Dhaka – Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman has been declared the Central Bank Governor of the Year for Asia 2015 by The Emerging Markets Newspaper (UK based financial newspaper of the Euromoney Group), signifying the growing recognition and confidence…
An auto-rickshaw driver was electrocuted to death in Railway station area under Boalia Police Station in the city yesterday morning, police and hospital sources said.The deceased was identified as Biplob Hossain, 24, son of Aslam Hossain of Darusha village under…
Staff reporter A labour was killed and four others were injured as a boundary wall collapsed in Bangshal area of the city on Saturday afternoon.
Police in several drives from Wednesday to Friday arrested the prime accused of the double-murder of Sandwip upazila Mishu along with his three accomplices from Sandwip of the district and Khulna.Police also recovered two pistols, two single barrel guns, two…
Three children of a family have remained missing since October 7 from their house at Kajalshah in the city.The missing were identified as Asia Begum, 12, Sadia Begum, 8, and Irham, 3, children of Dulal Ahmed, an employee of a…
The UK fears fresh attacks on westerners in Bangladesh and those can be “indiscriminate” in nature, it says in an updated travel advice for Britons.“There is a high threat from terrorism. Further attacks targeting westerners may occur,” summarised its new…
A man and his two sons were killed when a truck knocked down them at Begumpur Bazar in Osmaninagar upazila on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Arju Mia, 40, and his two sons—Kaiyum, 14, and Shahid Mia, 12, of…
One person was killed and 30 others were injured when two passenger buses collided head-on near Jagir on Dhaka-Aricha highway this morning.The identity of the victim was not known immediately. The injured persons were admitted to Manikganj Sadar Hospital.
The 21st death anniversary of legendary artist SM Sultan will be observed in a befitting manner here tomorrow. Elaborate programmes have been chalked out by the SM Sultan Foundation and district administration to observe the day.The programmes include Qurankhwani, placing…
Police arrested a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from his house at Gopal village in Shalikha upazila on Wednesday in connection with the cases for subversive activities and terrorism. The arrestee was identified as Anup Biswas, convener of…
Police arrested a man along with 1,000 litres of sulfuric acid from a shop in front of Rajmahal Cinema Hall in the district town on Wednesday.The arrestee was identified as Jaharul Haque, 26, son of Hazrat Ali, a resident of…
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) sent back two Bangladeshi young men through Lauergarh border in Tahirpur upazila on Wednesday night.They are Haque Miah, 17, son of Satu Miah, a resident of Lauergarh village, and Ali Hossain,16, son of Abul Hossain,…
A man was killed as he was crushed under the wheels of a truck at Kuadar Sat Mile on the Jessore-Keshabpur road in Jessore Sadar upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Ashiqur Rahman,45, son of Bakar Mollah, a…
Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a battery-run human hauler (locally called Nasimon) at Aladipur on the Pabna-Nagarbari highway in Bera upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Akbar…
A young man hacked his wife to death and strangled his stepson in South Keraniganj upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Shahera,30, and her 10-year-old son Foysal.
A mobile court here yesterday seized 8,000 metres of current nets from different points of Padma river under Bagha upazila of the district.Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO) accompanied by a BGB team conducted a combing operation and…
Detective Branch of police today arrested Bogra district unit Jubo Dal president Shiper al Bakhtiar from Malatinagar area in Bogra town today.Police said Bakhtiar, also Bogra municipality Ward 11 councilor, was accused in 15 cases including of creating violence.
Two youths were killed in a road accident at Noyakhaler Mukh area under Satkhania upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 28, and Monwar Hossain, 23, both hailed from Mirersarai Upazila of the district.
Indian intelligence agencies are discounting the possibility of Islamic State’s involvement in the recent killings of an Italian and a Japanese national in Bangladesh, says the ‘ Times of India’ newspaper.The report, quoting Indian intelligence officials, said they suspect the…
Police recovered the hanging body of a housewife from Batna village in Haripur upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Razia, 42, wife of Koria Mohammad, a resident of the village.
The World Habitat Day was observed here today in a befitting manner.Chuadanga district public works department chalked out an elaborate programme to observe the day. The programmes included procession and discussion meeting.
Cage culture has bright prospects of yielding around 10,000 metric tons of additional fishes valued at around Taka 150 crore only in two rivers of Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts annually.Prospect of commercial fish farming in river and different other open…
Staff reporter Law enforcement agencies have taken all-out security measures to keep the law and order situation normal during Durga Puja, one of biggest religious festivals of the Hindu community.
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Mohammed Javed died in a ‘grenade explosion’ on Tuesday, a day after his arrest in Chittagong.Babul Akter, additional deputy commissioner of Chittagong police’s Detective Branch, told bdnews24.com that JMB military wing chief Md Javed was accompanying…
A man was killed allegedly by his brother at Goga Purbapara village in Sharsha upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Azizur Rahman, 27, son of late Nabi Saddi of the village.
A female domestic help allegedly looted valuables including gold ornaments and cash from a house at Khalishadah village in Kumarkhali upazila after making the house inmates unconscious by mixing sedative in their meals on Monday.The victims were identified as Shahidul…
An assistant sub-inspector of Pakshi police camp was found dead at a field near Pakshi Paper Mill in Pakshi upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Sujaul Islam, 35, son of Abdul Kashem Pramanik of Sadar upazila in Bogra district.
Japanese citizen Kunio Hoshi, who was gunned down on Saturday allegedly by Islamic State militants, had converted to Islam three months ago, locals claim. Several people and an Imam of a mosque in the locality in Munshiparha where Kunio lived…
Sculptors and other artists concerned commonly known as pauls are passing their days with very busy in making statues of Hindu goddess ahead of the community’s biggest Durga Puja festival in Rajshahi city and nine upazilas of the district along…
A labourer died from electrocution at Terosri Bazar in Ghior upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Islam, 50, son of late Kasim Uddin, a resident of Basudebbari village.