DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of war criminal and former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Ghulam Azam was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Johr prayers on Saturday amid protest. Brigadier General (retd) Abdullahil Aman Azmi conducted the janaza of his father at 1:50pm. Later Aman Azmi

DHAKA: Police on Saturday detained some 64 leaders-activists of BNP, including the president of its youth wing Jubo Dal, on allegation of plotting to sabotage ahead of Sunday’s hartal. On secret information, law enforcers conducted a special drive at   the residence of Moazzem Hossain

DHAKA: The Namaz-e-Janaza of war criminal Ghulam Azam will be held at Baitul Mukarram Mosque after Zohr prayers on Saturday. Ghulam Azam’s son Brigadier General (retd) Abdullahil Aman Azmi informed the matter to media in front of their house in city’s Moghbazar area on Friday evening

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday morning on a 3-day official visit.  A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8.40am. Prime Minister’s

BARISAL: A speeding bus in Babuganj upazila fell into a roadside pond late Friday, killing an unidentified man and injuring 12 others seriously. The mishap occurred in Purba Pangsha area on Dhaka-Barisal highway at 11:00pm when a passenger bus of Grameen Paribahan plunged into a pond

DHAKA: Detective Branch Police detained four members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji) in several drives in capital and Narayanganj early Saturday.The detainees are-- Rafiq Ahmed alias Sadik, 36, Umor alias Foyjul alias Robi, 25, Nadim Ahmed alias Sumon, 30

CHITTAGONG: A student of Chittagong University (CU) was killed and another one person injured in a road accident in Baroiar Hat area of Fatikchhari upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The student was identified as M Shahadat Hossain, student of Political Science Department of

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League on Friday expelled recently sacked Post, Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique from the party permanently.The decision came from a party executive committee meeting that was presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,

DHAKA: Three ruling Awami League leaders and activists were killed in Bogra, Chapainawabganj and Sylhet on Friday.Banglanews district correspondents reported the incidents.Bogra: A Sainik League activist, Shimul Haque Rehan, 35, was stabbed to kill and another one was injured inside the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that BNP chief Khaleda Zia is loosing public support day by day.The premier came up with the disclosure in the executive meeting of Awami League at Gano Bhaban on Friday evening.The meeting was held to take final decision about Latif

DHAKA: The Namaz-e-Janaza of war criminal Ghulam Azam will be held after Johar prayer on Saturday in city’s Baitul Mukarram Mosque.Ghulam Azam’s son Brigadier General (retd) Abdullahil Aman Azmi informed the matter to media on Friday evening.He briefed the media after a meeting with

DHAKA: Bangladesh would provide transit facility to India after getting the money allocation and necessary infrastructural development.The Foreign Secretary hinted the matter in a press conference, organized to brief about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to United Arab Emirates

DHAKA: A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in city’s Mirpur-Kalshi area on Friday.The deceased was identified as Tania Akter, 22, wife of one Ratan Mizi.Tania got married with expatriate Ratan around 18 months ago and she might have committed suicide over family

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up across the capital to avert any untoward situation centering the death of war criminal and former Jamaat Ameer Ghulam Azam.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police personnel were deployed in the key points of the capital from Friday

DHAKA: Michael O’Neill, Assistant Secretary General and Director at the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy, UNDP, arrived in Dhaka Friday on a 3-day visit to Bangladesh.This is O’Neill’s first visit to Bangladesh, after assuming office. He is keen on visiting Bangladesh

BAGERHAT: Fishermen from India, Myanmar and Thailand are trespassing into the Bangladesh water territory and poaching huge amount of fishes from the Bay of Bengal. This has been directly hampering the quality and quantity of fishing by Bangladeshi fishermen. The poachers are so

DHAKA: Several agreements on security, trade, labor market and extradition of convicts and some other memorandum of understandings will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE).Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said at a

DHAKA: The body of war criminal Ghulam Azam will be kept in a specialized ambulance at his Moghbazar residence till his sons come from United Kingdom.His lawyer Advocate Tajul Islam confirmed the matter to journalists on Friday.Tajul Islam said that five sons of Ghulam Azam will come

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Bangladeshi youth in Kironganj border area under Shibganj upazila of the district early Friday.The victim was identified as M Soleman Ali, 25, son of Ejabul Haque of Zaminpur village of the upazila.Border Guard Security

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