CHITTAGONG: At least 11 shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Kashia Nayahat Bazar under Patiya Upazila of the district Saturday night.Patiya Fire Station officer Dolan Achariya said the fire originated from electric short-circuit in a shop around 10:45pm and soon engulfed adjacent 10

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained at least 151 persons, including 8 BNP-Jamaat men, in nightlong drives in Narail, Jessore and Satkhira districts on Sunday.In Satkhira, police arrested 22 persons, including four activists of BNP and its key ally Jamaat-e-Islami in accusation of creating

DHAKA: Former secretary ABM Abdul Latif, also elder brother of Rail Minister Mujibul Haque, was found dead in Dhanmondi Lake in the city on Sunday. Dhanmondi Thana officer-in-charge Abu Bakar Siddique confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said being informed police rushed to the spot and

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshis, stranded in war-torn Yemen, sought help to the Bangladesh government to rescue them.They are-- engineer Golam Mostafa and M Sirajul Haque and now staying at separate hotels in Yemen’s capital Sana.Mostafa sent an email to banglanews seeking the help on

DHAKA: Five bus passengers including a woman were injured in a bus-truck collision at Paltan area of the city on Sunday morning.The injured were identified as Firoza, 40, Angel, 20, Tahamina, 35, Nazrul, 40 and Maksuda, 40.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbagh Thana Sirajul Islam confirmed

SATKHIRA: Two men died, 14 injured in school roof collapse in Laksmidari area under Sadar upazila of the district when they went up the roof to watch a program Saturday night.One of the deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain of Baliadangi village of Debhata upazila.Sources said there

SUNAMGANJ: Thunderbolt killed two people in Puranghat and Borogoptila villages under Tahirpur upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Sirajul Islam, 13, son of Chan Miah of Puranghat village and Shahjalal, 40, son of Abdul Barique of Borogoptila

DHAKA: To improve the education standard in districts the government gave high quality vehicles to 32 District Education Officers (DEOs) from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid handed over the vehicles to the DEOs in Dhaka Residential Model College

DHAKA: A team of 140 police members left Dhaka to join United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s restive Darfur region on Saturday.Police headquarters public relations officer AKM Qamrul Ahsan said that the team, led by police super (SP) Sarowar Morshed Shamim, left Dhaka in an

COXSBAZAR: Two pedestrians were killed and two more injured as a bus ran over them in Maijghona area under Chakaria upazila Saturday.The deceased were identified as Monsur Alam, 17, son of Kalu and Chhoton, 14, son of one Dalilur Rahman of the area.Officer-in-Charge of Chakaria Thana

DHAKA: A group of miscreants, introducing themselves as police members of Detective Branch (DB), snatched Tk 3-lakh from a youth in city’s Hatirjheel area on Saturday leaving the victim injured.The victim, identified as Monir Hossain (27), a salesman of Meghna Mosaic of city’s Kuril

DHAKA: The Asia Foundation Bangladesh distributed four thousand books at free of cost to 31 educational institutions on the occasions of International Women’s Day and the country’s Independence Day as well.The distribution program was arranged at a city restaurant on

DHAKA: Police recovered bodies of two women from different areas of Savar and Ashulia, outskirt of capital city, on Saturday morning.Police sources said that locals found dead body of an unidentified woman aged approximately 20 in Zadurchar area of Hemayetpur in the morning and informed

DHAKA: A daylong convention against violence, militancy and communalism is underway in the city on Saturday with the call for establishing a democratically enriched Bangladesh.Sammilito Nagorik Samaj (SNS) has organized the convention at the auditorium of Institution of Diploma Engineers,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday opined that the success of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in curbing terrorist activities has reestablished trust and comfort among general people.She also announced to take initiatives for strengthening RAB, considered as the elite force of

DHAKA: Muggers knifed a vegetable vendor and snatched away Tk 1.4 lakh from his possession in Tejgon area of the city Saturday morning.The victim was identified as M Ripon, 27, lives near Al Helal Hospital in Mirpur-10 of the city. The victim told banglanews that he left his house for

DHAKA: The Election Commission directed authorities concerned to arrest listed criminals and seize illegal arms ahead of three City Corporation Elections to be held on April 28. Instructions were sent to the Interior Ministry and police Headquarters and all concerned authorities, said

DHAKA: Two people were killed and two others injured when a compressor at Evergreen Textile Factory exploded in Par House area of Shyampur under Kadamtali Thana of the city Friday night.The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 40, M Sohag, 35, who were repairing the faulty

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok celebrated the 44th Anniversary of the Independence Day of Bangladesh on 26 March 2015 with due fervor and festivity.The program of the day commenced with the hoisting of the national flag at full mast by Ambassador Saida Muna Tasneem in the morning at

NARAYANGANJ: The district administration formed a three-member probe committee over the death of 10 pilgrims in a stampede in Langalbandh under Bandar Upazila in Narayanganj. The committee was asked to submit the report within five days.Narayanganj deputy commissioner Anisur Rahman Miah