DHAKA: Sixty victims of petrol bomb attacks during ongoing sabotages across the country are wailing in pain at burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).Of them, seven burn victims have been kept at its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Five of them are in critical condition, said

RAJSHAHI: Two compartments including the engine of a train were derailed at Lalitnagar area under Godagri upazila early Saturday following the removal of fishplates from railway tracks.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 12:30am at 500-metre away from Lalitnagar

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Two people were killed and four others sustained injuries when a truck hit a human hauler in Golakandail area in the upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Kabir Hossain, 28, son of Abdul Hamid of Kanchan municipality and Ismail Hossain, 24, son of

BARGUNA: A suspected robber was killed and five lawpersons sustained injuries in a clash between police and robbers at Gulishakhali village under Amtali upazila of the district early Saturday. Following the clash, police also detained six members of the robbing gang from the spot. The

DHAKA: The Valentine’s Day is being celebrated in Bangladesh as elsewhere of the world on Saturday with much enthusiasm and cheers.  People, mostly young couples, are thronging visiting places wearing colorful dresses. In the city, people are visiting Dhaka University campus, Ramna

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would visit Bangladesh soon as part of his visit to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries with the view to strengthen ties with them. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussed about the visit

BORGUNA: Five bodies were recovered after a trawler, carrying over 200 passengers, capsized in Payra River in Tetulbari area under Taltali upazila Friday noon. Two of the deceased were identified as Joynal, 52, hailed from Kolapara upazila of Patuakhli and Safez Uddin, 60.Superintendent

DHAKA: Four people were killed in different accidents in city from early Friday to afternoon. Of the unidentified deceased persons, two were killed under the wheels of train and two killed in road accidents. Officer-in-Charge of Kamalapur GRP (Government Railway Police) Thana Abdul

BRAHMANBARIA: Train services of Dhaka halted with Chittagong and Sylhet on Friday afternoon following derailment at Puniaut Rail Station.Sources told banglanews that three compartments of Chattala Express train derailed there around 4:30pm.None was reportedly injured in that accident,

DHAKA: The customs authorities detained a Pakistani citizen along with 60 lakh Indian currency at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday.The detainee was identified as Aiyub Ali, 42.Customs Intelligence Department joint commissioner Kazi Muhammad Ziauddin confirmed the matter

DHAKA: The Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, also Commonwealth Parliamentary Association chairperson, left Bangladesh for India to join in the 2nd Women Leadership Congress Award (WLCA).The public relations department of the parliament sources confirmed the matter to

BORGUNA: Two bodies recovered after a trawler, carrying over 200 passengers, capsized in Payra river in Telulbari area under Taltali upazila on Friday noon.  Officer-in-Charge (OC) Babuli Akhter of Taltala Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the Borguna-bound trawler

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called PM Sheikh Hasina over phone to convey his best wishes for Bangladesh team in ICC World Cup-2015.Sources of the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed the matter to banglanews.The premiers had a phone conversation around 10:30am Friday.At

DHAKA: The Canadian High Commission (HC) in Dhaka arranged a Rickshaw Rally in the city’s Baridhara area on Friday to raise funds for acid survivors and child cancer.The rally was held in front of the HC in the area at 8:00am, followed by a parade on the road stretching from the

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel detained two people with 695 grams gold and Tk 93, 000 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night. The detainees were identified as M Anwar Hossain and Parvez.APBn sources said Anwar landed at the airport by a flight of

DHAKA: The BNP-led 20-party alliance has apparently kept the weakened out of purview of the hartal as they enforced no shutdown for Friday and Saturday.In the mean time, BNP-sponsored road-rail-waterway blockade is continuing across the country. Friday is the thirty eighth straight days

LAXMIPUR: Three listed criminals received bullet injuries while three other police personnel were injured in a gunfight with police on Chandraganj-Chatkhil road in the district on early Friday.The injured criminals are--- Mohammad Shahid, Imam Hossain and Sohel.Police sources said that a

COMILLA: At least 30 shops were gutted as a fire broke out in Chandina Sadar Bazaar area under Chandina upazila of the district on Tuesday night.Locals said that the fire broke out at Bamun Chowdhury market around 9:30pm and soon engulfed to some 30 adjoining business

DHAKA: Pahela Falgun, the first day of spring season, a festival at the advent of spring, is being celebrated amid much enthusiasm and traditional gaiety, in Dhaka and elsewhere throughout the country.Bangladesh is known for its distinctive six seasons. The most awaited season of all

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Police detained four people with six cocktails and two petrol bombs from Shahbagh area of the city on Thursday night.The identities of the detainees could not be known immediately.DB sources said that a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area and