BAGERHAT: Two robbers were killed in a gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Chandpai Rang of Mrigmari area of east Sundarbans on Wednesday morning. The gunfight began around 10:00am, which lasted for an hour. RAB-8 captain Hasibul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the demise of Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin, widely honored as ‘Bhasha Matin’, who passed away on Wednesday morning. The premier, in a condolence message, said that country’s foundation was set up through the

NOAKHALI: Police arrested fugitive death row convict for the murder of former Member of Parliament (MP) and Awami League leader Ahsan Ullah Master from Noakhali's Sonaimuri upazila on Tuesday.The arrestee was identified as Akhter Hossain Bulu, 40, son of one Goni Mia, residing at Tongi

DHAKA: Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin, 88, widely honored as ‘Bhasha Matin’ is no more. He breathed his last on Wednesday morning at city’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Confirming the matter to banglanews, Matin’s wife Gul Badan Nesa Manika said

RAJSHAHI: Two motorcyclists were killed as two motorcycles collided head on in front of the Nakkati Kali Temple of the city late Tuesday.Details of the deceased could not be known.Rajshahi Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) senior station officer Shariful Islam told banglanews,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock and sadness at the loss of 50 more lives caused by sudden volcanic eruptions at Mount Ontake of Nagano Prefecture recently, said a press releases. The premier sent a condolence massage to her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in

DHAKA: Camel milk has emerged as a new superfood with miraculous health benefits. It is known to have three times more Vitamin C than cow's milk and is ten times higher in iron content. Recently, the European Union allowed the import of camel milk in their region. In the Middle Eastern

DHAKA: The Bangladesh-India (West Bengal) border has not been sealed, said a Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release on Tuesday. The ministry issued the release signed by Senior Information Officer Khaleda Begum over the reports of the border-seal following the bomb blast incident in

NARAYANGANJ: At least eight furniture shops were gutted in a devastating fire in a market in Shimrail area of Siddhirganj upazila of the district on Tuesday night. Witnesses said the fire broke out from a furniture shop around 8:30pm that spread adjacent shops in the area. Momtaz

PATUAKHALI: The Narayanganj Detective Branch (DB) of police on Tuesday arrested a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) official from Saneshwar village in Bauphal upazila in connection with Narayanganj seven-murder case.The arrestee was identified as Ruhul Amin, Lance-corporal of RAB.Bauphal

MYMENSINGH: Journalist and also Bangla daily Bonik Barta managing director Golam Faruk has been buried in their family graveyard at the village Poshmail in Mymensingh on Tuesday evening.Earlier, his second Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Phulbaria University College ground in Mymensingh in

MYMENSINGH: The 2nd Namaz-e-Janaza of journalist and also Bangla daily Bonik Barta managing director Golam Faruk was held at Phulbaria University College ground in Mymensingh on Tuesday afternoon.A condolence meeting was held prior to the Janaza.Faruk’s father Advocate Muslem Uddin,

KHAGRACHHARI: Two people were killed as a speedy bus rammed into an auto rickshaw in Patachhara area of Ramgarh upazila of the district on Tuesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) M Shahjahan of Khagrachhari confirmed

BHOLA: Police and Coast Guards in several joint drives detained 22 fishermen from Bhola’s Char Fashion and Tajumuddin upazilas on Tuesday for catching fish denying the government ban.A mobile court led by executive magistrate Rezaul Karim punished 17 people among the detainees of

FENI: Two people were killed in a road accident in Muhuriganj area of Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district on Tuesday.The identity of the deceases could not be known immediately.Muhuriganj police outpost in-charge sergeant Joynal Abedin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the

Dhaka: The 1st Namaz-e-Janaza of journalist and also Bangla daily Bonik Barta managing director Golam Faruk was held at Nation Press Club in city on Tuesday.He was 55-year-old.Faruk, who was second son of Mymensingh-6 constituency Member of the Parliament Advocate Muslem Uddin, died

DHAKA: A schoolgirl was killed as she fell from a battery-run auto rickshaw when her scarf got tangled up with one of the wheels in Bawkhand area of Dhamrai upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jharna Akhter, 10, a class IV student and daughter of Hanif

NEW YORK: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith categorically said that gas using for cooking should be stopped. The minister came up with the assertion while addressing a view exchange meeting with Jalalabad Association of America in New York on Monday evening.  He commented that

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporations, both north and south, are passing a busy time on Tuesday in removing the wastes of sacrificial animals of Eid-ul-Azha. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) managing director Captain Dipan Kumar Saha said that the cleaning workers are using bleaching powder

RANGPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Modern intersection of the district town on Tuesday morning.  The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  The accident took place in the area around 11:00am.  Confirming the matter Rangpur Katwali Thana