GAZIPUR: Three passengers were killed and 10 others went missing after two trawlers collided off the estuary of Brahmaputra and Sitalakkya rivers in Sreepur upazila of the district Friday noon.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 30, master of a trawler, hailed from Pagla

DHAKA: BNP standing committee member brigadier general (retd) ASM Hannan Shah has been admitted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city on Thursday night with severe breathing problems.Hannan Shah’s personal secretary Mohammad Shahjahan Siraj confirmed the matter to banglanews

DHAKA: Another person, who received burn injuries in arson attack in Bogra, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Friday.The ill fated man was identified as Abdur Rahim, 30, son of Alek Morol and hailed from Satkhira Sadar upazila.Rahim’s younger

DHAKA: Bangladesh expressed deep shock and condolences at the death of Saudi Arabia's king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in separate condolence messages on Friday, prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep

SYLHET: A man was killed and three others injured as miscreants hurled petrol bombs at a running truck that led to a road accident at Bonikona under South Surma late on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan Mia, 30, son of Aktar Mian of Ahmedpur village of the

LAXMIPUR: One of the top terrors of the district was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Daudkandi upazila of Comilla early Friday.The deceased was identified as Solaiman Uddin Jisan, chief of Jisan Bahini of Laxmipur. He was also former library

DHAKA: The 11-year-old boy, Jakir, who sustained burn injury on January 13, died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Friday.DMCH sources said the boy succumbed to his burn injuries around 12:45am.Earlier on January 13, some shop keepers rushed Jakir with 70 percent burn

KHULNA: Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) of police recovered 11 petrol bombs from New Market area of the city on Thursday night.The DB sources said they recovered the petrol bombs in front of heart Decease Clinic of the area in abandoned condition.Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP)

SIRAJGANJ: Former MP of Sirajganj-1 constituency Dr Mohammad Selim passed away in London on Thursday.He was 71.Dr Selim’s nephew former MP Engineer Tanvir Shakil Joy confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the ex-MP died of old age complexity in London while taking treatment there.MP

DHAKA: Recently appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Surendra Kumar Sinha has reconstituted the benches of the High Court division.A notice was seen on the website of the Supreme Court titled ‘Reconstitution of the High Court Bench’ on Thursday.Registrar of the court SM Quddus

DHAKA: Newly appointed Chief Justice SK Sinha on Thursday extended the scheduled working hour of country’s apex court with a view to providing services to people speedily.Registrar of the court SM Quddus Zaman told banglanews that a notification was issued regarding the new

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in city on Thursday evening to thwart any untoward situation during the ongoing indefinite blockade enforced by BNP. The BGB members started patrolling the city streets from 6:00pm on the day to keep the situation under

DHAKA: A seven-day joint exercise of US Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) will begin at BAF Base, Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, from January 24 (Saturday).  US Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) personnel will participate in the fourth COPE SOUTH 15, a Pacific Air

DHAKA: State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Thursday expressed hope that ‘Domestic Worker Protection and Welfare Policy-2014’ would be passed in the cabinet within May.The minister came up with the assertion in a roundtable at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU)

RAJSHAHI: At least three people were injured as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb and eight to ten crude bombs aiming goods laden-trucks that were moving under police and BGB protection in the district on Thursday noon.Of the injured, two were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and

Dhaka: The High Commission of India will organize the Republic Day Celebrations at the New Chancery Complex, Plot No. 2A, UN Road, Baridhara, Dhaka on Monday, January 26, 2015.Mr. Pankaj Saran, High Commissioner of India, will unfurl the National Flag at 0900 hours, to be followed by the

DHAKA: All Indian visa seekers but tourist will need no more ‘appointment date’ for submission of the visa application to all visa centers from February 1 for making the visa processing easy. .Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) made the disclosure through press release on

DHAKA: The government has banned motorcyclists from carrying pillions until further notice with a view to preventing arson and sabotage activities amid political unrest across the country.Road Transport and Highways Division issued an order in this regard on Thursday afternoon.It said,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the ministry for Foreign affairs to take necessary steps to stop overseas propaganda against Bangladesh.She made the remark after visiting the ministry on Thursday morning. Minister AH Mahmood Ali, state minister Shahriar Alam, secretary

LONDON: European Parliament (EP) expressed concern over the current political situation in Bangladesh and urged its government to ban groups involved in ongoing violence in the country.EP in its session on Thursday made the call apart from discussing several issues related to Cambodia and