DHAKA: Advance selling of bus tickets at Makhali bus stand in city for holidaymakers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival will start from July 8.Bus Owners Association told banglanews that respective bus service counters will provide tickets for Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra, Naogaon, Sylhet,

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Highway police recovered 300 tortoises of rare species from Savar on Dhaka-Aricha highway on Friday noon. Savar Highway police Officer-in-charge Sanwar Hossain said acting on tip off that 300 tortoises of rare species, smuggled from India, are being taken through the

DHAKA: Two employees were found dead in a office room of Mouchak Tower in city’s Siddeshwari Circular road on Friday.The deceased were identified as Sohag, 15 and Nasirul, 18, employees of HM Technology at fifth floor of the building.Confirming the matter, Ramna Thana officer-on-Charge

DHAKA: Security has been beefed up in city's Paltan area centering the protest processions of Hefazat-e-Islam demanding re-arrest of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique.Security cordon of police were seen in the area from 11am Friday.Large number of police has been deployed in Paltan

DHAKA: A special court of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal delivered its verdict of the revision trial in the Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun killing case early Friday.After three days’ hearing, the court upheld its previous verdict that acquitted the BSF constable Amiya

LONDON: Bangladesh has made progress in achieving Millennium Development Goals. Renowned journalist Mishal Husain has focused such information in her series report in BBC World from Dhaka during a spot visit.In her report, Mishal Husain said, "We’ve come to Bangladesh because it is one

TANGAIL:  Four people were killed and another one sustained injuries in a road accident in Kostapara area on Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu Bridge highway on Friday.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Highway Alenga police outpost In-Charge Sergent Kamruzzman Raj told

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A total of 74 trafficking victims, including 72 women and two children, have returned home through Benapole land port in Jessore Thursday evening.India government has sent the victims by providing them travel permit.However, India’s Petrapole Immigration Police

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the iftar program, hosted by President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in city on Thursday evening.Speaker of the House, Chief Justice, cabinet members, opposition leaders, diplomats and other civil and military high-ups also joined the iftar.The

DHAKA: A housewife reportedly died after falling from the roof of her in-law’s house in city’s Badda area on Thursday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Shimu Akhtar (25), wife of a Saudi-expatriate Qamruzzaman.Shimu’s sister-in-law said that the victim was rushed to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense has received a big boost with the donation of firefighting apparatus and equipment by China.As a token of friendship of the Chinese people towards Bangladesh, China donated 100 towing vehicles, 150 water mist fire motorcycle and many other

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted to banglanews24.com, leading online news portal of Bangladesh, with link of achievements of his government in last one year.In his tweet, he said, “Dear Banglanews24.com, The past 12 months have been historic and remarkable in

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against three people, including two officers of Sonali Bank, on allegation of embezzling money.ACC deputy director Mir Joynal Abedin Sibly filed the case with Motijheel Thana on Thursday.The accused are Sonali Bank NCTV branch former

DHAKA: US Embassy in Dhaka has congratulated Bangladesh Thursday for becoming a lower-middle income country, meeting the World Bank's requirements.Bangladesh and two other countries were upgraded to the lower-middle income category by the World Bank, with Bangladesh's per capita income

BRAHMANBARIA: Police seized 10 petrol bombs from sub-registry office in Bancharampur upazila of the district on Thursday.The bombs were found abandoned by an office room of deed writers of the sub-registry office around 11:15am in the day.Bancharampur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad

SAVAR: Police recovered slaughtered body of a businessman from Amin Bazar and body of an unidentified woman in Nama Bazar in Savar on Thursday morning.Police sources said local people informed Savar Model Thana when they saw the slaughtered body of a sand trader Sanu Hawladar floating in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her optimism saying that Bangladesh will become a middle income nation before 2021.She made the hope while inaugurating the project of developing the domestic airport in Cox’s Bazar to an international level.The PM was talking in a video

One cousin of mine whose parents embraced martyrdom in 1971 was other day chatting with me on Skype. She was completely out of wits. She and her husband are reputed physicians. Their only daughter a student of private university in Bangladesh has serious drug issues. The girl is

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police detained two criminals of Shahjada Gang from Rampura area early Thursday.During the drive, a foreign-made pistol and three rounds of bullet were recovered from their possession.The detainees are Nura, 25, and Russell, 27.DMP Media

DHAKA: Police has detained the plaintiff of Bhashantek’s Nasir Killing case Mosharraf Hossain from a fishery in Cantonment area of the city on Wednesday afternoon, claim family members.Mosharraf’s wife Dina Akter told banglanews that Bhashantek Thana SI Kamrul along with two other