Thursday, 23 Jan, 2025

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3 billboard workers electrocuted in Savar

DHAKA: Three workers were electrocuted to death at Khagan in Savar’s Birulia area while installing a billboard on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Hasem, 22, Mamtaz, 32 and Anu, 26. All of them were residing in the city’s Manda area.Confirming the matter,

‘Killing Bangabandhu means killing spirit of liberation’

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday categorically said killing of Bangabandhu means the killing spirit of liberation war and the independence of the country.“The tradition of politics of murder started after the killing of Bangabandhu. Later, the four national leaders

Bus kills college girl in Barisal

BARISAL: A female college student was killed as a bus knocked her down in Helipad intersection on Barisal-Patuakhali road under Bakerganj upazaila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Sathee Akhter Samonta, 17, a student of Ratna Anim Women’s College and a daughter of Nuru

Osmaninagar OC dies during clash

SYLHET: Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Osmaninagar Thana died of a cardiac attack during a clash between two factions of auto-rickshaw drivers in Goalabazar area of the district on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mustafijur Rahman.DIG of Sylhet Metropolitan Police Mizanur

Cold wave to sweep country last of December

DHAKA: Cold wave likely to sweep the country in last quarter of December.Weather forecast said though day temperature may remain unchanged but the night temperature may fall from one to two degree across the country.The temperature will fall more if cold wave continues, the forecast

Country to face cold wave in Dec

DHAKA: A spell of shivering cold wave is likely to sweep the country in last days of December.Weather forecast said though day temperature may remain unchanged across the country, the night temperature may fall from one to two degree Celsius.The temperature will fall more if cold wave

BGB-MPF border conference underway

DHAKA: Border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) is underway at BGB headquarters at Pilkhana in the city Wednesday.The conference, which started 10:00am on the day, will continue till December 20.A 16-member delegation led-by BGB additional

Police action on BSc dental students

DHAKA: Police charged baton and used water cannon when several hundred BSc Dental students tried to besiege Health Ministry in the city Wednesday.The law enforcers also picked up 15 students from the spot.The students under the banner of BSc Dental Association began demonstration in

Passenger held with gold at Shahjalal

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence detained a passenger, named Mainuddin, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday for carrying 2.1kg gold illegally.Confirming the matter to banglanews, assistant commissioner Ruhul Amin said, “Mainuddin landed here on a flight of Malaysian

‘Tourism next top earning sector’

DHAKA: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday said government is willing to make tourism as the top earning sector of the country.The minister said, “We want to turn tourism into the country’s top foreign currency earning sector. Besides, a tourism-friendly

Mass robbery on Natore highway

NATORE: A mass robbery was committed on Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Sutirpar area of the district early Wednesday.Locals told banglanews that a robber gang blocked the highway putting three logs. As a result, around 30 night coaches and goods-laden trucks fell trapped on the both side

2 siblings killed in Barguna road crash

BARGUNA: Two siblings were killed in a road accident on Chandukhali by-pass way in Betagi on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said a bus rammed the motorcycle, carrying the duo brothers, in the area at 10:45am, leaving them dead on the spot.BDST: 1123 HRS, DEC 17, 2014

Magura farmer chopped dead

MAGURA: A farmer was chopped to death allegedly by his rivals over a land dispute at Raipur village under Mohammadpur upazila of the district early Wednesday.The victim was identified as Alfu Sardar, 63, a resident of the village.Victim’s elder son Shafiqul Sardar told banglanews

2 Ansarullah Bangla Team men held in city

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained two members of militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from capital’s Jatrabari area early Wednesday.During the drive, Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police also recovered Drone or Quadcopter making materials from their possession.The detainees

6 Bangladeshis injured in UAE fire

DUBAI:  A fire broke out at a resident building in Deira Banglabazar area of the city in Tuesday morning local time, injuring at least 16 people, including six Bangladeshi expatriates, severely.One of the injured is Sakib Raditullah Bahar, Dubai unit general secretary of Awami

Shahriar for developed countries, LDCs coop

DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam urged the developed countries for global cooperation with the Least Developed Countries to achieve the development goals after 2015.“A robust framework of global cooperation and partnership between the developed and

3 held with 30 gold bars in Dhamrai

DHAMRAI, DHAKA:  Police detained three people with 30 gold bars, weighing 3.5 kilograms, from a passenger bus on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Kelia area of the upazila on Tuesday.The detainees are Sekender Ali, son of Anwar Hossain, and Enamur Rahman, son of Maznu Mian, of Uthili village

44th Victory Day celebrated

DHAKA: The 44th Victory Day was celebrated on Tuesday commemorating its cherished triumph in the nine-month bloody war against the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, and paid rich tributes to three million martyrs for their supreme sacrifice.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister

PM condemns Pakistan school attack

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday condemned the horrific attack of Taliban on innocent school children in Pakistan city of Peshawar.A total of 130 people including school students were reportedly killed in the attack of heavily armed terrorists in an army-run

President hosts Victory Day reception at Bangabhaban

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid along with his wife Rashida Khanom on Tuesday afternoon hosted a reception at Bangabhaban on the occasion of country's 44th Victory Day.The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also joined the function.The President and the Prime Minister together exchanged