DHAKA: At least nine people were killed in the NCR region, including six in Delhi, as a massive thunder storm lashed the region crippling road traffic, metro services and flight operations and hitting power supply. Delhi Police said six people died and 13 were injured in various areas of

NARAYANGANJ: A man allegedly killed his wife and daughter over a family dispute at a rented house in Siddirganj of the metropolitan city early Saturday. The deceased were indentified as Moyna Begum, 29 and daughter Nurjahan Akter Swapna, 13, hailed from Akhaura of Brahmanbaria. 

COMILLA: A person was killed and 30 others were injured in a road accident in Khila area under Manoharganj upazila of the district on Friday. The identities of the casualties could not be known immediately. Locals said that a Comilla bound passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court placed two former RAB officers Lieutenant Colonel Tarek Sayeed Mahmud and Major Arif Hossain on 5-day remand in sensational seven murder case.  Senior Judicial Magistrate Shafiqul Islam put the duo on a fresh five-day remand on Friday in response to a

BANDARBAN: Myanmar Border Police (BGP, former NASAKA) exchanged fire with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikkhangchari frontier of the district on Friday. The gunfight started around 3:00pm near 52-international piller area at Panchhari border after BGP denied handing over body of a

DHAKA: Bodies of six Bangladeshis, out of nine who died in Saudi furniture shop fire, arrived Dhaka Friday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the bodies landed at Shahjalal Airport at 3:00pm.  The bodies were handed over to families of the victims. Three more bodies are

SAVAR (DHAKA): A BRTC double-decker bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baliapur area in Savar upazila on Friday. The accident took place when the bus, coming from Dhaka, tried to overtake another BRTC double-decker bus in the area at 2:00pm, which left about 50

SATKHIRA: Two workers were electrocuted in Alipur Bazar of Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Billal Hossain, 22, son of Abdul Ahad of Chhoto Patra village of Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district and Shafikul Islam, 24, son of Nabab Ali of Kumira

DHAKA: Ferry services resumed on Mawa-Kawrakandi route after a halt following assault on a bus driver by ghat lineman on Friday. Workers of Munshganj Motor Owners Association decided to stop loading and unloading of goods on the ferry from 11:30am. Workers went back to their works after

FENI: A district court placed Awami League leader Belal Uddin, 45, who was held in Fulgazi Upazila chairman Ekramul murder case, on a five-day remand for police interrogation. Feni’s senior judicial magistrate Khairul Amin on Thursday night passed the order in response to a 7-day

DHAKA: Ferry services were halted on Mawa-Kawrakandi route protesting the assault of a bus driver, causing immense sufferings to passengers. As per decision to Munshganj Motor Owners Association, workers stopped ferry loading and unloading works from 11:30am Due to disruption of the

CHITTAGONG: Some 137 passengers escaped death after a plane of Air Arabia had emergency landing at Shah Amanat airport following technical error after 15 minutes it took off Friday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Wing Commander Nur-e-Alam said that authority started inspection in

DHAKA: International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved an ‘immediate disbursement’ of US$140.9 million to Bangladesh on Thursday. The approval came after IMF Executive Board completed the fourth review of Bangladesh’s economic program under a three-year arrangement supported by the

FROM IGC, GULSHAN : The flags of Bangladesh and India are likely to be flown atop of the North American highest mountain peak Mount McKinley locally known as Mount Denali. To hoist country’s flag, first Bangladeshi Mount Everest climber Musa Ibrahim and Indian mountain climber Satyarup

GAZIPUR: Unidentified miscreants chopped dead an activist of Swechchhasebok League in Rautkona area under Kapasia upazila of the district at 11:00am Friday. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, 32. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sub-Inspector of Kapasia Thana Afzal

DHAKA: Customs officials detained a person with six kilograms of gold bars worth about TK 1.5 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday morning. The detainee is Arif Hossain, 29. Airport customs assistant commissioner Shamsul Arefin Khan confirmed the matter to

JESSORE: A drug trader was killed in a gunfight with police in Jhumjhumpur Moylakhana area of the district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Abu Taher, 40, son of late Sona Ullah of Jhumjhumpur, suburb of the district town. Kotwali thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Rafiqul Islam

DHAKA: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday stressed on the need for enhanced commitment, responsibility and solidarity to durable peace and prosperity. Ali was addressing at the 17th session of the Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau at the Algeria’s capital city

DHAKA: 70 percent of Google’s employees are men and 61 percent of its U.S. employees are white, according to a workforce diversity report released by the company. Black workers accounted for 2 percent of the U.S. workforce, while Hispanics accounted for another 3 percent, according to

RIYADH: Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Md Shahidul Islam on Thursday joined the ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba at Makkah in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Earlier, the authorities concerned invited the embassy to take part in the progamme. Makkah’s governor Mishaal bin