JAHANGIRNAGR UNIVERSITY: At least 24 activists, including one bullet-wounded, of Chhatra League of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit were injured in infighting over extortion at the university on Sunday noon.Witnesses said the clash erupted when students of Shaheed Salam-Barkat Hall

DHAKA: No Bangladeshi national has been reported to be injured in the terrorist attack at Kunming Railway Station on Saturday night.  Consul General Shahnaz Gaji from Bangladesh Consulate General reported that 33 people were killed and about 140 others injured after a group of

DHAKA: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid greeted the President of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev on the occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria which falls on 03 March.     Expressing his satisfaction at the excellent bilateral relations with Bulgaria, the President

DHAKA: The services of Dhaka National Medical College Hospital (DNMCH) halted as the employees, after the intern doctors, went on an indefinite strike on Sunday on Johnson Road in older parts of the city.The staff of the hospital enforced the strike from Sunday morning at the main gate of

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed in two separate incidents at Mirsarai upazila of the district on Saturday night and Sunday morning.The victims were identified as Amatun Nur, 52, wife of Safi Ullah, hailed from Wahedpur upazila and Jahangir Alam, 23, son of Siddique Ahmed hailed from

KURIGRAM: Bullet-wounded Bangladeshi cattle trader, who was shot by Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Saturday morning, from Fulbari frontier area died in India on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mukul Mia, son of Ismail Hossain, hailed from Balatari village under

DHAKA: Nine individuals and an organization will get Swadhinata Award for their glorious and outstanding contribution in nation level to the greater interest of the county.    Of the awardees, eight individuals will get the award in posthumous.A press release from cabinet department

GAZIPUR: The district administration started investigation against Nurul Islam Babul, Chairman of Jamuna Group, and his associates for their alleged involvement with the murder of three blind men and appropriating properties of Jatiya Andha Sangstha in the district.Deputy Commissioner of

DHAKA: The government of Bangladesh on Sunday asked its citizens in Kunming of China to remain alert hours after knife-wielding terrorists stormed into a railway station and stabbed dead 29 people.     The Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued the alert in the afternoon.    

MUNSHIGANJ: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Sunday said Bangladesh would be the pioneer of developing countries in the world within a short span of time.The US diplomat came up with the observation in a view exchanging meeting with officials of administration at Deputy

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court Sunday took the charge sheet against nine people including Mufti Izharul Islam, senior Nayeb-e-Ameer of Hefazat-e- Islam into cognizance in three cases of explosion in a madrasa in the port city.  Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge SM Mujibur Rahman

DHAKA: The 13th day of first session of the current parliament resumed at 5:00pm Sunday.        The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair.                    Earlier on Thursday, deputy speaker Fazley Rabbi Mia adjourned the House

DHAKA: Five people received burn injuries as a gas pipeline of a dyeing factory exploded in Enayetnagar area under Fatullah thana of Narayanganj on Sunday morning.The injured were identified as Shafiqul Islam, M Shamim, M Akkas, M Monir and M Tariqul. All of them are workers of the

DHAKA: The High Court issued a contempt of court rule against Bangla daily ‘Prothom Alo’ Editor Motiur Rahman and joint editor Mizanur Rahman Khan for publishing columns in the daily.In the suo moto rule, the court also asked Mizanur Rahman to appear before it in person on March 6 and

BARISAL: Two people were killed in a road accident in Babuganj upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified Rustom Ali, 35, driver of the bus and Yeazmul, 30, bus supervisor.Local sources said that a Patuakhali-bound passenger bus from Dhaka plunged into a roadside

MAGURA: A youth was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Gobra village under Shalikha upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Razu Biswas, 25, son of Jalil Biswas of Harishpur village.Shalika thana officer-in-charge Biplob Kumer Nath told banglanews

CHITTAGONG: A person was killed and five others were injured in a road accident on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway at Patiya upazilla of the district on Saturday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Fakhrul Islam, Sub-Inspector of Patiya Highway Police

MOULVIBAZAR: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Jilu Mia, 40, son of Nawab Ullah and and Sijil Mia, residents of Sadhuhati village of Monumukh union under Sadar upozilla.Local sources said a rashly

KURIGRAM: Border Security Force (BSF) of India nabbed a bullet-wounded Bangladeshi cattle trader from Fulbari frontier area of the district on Saturday morning.The detained was identified as Mukul Mia, son of Ismail Hossain, hailed from Balatari village under Fulbari upazila.BGB sources

DHAKA: A journalist was killed as a train knocked him down near Joarsahara rail crossing area on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam Firoz, 30, reporter of Palli Bangla, a regional newspaper is published from Barisal.Assistant Sub-Inspector of Railway Thana