BAGERHAT: A nine-member probe committee has been formed early Friday to investigate into Thursday’s under-construction building collapse at Sena Kalyan Sangstha’s Elephant Brand Cement factory of Mongla in Bagerhat.Khulna division additional commissioner Faruk Hossain was made head

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed deep shock at the loss of lives in an under construction building collapse at Sena Kalyan Sangstha’s Elephant Brand Cement factory in Mongla Upazila of Bagerhat.In a condolence message, the premier prayed for the eternal

DHAKA: A construction worker was killed when a covered van crashed him in Babu bazr area under Kotwali Thana of the city Thursday night.The road mishap took place on Tipu Sultan Road of the area around 9:00pm.The deceased was identified as Mujibur Rahman, 35.Kotwali Thana Sub-Inspector M

DHAKA: The Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli sought Red Crescent support to rescue its two nationals, who were taken hostage by the Islamic State (IS) militants.Sources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that ASM Ashraful Islam, counselor (Labour Wing) at the embassy, personally met

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asadduzzman Khan Kamal informed the parliament that assets of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s fugitive murderers are being confiscated.In reply to a star-marked question of Sharif Ahmed, the state minister on Thursday reiterated that all

LALMONIRHAT: A team of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) abducted a Bangladeshi farmer from Dahgram border area of the district Thursday morning.The abductee was identified as Asmat Ali, 23, son of one Mojibur Rahman, hailed from Katipara village under Dahgram union of Patgram

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday expressed his hope to hold the Dhaka City Corporations (North and South) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) elections before the holy Ramadan.He also expected to announce the polls schedules this month.The

DHAKA: A remote-controlled mobile bomb was exploded at old building of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court on Thursday afternoon.Aminur Rahman, assistant commissioner of Police Prosecution Wing confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the bomb was blasted on the corridor in

DHAKA: The authorities concerned are set to resume long-route bus service on highways after 9pm Thursday after a halt due to petrol bomb attack spree. Transport Owners’ Association took the decision after a meeting with Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan, state minister for home

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Unidentified miscreants chopped an activist of Chhatra Shibir to death in Rehaichar of the district town on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Ariful Islam, 17, son of one Ramzan Ali. He was Class-XI student of Chapainawabganj City College.Police said Ariful

BAGERHAT: At least seven people were killed and more than 100 trapped as an under construction building of Sena Kalyan Sangstha’s Elephant Brand Cement factory collapsed in Mongla Upazila of the district.Of the deceased, three were identified as Amir Akandi, Mahafiz Hawlader and

DHAKA: Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Thursday distributed financial assistance of Tk 5,42,08000 among 236 more victims of hartal and blockade enforced by BNP led 20-party alliance.PM handed over the cheques to the sufferers at Prime Minister Office (PMO) of the capital.Shipping

BAGERHAT: More than 50 people are feared dead and several others injured in the collapse of a multi-storey under construction building of Elephant Brand Cement factory of Sena Kalyan Sangstha in Mongla Upazila of the district.The incident took place on Thursday noon. Scores of workers

NOGAON: A truck killed two persons in separate areas on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in the district on Thursday morning.The diseased were identified as a rickshaw-puller Firoz Hossain (40), son of Yunus Ali of Ikartara village and a truck-helper Abu Baqar Siddique (20), son of Taser Ali of

GAZIPUR: At least three people died and eight others sustained injuries as a Dhaka-Mymensingh route train hit a truck at Maizpara rail crossing under Sreepur Upazila of the district on Thursday. Of the deceased, two were indentified as Shikhar Mia, 22, son of Kalim Munshi of Niguari

NATORE: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on Natore-Pabna highway in Baraigram on Thursday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Nobopara police information booth In-Charge Fuhad Lohani said a passenger

DHAKA: A bus was torched by some miscreants in Mugda area of the city Thursday morning during continuous hartal and blockade enforced by BNP led 20-party alliance.Mugda Thana Sub-inspector (SI) Uzzal Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said some miscreants torched the bus of

KHAGRACHHARI: A 70-year-old former school teacher was slaughtered and his 60-year-old wife injured by miscreant in Kalopahar area under Mohalchhari upazila early Thursday. The victim was identified as Milon Bikash Chakma, ex-teacher of Ninmo Kangalchari Government Primary School in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expected that BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia would surrender before the court as an arrest warrant had been issued against her.    Urging the BNP chief to surrender before court, the premier said, “I hope that she (Khaleda Zia) will

KHULNA: A robber was killed in an alleged gunfight with police members in Hansrajer Char area in Kaira upazila of Sundarbans early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Hasan Ali Sana, 30, second-in-command of forest robbers gang ‘Ranga Bahini’ and son of Halim Sana of Kaira