DHAKA: The Election Commission (RC) is set to ensure a tight security for Dhaka North, South and Chittagong city corporation polls with deployment of some 78,730 members of different law enforcement agencies, sources concerned said.Voting to Dhaka South, Dhaka North and Chittagong city

DHAKA: Bangladesh Government is sending humanitarian assistance including medical teams and medicine to Nepal in the wake of the devastation caused in Nepal by a major earthquake on Sunday.The medical teams would be working with the Nepalese Government in assisting the affected people

DHAKA: Two special flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reach Dhaka on Sunday noon from Nepal though it’s ‘Tribhuban Airport’ closed due to earthquake and emergency situation.Bangladesh Foreign Ministry sources confirmed the matter to banglanews Saturday night.Quoting

DHAKA: Unnatural deaths of three persons in separate incidents have been reported in city on Saturday.Among the deceased, one has been identified as Delwar Khan (50), a rickshaw-puller, who succumbed to his injuries in a road accident.A teen Shahinur (19) committed suicide by taking

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep condolence to the bereaved families of earthquake victims.However, over 700 people have died in a massive quake, mainly in Nepal on Saturday morning. Causalities in India and Bangladesh have also been reported.PM’s press secretary

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) secretary Sirajul Islam on Saturday said a total of 80,000 law enforcers including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Ansar, coastguard members, will be deployed in the upcoming city corporations elections.Sirajul Islam was talking

DHAKA: Bangladesh embassy in Nepal has opened help desks for emergency communication after the country was hit by massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake Saturday noon.External Publicity Wing of the foreign ministry issued a press release regarding the matter.The Help Desk numbers are: 

DHAKA: A massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck at Lamjung, 81 kilometers north-west of Nepal capital city Kathmandu, followed by more aftershocks at different parts of the country for fourteen times.United States Geological Survey (USGS) said a 7.9-magnitude of earthquake originated at

DHAKA: A worker died and about 100 people, mostly women, were injured when a stampede broke out at an apparel factory in Karnapara area of Savar, outskirts of capital Dhaka, on Saturday noon as earthquakes created panic there.Of the inured, 20 people were in critical condition, said

DHAKA:  European Union (EU) on Friday urged all sides in Bangladesh to refrain from any actions that could spark further violence in the country."In the run up to the vote for the mayoral elections in Dhaka and Chittagong, all sides must refrain from any actions that could spark further

DHAKA: Three buildings, including ASA Tower, have tilted at different places in the capital on Saturday noon during 7.5 earthquake that jolted Bangladesh, Nepal and India.Of these, ASA tower located in capital’s Shyamoli area, a six-storey building in Ershadnagar and another

DHAKA: At least two people were killed, dozens injured and several buildings including three in the capital damaged-tilted after massive earthquake and aftershocks felt across the country.A former lady school teacher died of cardiac arrest in Pabna during the quake. while a worker was

GAZIPUR: A multi-storey building of an industrial group in Sreepur Upazila of the district has been tilted due to the strong earthquake that jolted the country along with its neighboring Nepal, India and Pakistan.The tilt created panic among the workers but no injury has been

DHAKA: A massive earthquake has hit Bangladesh, Nepal and north and north-east India on Saturday noon.United States Geological Survey said a 7.9-magnitude of earthquake jolted Lamjung, 81 kilometer north-west of Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal, at 12:11:25pm Bangladesh time.At same time,

DHAKA: A massive earthquake has been felt in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Sylhet and several other parts of the country.The tremor was felt around 12:11pm on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The quake measured over 7.5 on the Richter scale.The

PANCHAGARH: A Bangladesh national was shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Ghagra frontier of Haribhasa union of the district sadar early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Samiul Haque, 45, son of Samij Uddin of Shyampara of Haribhasa union.Locals said the BSF

DHAKA: At least 16 passengers of a bus sustained injuries in a road accident near to Bar Council in city’s Matsya Bhaban area on Saturday morning. The injured—Nayam, 28, Pir Ali, 65, Mafijul, 24, Abdur Rahman, 32, Fatema, 55, Billal,30, Ali Nur, 65, Rahima, 50, Jobila, 50, Momita,13,

DHAKA: A man, who sustained injuries during Ashulia bank robbery, died at Enam Medical College and Hospital (EMCH) in Savar on Friday night, raising the death toll to nine.The deceased was identified as Aiyub Ali, 70, retired Nayek of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a resident of

KHULNA: An alleged criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and police in Fultala Upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sohel Rana, 25, son of Wahab Ali Sardar, of Ranagati village of Avoynagar Thana. Officer-in-Charge of Rukonuzzaman

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will host a reception Saturday for Team Masrafe for their outstanding success in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) Series and only T20 against visiting Pakistan.The reception will be held through hosting lunch at the Prime Minister's