DHAKA: Hundreds of devotees including Islamic Parties staged a demonstration in capital’s Baitul Mukkarrm area protesting Latif Siddique’s remarks in New York that demean Hajj and Tablig Jamaat.After Juma prayers, general devotees including Hefajat-e-Islam and other Islamic parties

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press conference Friday afternoon to brief the media about the outcome of her attending United Nations General Assembly from September 22- 29.Sources concerned said the press briefing will be held at Gono Bhaban, official resident of the

DHAKA: At least one crore city dwellers are leaving Dhaka to celebrate this year’s Eid-ul-Azha with near and dear ones at their village homes.Sources told banglanews that the exodus has already began from Thursday with at least two days of extra holidays – the weekend – being

CHITTAGONG:  Rapid Action Batalion-7 detained three Yaba traders with 1,40,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from different places of the port city on Thursday night.The detainees are Syed Kashem, 33, of Cox’s Bazar, Somrat Sarder, 23 of Munshganj, Rabiul Patwari, 22 of Comilla. 

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Thousands of home-bound people of the country’s southern region got relieved on Friday after an eight-kilometer long tailback started becoming normal at Daulatdia.Passenger buses, carrying home goers for Eid and puja festivals, and Dhaka-bound cattle-laden trucks

DHAKA: A woman herself allegedly killed her son with the help of her lover in the city’s Demra area on Thursday night as the son tried to refrain his mother from extramarital affairs. The deceased was identified as Kamruzzaman, 30. Meanwhile, police detained four people including the

DHAKA: The Durga Puja, biggest religious festival of Hindu community, ended Friday as the Mohanabami and the Vijayadashami were held on same day.  The immersion of Duga’s idols will be held on Saturday, on the tenth day, when Durga the mother returns to her husband, Shiva. 

DHAKA: Leather traders and manufacturers of leather goods in Bangladesh have jointly fixed the price of every square foot hide at Tk 70 to 75 for cows for Dhaka district and Tk 60 to 65 for outside of Dhaka.Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters Association

DHAKA: Leather traders and manufacturers of leather goods in Bangladesh have jointly fixed the price of every square foot hide at Tk 70 to 75 for cows for Dhaka district and Tk 60 to 65 for outside of Dhaka.Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters Association

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Thousands of home-bound people of the country’s southern region are facing immense sufferings as an eight-kilometer long tailback appeared on highways on the both sides of Daulatdia-Aricha ferry crossing point on the river Padma.Heavy pressure of passenger

RIYADH: Over two million pilgrims are converging to Mina as the ceremonial activities of annual hajj pilgrimage scheduled to begin on Friday. Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, held in Zulhijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. It requires pilgrims to perform ten rituals before and

SIRAJGANJ: Two motorcyclists were killed and one injured in a road accident on west part of Bangbandhu Bridge at 6:30am Friday. The deceased were identified as Kalam, 50, of Enayetpur and Belal Hossain, 30, of Belkuchi upazila. Police and local sources said that a rashly driven bus

DHAKA: All-out preparation is underway at the National Eidgah Maidan for the main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha in Dhaka city.Setting up of close circuit (CC) cameras, waterproof shed, lighting, and electric fans are going on in a full-fledge.Dhaka Metropolitan Police are taking tight

COMILLA: A police man was killed and two others policemen injured in a road accident Ghorashal Bailey Bridge area of Muradnagar Upazila of the district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Sub-Inspector Abdul Kader, 40, Officer-in-Charge of Shibliganj police outpost.  The

TANGAIL: A 60-killometer-long traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway pushed hundreds of passengers into serious sufferings early Friday. Victim passengers said the tailback has begun from Thursday night which turned severe form around 2:30am and remained unchanged until till filing

JAMALPUR: Two minors drowned in a pond in Sengua village under Sarishabari Upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Sadia, 5, daughter of Ubaydul Haque and Kawsar, 4, son of Hafizur.  Sources said that the victims were playing near to a pond near

DHAKA: Two people were killed in separate incidents in Mirpur and Abdullahpur area in the city.  The deceased were identified as Shah Alam, 28, son of Bazlu Mia and Khadija, 55.  Family sources said that Shah Alam was returning from his working station and trying to cross a road, then

DHAKA: Two courts of Dhaka and Kurigram on Thursday summoned Bangla daily ‘Prothom Alo’ editor Matiur Rahman.He is asked to appear before the courts on the same day on November 9 in two different cases filed against him on Thursday on allegations of hurting religious sentiments and

DHAKA: Atlanta will host the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in 2015 with former president Jimmy Carter, philanthropist Ted Turner and diplomat Andrew Young, among others.Bangladesh Nobel Laureate professor Muhammad Yunus was in Atlanta, from September 27-29, to lead and

DHAKA: Prime  Minister Sheikh Hasina has just ended United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) instead of facing any criticism and enjoyed praises over different achievements of Bangladesh. The name Bangladesh has been echoed as an example for achieving of Millennium Development Goals