JAMALPUR: Police, on Sunday, recovered the body of a woman who along with three others had gong missing in the trawler capsize in the Jamuna River in Kulakandi area of the district Saturday.The deceased was identified as Kalabanu, 40 while the missing are Mostafa Bepari, 35, Mangal

DHAKA: Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume its full-blown domestic operations from Monday as per earlier announcement and new schedule.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the flight at Shahjalal International Airport Sunday.The premier said, “Biman is going to resume its

DINAJPUR: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was killed as a bus rammed into him in Ansar Club Bottala area in sadar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.The victim has been identified as Shafiqul, who was working as a signalman of Dinajpur Sadar BGB. He was a son of Hasmat Ali of

DHAKA: A group of miscreants slaughtered a man at his house at Mill Barrack in city’s Gandaria area Sunday noon.The victim has been identified as Sani Sarkar (45).The blood-stained body was brought at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where on-duty doctor declared him dead on

DHAKA: United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has called the authorities concerned to ensure a ‘transparent, inclusive, and credible’ poll for Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations, scheduled for April 28, assuring UN’s commitment to ‘supporting Bangladesh’.A report on UN

DHAKA: Captain Moin Ahmed has been elected new Director General of International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).The polls took place in the 23rd of the IMSO Assembly held at IMO Headquarters in London on November 25

DHAKA: Customs intelligence recovered ten kilograms gold from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Sunday.Customs Assistant Commissioner Faridul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said custom officials raided a flight of Biman on

BOGRA: At least 15 persons were killed as a nor’wester lashed in different areas in Bogra district on Saturday evening.Scores are also injured in the storm.Besides, the storm made a huge damage of crops and establishments. It had also uprooted some thousands of trees resulting electric

DHAKA: Due to ongoing political unrest, the country incurred a loss of Tk 4,900-crore, which is 0.55 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed the information in a press conference at Brac Centre in city’s Mohakhali area Sunday noon.The brief

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two people along with three tonnes of hilsa fry (jatka) from Karwan Bazar area of the city on Sunday morning. The identity of the detainees could not be known.A team of RAB-3 conducted a drive in fish cold storage at

CHITTAGONG: A female garment worker was killed and three others injured in a road mishap in Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CPEZ) area in the port city Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Rani, 28, a CEPZ factory worker, while identities of the injured could not be known.Fire

FROM GULSHAN: After a 92-day stay at political office, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia retuned to her Gulshan residence on Sunday noon.Khaleda Zia, who had been staying her Gulshan political office Since January 3, went back to her residence after appearing before the court and getting bail

DHAKA: PROI Worldwide has added the Triune Group, a leading full service integrated communications agency in Bangladesh, further boosting its position in the Asia-Pacific Region which represents an increasing share of its global US$ 615 million fee income reports the world’s largest

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division fixed Monday for pronouncing verdict on the review petition filed challenging the death penalty for war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman.The appellate division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha fixed the date Sunday after

DHAKA: Two electricians were electrocuted in Bijoy Shoroni area of the city while repairing a billboard early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 39, and Abbas Ali, 30.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kafrul Thana Abdul Kaiyum confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the two

DHAKA: Security measure has been tightened in city’s Bakshi Bazar and its adjacent areas cantering BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appearance before the court in Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trusts graft cases on Sunday.To avoid any untoward situations, additional law enforcing agencies

DHAKA: At least 25 people were killed and dozens more injured as Nor’westers lashed Dhaka and some northwestern districts on Saturday night.Banglanews correspondents from affected areas across the country report:Dhaka: A 40-year-old man named Hanif Sheikh was killed in mid-Buriganga

RAJSHAHI: An unidentified beggar was killed and many houses damaged as a nor’wester lashed in the district Saturday afternoon.Law enforcers recovered the body from ‘Old Folklore Chattar’ of Rajshahi University in the evening.Banglanews correspondent reported that the nor’wester

DHAKA: Dhaka Divisional Commissioner rejected the appeal of BNP-backed Abdul Awal Mintoo, who challenged cancellation of his mayoral candidacy for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls by Election Commission.Commissioner M Zillar Rahman passed the order after hearing at his office at

DHAKA: Police recovered slaughtered body of a youth from Aganagar union under South Keraniganj of Dhaka Saturday afternoon.South Keraniganj Thana sub-inspector (SI) Sohrab Hossain told banglanews that on information, they recovered the body of a youth approximately 20 years old from a