DHAKA: Fire broke out at a seven-storied commercial building in Dilkusha area in city Saturday afternoon. Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters control room duty officer Ataur Rahman told banglanews that 12 units were trying to bring the blaze under control. The fire broke out at

DHAKA: The sea-level is rising 1 centimeter every year due to ice meltdown for global warming. This rise will increase to 2 meters by the end of 21st century if the emission of greenhouse gases is not controlled. Speakers of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) disclosed the matter at a

DHAKA: Police recovered hanging body of a youth in city’s Kafrul area on Saturday.The diseased was identified as Kabir Hossain (32), son of Sheikh Firoz Ali, resident of Kafrul.Kabir’s brother Kalam told banglanews that his brother, who was a drug addict, committed suicide by

FROM SHARJAH: After overcoming the brief hassle at Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport of Dhaka, I, finally, boarded the Air Arabian aircraft G-9514 which took off just at right time. As soon as I boarded along with about two hundred other passengers who were going to Sharjah for

MUNSHIGANJ:  A man, who sustained injuries in a blast during making Molotov cocktails on Thursday, died at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Jewel, 30, of the village.  Police and family sources confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier

LAKSHMIPUR: A human hauler, carrying a patrolling police team, overturned on Raipur-Dhaka highway in BISCIC area under Sadar upazila of the district early Saturday, leaving three male and a female lawpersons injured.The injured were admitted to the district’s sadar hospital.Among the

KHAGRACHHARI: At least eight policemen, including an Assistant Police Super, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Thana, were injured in an attack by a gang of gamblers at Komolchhari of the district on Friday night. Police Super Sheikh M Mizanur Rahman told banglanews that acting on tip-off

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday placed Shafiur Rahman Farabi on five-day remand again in a case under ICT Act filed with Ramna Thana in city.Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafijur Rahman granted the remand order after a hearing when Investigation Officer (IO) of the case and also

NAOGAON: At least four people were killed in a road accident on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Naohata Mor area of the district on Friday. Mahadebpur Thana Officer-in-charge (OC) Saiful Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews. He said the accident occurred when a truck collided head-on

MIRSHARAI: A 10-kilometre-long tailback has been created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway after a truck went out of service near Ochi Miah Bridge in Mirsharai upazila on Friday. Sources told banglanews that long queue of vehicles was seen on both side of the highway, causing immense

MUNSHINGANJ: A 105-year-old women was burnt alive and five houses were gutted as a fire broke out at several houses of Nitira village under Tongibari Upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Razia begum, mother of Rahim Master of Nitira village.  Witnesses said

MUNSHINGANJ: A 105-year-old women was burnt alive and five houses were gutted as a fire broke out at several houses of Nitira village under Tongibari Upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Razia begum, mother of Rahim Master of Nitira village.  Witnesses said

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Friday said it is possible to make a poverty-free Bangladesh by 2018 if country's economic development will continue.  He came up with assertion while addressing the two-day conference of Rotary International at City Hall-1 of

DHAKA: A passer-by was killed as a passenger bus knocked down him in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport intersection area Friday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Sub-Inspector (SI) of Airport Thana M Foyez told banglanews that a passenger bus hit the

NAOGAON: Police recovered 12 petrol bombs and detained three people on suspicion from Jak-Amrul area of Atrai Upazila of the district on Friday. The detainees are Saiful Islam, 22, babul Hossain, 35 and Boder Uddin, 50. Atrai Thana Inspector Abdul Latif Khan told banglanews that acting

BAGERHAT: Families of victims who were killed in Sena Kalyan Sangstha’s cement factory roof collapse will be given one-lakh takas financial assistance each. During the spot visit around 10:00am, Captain Syed Helal Hossain, deputy director general of Elephant Brand Cement Factory,

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested chief editor and admin of Basher Kella, a Jamaat-Shibir backed facebook fan page, from the residential area of Comilla Cadet College Thursday afternoon. The arrestee is Ziauddin Fahad, hailed from Bashkhali Upazila

DHAKA: The democracy in Bangladesh is under threat due to serious levels of violence, intimidation, enforced general strikes, and transport blockades by the 18-Party Alliance, including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami after the 10th parliamentary elections

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of a unidentified man from the footpath in front of Rokeya Hall of Dhaka University (DU) on Friday morning.Officer-in-Charge of Shahbagh Thana M Saidul told banglanews that on information, police recovered the body from the area.“We have sent the body to

BANDARBAN: At least 15 dwelling houses were burnt to ashes when a devastating fire broke out in Manglainggra area under Ruma upazila of the district town Thursday evening.Locals told banglanews that the fire originated from a fireplace of a house and soon engulfed the adjacent