DHAKA: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three.Under the influence of very severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ the low-lying areas of the coastal districts of Cox’s bazar, Chittagong, Noakhali,

DHAKA: A 35-kilomiter long traffic gridlock has appeared on the Dhaka-Tangil highway, stretching from Elenga of Sirajganj to Mirzapur of Sirajganj, since Saturday dawn.The tailback caused immense sufferings to the thousands of people who are returning to Dhaka city after Eid-ul-Azha

DHAKA: The return hajj-flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will be arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday after a 6-hour delay on the third successive day.A BG2016 flight of Bangladesh Biman will land at the airport around 11:30am on the day, while it was

DHAKA: Three Bangladeshi ‘blue helmet’ holders were inured when a rebel group ambushed a joint Pakistani-Bangladeshi convoy of the United Nations Multinational Integrated Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Thursday, said a press release.Inter Services Public

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid arrived home on Friday night after performing hajj.A BG-036 flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the president and his entourage, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:10pm.A team of government high officials cordially received him

JESSORE: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Ulashi area under Sharsha upazila of the district Friday evening.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police sources said that a truck rammed into a motorcycle carrying them in the area around 6:00pm,

DHAKA: The return hajj-flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday noon after a 2-hour delay on the second successive day.A 2014 flight of Biman, carrying 419 hajjis from Saudi Arabia, landed at the airport around 2:15pm on the

KHULNA: Four people were killed in a road accident in front of BGB camp at Khalishpur in the divisional city on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mohammad Siddique, 45, Shaheed, 40, Abdul Aziz, 45 and Ilias Hossain Babu, 31, of the area.Witnesses said a bus of Bangladesh

DHAKA: One out of 8 women is attacked by breast cancer across the country, said Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum (BBCAF) on Friday.The Forum unveiled this shocking data at a “Meet The Press” on the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness Day in the city’s National Press Club

DHAKA: Ten Bangladeshis, who performed the holy hajj this year and were supposed to return home by this month, died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between Tuesday and Thursday.However, with them, the pilgrims’ death toll now reached to 58.Earlier, 48 Bangladeshi pilgrims died

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid will arrive home on Friday night after performing hajj. A BG-036 flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the president, is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:00pm.Security has been tightened at the airport on the occasion

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a private clinic in Mouchak area of the city on Friday noon.The fire originated at Holy Dental Care Clinic of the area at 1:35pm. Witnesses said the fire originated at the 2nd floor of the five-storied building.The fire might have originated from electric

DHAKA: Former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam, who is serving 90-year imprisonment for war crimes, has been shifted to the coronary care unit (CCU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in city on Friday.Sources told banglanews that he was taken to the CCU from

BARISAL: Twenty five fishermen have been detained in separate drives in the district from Thursday night to Friday morning for catching Hilsa defying the government ban.Sources told banglanews that mobile courts sent 15, among the detainees, to jail for one month.However, the detainees

DHAKA: A 6-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her step mother and dumped it in a drum at their bathroom in Dhalpur area of city’s Jatrabari on Friday.The victim was identified as Maimuna, daughter of Abdur Razzak of the area.Victim’s grandmother Fulmati spotted the body in the

MYMENSINGH: Two brothers were killed in an attack by their cousins over land dispute at Rajbaria village in Nandail upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Tofazzal, 50, and Swapan, 35, sons of Akkas Ali of the village.Witnesses said Tofazzal and Swapan locked

DHAKA: The Civil Aviation Authority said the first hajj return-flight of the 2nd day will be delayed for two hours as the pilgrims could not reach Saudi Arab airport in time.The flight, carrying 419 passengers from Saudi Arabia, will arrive around 2:00pm which is scheduled to land at

DHAKA: The members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in a drive, recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from the Naf river in Teknaf of Cox’s bazar early Friday.Acting on a tip-off, the BGB members conducted a drive in the river. Sensing the presence of the BGB members, the

LAXMIPUR: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police was killed by a bullet from his own gun while he was on duty near Roypur Thana of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, son of late Aiyub Ali of Haribhallabpur village of Begumganj upazila of

DHAKA: The severe cyclonic storm (ecp 990 hpa) “hud hud” over east central bay & adjoining west central bay moved slightly west-northwestwards, now lies over west central bay & adjoining east central bay.The storm was centred at 12 noon Friday ( 10 October 2014) about 990 kms