DHAKA: At least two cocktails were blasted at Shahbagh Thana compound in the capital on Sunday night.Sources told banglanews that the blasts took place at 8:45pm when second day of 72-hour nationwide hartal is underway, coupled with non-stop blockade since January 6, sponsored by

MUNSHIGANJ: Two people were killed and three others sustained bullet injuries following a clash of the villagers here in Kalirchar area of Sadar upazila Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Foyej Miji, 35 and Mohan Bepari, 48, two locals of that area.Sources told banglanews

DHAKA: A youth was shot dead early Monday while he was fleeing the spot throwing cocktail at DB police patrol car at Jatrabari in the city.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place at Kather Pool area of Jatrabari amid

BAGERHAT: Members of Bangladesh Navy detained 27 Indian fishermen for illegal entrance in Bangladesh maritime area in the Bay of Bengal Saturday afternoon.A competent source from the Navy sources confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday.Sources said the navy patrol ship ‘BNS

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) grilled former Jatiya Party (JP) lawmaker from Satkhira-2 constituency MA Jabbar on charge of possessing illegal properties worth Tk 2 crore.  ACC assistant director Masudur Rahman quizzed Jabbar for 10 minutes, due to his illness, from 3:00pm

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained five government officials after they were found distributing leaflets against government at secretariat Sunday.Secretariat security personnel recovered around 20 leaflets from a room of Building No-7 of Local Government Ministry.Later, police detained and

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint Abdul Motaleb Sarker, currently serving as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Lebanon.A career diplomat, Abdul Motaleb Sarker belongs to the 13th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre. In

ISHWARDI, PABNA: Miscreants hurled three petrol bombs on Maitree Express Train, plying on Dhaka-Kolkata route, near Ishwardi rail station on Sunday afternoon.Train driver Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 1557 HRS, FEB 08, 2015

DHAKA: Police shot a picket in Jatrabari area of the city on Sunday while he was trying to escape after carrying out a bomb attack on them. The injured is M Zakir Hossain, 25. Jatrabari Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Rusel Hossain told banglanews that Zakir threw bombs targeting on-duty

DHAKA: Another person, who sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a plastic factory at Mirpur, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Kamal Hossain, 40, son of Chan Mohammad of Doulatpur upazila of

FENI: A covered van driver received burn injury as miscreants attacked petrol bomb in Kazir Dighi area of the town on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Sunday.The injured--Mohammad Parvez, 30, son of Fakir Ahammed, resident of Char Krishnochar under Sonagzi upazila of the district--is

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Sunday sentenced five students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) to death and six others to lifetime imprisonment for killing another student Zubair Ahmed.Judge Nizamul Haq of Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 handed down the verdict after police produced the

DHAKA: A total of 253 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed Sunday morning across the country to thwart any subversive attack during the 72-hour hartal sponsored by BNP-led 20-party alliance.Moreover, additional 60 platoons of BGB members are kept ready

DHAKA: The nationwide indefinite road-rail-waterway blockade and frequently called hartal has resulted fewer transactions at the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka due to shortage of vegetables supply.During the winter season, these markets used to be remained full of fresh

DHAKA: A Dhaka court is set to deliver verdict in Jahangirnagar University (JU) student Zubair Ahmed murder case on Sunday. Anisur Rahman, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (prosecution) told banglanews that the accused will be produced before the court amid haral, blockade. 

DHAKA: A youth was killed in a gunfight with police at Taltola of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jasim Uddin, 23, son of Abdur Razzak. Tejgaon Zone DC Biplob Kumar Sarkar confirmed the matter to banglanews. Sub-Inspector of Sher-e-Bangla

DHAKA: Three suspected criminals were killed in separate gunfights with law enforcers in Dhaka, Jessore and Comilla early Sunday. Banglanews correspondents reports as below--  Dhaka: A youth was killed in a gunfight with police at Taltola of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital early

BOGRA:  A man, who sustained burn injuries in an arson attack on a truck in Shahjahanpur Upazila, succumbed to his injuries at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) early Sunday.  The deceased was identified as Asif, 30, helper of the truck. Bogra district police media

COMILLA: A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Bhatpara area of Sadar South Upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Swapan, 39, resided at North Rampur village of the upazila. The gunfight between criminals and police took place

DHAKA: The vegetable growers of Savar categorically said their products keep the city’s kitchen markets active. The farmers and wholesalers of Savar came up with the claim while talking to banglanews at Mirpur kitchen market early Sunday. One of the vegetable traders Afsar Uddin said