DHAKA: A school girl has reportedly committed suicide following her father’s rebuke for watching an Indian television channel Star Jalsha at Agran village under Baraigram upazila of the district.The incident, which took place on last night, was disclosed on Monday.Sources told

DHAKA: A fire broke out in a paper shop in city’s Sutrapur area on Monday evening.Eleven units of fire fighters rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.Locals said that the fire was originated around 5:45pm in the shop.However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.The

DHAKA: A minor and a college girl allegedly committed suicide in city’s Mirpur and Bangshal areas respectively on Monday.The deceased were identified as Isanur, 10, resident of Mirpur and Liza Moni alias Bithi, 20, student of Badrunnesa College, daughter of Helal Uddin, of

SAUDI ARABIA: Five Bangladeshis among six were killed in a factory fire in Dammam area of Saudi Arabia on Monday morning (local time).The deceased were identified as Abu Musa, Ziaur Rahman, Nisa Mia of Comilla, Mir Rahman of Feni and Abu Molla of Chandpur.However, the other deceased was

SYLHET: Four workers were killed in a landslide at Bholaganj stone quarry of the district on Sunday night.The deceased are identified as Moin Uddin, 40, Danu Mia, 22, Selim Mia, 20, Emdadul Haque, 40.Local sources said that the accident took place when a large chunk of land suddenly fell

DHAKA: A mobile court on Monday fined and jailed 30 brokers for harassing people at Agargaon passport office in city on Monday.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) started the drive in the area at 12:00 noon and continued till 1:30pm.Executive Magistrate of the mobile court Anisur Rahman said

KURIGRAM: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) destroyed a large haul of narcotics worth Tk 2 crore in Kurigram.BGB Rangpur sector commander deputy-director general Mohammad Zulfiqar Ali inaugurated the destruction of the drugs with the assistance of district administration and

DHAKA: The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert W Gibson on Monday expressed his profound condolence following the launch capsized in Padma River on Sunday.A press release was issued in this regard on Monday.Gibson said, “I was shocked and saddened by yesterday’s tragic

SYLHET: Police recovered bodies of young lovers hanging from a tree in Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Monday.The victims were identified as Sagar Bhumij (18), son of Sunil Bhumij and Sagar’s lover Surabhi Munda (18), daughter of Mantu Munda.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

DHAKA: The Shaheed Dibash and the International Mother Language Day 2015 was observed by Bangladesh Missions abroad with due solemnity.External Publicity Wing of Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release regarding the matter on Monday.“The Day’s programmes started in the

DHAKA: A man along with his nephew was killed and 45 others were injured after a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Khajulia area of Sadar upazila of the district Monday. The deceased were identified as Ansar Sheikh, 70, and his nephew Mostafa Sheikh, 50, hailed from

MAGURA: A police official was killed as a rashly driven truck rammed him in Ichhakhada Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Munshi M Mashiur Rahman, 48, Sub-Inspector (SI), also in-charge of Hajipur police outpost, hailed from

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Monday accepted the apologies of 15 eminent personalities out of 49 for expressing their concern over Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman’s conviction in a contempt charge. Earlier on January 27, in response to an order of the

DHAKA: A bus was set afire by alleged hartal and blockade supporters in city’s Kawran Bazar area on Monday.Duty officer Shahjadi Sultana of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the miscreants torched the staff bus while it was parked in

DHAKA: Some miscreants chopped a woman to death in Uttar Khan area of the capital early Monday.The deceased was identified as Sheuli Rahman, 34, daughter of Amin Uddin, resident of Maynartek of the area.Sub-Inspector (SI) Asaduzzaman of Uttar Khan Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will deliver its verdict Tuesday in war crime case against absconding former Jatiya party MP Abdul Jabbar.The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim will pronounce the verdict as per the Tuesday’s cause list.  On December

JHENAIDAH: Police recovered two bullet-hit bodies from a field at Defalbari village under Sadar upazila of the district Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Golam Azam alias Palash, 28, son of BNP leader Mostafa Commissioner and Dulal Hossain, 29, son of Nasim Biswas of

DHAKA: A total of 270 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed across the country on Monday to prevent sabotage as the 72-hr nationwide hartal rolled into second day, coupled with non-stop blockade called by BNP-led alliance.BGB Headquarters’ public

MANIKGANJ: At least 70 bodies were recovered from the launch MV Mostafa, which capsized Sunday noon in the river Padma with more than 150 passengers on board. Among the deceased, there are 13 minors and 30 women.Sources said divers of fire service and civil defense recovered the bodies

DHAKA: Four unidentified people, aged between 18 to 30 years, were found shot dead at different places in capital’s Mirpur area early Monday.Being informed from locals, police rushed in and sent the bodies to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) around 1:00am.Mirpur Model Thana