MADARIPUR: A head-on collision between a local bus and a microbus in Dasar area of the district Friday noon left five people dead and 14 others with injuries.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took place around 1pm. Dasar Thana officer-in-charge Emdadul

PATUAKHALI: Four members of family died from electrocution in a pond in which a live electric wire had fallen at Dholapara village under Bauphal upazila of the district Friday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Hye, 50, his two daughters Tina, 22 and Dina, 20 and Ibrahim Khan, 45.The

DHAKA: The met office forecasted that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in five divisions due to active monsoon over Bangladesh.Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay.Meteorologist Abul Kalam Mollik said that heavy to heavy rain is likely to

GAZIPUR: At least five people, including a woman, were killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Naojor area on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Friday morning.Of the deceased, four were identified as Saidur Rahman, 20, driver of the human hauler and son of Hazrat Ali of Jhinaigati

DHAKA: A parliamentary sub-committee found no evidence of former state minister for liberation war affairs ABM Tajul Islam’s involvement in the gold crests scam.The crests were however given to the foreign nationals for their contribution to the War of Liberation in 1971. But, the

DHAKA: A youth was killed as a bus knocked him down in city’s Kalyanpur area Thursday evening.The victim has been identified as MA Hayat (27), son of Mohammad Yusuf Uddin of Sadar upazila of Bogra district.Hayat died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) undergoing treatment,

HABIGANJ: At least three people were killed and 10 injured as a boat capsized in Gardair river in Ajmeri upazila of Habiganj district on Thursday afternoon.The victims include a man (50), a woman (20) and a child (5). But details of the victims could be known immediately.Locals said that

MAGURA: Two motorcyclists were killed as a bus rammed into the vehicle on Magura-Faridpur Highway in Kachhundi area on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Shamsur Rahman Shamin, 29, son of Ekram Hossain of Sitarampur village and Obaidur, 27, son of Garakhola village under Madhukhali

BRAHMANBARIA: Militants of Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria had shot two Bangladesh nationals in Libya on Tuesday noon.The victims were identified as Mosleh Uddin (30), a resident of Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria and Arifur Siddique (28) of Barisal.A Bangladeshi expatriate in

TANGAIL: At least eight people were killed and 16 injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Basail of Tangail district Thursday afternoon.Confirming the matter to banglanews Gorai Highway Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Humayun Kabir said the accident took place on

GAZIPUR: At least eight people, including three children, were killed as a train knocked a passenger carrying CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gazipur on Thursday afternoon.Details of the victims could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter to banglanews Joydebpur Station Master Shahidul

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday praised Special Security Force (SSF) members and expressed sympathy for discharging additional duty to provide her security.The premier made the inspirational speech while addressing to the SSF members on its 29th founding anniversary at

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members detained two drug peddlers with 80,000 yaba tablets from the port city’s Nimtala Bishwa Road area on early Thursday.The arrestees are top aides of drug ring leader Zahidul Islam alias Alo.RAB Chittagong Zone assistant director (media)

COX’S BAZAR: Muggers chopped dead a police constable at the Laboni Point beach of the district Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Parvez Hossain, 22, son of one Bashir, hailed from Gaurisen village of Comilla sadar.Witnesses said muggers stabbed plain clothed on-duty

BRAHMANBARIA: At least two people were killed and three injured as a passenger bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Injamamul Haque (22), son of Enamul Haque of Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj district and

SYLHET: At least three people were killed and scores injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district on Thursday noon.Details of the victims could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter to banglanews Osmaninagar Thana

DHAKA: International President Emeritus of Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) Hassan Shahriar expressed his shock at the death of eminent journalist Atiqul Alam. In his condolence message through SMS (short message service) to banglanews on Thursday, Hassan Shahriar termed Atiqul

DHAKA: Considering the betterment of readymade garments (RMG) workers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged foreign buyers to increase the price of RMG products.The premier made the urge when outgoing the Netherlands ambassador Gerben Sjoerd de Jong met her in city on Wednesday.PM’s

DHAKA: For the first time, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy will start his visit in the ministries.He is expected to visit power, energy and mineral resources ministry first on August 2.State minister for

DHAKA: Journalist Atiqul Alam was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in city on Wednesday evening.He was buried besides his daughter after Maghrib prayers at 7:30pm.The deceased’s only son Shawkat Shamim, younger brother Colonel (retd) Nazmul Alam and daughter-in-law and also Shahjalal