DHAKA: A devastating fire gutted 20 shops at a kitchen market at capital’s Natun Bazar area on Sunday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews, duty officer of fire service control room Ataur Rahman said the fire originated at 6:22am and six fire fighting units rushed to the spot

DHAKA: In a latest development, the police administration made changes in Savar and Ashulia Thanas on Saturday.Mymensingh’s Fulpur Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Motaleb Mia has been transferred to Savar Thana as OC and Azharul Islam joined as Inspector (Investigation) at the

DHAKA: A social welfare organization named Bangladesh Nagorik Seba has honored 50 Biranganas for their supreme sacrifice during Liberation War in 1971.The function was held at Public Library auditorium in the capital on Saturday.Speakers in the program said the women also played vital

DHAKA: The New Year has brought a new cherish for Bangladeshi people which made them eager to have a clean environment following minds of people, politics and other in the society. The wish came from a voluntary organization named ‘We Want Change (Poriborton Chai)’ which has taken up

CHITTAGONG: A faction of Chittagong University unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has been observing blockade on the campus since Saturday morning, pressing for their six-point demands including trial of Tapas murder.  The strikers allegedly halted the movement of two shuttle trains

BARISAL: A schoolteacher was chopped to death allegedly by rivals over land dispute at Shikarpur village under Uzirpur upazila of the district on Friday night. The victim was identified as Bipul Chandra Chakrabarty, 57, teacher of W. B. Union Institute of the upazila. Victim’s brother

DHAKA: A covered van hit another covered van in front of Matuail Medical in the city early Saturday, killing latter’s helper and injuring its driver. The deceased was identified as Saddam, 30, hailed from Chandpur district while injured is M Jahangir, 29. Driver Jahangir told

DHAKA: Golam Masih, the political secretary of opposition leader in Jatiya Sangsad Raushan Ershad, has been appointed as the new Bangladesh Ambassador to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The former secretary of international and diplomatic affairs of Jatiya Party has replaced Shahidul Islam,

COX’S BAZAR: At least six helmsmen were injured as a visitors-laden ship hit a fishing trawler in Bangla Channel of St Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal on Friday.St Martin’s Boat Owner Association president Abu Taleb confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the ship hit he

DHAKA: Two cleaners, who stepped into a manhole, suffocated to death at city’s Mugda area on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Dila, 55 and Nuru, 60.Sources told banglanews that the victims became unconscious while cleaning a manhole adjacent to Manik Nagar Model School

CHITTAGONG: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Friday said the construction work of a tunnel under the Karnaphuli River will be inaugurated in December this year. Mentioning Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to inaugurate the construction of the 3.5km tunnel as

DHAKA: Separate desk will be set up for providing Machine Readable Passport (MRP) to hajj pilgrims and steps to be taken for police verification in fastest possible time for new passport holders.State minister for home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure on Friday noon.He was

DHAKA: Outgoing Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Friday stressed on thinking and dreaming ‘big’ for the sake of country’s outstanding achievements and development. He said “We have to stay ahead in the race of development and advancement, you (people) must

COX’S BAZAR: Two motorcyclists were killed as a microbus hit their bike in Sadar upazila gate area of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Jony Sen, 18, and Shahidul Islam, 12, both of them were workers of a motor garage. Kotwali thana Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: Two workers, including a female, drowned when a  brick crusher plunged into a roadside canal in Nama Shyampur area of the city on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam, 30, and Hanufa, 40.Police sources said the workers, driving the brick crushing machine,

DHAKA: A man named Farid Hasan, 40, lost left hand and three others injured critically in a gas cylinder blast on the bank of Buriganga river in Shambazar of the Old Dhaka Friday.Witness Shuvo told banglanews that the gas cylinder blasted while four men were inflating balloons in the

DHAKA: India is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh within February this year to “carry out joint work” on oceanic research in each other's Exclusive Economic Zones.Press Trust of India (PTI) reported, quoting Dr Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi, director of

SIRAJGANJ: Two extortionists were beaten to death by angry mob in Jhaoilbazar in Kamarkhanda early Friday.One of the deceased was identified as Mojnu, 35, resident of Sadar upazila.Locals said three local goons used to take money forcibly from gold trader Ramchandra Sarkar often.

MAGURA: Miscreants chopped a youth and snatched his motorbike in Magura town of the district Thursday night.The victim was identified as Mintu Mollah (30), son of Kalam Mollah, a resident of Baraipara village of Shripur upazia of the district.Raisuzzaman of Nanduyali area told

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) has ordered to remove all illegal billboards in the port city by three days beginning from Friday.Owners of the illegal billboards will be arrested if the order is not followed, said a notification.According to the notification, owners