DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the largest mobile telecom operators in the country, is sponsoring events celebrating the Bengali New Year, Pohela Boishakh 1421 nationwide like previous years in all major cities – Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Khulna, Bogra and Mymensingh.Pohela Baishakh is the

RAJSHAHI: A youth was shot dead in Dingadoba area under Rajpara thana of the divisional city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Likhon, 22, son of Kazimuddin and resident of the area.Police sources said that Likhon’s friend took him out of his home around 3:00am. Later, he

NOAKHALI: Three passengers were killed and three others injured in a head-on-collision between a tractor and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Char Kakra union under Companiganj upazila of the district on Saturday midnight.Alamgir Mirza, 30, died on the spot while Habib, 38, and Harun, 25,

SIRAJGANJ: The rail services on Dhaka-North Bengal routes resumed after a eight-hour suspension due to a head-on-collision between two trains at Ullahpara railway station early Sunday that killing two people and injuring 50 others.The deceased were identified as Altaf Hossain, 35, of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday claimed that late president Ziaur Rahman had killed scores of aides for capturing state power illegally and termed his party, BNP illegal.“Zia killed a scores of aides and founded party illegally,” she said at a programme at her official

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is making a plan to look into the sources of illegal property of former secretary general of Jatiya Party (JP) Ruhul Amin Hawlader.The JP leader earned over 100 crores of money within five years only.The JP leader allegedly laundered a huge amount

DHAKA: At least 15 students of Dhaka University were injured in a clash with shopkeepers at Nilkhet book market adjacent to the campus in the city on Saturday afternoon.The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said a spot account of the incident.The agitated student

DHAKA: RAB does not have any specific information about killers of slain journalits Sagor Sarowar and Meherun Runi, says Col Ziaul Ahsan, the Additional Director General of the elite force.“We are yet to unearth that who were there at the house during the gruesome killings and that how

DHAKA: A female readymade garments (RMG) worker allegedly committed suicide by hanging from ceiling fan with ropes at her residence in Tejgaon area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mukta, 18, used to reside in Uttar Begunbari of the area.Tejgaon Thana

KHAGRACHARI: A gas well of Semutang gas field has been added to the national grid at Mahalchari upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon.The newly added Semutang-6 well will offer some seven million cubic feet gas to the national grid daily.Project director of the gas field M Abdul

NARAYANGANJ: A group of engineers have applauded the uses of ultramodern technology in producing Bashundhara Cement.   A delegation team of Gazipur Engineering Consultant Association came up with the recognition while visiting Bashundhara Cement factory at Madanganj of the district on

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DHAKA: A man was electrocuted in Malibagh area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sanwar Hossain Sanaul, 35, a mason, who used to reside in Madhubagh area of Mirbagh of the city.Sanaul was working at the house no. 1160/A in Chowdhury Para of the area;

MOULVIBAZAR: Two people, including a truck driver, were killed in a road mishap at Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.   The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately after the accident.   Witnesses said a Moulvibazar-bound goods-laden truck plunged into

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry sent their greetings on Pohela Baisakh.In a message on behalf of Barack Obama, John Kerry said: “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send warmest greetings to Bengali

DHAKA: Gonojagoron Mancha spokesman Dr. Imran H Sarkar has expressed his surprise at the announcement of a group that he had been suspended from the responsibility of spokesman of the Mancha.“Neither any individual nor any party or organization has the right to relieve me from the

GAZIPUR: Three people were killed as a bus crushed into their motorbike in Noyanpur area under Sreepur upazila on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Saturday noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said a Mymensingh-bound passenger bus of ENA Paribahan crushed

DHAKA: A faction of Gonojagoron Mancha organizers in a press briefing on Saturday declared to relieve its spokesman Imran H Sarkar temporarily for his recent ‘controversial activities’. The press conference, where activists and organizers were present, held at 12:30pm at Shahbagh in

RAJSHAHI: President M Abdul Hamid on Saturday asked the brilliants to come forward in achieving a complete economic freedom of the countrymen.“It has not been yet possible to achieve complete economic freedom though we freed the country through a bloody war under the leadership of

TANGAIL: Hundreds of passengers remain stuck in a 45-kilometre long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Saturday due to a blockade of poultry farm owners.The farm owners put barricade in Alenga bus stand area around 1:00pm on a demand of getting fair value of their products.The agitating