DHAKA: Bangladesh declared Saturday as National Mourning Day to commemorate the death of the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The national flag will remain half-mast in government and private buildings across the country on the day. President Abdul Hamid will leave

DHAKA: Miscreants threw a petrol bomb and blasted a cocktail in front of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology (ADUST) at city’s Nayapaltan area on Friday.Witnesses said that some miscreants blasted the bomb and cocktail in the area around 7:15pm creating panic among

DHAKA: The nation will observe the historic Mass Upsurge Day on Saturday to commemorate the valiant sons of the soil who sacrificed their lives during the movement in 1969 that culminated in the independence movement of the country.President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 13 people including five women sustained bullet injuries in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy in Zoshlong village under Tongibari upazila of the district on Friday.Locals said that the supporters of former UP chairman Mokhles Dewan and

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mohammad Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, who is also a BNP leader, and 34 others on Friday were sued over an attack on a goods-laden truck fleet in the town on Thursday.Officer-in-Charge (Investigation) of Boalia Thana Mahmudur Rahman confirmed

GOPALGANJ: The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate Patgati Bridge on the Madhumati River in Tungipara of the district on Saturday afternoon through a video conference.Gopalganj Deputy Comissioner Mohammad Khalilur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews on

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)