BRAHMANBARIA: Two pedestrians including a minor were killed in a road accident in Radhika Bus Stand area under Sadar upazila of the district Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Yasin Bhuiyan, 32, fish trader and son of late Harmuz Ali of Jograsar village and Saidul Islam, 8,

PABNA: Two people were killed as a pick-up van run them over on Pabna-Dhaka highway in Madhupur Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahiul Alam Sadhu, 50, son of Dr Hossain Ali of Madhupur village and Abdur Rahman, 52, son of

CHANDINA (COMILLA): Seven people sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb on a bus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila early Wednesday.The injured are-- Anjan Kumar Dey, 40, adviser of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro and Sanjit Sharma, teacher of Rangamati Government

DHAKA: A young man was killed when his motorcycle overturned on Khilgaon Flyover of the city Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shanto, 20, hails from Brahmanbaria district.Victim’s fellow, Imon and Mynuddin those also injured in the accident, told banglanews that the

DHAKA: The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, is observed on Tuesday night across the country with due religious fervor.The Muslim devotees passed the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad-mahfil, zikr, and other religious rituals seeking divine

DHAKA: A teenage boy was electrocuted at Madhya Rasulpur Rani Market in city’s Kamrangir Char area Tuesday afternoon.The victim was identified as M Jibon, 17, son of Abdul Barek of the area.The deceased’s elder brother M Harun told banglanews that Jibon came in contract with a live

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been successfully re-elected with second highest votes as member of the Governing Council of three regional institutions of UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).They were elected during recently concluded 71st session of the UNESCAP,

DHAKA: The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, is being observed on Tuesday night across the country with due religious fervor.The Muslim devotees are passing the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad-mahfil, zikr, and other religious rituals

DHAKA: Ansarullah Bangla Team-13 Tuesday issued death threat to seven dignitaries including State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. Deputy Commissioner Abdul Baten confirmed the matter to Banglanews.Amzad Ali Khan, Proctor of Dhaka University, filed a GD with Dhanmondi Thana in

DHAKA: This morning hundreds of children, parents, medical professionals and supporters joined a rally at Dhaka Medical College Hospital to celebrate World Clubfoot Day.Director of Dhaka Medical College Mizanur Rahman, Head of Orthopedic Department Dr. S. M Zaman, and renowned surgeons of

CHITTAGONG: Local administration asked 666 families, dwelling in 11 risky hills of port city, to leave the area by June 8 ahead of monsoon rain.The decision was taken at hills management committee on Tuesday morning at Divisional Commissioner’s office.Owners of the hills, officials of

DHAKA: Five people have died and hundreds are missing after a cruise ship carrying 458 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province.State media said rescuers heard calls from inside the upside-down hull and about a dozen people were rescued.The boat, the Eastern Star,

COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar government will take the 727 boat migrants to Maungdaw district of the country saying it will not push them back to Bangladesh.Acting commander of Teknaf BGB-42 Major Abu Rasel Siddique told banglanews that the Myanmar government sent a letter to Border Guard

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the government officials to work with love and affection for the development of the country.She made the assertion as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of law and administration course for 92nd and 93rd batches at Bangladesh Civil Service

DHAKA: Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Dhaka later this week, the country’s President Pranab Mukherjee approved the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement which will help India strengthen its ties with neighboring Bangladesh.Press Trust of India

DHAKA: An official of a private bank was killed as Mahua Express train hit him in Azampur area in city early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shahin Kader, 38, son of Abdul Mazid of Bashgari village under Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria district.Sources of the family said that

DHAKA: Any country alone is incapable to control human traffickers who are not limited by borders as their network extends from one country to another.This is why inter-country police assistance including the facilities of information collection and sharing is necessary.Delegations from

DHAKA: All the Bangladeshi victims of human trafficking and fortune seekers stranded at sea and in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia will be brought back home within a month.Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque made the disclosure at a briefing at his office on Tuesday noon.He said the

DHAKA: The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed on Tuesday night across the country with due religious fervour. The Muslim devotees will pass the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr, and other religious rituals

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to honour nearly 2,000 Indian soldiers who were killed along with the freedom fighters in the 1971 Liberation war against Pakistan. Hasina will convey her decision in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bangladesh