CHITTAGONG: A readymade garment worker was killed in a road mishap as a city bus rammed her at Newmoring intersection in the port city on Tuesday morning.  The deceased was identified as Jesmin Akter, 22, daughter of Sohag Khalifa hailed from Barisal. Pangkaj Barua, ASI of

DHAKA: The Israeli army has recovered the bodies of three teenage settlers who went missing in the West Bank earlier this month. The incident feared to trigger of a broader military crackdown in the occupied territories, reports the Aljazeera. The bodies of the settlers were found in a

DHAKA: An unidentified pedestrian was crushed under the wheel of a train in Kuril Highway area of the capital on Tuesday Witnesses said that the man was cut off by Joydebpur-bound train coming from Cantonment station when he was crossing the rail line in the area around 9:40 am.

JESSORE: At least 10 people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident on Jessore-Benapole highway in Gadkhali area of Shikargacha Thana in the district on Five of the deceased were identified as Prasenjit, 38, Abdus Salam, 32, ranjit Paul, 34, Bidyet, 32, and Jaman. Assistant

DHAKA: A retired army official was killed as a train knocked him down in city's Mahakhali area on Monday.The deceased was identified as Faruk Ashfak, 65, a former brigadier general of Bangladesh Army. Witness said that the victim was seriously injured after train hit him during passing

DHAKA: Law enforcers held a woman with 1,000 pieces of yaba, one of the highly addictive tablets, at Kadamtali Thana of the city on Monday.The detainee is Rabeya Khatun.Kadamtali Thana duty officer Amena Begum said a case would be filed in this connection.BDST: 2135 HRS, JUN 30, 2014

BARISAL: A Barisal court on Monday awarded lifetime imprisonment to a couple for involvement in killing their 29-day old daughter.Additional District and Session Judge M Matiar Rahman passed the order in absence of the accused.The convicts are Shukhranjan Mistri and his wife Arati Rani

DHAKA: The Customs authorities detained two Pakistani citizens along with Indian currencies worth Tk 2 crore from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Monday. The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately. Assistant Commissioner Umme Nahida Akhtar of

DHAKA: An Imam of a local mosque was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensigh highway on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Maulana Abdul Hamid, 75, Imam of Tongi BISIC National Jam-e-Masjid hailed from Noakhali Sadar Thana.Officer-in-Charge of Tongi Model Thana Ismail

DHAKA: The journalist leaders demanded immediate arrest of ruling Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman of Narayanganj as he termed journalists as ‘dogs’.The journo leaders termed Shamim Osman a ‘terror’ and ‘godfather’ of the criminals in Narayanganj.If he is not arrested

FARIDPUR: The district transport workers called off bus strike here after getting assurance from the authorities concerned.On Monday, the bus communications were halted in the district following a clash between the bus workers and human haulers in Rajbari intersection.Sources said that

FARIDPUR: Workers have stopped bus services in the district following a clash between Mahendra and bus workers here in Rajbari intersection on Monday.Sources said that the strike started from 10:00am.They told banglanews that earlier bus and mahendra (a local human hauler) workers

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-1 Monday has ordered the prosecution to submit formal charge against Hasan Ali Razakar by August 5.  Monday was the scheduled date of submitting probe report in the case against him before the tribunal.  A three member tribunal led by Justice M

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police is not involved in ‘contract killings’, commented DMP commissioner Benazir Ahmed. He commented during an anti-formalin campaign in city’s Motijheel area Monday. The DMP commissioner remarked on the killing of two Shramik League leaders in

BRAC CENTER INN: Corruption exists in every layer of private universities. Certificates from the varsities are available from TK 50,000 to 3-lakh. The universities are now depended on certificate sales since there is no law regarding this. A research on private universities revealed this

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Monday re-fixed August 13 for submitting charge-sheets of Rana plaza cases as the investigation committee has failed to submit it today.   Chief Judicial Magistrate Wasim Sheikh Ali fixed the new date.  CID assistant police super Bijoy Krishno Kar is investigating

DHAKA: Cabinet approved draft of Formalin Control Act, 2014 with provision of highest penalty life-term jail for any misuse of formalin.  In a regular meeting on Monday noon, the cabinet okayed the Act. BDST:  1304 HRS, JUN 30, 2014

KHAGRACHHARI: Two members of a family were burnt alive after a fire broke out in their house at Moratila area of Ultachhari union under Panchhari Upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Shantirani Tripura, 48 and her niece Uttari Tripura, 12. Confirming the matter,

RANGPUR: An Indefinite transport strike, enforced by district Motor Sromik Union, began in Rangpur on Monday which halted the road link of the district with six neighboring districts. The organization called the strike protesting the gun attack on workers’ leaders. Due to the strike,

DHAKA: Ramadan, the holy month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, has begun n in the country from Monday. The days of fasting began in the early hours, during which the Muslim people woke up for Sehri, the first morning meal of this year’s Ramadan which was set 3:44am