DHAKA: The city dwellers suffered heavily as non-stop 72-hours CGN-run auto-rickshaw strike is underway second day in the capital on Wednesday.  Buses were seen overcrowded as no auto-rickshaw plying on streets in city thoroughfare. CNG auto-rickshaw drivers and owners became divided.

NARSINGDI: A man was chopped to death by dacoits in west Basail under Sadar Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Hazi Sultan Khan, 65. Sources said that breaking door a gang of robbers entered into the house of the victim and looted eight mobile

NEW YORK: Bangladesh has been elected as Vice President of the 17th NAM Conference in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria.   The four-day 17th Ministerial Non-Align Conference has started on Monday and will continue till May 29 in Algiers.   Foreign Minister of Algeria on Monday

FENI: Rail communication to port city Chittagong with the other parts of the country has resumed after a five-hour halt due to derailment of a container train in Sadarpur area of the district on Wednesday.  Train movement became normal at 9:00am of the day moments later the rescue

DHAKA: Police is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database for detecting criminal elements quickly by cross-checking their biometrics and other records. Following the directives of high officials of police department a Criminal Database Management System (CDMS) launched in

DHAKA: Bangladesh wishes to hold talks on regular basis on security issue along the border to neighboring country Myanmar, said foreign ministry sources.  The government has sent a draft memorandum of understanding on security dialogue in this regard. According to the sources, the

DHAKA: Musa Ibrahim, first Bangladeshi to scale Mount Everest, will share his experiences with the audience as a mountaineer during his talk on Leadership Lessons in the face of Challenge and Adversity in the city on Thursday.  As part of a monthly Guest Lecture Series organized by

FENI: Rail communications to port city Chittagong with the other parts of the country was halted due to derailment of three compartments of a Dhaka-bound container train somewhere in Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday. District Railway Police In-Charge Mejbah Alam confirmed

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: Law enforcers detained two students of Dhaka University (DU) from Sir Salimulla (SM) Hall on Tuesday evening for their alleged involvement in abduction of a salesman. The detainees are Shuvo, 4th year student of Sociology Department and Alamgir, a master’s student of

NARAYANGANJ: Law enforcers nabbed aide of Nur Hossain, prime accused of seven-murder in Narayanganj, for giving shelter and fleeing the country. Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed the alleged aide, Moshiur, from Benapole border area of Jessore on Tuesday afternoon. The detainee was also

NARAYANGANJ: For the second time, International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has issued ‘Red Warrant’ against Nur Hossain, prime accused of sensational 7-murder in the district. The France-based institution attached name and the photo of Nur Hossain on its web-page on

NILPHAMARI: Two people were killed as lightning struck them At Dimla and Sayedpur upazilas of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mini Begum, 24, wife of Faruq Hossain, resident of Sadar union under Dimla upazila and Mohammad Ali, 50, resident of Koyanijpara

DHAKA: Police in several drives detained nine people along with huge arms from Mirpur area in the capital on Tuesday.  The identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately. Imtiaz Ahmed, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) of Mirpur zone confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Dhaka Division Transport Owners and Workers Federation called off the indefinite transport strike, started on Tuesday in eight districts, including Dhaka. The other districts are Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Sherpur, Jamalpur and Netrokona. The announcement

DHAKA: The touch of Bangladesh will be with the football team of Brazil in FIFA World Cup-2014, as their jerseys are made in Bangladesh. The five time world champions will be wearing the yellow jerseys where ‘Made in Bangladesh’ is written at the label. The football lovers of

NEW YORK: United Nations Association-USA and Better World Campaign jointly awarded Bangladesh for its outstanding contribution to the UN Peacekeeping Operations around the globe. The award was given in a congressional felicitation under the banner of ‘Thanks a peace Keeper’. Naim

DHAKA: New Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi expressed his wish to Bangladesh within short span of time. The prime minister of India made the assertion when Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, Speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangshad, called on him on Tuesday afternoon. The Speaker met with

DHAKA: Two people received bullet injury as miscreants opened fire in South Monipur area under Mirpur of the capital on Tuesday. The victims are Mainuddin and Hazrat Ali Bhutto. Mainuddin’s younger brother Raisuddin said two miscreants, riding motorbike with helmet shot his brother

DHAKA: Police detained main accused of Fulgazi upazila Chairman Ekramul Murder case arrested from Dhaka on Tuesday. The arrestee Mahatab Uddin Minar is BNP-backed candidate for Fulgazi upazila election. Ziaul Haque Selim, elder brother of Ekramul, filed a case against 16 people accusing

FENI: Expelled joint secretary of upazila Awami League Zahid Chowdhury, also one of the masterminds of the much-talked-about murder, is the owner of the foreign-made 7.65MM pistol that was used in the murder of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque. Commander of RAB-7 Major Ahmed