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Another petrol bomb victim dies in Rangpur

RANGPUR: Another victim, who sustained burn injuries in petrol bomb attack by miscreants in Dinajpur, died at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 30, helper of a truck.Director of the hospital Abdul Quader Khan told

Koko’s gayebana janaza held across country

DHAKA: The ‘gayenaba janaza’ of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chief Khaleda Zia, was held on Tuesday in different places of the country.Local units of BNP organized the ‘gayebana janaza’, a funeral prayer, as a part of the BNP central

President visits naval exercise

CHITTAGONG: President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday reached the largest frigate of Bangladesh Navy ‘Samudra Joy’ to watch the annual war exercise of Bangladesh Navy titled ‘Sea Thunder-2015’ in the Bay of Bengal.Commanding officer Capt. W. H. Kutubuddin, of ‘Samudra Joy’ welcomed

Bhutan envoy expresses condolence

FROM GULSHAN OFFICE: Bhutan ambassador Pema Choden expressed her sympathy to the death of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of Bangladesh former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.The envoy went to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in city’s Gulshan

Couple burnt in Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ: A couple was burnt when a fire broke out at their tin-shed house adjacent to Rail Gate area in Fatulla upazila on Tuesday morning.The victims are Kamal, 35, and Liza, who is also the second wife of the man.Following the fire incident, the man’s first wife Nurun Nahar

Indian couple held in Dinajpur

HILI, DINHAJPUR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian couple in Hili Railway Station area on Tuesday morning for entering Bangladesh illegally.The detainees are Rakhal Chudhury, 62, and his wife Beby Chowdhury, 45, hailed from Thakurganj upazila of Kidhanganj district in

Koko’s body arrives

DHAKA: The body of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman, arrived in Dhaka after three-day he died in Malaysia.A flight of Malaysia Airlines, carrying the body landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:45am

Fakhrul on 3-day remand

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam on 3-day remand in a vandalism case.Dhaka additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Masud Seth granted the remand Tuesday when Paltan police produced him before the count in a case filed for vandalizing

Police symbol of security: PM

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said Bangladesh Police is the symbol of peace, security and discipline of the country.“We have reformed and developed police forces for making it people friendly, professional and a modern force, she added. The primer made the remarks

Fire guts 150 shops in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI: A devastating fire gutted around 150 shops of the rail-bazar in Syedpur on Tuesday morning.Seven units from Nilphamari, Syedpur, Parbotipur, Badarganj and other places rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.Nilphamari Fire Service team leader Farhad Hossain

2 more petrol bomb victims die

DHAKA: Two persons including an Ijtema devotee, who was burnt as miscreants carried out arson attacks in Dinajpur and Sylhet, succumbed to their injuries on Monday and Tuesday.Banglanews Staff Correspondent reports: A truck driver succumbed to his burn injuries at Dhaka Medical

Koko’s body arrives at 11:40am

DHAKA: A jet of Malaysia Airlines, carrying the body of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and former President Ziaur Rahman, will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:40am Tuesday.Koko’s wife Sayed Sharmila Rahman, his two daughters

Bus torched in city

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus in Badda’s Progoti Sharani area of the city on Monday night.Sources said some miscreants torched the bus of Anabil Paribahan in the area around 9:00pm.However, there is no report of injury in the incident.Being informed, two fire service units rushed to

JS passes Metro Rail Act

DHAKA: The parliament on Monday passed the Metro Rail Act, 2015 with the view to easing traffic congestion and providing fast and improved public transport service in the city. The JS with Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah in the chair, passed the bill by a voice vote after the Road,

Youth commits “suicide” in city

DHAKA: A young man committed suicide jumping from a 10-storey building in Senpara Parbat area of city’s Mirpur on Monday afternoon. The deceased was identified as M Amanullah Chowdhury Sobuj, 22, student of Mirpur Ideal Institute of Science and Technology and son of M Shahidullah

‘Police Week’ begins Tuesday

DHAKA: A three-day ‘Police Week’ will begin from January 27 with festive mood on Rajarbagh Police Lines compound of the city.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the program in the morning.The President, Prime Minister, state minister for home affairs, senior home secretary

5 leaders to receive Koko’s body

DHAKA: Five leaders of BNP on Tuesday will receive the dead body of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.The BNP chief has given the authority to its vice-chairmen Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf and Abdullah Al Noman and

Hasina congratulates new Saudi king

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated new King of Saudi Arabia Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and expressed hope further strong and consolidated relations between the two brotherly countries.The premier said this in a message sent on Monday congratulating the king on his

Cocktails blast near CMM court

DHAKA: Miscreants hurled two cocktails at a vehicle of private TV near Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court (CMM) at city’s Old Dhaka on Monday.Witnesses said some miscreants blasted two cocktails on Jonson road around 3:35pm while the TV reporters entered in CMM court.Driver of the

‘BNP leaders could have talked to me’

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina felt embarrassed as she had to return while going to console BNP chief Khaleda Zia at the demise of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko.In a cabinet meeting Monday, PM made the remark when Mujibul Haq Chunnu said whole country praised PM for her