Wednesday, 09 Jul, 2025

National

City road crash kills Eden girl

DHAKA: A student of Eden Mohila College has been killed in a road accident in city’s Katabon area Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Rima Akhter, 20, daughter of Habibur Rahman, residing in Dhanmondi 32 area of the capital.Sources told banglanews that Rima along with her

PM’s write up on New Europe

DHAKA: European political newspaper ‘New Europe’ has published a write up of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The article, 2015 is going to be a milestone in world history, took place in its New Year Edition published on this week.The special publication, Our World in 2015,

DHK-CTG-SYL rail link resume

MOULVIBAZAR: Rail communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong have been restored Thursday night following a 19-hour halt.Derailment of five compartments along with the engine of an Udayan Express train made the halt as miscreants pulled off fishplates there earlier.Jahangir

Cocktails blast at Justice Saifur’s residence

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails aiming at the residence of High Court Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman in city’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday evening, a day after he pronounced judgment against broadcasting speeches of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Police sources

Domestic help found dead in city

DHAKA: A domestic help was found dead in city’s Gulshan area on Thursday.The ill-fated woman was identified as Haruna, 25.Police sources said that the caretaker of the house might have killed her as he is fugitive after the incident.On information, police recovered Haruna’s body from

BJP chief makes phone call to Khaleda

DHAKA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah made a phone call to know about the health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The BJP leader talked to Khaleda on Wednesday night and expressed hope her immediate cure. BNP chief showed her

‘Vehicular movements at any cost’

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the vehicular movements on roads, rails and waterways would remain active from Thursday night at any cost.“We have decided that the vehicular movements will be normal from the night and law enforcers will

AL activist found dead in Munshiganj

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an activist of ruling Awami League from Duttargaon village under Sreenagar upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified Ataur Rahman Sheikh, 48, son of Hajji Barek Sheikh of the area.Police sources said that Ataur came out of his house

Kushtia road mishap kills schoolboy, hurts 5

KUSHTIA: A schoolboy was killed and five others were injured in a road mishap in Patikabari village under Mirpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Akash, 5, a class I student of Patikabari Bangabandhu Kindergarten, son of Asadul Islam of the area.Police

Narcotics worth Tk 46 crore destroyed

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members destroyed narcotics worth of over Tk 46 crore in Teknaf of the district on Thursday.The huge amounts of narcotics were destroyed in front of BGB office at 2:00pm on the day.According to the sources, the narcotics include yaba,

Liberation war-time ammo unearthed

KISHOREGANJ: Over 200 bullets and five bayonets, believed to be hidden during the country’s war of independence, have been unearthed in Ahutia village under Pakundia upazila of the district on Thursday.Police sources said that a group of day labourers discovered the ammunition in an

Manzoor murder case probe gets 2-month more

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday extended time for about two months more for Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to further investigation into General Manzoor murder case and ordered to submit the report on March 12.The court of Additional district and session judge-1 SM Saiful

No Ijtema with tourist visa

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A restriction has been imposed at Benapole check-post in Jessore on visitors who want to attend Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh with tourist visa.The land port immigration authorities imposed the restriction from 10:00am on Thursday.This restriction has resulted over 400

RAB DG assures of safe transportation

DHAKA: Newly appointed director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed assured of giving security in plying of all kinds of passenger bus, goods-laden trucks during ongoing blockade, enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.He made the statement while talking to reporters

Bus torched at Banasree

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus at Banasree area in the capital during 3rd day of 20-party’s blockade at 11:45pm Thursday.Fire service control room confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witness said that a group of 4/5 miscreants set fire to the bus and fled the scene at once. None was

Cricketer Rubel sent to jail

DHAKA: A court here sent cricketer Rubel Hossain to jail rejecting his bail plea in a sexual assault case filed by actress Naznin Aktar Happy.Judge Anwar Sadar of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed order on Thursday after Rubel surrendered before the court.On December 13,

ETV chairman to be quizzed at jail gate

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court ordered to quiz ETV chairman Abdus Salam at jail gate in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar Suchona passed the order after rejecting remand and bail pleas Thursday.On Tuesday mid night, Detective Branch police

Justice Reza-Ul’s village home torched

FENI: Miscreants Thursday set fire to village home of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque, who jointly banned publishing of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman’s speeches and statements Wednesday.In the early hours of the day, the Kachari Ghor of the house, located at Choumuhoni village

4 killed in Barisal road crashes

BARISAL: Four people, including a Swechhasebok League leader and a customs official, were killed and five others injured in separate accidents in Sadar and Ujirpur upazilas of the district on Thursday morning.Of the deceased, two were identified as general secretary of Tungipara

‘Bangladesh constitution world’s best’

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the constitution of Bangladesh is the best one in the world.She made this comment while addressing the 19th Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in the city