DHAKA: Wadi Al-Baida, also called Wadi Al-Jinn, is a mysterious valley where cars move upward in the mountainous roads, without any need to push the accelerator. The car would also move though the driver switches off the engine. The mountains in the surrounding area have magnetic

DHAKA: Workers started their pre-scheduled demonstration demanding payments of dues and Eid bonus of Tuba Garment workers, who continue fast-unto-death before Eid day. At first, police barred workers to bring out procession in Badda Hossain Market area around 11:00am. Later, hundreds of

DHAKA: Citing that there was nothing against Islam in Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s novel ‘Lajja’, Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju Friday claimed she has been hounded and demanded that she be given a permanent visa to reside in India. “Several

DHAKA: Besides payment of dues, demonstrating workers are set to bring out protest procession on Saturday morning demanding supreme punishment of Tuba Group owner Delwar Hossain. Hundreds of Tuba workers thronged Tuba garment to enforce their demonstration from in front of Badda Hossain

CHUADANGA: A black sheep man killed his father at Dingedah village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday late night as the farther tried to prevent the son from gambling. The deceased was identified as Fakir Chand, a van puller, of the village. The killer son, Abdus Salam, went

DHAKA: Gas supply may be disrupted temporarily in several areas of Dhaka city, Narsingdi district, Madhabdi and Laxmankhola from 8:00am to 6:00pm due to repairing works of gas pipeline, said sources concerned. Transmission line will remain closed during repairing works and the gas

DHAKA: After a half-hour service disruption in several countries around the globe on June 19, Facebook went offline once more early around 12 p.m. ET on Friday. Facebook Inc said service to the world’s largest online social network has been fully restored, following a widespread outage

NETROKONA: A district level leader died in clash between two groups of ruling Awami League activists over establishing supremacy in Lapsia Bazar in Khaliajuri on Friday. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman Habib, 35, a local Awami league leader. Khaliajuri Thana

DHAKA: Police recovered two bodies from Mogbazar and Shabujbagh areas of the city on Friday. One of them was identified as Yakub Ali, 40, residing in Shabujbagh Dakkhingaon Kather Pool area of the city while another is yet to know. Witnesses told banglanews that the unidentified man was

SYLHET: The Sylhet administration on Friday banned bathing and swimming in Piain river of Jaflong following the death of five tourists. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sylhet Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Shahidul Islam said that the decision has been taken to avoid further accidents.

THAKURGAON: A Bangladesh national was detained by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from Dharmagar border area under Ranisangkail upazila of the district on Friday morning. The detainee is identified as Jahangir Hossein, 23, son of Hossein Ali, resident of Dharmagar Chikanipara in

CHITTAGONG: Former Deputy Speaker Engineer LK Siddiqui, also ex-Water Resources Minister, passed away at Mount elizabeth hospital in Singapore on Friday morning. LK Siddiqui, also BNP’s central committee vice-chairman, breathed his last around 11:00pm at the age of 83, party sources

JHENIDAH: Rail authorities on Friday suspended the station master and two linemen of Baro Bazaar Rail Station of Kaligan upazila of the district for negligence in duty following a tragic train-bus collision that claimed 11 lives and scores injured. The suspended are station master Turki

DHAKA: A Board Meeting of Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company held at Kolkata for developing 1320 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project. The 9th meeting of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), a joint venture of NTPC Limited and Bangladesh Power Development

DHAKA: Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr A.K. Abdul Momen on Friday expressed his condolence and deep shock at the death of freedom fighter and former lawmaker Dr M. Mosarrof Hossain. Momen, in a statement, prayed for the salvation and eternal

SIRAJGANJ: Two cousins drowned in a pond in Kamarkhand upazila of the district on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Mim Khatun, 10, daughter of Belal Hossain of Kasiyahata village and her cousin Sadiya Khatun, 8, daughter of Jahurul Islam. Local sources said that Mim and

NATORE: At least three people were killed and 10 more injured in a clash between the railway employees and local people in Ishwardi Bypass Rail Station in Lalpur upzila of the district on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Jummat, 32, son of late Akbar Ali, of Dahorshala

DHAKA: The government of Bangladesh has advised all of its nationals not to travel to Libya until “the situation becomes stable” there, says a press release. The Foreign Ministry issued the release on Thursday that adds: the government ‘is closely monitoring the evolving

JHENIDAH: At least 11 people were killed and 70 more injured when a train crashed into a bus carrying bridal party people in Baro Bazaar area of the district early Friday. Of the deceased, seven were men, two women and one was child and their identities could not be known immediately.

DHAKA: Bangladesh sought support of Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for its candidacy in the elections of Human Rights Council (HRC), International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU). Regarding the matter, State Minister for Foreign