7 killed in Chattogram bus-microbus collision
Bangladesh deploys fire service rescue team to Myanmar
SYLHET: Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Kanaighat upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Faruk Ahmed, 25, son of late Sharif Uddin, residing in Sardarmati village of the upazila and Amir Hossain, 50, son of late Nasir
DHAKA: No Ebola affected patient was found in Bangladesh.Shahjalal International Airport assistant health officer Zahirul Islam came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at the airport on Saturday afternoon.He said booths have been setup in the airport to check the
DHAKA: The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ over west central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly northwestwards over the same area and was centred at 6:00pm Saturday. It is now about 1,020 kms west-southwest of Chittagong port, 970 kms west-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 870
DUBAI: Around 4,500 Bangladesh workers fell in trouble in United Arab Emirates as the owner of their company went hide.Sources said the owners of United Arab Emirates System Company fled the country without paying the workers of the company.A victim Muhammad Malik Fakir told banglanews
NARAYANGANJ: A Palli Bidyut lineman was electrocuted in Rallybagan area under Bandar upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam, 40, son of one Abul Hossain, hailed from Kapasia’s Amraid of Gazipur district.Sources said Zahirul came in contact with
When skin is exposed more to the sun, there is an increase in the production of cells known as melanocytes and due to which the skin turns darker. These dark skin patches are known as brown spots, age spots, dark spots, sun spots and liver spots. Brown spots generally appear on exposed
DHAKA: The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ over west central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly westwards over the same area and was centered at 3:00pm Saturday. It is now about 1,020 km west-southwest of Chittagong port, 970 km west-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 875 km
BARISAL: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) declared to halt all types of lighter vessels service in internal routes of Barisal division due to rough weather.Sources said that movements of all fishing boats, trawlers and vessels less than 65 feet have been declared
FENI: A youth died and two others injured in a blast while they were making bombs at Sadar upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nur Nabi, 28, son of one Ishaq, hailed from Bathania village of the upazila. Quoting local sources, Officer-in-Charge
BHOLA: Bangladesh Coast Guard have seized hilsa and nets worth about Tk 2 crore by separate drives between Friday night and Saturday noon at different points of the river Meghna in Bhola. Sources told banglanews that the amount of the seized fishes is over 140-kg while the nets are about
DHAKA: The government asked the Indian government and concerned agencies to share information about any involvement of organisations from Bangladesh and citizens’ names in the blast in West Bengal’s Burdwan of India on October 2, 2014. In response to a question, an official
DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam attended the two-day long 7th Bali Democracy Forum in Bali of Indonesia that started on Friday. External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release in this regard on Saturday. He said, “The
DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said Sheikh Hasina is a curse for the country as well as for her own party Awami League. The spokesperson for the party came up with the observation while talking to journalists at BNP
JESSORE: At least four people were killed in road accident on Jessore-Khulna highway in Nawapara Pirbari area under Avoynagar upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sources said a rashly driven truck knocked down a
RANGPUR: Two minors drowned in a pond in Arunnesa Balapara of Kutubpur union in Badarganj Upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Lipi, 8, daughter of Liton Haque and Limon, 9, son of Shafiqul Islam. Sources said that the victims went missing on
TANGAIL: Police administration on Saturday announced Tk 100,000 bounty to detain the prime suspect--Jahangir Hossain--in the killing case of a woman and her three daughters in Tangail Tuesday. Dhaka range deputy inspector general of police SM Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman made the
DHAKA: Friends have raised fund to send Rafiqul Islam’s body back to his family in Bangladesh. Rafiqul Islam, 27, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Regina, Canada last week. His friends said that he moved to Regina from Bangladesh three years ago for a better life. He was
DHAKA: Passengers expressed their dissatisfaction after a Singapore-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines delayed to depart at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Saturday morning. The flight BG-084, with 140 passengers, was scheduled to leave the airport at 8:00am.
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Navy Ship (BNS) Osman was awarded with the title of National Standard as a part of recognition of the ship’s outstanding services in the naval force at home and abroad for the past 25 years.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday awarded the ship, which had
DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated Malala Yousafzai and Shri Kailash Satyarthi for being awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize.Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for the right of girls to education for several years, and has shown by example that