DHAKA: Two construction workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank at Dwipchar village in Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid, 38, Imran Hossain Zoardar, 44, of the area.Police sources said the workers entered a septic tank

SIRAJGANJ: A man committed suicide taking poison after giving poison to his two children over family feud at Asanbari village under Tarash Sadar upazila on Wednesday.Father Iadul, 31, and his son Yusuf, 8, died while Iadul’s daughter Iva, 5, is in under treatment.Police said Iadul

THAKURGAON: Members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India held a Bangladeshi national from Dharmagarh borderline under Ranisainkal upazila of the district on Wednesday.The detainee is Mozammel, son of Istefa, resident of the upazila.Thakurgaon BGB-30 Intelligence Officer Major

DHAKA: A student of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) of Jagannath University was killed as a train hit him in city’s Kuril area on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Ismam Tahamid Tishan, 20, son of Ibrahim, resident of Kafrul area.Police sources said a Dhaka-bound

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday summoned the LGED chief engineer Wahidur Rahman for grilling over an allegation of taking illegal benefits by forging the freedom fighter certificate.Deputy Director of the anti-graft body Farid Ahmed Patwari issued the notice that

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive recovered 26 cocktails from Chowdhury More area of Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off, the members of RAB-5 Chapainawabganj camp conducted the drive in the area and recovered the huge

DHAKA: Veteran Journalist Fauzul Karim, also member of the National Press Club, passed away on Wednesday noon. He was 84.Fauzul Karim, cousin of former President and founder of BNP Ziaur Rahman, left his last breath in city’s Green Road Central Hospital due to old-age complication.

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that 144 accident prone turnings of the highways across the country will be widened to avert road accidents.He also said that some Tk 165-crore has been allotted to implement the project.He came up with the assertion to

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint M Fazlul Karim, who is currently serving as Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico, as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to China.External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed the matter through a press release on Wednesday.A

DHAKA: Dainik Kaler Kantho Editor Imdadul Haque Milon and Dainik Bangladesh Pratidin Editor Naem Nizam, on Tuesday in New York, urged the journalists to work unitedly for the development of the country.They made the plea while addressing a seminar ‘Literature and News Papers of

PANCHAGARH: Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque on Wednesday said that the monthly allowance for the freedom fighters (FF) will be increased to Tk 10,000 from Tk 5,000.A new list of freedom fighters will be made after scrutinizing.The minister made the assertion while

COMILLA: A woman and her two children died after they took poison at Baorkhola village under Meghna upzila of the district on Wednesday noon.The deceased were identified as Rekha Begum, 35, her son Imon, 5 and daughter Sumaiya, 8.Locals said Rekha along with her two kids took poison

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued an arrest warrant against Abdul Latif Siddique, recently removed as minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, for hurting people’s religious sentiment.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate court Judge Shahriar Mahmud Adnan issued the

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TANGAIL: Ruling Awami League has sent a show-cause notice to the expelled minister Abdul Latif Siddique as a part of the final process of his termination from the party. The post mail, carried by a postman Mohammad Abdullah, reached at Latif’s permanent address in Kalihati upazila town

DHAKA: Social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali thinks that development programs of the government deserve comprehensive media campaign. He said that the country witness development under Sheikh Hasina’s rule. But comprehensive media campaign is needed for those. The minister commented

DHAKA: India’s Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao welcomed the visiting Bangladeshi team on Tuesday. The 100-member Bangladesh delegation met the governor at 12:00pm (India local time) at the governor office called Rajbhaban. Maharashtra governor invited the team to visit the

DHAKA: Due to an unavoidable reason, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) postponed its pre-scheduled protest Wednesday. BNP Press Wing officer Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews. The protest was scheduled to be held at National Press Club Auditorium demanding release of

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday detained the mastermind of G4S Security Services Bangladesh (P) Ltd (formerly Group 4 Securicor) money stealing scandal. Sources said that the detainee is Shahidul Islam Shawn, 24, security guard of G4S. He, however, was nabbed from

DHAKA: Removed Post, Telecommunications and ICT Minister Abdul Latif Siddique may lose his ‘Red Passport’ following cancellation of his parliament membership. However, the fate of Latif Siddique as MP at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will be decided finally after Speaker Shirin Sharmin