DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Teknaf border area   of Cox’s Bazar Tuesday midnight. BGB headquarters’ public relations officer (PRO) Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday morning. He said acting on tip

DHAKA: Two people were crushed under the wheels of a tamping engine train in Ghorakhali area under Madhukhali upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Rabeya Begum, 45 and Faruq, 40.Witnesses said Rabeya and Faruq were crushed under the wheels of the

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique, who has been controversial for his recent ‘irresponsible’ remarks that demeaned Hajj, may lose his party post.The ruling Awami League is going to take the decision following Tuesday’s removal of Latif Siddique as the Minister of Post, Tele

NARAYANGANJ: Some 11 sacrificial cows drowned in the river Shitalakhya after a trawler capsized near Sonakanda animal market of the district on Tuesday.Sources said the incident happened when miscreants tried to snatch the trawler along with the sacrificial animals.The cow traders,

SAVAR: A private university student was chopped to death by miscreants in Islampur area here on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Ashraful Alam, 22, a second-year student of Daffodil International University, hailed from Khulna district.Deceased friends said that Ashraful

DHAKA: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has been named as the new captain of the Bangladesh Cricket Team for one day international (ODI), with all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as his deputy. They are going to lead the Tigers in the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe while Mushfiqur Rahim has retained

FROM GABTOLI CATTLE MARKET: A truck carrying 23 sacrificial cattle was snatched on Tuesday from Aminbazar bridge area outskirt of city. Nur Mohammad, trader of the sacrificial cattle, hailed from Manikganj’s Singair, told banglanews that the miscreants snatched the cows just before

KURIGRAM: A police constable committed suicide drinking poison in Khalilganj area of the district on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Prakash Chandra Roy, 41, a court police constable, hailed from Lalmonirhat. Sources said that he drank four bottles of pesticide at 7:00pm at

DHAKA: Two persons including a minor were crushed under the wheels of two Dhaka-bound trains in two separate incidents in city’s Kamlapur and Khilgaon areas on Tuesday. One of the deceased was identified as Belayet Hossain, 55, resident of Mohammadpur and identity of the other one aged

DHAKA: Two minors drowned in the river Brahmaputra at Akandapara village in Islampur upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Rifat, 8, son of Abdur Razzaq and Razu, 9, son of Abdur Rauf, residents of the area. Locals said that the minors drowned in the

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) and IFES (International Foundation for Electoral Systems) organized a rally marking International Day of Non Violence that falls on October 2. The rally with the slogan ‘Songhat Noy, Oikker Bangladesh Gori’ (Stop Violence, Build a United

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddiqui was removed as Minister of Post, Tele Communications and Information for his irresponsible remarks that demeaned Hajj. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the decision, said a competent source on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, BNP demanded that Minister

DHAKA: At least three persons sustained burn injuries in a fire at a paint factory in South Matuail under Shyampur of the city on Tuesday. The injured are Kamal, Babul and Mofazzal. They have been admitted to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Sources said that the fire

MANIKGANJ: 22 cattle drowned as a trawler capsized in Jamuna River at Baghutia under Daulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. However 13 people of the trawler managed to swim to the river bank. Union Parishad Chairman of Baghutia Akhter Hossain said that the cattle traders

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique was removed as Minister of Post, Tele Communications and Information for his irresponsible remarks that demeaned Hajj.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the decision, said a competent source on Tuesday afternoon.Earlier in the day, BNP demanded that Minister

BAGERHAT: A cargo vessel with 650 metric tonnes cement clinker capsized in Pashur river in Joymonighol area of Mongla port in the district on Tuesday morning. No causalities were reported from the incident. Sources said that a cargo vessel hit the clinker-laden cargo vessel named

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court on Tuesday sentenced one-year rigorous imprisonment to Nur Hossain, the prime accused of sensational 7-murder, in a case filed under the Wild Life (Preservation) Order.Senior Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul Isalm passed the verdict.The judge also fined

DHAKA: The river delta that is Bangladesh has plenty of sand but few stones. As the country’s cities are yet to accommodate the majority of its 160m people, this is no small problem.  The capital Dhaka, one of the world’s ten largest cities, has begun to rid itself of its

DHAKA: The death toll in Monday’s Manikganj CNG filling station blast rose to five as four victims succumbed to their burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shamsul Haque, a pump manager, Nur Islam Lebu, 40, a BRTC bus driver, Delwar

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) formed a special striking force to avert any untoward situation on the occasion of the upcoming Holy Eid and Durga Puja. They also kept alert its dog squad and also bomb disposal unit. RAB media and legal wing director Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan made