DHAKA: The daily Ittefaq’s former acting editor Akhtar Ul Alam’s daughter has been found dead at her house in city’s Rampura area Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Fahmida Akhtar, 45.Sources told banglanews that her maidservant found Fahmida’s body lying on the bed

MUNSHIGANJ: Four people, including a child, were killed and five others injured as a goods-laden truck turned turtle and rammed three CNG-run auto-rickshaws on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gazaria upazila of the district Friday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Anjali Saha, 48.

COX’S BAZAR: Bodies of seven overseas jobseekers were found in the Kutubdia coast in Bay of Bengal on Friday noon where a fishing trawler with about 100 people on board capsized on Thursday.Bangladesh Coast Guard, navy, locals have recovered the seven bodies of ill-fated

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police on Friday detained three suspected petrol bomb attackers from city’s Keraniganj area.The identities of the detainee could not be known immediately.Sources told banglanews that the trio was held in the dawn.Confirming the matter, Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Four policemen, including a Sub-Inspector (SI), were detained from city’s Shahbagh area early Friday after hijacking a passerby.The detainees include Pallabi Thana SI Ananda, two constables of the same police station and a driver of that thana.Sources told banglanews that they

DHAKA: Authorities concerned have deployed 205 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members across the country including the city in aid of the police force to contain violence during the ongoing blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.Moreover, according to sources, 70

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday agreed to sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). Nepalese Inland Revenue Department (IRD) issued a statement on the matter that said the fourth round of meeting for DTAA held in Kathmandu took the decision, reports myrepublica.com.National

JHENAIDAH: At least four people were killed and four others injured when a truck ran over a tempo in Dudhsar area under Shailkupa upazila of the district Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Safiuddin Safi, 35, son of Abdul Gafur Bishwas, Mojibar Rahman, 37, son of Roushan

DHAKA: Blockade and hartal supporters allegedly torched a bus in Dholaikal area of Postogola in the city on Thursday night amid the 24-hour shutdown enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance in Dhaka and eight neighboring districts.Fire Service and Civil Defense duty officer Saidul Islam

DHAKA: Blockaders blasted several cocktails leaving eight people injured in city’s Gulshan and New Market areas Thursday night.Two cocktails were blasted by the blockaders around 7:15pm in front of DCC market in Gulshan 1.No one was reportedly injured in the incident.Gulshan Thana

DHAKA: A bus was torched by alleged pro-blockader in Kuril Bishawroad area of the city Thursday evening.Witnesses said some miscreants torched the bus, Turag Paribahan, in disguise of passengers in the area around 7:30pm.However, none was injured as the passengers got down from the bus

DHAKA: Bangladeshi foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali congratulated the newly appointed Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on Thursday.The Bangladesh foreign minister hoped that Kotzias would contribute immensely for further strengthening the existing bond of cooperation and expand

CHANDPUR: Two persons, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Dhanua area under Faridganj upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a tractor knocked down a CNG-run

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested nine people, including two women, from Putkhali border under Benapole Port Thana of the district on Thursday afternoon while they were trying to go to India illegally.The arrestees were handed over to

DHAKA: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken initiatives to make its 15 markets formalin free. The corporation informed the matter through a press release on Thursday. The decision came after an internal meeting held at DNCC building on Wednesday.   The release said booths

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Thursday expressed concern over some ministers' intervention in the ongoing recruitment process at the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Six ministers, two state ministers, chairman of a parliamentary committee and one

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) banned use of expired rings in heart surgery issuing a rule to government to explain why the use of such rings should not be declared illegal.An HC bench comprising Justice kazi Reza Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahman passed the suo-moto order

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 18 gold bars weighing two kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday.Customs joint-commissioner Kazi Zia Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews. Zia said that tipped-off, officials raided a Dubai-return flight of Biman Bangladesh

FROM TANGAIL: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Bangabandhu Cantonment besides Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail at 1:40pm Thursday. The premier opened the plates of Headquarters 58 Composite Brigade building, 12 storey officers’ Mess and resident buildings for officers, JCO and

DHAKA: Four Bangladeshis among 14 killed and dozens others injured in South Africa in violence that erupted after murder of a local youth.The Bangladeshis are—Didarul Alam of Feni, Lutfor Rahman and Akhtaruzzaman of Jamalpur and Jomman Ali of Comilla.However, the matter was not