Thursday, 24 Jul, 2025

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Gold seized in Chyawanprash’s bottle at Shahjalal

DHAKA: ‘Kabiliyat bane Kamiyabi (Skill/Talent becomes Success)’, though it is motto of Chyawanprash’s TVC, a man, who also wanted to be ‘Kamiyab’, but through illegal means, held carrying gold in its bottle at Hazrat Shahjalal Airport Friday. The detainee was identified as

1 killed in Sylhet clash

SYLHET: A person was killed and more than 50 others were injured over a clash between two groups at Khadimnagar Tea Estate on Friday. Tension is prevailing at Dewairbahar village following the clash started from around 11:00am. The deceased was identified as Masukur Rahman, 25, resident

3 dead in Bogra flood, 1 missing

FROM FLOOD HIT AREA (SARAKANDI, BOGRA): At least three people were reportedly killed and another missing since the flood hit the upazila following a collapse of flood control embankment of Jamuna River there.Rajshahi division commissioner Helal Uddin Ahmed, district deputy

Truck kills 2 cyclists in Satkhira

    SATKHIRA: Two bicycle riders were killed when a truck hit their bike on Kaliganj-Satkhira road in Dhopdanga intersection under Debhata upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Mohadeb Ghosh, son of Ranjan Kumar Ghosh, and Kenaram Ghosh, son of

Man dead in Chandpur cargo capsize

CHANDPUR: An old man has died after a vessel carrying cargo capsizes in the Meghna river in Haimchar area of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Ershad Mistri, 70, hailed from Chittagong’s Mirsharai.Witnesses told banglanews that a vessel, carrying salt, headed to

1 held with 72 gold bars at Shahjalal

DHAKA: Custom intelligence officials held a man with 72 gold bars, weighing around 8.4 kilograms, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Friday. Details of the detainee could not be known immediately, who landed at the air port by a flight of Dubai Airways FZ-SV583 from

Flood in Bogra: Army deployed to rescue people

BORGA: Government deployed army personnel in rescue the marooned people and relief works at Sariakandi upazila of the district on Friday following the collapse of flood control embankment of Jamuna River there.The army persons are conducting rescue operations using some 13 boats,

Ex-MP Saleha Mosharraf passes away

FARIDPUR: Begum Saleha Mosharraf, former lawmaker from Faridpur-4 constituency, passed away at a hospital early Friday.She was 66.The Awami League leader breathed her last at 1:05am at Faridpur Diabetic Hospital.She had been suffering from cancer for long. Her husband Mosharraf Hossain

FF Bozlur Rahman new RDA chairmen

RAJSHAHI: Freedom fighter, also president the city unit Awami League, Bozlur Rahman has been appointed as chairman of Rajshahi Development Authority (RDA).Confirming the matter to banglanews on Friday morning, the newly appointed chairman said he has received a letter from the Housing

Living in Heaven and Hell (Concluding Part)

It does not matter whether we live in Melbourne, Venice, or Vancouver. Dhaka is our own city, Bangladesh is our own country. As any good news about Dhaka fills our heart with joy any bad news hurts us badly. We cannot accept our city of pride which has such a rich culture, such a

DU student beat up by seniors

DHAKA: Some students of Dhaka University (DU) on Thursday night severely beat up a fresher student centering the torture during ragging.The injured was identified as Al-Amin, a student of first year of the university.Brother of Al-Amin claimed that his brother was been tortured by

Jamuna flood control dam collapses

BOGRA: A vast area under Sariakandi upazila of the district was flooded as large portions of the flood control embankment of Jamuna River collapsed early Friday, leaving thousands of people marooned.Around 50-60 feet of the dam of Rouhadah Bazar area under Kamalpur union of the

Aide of Kala Babu held

DHAKA: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) held one of the aides of key suspect Kala Babu for triple murder of city’s Moghbazar area on Thursday night. CID sources said that the he was held from city’s New Market area around 11:45pm. Earlier, three people were killed and

Cadet found dead at BMA

DHAKA: A cadet officer was found hanging in his room in Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiary of Chittagong on Thursday.The deceased was identified as M Imtiaz Mahmud.A press release from Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) made the disclosure.The news release said

BD man stabbed to death in USA

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi national was hacked to death in the USA on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Kamal Uddin, 47, a taxi driver, hailed from Anwara Thana of the port city Chittagong.He was found dead by his rental taxi on a street in the Stamford City of Connecticut in USA.The

Home Affairs State Minister visits spot

DHAKA: Home Affairs State Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has visited the spot, Moghbazar area of the city where three people were killed and another sustained bullet injury as miscreants shot them centering longstanding dispute on Thursday night.The State Minister rushed to the spot

Worker found dead in N’ganj

NARAYANGANJ: A worker was found dead after four days of his missing from Uttar Para area under Araihajar upazila of the district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 22, son of one Sobhan Mia, hailed from Sirajganj. Police sources said, on information, they

5 minors drown in Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON: Five minors, including two of a family, drowned in Badupara and Kalitala villages of Sadar upazila on Thursday afternoon. Of the deceased, four were identified as Fahim, 10 and Rifat, 8, sons of one Enamul Haque, Motibul, 9, son of one Nurul Islam and Nupur, 6, daughter of

Deal inked to dev CHT region

DHAKA: Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism signed a deal with of three hill tracks district parishads’ chairmen to develop the tourism industry handing over the power to locals. The deal was signed at a programme in a city hotel on Thursday. Secretary Khorshed Alam Chowdhury inked

Anthrax infects 15 in Tangail

TANGAIL: Some 15 people have been infected by Anthrax in Uttar Norilla, Norilla and Khandanpur villages under Dhanbari upazila of the district. Local sources said they were infected due to eating infected beef. They said Abdus Baset of Uttar Norilla, A Hamid and A Salam of Khandanpur