HABIGANJ: At least 60 people, including 10 bullet-hit, were wounded in clash between two groups of villagers at Shahpur village under Baniachang upazila of the district on Saturday.Local sources said that two groups of the village engaged in an altercation over a trifle matter in the

COMILLA: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Mokam area under Burichang upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police and local sources said that a rashly driven covered van rammed into a motorcycle

DHAKA: Aggyan Party members robbed 10 cattle after making five people unconscious by forcing to consuming adulterated foods on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Meghna bridge area of Comilla on Friday night.The ailing people are Ratan Mina, 40, Sujan, 25, Chan Mian, 40, Munur, 30, and Raju,

TANGAIL: A 10-killometer-long traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway pushed hundreds of passengers into serious sufferings on Saturday.Sources said that additional vehicle pressure on roads due to Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja created huge traffic jam in the road. Besides, rail crossing

DHAKA: Thousands of home goers have been fallen under immense sufferings after train schedule at the central Kamlapur Railway Station was drastically collapsed. Women and children are suffering more.   No train is either arriving or departing the station on time. Station sources said

MANIKGANJ: Eminent philanthropist Rowshan Ara Begum passed away (Inna lillahe wailaihe raziun) on Saturday morning. She died at her younger daughter Dilara Mustafa’s house at Bashundhara Residential Area in city due to the old age related complications. She left behind two daughters,

DHAKA: The immersion of goddess Durga’s idols will be held on Saturday evening, on the final day of the 10-day festivity. The mother, Durga, will return to her husband, Shiva, in the day according to the religion. Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community,

COX’S BAZAR: Six people, including four policemen, were injured in a gunfight between lawmen and a robber gang in Bancha Mianr Ghona area of the district city early Saturday. The injured policemen were Sub-Inspector Shah Alam and constables Ajoy Barua, Farid, and Bangshi of Cox’s

MUNSHIGANJ:  Several thousands of home-bound people of the country’s southern region are facing immense sufferings as a five-kilometer long tailback appeared on highways on the both sides of Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry crossing point of the river Padma. The tailback is getting longer as

RIYADH: Eid ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, is being observed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Sources told banglanews that thousands of Muslims started here going to the Eidgah just after the Fajr prayers. The central Eid congregation in Riyadh was held around 6:00am at

MADARIPUR: Five people, including a minor boy and four college students, were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Shibchar upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Shakil, nine months, Imran Hossain, 18, Sur Paul, 18, Rehena Aktar,

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members on Friday night seized 1,20,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Teknaf border area of Cox’s Bazar.BGB headquarters’ public relations officer (PRO) Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday morning.He said acting on tip off,

SIRAJGANJ: A 20-killometer-long traffic gridlock on the Bangabandhu Bridge link road (west) pushed hundreds of passengers into serious sufferings from early Saturday into morning.Sources said the 20-km tailback started from Bangabandhu Bridge link road (west) intersection to

DHAKA: Savar MP Dr Enamur Rahman’s father-in-law Fazlul Haque, who was abducted from Malaysia two days ago, has been rescued on Friday night. Malaysian police rescued him from Kuala Lumpur, sources told banglanews. However, 11 persons have also been detained for their involvement in

DHAKA: Liberation War Affairs Ministry has taken an initiative to distribute digitally made Freedom Fighter (FF) certificates in a bid to bring back the honour and glory of the freedom fighters by preventing irregularities and corruption in getting certificates. The certificates also

DHAKA: People from various districts of the country have been observing Eid-ul-Adha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, on Saturday synchronizing the day with Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul-Adha is being observed in 40 villages of Chandpur, in 10 villages of Laxmipur, around

DHAKA: Oggyan Party members robbed around Tk 2.5 lakhs from 15 cattle traders after making them unconscious by adulterating their foods in the Eastern Housing cattle market in Rupnagar in city early Saturday. The traders were rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: The customs authorities recovered 24 pieces of gold bars weighing 3.2 kg and SR5000 from Shajalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday night. Assistant Commissioner of custom authority Farid Al Mamun told banglanews that acting on a tip-off they recovered the gold bars and

SATKHIRA: A woman has killed her husband while sleeping over extra marital affair at Sarafpur village under Ashashuni upazila of the district Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Zakir Hossain, 25, son of one Zahir Uddin, resident of the area.Local UP member Alamgir Hossain

DHAKA: A mobile court on Friday sentenced five years’ imprisonment to five Aggyan party members after detaining them various areas of the city on Thursday.Another one was sent to six months’ imprisonment.Executive Magistrate of the mobile court Sarwar Alam passed the