MAGURA: A police official was killed as a rashly driven truck rammed him in Ichhakhada Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Munshi M Mashiur Rahman, 48, Sub-Inspector (SI), also in-charge of Hajipur police outpost, hailed from

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Monday accepted the apologies of 15 eminent personalities out of 49 for expressing their concern over Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman’s conviction in a contempt charge. Earlier on January 27, in response to an order of the

DHAKA: A bus was set afire by alleged hartal and blockade supporters in city’s Kawran Bazar area on Monday.Duty officer Shahjadi Sultana of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the miscreants torched the staff bus while it was parked in

DHAKA: Some miscreants chopped a woman to death in Uttar Khan area of the capital early Monday.The deceased was identified as Sheuli Rahman, 34, daughter of Amin Uddin, resident of Maynartek of the area.Sub-Inspector (SI) Asaduzzaman of Uttar Khan Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will deliver its verdict Tuesday in war crime case against absconding former Jatiya party MP Abdul Jabbar.The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim will pronounce the verdict as per the Tuesday’s cause list.  On December

JHENAIDAH: Police recovered two bullet-hit bodies from a field at Defalbari village under Sadar upazila of the district Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Golam Azam alias Palash, 28, son of BNP leader Mostafa Commissioner and Dulal Hossain, 29, son of Nasim Biswas of

DHAKA: A total of 270 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed across the country on Monday to prevent sabotage as the 72-hr nationwide hartal rolled into second day, coupled with non-stop blockade called by BNP-led alliance.BGB Headquarters’ public

MANIKGANJ: At least 70 bodies were recovered from the launch MV Mostafa, which capsized Sunday noon in the river Padma with more than 150 passengers on board. Among the deceased, there are 13 minors and 30 women.Sources said divers of fire service and civil defense recovered the bodies

DHAKA: Four unidentified people, aged between 18 to 30 years, were found shot dead at different places in capital’s Mirpur area early Monday.Being informed from locals, police rushed in and sent the bodies to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) around 1:00am.Mirpur Model Thana

DHAKA: A housewife allegedly committed suicide by taking poison over family feud in Tejgaon area of the city on Sunday evening.The deceased was identified as Poly Akhter, 25, wife of Shah Ali of the area.Poly’s in-laws claimed that she has committed suicide as she had a long standing

DHAKA: Police detained a person from city’s Panthapath area in connection with hurling three cocktails there Sunday evening. Without disclosing the identities of the detainee, police said that he is being quizzed following the blasts. However, the cocktails were hurled around 7:45pm.

DHAKA: A worker was injured as miscreants blasted a cocktail in city’s Nawabpur area on Sunday night. The injured is identified as Badal. Badal told banglanews that some miscreants blasted a cocktail in the area around 7:00pm and fled the scene that left him injured. Pedestrians

DHAKA: A three-member committee has been formed to look into the accident of MV Mostafa, which left so far 33 dead and about 100 missing after being capsized in river Padma Sunday noon. Sources said the shipping department formed the prove body led by its nautical surveyor captain M

DHAKA: ‘Shaheed Dibas’ as well as International Mother Language Day was marked with due solemnity and fervor in Tashkent on February 21.The day’s program began with ceremonial lowering the national flag at half mast in the chancery by Bangladesh ambassador to Uzbekistan Mosud Mannan

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday asked the law enforcers to arrest the schoolteacher who allegedly raped a student of class nine in Gazipur.An HC bench of Justice Kazi Reza-Ul-Haque and Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman passed the order.Earlier in the day, Kaliakair Thana police

FROM RESCUE BOAT (MID PADMA): The government will provide  Tk 1.25 lakh to family members of each deceased of the launch MV Mostofa capsized Sunday noon in mid Padma River. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) chairman Samsuddoha Khondaker disclosed the information Sunday

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Arfina Begum, general manager of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) on allegation of amassing illegal wealth and recruiting unskilled staff in exchange of bribe. ACC assistant director (Inquiry and investigation-1) M Saiful

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Community in Belgium marked 21st February, the International Mother Language Day, in Brussels with due fervor and solemnity.Bangladesh embassy in Brussels arranged the program, said an external publicity wing of foreign affairs ministry press release Sunday

DHAKA: Five honorary consuls and consul generals for Bangladesh from Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Republic of Korea met foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali and state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam on February 20 at foreign ministry in the city.They are visiting

DHAKA: Bus service between Dhaka and India’s Guwahati via Sylhet and Shillong will be flagged off on May 2. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting held at the secretariat in city on Sunday with road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader in the chair. Initially,