The nationwide 83-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended on Tuesday afternoon amid stray incidents of violence, leaving a person dead in Satkhira.
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Discussion meeting on BTV anniversary
A discussion meeting in connection with the 50th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Television (BTV) organized by district administration was held today in the conference room of Deputy Commissioner of Faridpur.
Seven held for possessing bomb-making material in Dhaka
Police have arrested 7 persons for possessing 8 kg of explosives used to make handmade bombs from the capital’s Khilgaon area. Joint Commissioner of Dhaka police Md Monirul Islam told reporters on Monday that the recovery was made early on…
Deposit firearms by Dec 27: Home ministry
Ahead of the 10th parliamentary elections, the Home Ministry on Monday asked all to deposit their legal firearms and ammunition to the nearest Police Station or the legal dealers by December 27.
Blast rocks district court area
A litigant woman was injured in a cocktail explosion in the court area of old Dhaka during the BNP-led 18 party opposition sponsored blockade of Monday. A cocktail hit Tanjeela Islam Shapla, 32, on her head at about 2.3 pm…
3 injured in cracker blasts in city
Dhaka – Three shop employees suffered splinter injuries as miscreants exploded three bombs in the city’s Anandabazar area on Monday evening. The injured people were identified as Md Raju, 22, an employee of a footwear shop, Md Nur Alam, 22,…
Zohra Tajuddin laid to eternal rest
Dhaka – Awami League Presidium member Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, who died on Friday, was laid to eternal rest on Sunday evening. Zohra, also the wife of country’s first Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad, was buried at Banani Graveyard in the capital…
Cotton mill gutted in Khulna
A cotton mill was gutted in a devastating fire at Bejerdanga area in Fultala upazila on Sunday morning.
AL MP Dipu dies of brain hemorrhage
Ruling Awami League MP Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu, 49, has died at a Dhaka hospital. He died of brain haemorrhage around 3am on Saturday, the MP’s personal assistant Abu Ahmed Lipu told journalists.
More home-made bombs recovered in Dhaka
More bombs have been recovered from Mohammadpur in Dhaka. 32 handmade bombs and a huge quantity of explosives and gunpowder was recovered from the Geneva Camp , which houses the ‘Stranded Pakistanis’.
RMG worker killed in Narayanganj road accident
A RMG worker was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in Shimultoli area on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway under Araihajar upazila of the district this morning.
Syeda Zohra Tajuddin passes away
Dhaka – Awami League Presidium member Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, also wife of country’s first prime minister Tajuddin Ahmad, died of old-age complications at a city hospital on Friday morning. She was 80. She breathed her last at the United Hospitals…
100 powerful hand bombs seized in city: 2 held
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive seized nearly 100 powerful hand bombs and huge bomb-making materials from Geneva Camp in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Friday.
Female schoolteacher killed in Sirajganj truck crash
A female schoolteacher was killed as a truck knocked down her at Baby Taxi Stand in Chouhali upazila on Thursday.
2 killed in Bhola road crash
Two people were killed when a motorcycle collided head-on with a human hauler (Tempo) in Char Shashibhushon area of Charfashion upazila on Friday.
Police stop Manch march towards Pak HC
Several activists of the Ganajagaran Manch, including its spokesperson Imran H Sarker, have been injured when police charged baton to stop their procession that was taken out demanding suspension of diplomatic ties with Pakistan.
Security at airports enhanced
Security has been ratcheted up at Dhaka and Chittagong international airports fearing sabotage amid the political unrest and violence. Authorities at Bangladesh’s two premiere airports say additional security officials have been deployed. Neither any vehicle nor any person is being…
Slack 3rd day blockade passes off
The third day of the 72-hour countrywide road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party opposition alliance, passed off in a relaxed way on Thursday. There was no report of any major incident of violence in any part of the country…
Woman allegedly killed in Mirpur
Police have recovered body of a woman from Dhaka’s Mirpur area. Her relatives have alleged that she was killed for dowry. Police found 28-year old Sharmin Morshed Maha hanging from the ceiling in a house early on Thursday.
542 bottles of wine seized in Sylhet
An anti-smuggling mobile team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 542 bottles Indian ‘Officers’ Choice’ brand wine from Companyganj frontier of Sylhet district Wednesday.
17 shops gutted in N’ganj fire
At least 17 shops were destroyed by a fire that broke out in Battala rail line area in Fatulla of the city on Wednesday night.
Interbank transaction matrix from January
Interconnectedness among the banks and other depository institutions sometimes causes risks for themselves. Moreover, if the problem is systemic then such risks will not remain confined within a specific institution rather it will cause risks to other interconnected financial institutions,…
PSO of AFD meets CEC as election gets closer
Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of Armed Forces Division Major General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq on Wednesday met Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad. The PSO met the CEC at the latter’s Election Commission Secretariat office at 1:30pm, AKM Mazharul…
Khilkhet police OC, reported sick, missing
The OC of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Khilkhet station has gone missing for the past four days. Shamim Hossain was last seen going out of his workstation on Saturday complaining of sickness.
EU says pesticides may harm human brains
Two neonicotinoid chemicals may affect the developing nervous system in humans, according to the EU.
Female college student killed in Manikganj road mishap
A female college student was killed as a shallow engine-driven pickup van hit a rickshaw carrying her at a bus stand in the district town on Wednesday.
Current killings have no relations with polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Tuesday said there is no relation between the current killings in the ongoing countrywide violence and the election. “There’s no relation between these (killings) and the election. Such incidents also took place before…
Road crash killed 3 in Tangail & Dinajpur
A college girl was killed in a road accident in Hajir Morh area in Chirirbandar upazila of the district on Monday.
Young generation to take responsibility for national development
Vice Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi has called upon the young generations to take the responsibility for national development with due patriotic zeal.
Rizvi hospitalised
Dhaka – BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was shifted to Birdem Hospital from the Dhaka Central Jail as he fell sick on Monday. BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan at a press conference at BNP’s chairperson’s Gulshan…