Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif`s son Rana Sherif was killed in a road accident at the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today, police and hospital sources said.”The accident took place as a motor vehicle hit the microbus of…
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4 died on Bangabandhu Bridge
At least four people were killed and 20 injured in several accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge due to dense fog, leading to snapping vehicular movement on the bridge on Saturday.Bangabandhu Bridge police station (east) officer-in-charge Akhiruzzaman said a bus rammed…
4 killed in accident in Dhaka
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate accidents in the city’s Toragh, Ramna and Kadamtoli areas on Friday.
Islami Oikya Jote severe their link with 20-party alliance
Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) led by Maulana Abdul Latif Nezami yesterday severed the link with the BNP-led 20-party alliance. However, a section of the partly led by its senior vice chairman Advocate Maulana Abdur Rakib has announced to stay with…
Earthquake panic injures 17 students at DU
DU Correspondent At least eighteen students of Dhaka University (DU) were injured as panic gripped the residential area after a strong earthquake hit different parts of Bangladesh on early Monday.
One died in earthquake
A young boy died while rushing out of his Dhaka residence during the earthquake that jolted Bangladesh, India and Myanmar early Monday.The deceased is Atiqur Rahman, 23, a resident of city’s Jurain area. His neighbour Rahman said Atiqur fell sick…
29 BD nationals returned from India
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 29 Bangladeshi nationals, including four children and eight women, to Border Guard Bangldesh (BGB) through Benapole Check post on Saturday night.
Clash between 2 groups of BNP
Several people were injured during a chase and counter-chase between BNP and ‘Ashol BNP’ in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in the city on Saturday.
Abducted girl rescued in Savar
Police in a drive rescued a young girl, who had been reportedly abducted by a young man on December 25, from a house at Majidpur in Hemayetpur early Friday.
“Muspana” the env friendly cooking stove launched
Filament Engineering Ltd (FEL), a local engineering firm, has launched environmentally friendly clean cooking stoves for rural people to replace their conventional stoves that use biomass which mainly comes from fuelwood.
Election of 13 Municipals of Rajshahi held through chaos and indisipline
RU Correspondent The election of 13 Municipals of Rajshahi held through clash, chaos and life-threathening. During the occurring polls BNP candid was battered by his rival of Awami league in Taherpur municipal while local Awami league leaders burnt the election…
Police submit charge sheet on Shahadat’s wife case
Court Correspondent Police on Tuesday submitted charge sheet against suspended national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmin Jahan Nitto in a case filed for torturing their minor domestic help.
University students killed in Trishal highway
Two students of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University were killed in a road accident in Dorirampur area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Monday evening.The deceased are Abdullah Al Mamun, 20, first year student of computer…
RAB kills JMB militants at Gazipur
RAB says it has gunned down two ‘militants’ in a raid at Bhogrha in Gazipur.The elite police unit busted what it says was a ‘militant hideout’ tucked away into an abandoned house at Jogitola near Gazipur-Chittagong bypass on Sunday midnight.RAB…
BGB will deploy from Dec 28 to 31
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will remain deployed from Monday in all the municipalities that are set to go to polls on December 30.
JMB caught in Chittagong
Detectives in a drive arrested three suspected members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and seized huge arms, bomb making substance and 12 sets of army uniforms from Aman Bazar area of city.The drive began on Saturday morning…
Suicide bomb attack in Rajshahi
A man was killed in a blast while exploding bomb in a mosque of Ahmadia community at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi during Jumaa prayers on Friday.Many people, members of 15-16 families of Ahmadia community in the Syedpur Bokpara neighbourhood, were…
BGB & Coast Guard to deploy in Dec 30 polls
Alongside the regular law enforcement agencies, a platoon of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed on election duty in each of 102 municipalities for four days from December 28 to 31.
Prof. Yunus,& Dr.Yousuf,VC of DIU signed documents to collaborate Social Business
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman Yunus Centre and Dr. Yousuf Mahbubul Islam, Vice Chancellor of Daffodil International University (DIU) holding documents after signing them on 24th December, 2015 to collaborate on Social Business research and knowledge promotion. Daffodil International…
Raid on suspected JMB militant at Mirpur
Police and RAB personnel have started a raid on a house at Dhaka’s Mirpur, on information that it was used as a hideout by militants of the Jamaat’ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson Jahangir Alam told bdnews24.com that the…
50 shanties catch by fire at agargaon
A fire was caught at a slum gutting a least 50 shanties in the city’s Tejgaon Silpanchal area on Wednesday afternoon.
Partial cross-exam against MP Bodi’s case
Court Correspondent The defence lawyers of the graft case against Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi on Wednesday partially cross-examined ACC Deputy Director Abdus Sobhan.
Fire at Dhaka slum
At least 30 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka in the early hours of Wednesday.Fire service officials said one of the shanties at a slum near the Dhaka Udyan at Mohammadpur caught…
Dhaka International Trade Fair to begin on Jan 1
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2016, the 21st edition of the annual mega event, will begin in the city on January1.
Tulip credited her victory to the relentless support of expatriate Bangladeshis
Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a member of the House of Commons, hoped that Bangladeshi men will also make their way eventually into the British parliament alongside women.
Umrah visa banned for BD nationals
The government of Saudi Arabia has withdrawn its ban on issuing visas to Bangladeshi nationals for performing Umrah.
‘Arakan Army’ leader & 4 others sent to jail
A court here on Sunday sent four people, including a suspected leader of Myanmar insurgent group ‘Arakan Army’, to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in three separate cases filed with Rajasthali Police Station.
EC fined 4 mayoral & 3 councilor candidates for violating code
The Election Commission on Saturday fined four mayoral candidates and three councilor candidates of Chougachha municipality for violating code of conduct.