TANGAIL: A police officer was shot to death by miscreants in east court para of municipal area of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Tangail Thana.  Sources said that acting on a tip off, the police officer went

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her firm determination to finish the trial of war criminals and said “we want to build war criminal, militancy-free Bangladesh.” She said “Our attempts to build to a happy, prosperous, democratic and non-communal country will

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina on Saturday revealed that different measures of the government have been presented before the participants at the first-ever World Girl Summit in London. The premier made the disclosure at a press conference on her three-day official visit to London at

FROM KAMLAPUR: The Eid special train service has started its journey from Kamalapur rail station on Saturday morning ease the transportation suffering for home-going people before the Eid-ul-Fitr. Kamalapur Railway Station Master Sakhawat Hossain said that Dewanganj special service

DHAKA: The participation of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the first-ever World Girl Summit in London was a success, says UK Labour Party member of parliament, also Chair of the Home Affairs Committee at the British House of Commons, Keith Vaz. Thus, the success of this

LAXMIPUR: An Awami League activist was shot to death by miscreants in Poddar Bazaar area of Sadar upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Ahsan Ullah, 45, son of Sultan Ahmad. Locals said that miscreants opened fire aiming Ahsan while he was returning home

DHAKA: The country’s Muslim community observed the Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr, the night when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to the Greatest Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), on Friday night. Devout Muslims have spent the night at mosques and homes offering prayers,

MAGURA: Two people were killed and six others injured in a head-on-collision between a truck and pick-up van in Kachundi area of the district on Saturday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sources said that the accident took place around 7:00am,

DHAKA: Four people were killed and 36 other injured in separate road crashes in two districts between Friday night and Saturday morning.  Banglanews Magura correspondent reports: Two people were killed and six others injured in a head-on-collision between a truck and pick-up van in

DHAKA: The press conference on recent London visit of the Premier Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to be held at Ganabhaban at 11:30 am on Saturday.PM's press secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews.Sheikh Hasina visited London, UK on a three-day tour on July 21-23

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 20,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Najir Para area under Teknaf upazila of the district on Friday. BGB sources said, acting on a tip-off, BGB personnel conducted a special drive in the afternoon and seized the huge amount Yaba

SAVAR (DHAKA): At least 20 people were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in C&B area at Savar, outskirt of capital Dhaka on Friday afternoon. Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering while overtaking

DHAKA: The main Eid jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah, adjacent to the High Court Mazar, at 8:30 am.  Islamic Foundation in a press release on Friday said that Khatib of National Mosque Baitul Mukarram Professor

FROM KAMLAPUR: Railway authority announced to run three special trains from Dhaka to Parbatipur, Dewanganj and Khulna routes from Saturday on occasion of Eid. Kamalapur Railway Station Master Sakhawat Hossain said that Dewanganj special service will start at 8:45am, Khulna special

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the demise of former lawmaker and renowned journalist Baby Moudud. PM’s press secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury confirmed the matter to banglanews. Sheikh Hasina also went to the hospital to mourn her death. Earlier, 66 years

DHAKA: Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, was observed across the country on Friday with religious fervor and sanctity and offering of special prayer to the Muslims of Palestine city of Gaza and elsewhere of the world. Millions of Muslims attended the prayers at the mosques across

DHAKA: Metropolitan Police’s detective unit denied the allegation of torturing college student Jisan over Ayaz murder. Detective Branch (DB) Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam at a press conference arranged at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Center on Friday noon said that the

MYMENSINGH: Two people were killed in a road accident in Kashiganj bazaar area of Tarakanda upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as expatriate Kawsar, 26, son of Md Shamsuddin of Utpara upazila and Shahin, 25, hails from Chittagong.Officer-in-charge Ali

DHAKA: Former lawmaker and renowned journalist Baby Moudud passed away at a city hospital on Friday. She was 66. She breathed her last at noon while undergoing treatment at United Hospital. Baby Moudud, school friend of Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, is suffering from many diseases for

BARISAL: Two women were killed and five others injured in a stampede while collecting zakat cloths in Kathpatti area of the city on Friday morning. The incident took place at 10:45am on the day. The deceased were identified as Firoza, 50, wife of Fozle Ali of Kornakati area of Sarad