn injures in bomb blasts in front of Old Dhaka’s Huseni Dalan on October 26 died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.
Youth killed ‘by cousin’ in Satkhira
A young man was killed allegedly by his cousin over a trifling matter at Raita village in Kalaroa upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque,22, son of Yunus Ali, a resident of the village.
Hartal for Samya killing in Gobindaganj
A 12-hour hartal enforced by ‘Samya Mancha’ and different professional bodies demanding the arrest and punishment of the killers of schoolboy Ashiqur Rahman Samya, is underway peacefully in Gobindaganj upazila on Wednesday.The deceased Ashiqur Rahman Samya was son of Ataur…
Coal laden cargo capsizes in Pashur river near Sundarbans
A cargo vessel carrying 510 tonnes of coal capsized in the Pasur river in Mongla upazila near the Sundarbans on Tuesday night. Sub-inspector Md Nazrul Islam, officer-in charge of Chandpai Navy police camp, said a Khulna-bound coal laden cargo ship…
Madrasah teacher killed in Pabna road accident
A madrasah teacher was crushed under the wheels of a speeding bus at Dharmagram area on Pabna-Dhaka highway in Sadar upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 55, head teacher of Puspapara Kamil Madrasha in the upazila…
Hizb ut-Tahrir sends leaflets to SC judges
Banned militant outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh has sent leaflets to 41 Supreme Court judges.One Asaduzzaman Asad, who claimed himself to be an employee of ‘Sundarban Courier Service’ was held while distributing the leaflets at the Supreme Court on Wednesday noon.The…