NARAYANGANJ: A woman, who is suffering burn injuries as her employer set her on fire in Jordan, returned home and undergoing treatment at Narayanganj 300-bed hospital on Wednesday.34-year-old Mariam Begun, mother of a child, of Sayedpur area of the city, flew to Jordan on April 14, 2014

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard personnel detained eight crew members from a Thai fishing trawler from Karnafuli River on charge of intrusion.The trawler, named FV Nannavi, was seized with eight crew members, 5 Thai and 3 Myanmar nationals, on Thursday night.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

SATKHIRA: A man consumed poison in a bid to kill himself after killing his wife at Srimantokati village under Tala upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Rikta Parvin, 25, wife of Mofijul Islam, resident of the area.Father of the deceased claimed that drug

PIROJPUR: A minor allegedly died of wrong treatment in Kaukhali upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahnaj, 12, student of class-III of Keundia Government Primary School and daughter of Shahidul Islam, resident of the area.Local sources said that

MANIKGANJ: Police seized a pick-up van with some arms and bullets on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Bathuli Bus Stand area of Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district early Thursday.Seized arms include- 2 foreign pistols, 3 magazines, 2 rounds of bullets, a pipe gun, 6 rounds of shotgun bullets, 4 live

DHAKA: As in the previous years, country’s one of the largest mobile phone operators Grameenphone will assist Chhayanaut to celebrate Bangla New Year that falls on April 14.At press conference, held on Thursday at Chhayanaut Sangskriti Bhaban, organizers said that for past eight years

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries in a fire after Chemical container blast in city’s Tejgaon area, succumbed to his injury early Friday.The victim, identified as Abdul Latif, was a van-driver.He breathed his last at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 1:00am.The

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to see the condition of fire victims of Tejgaon chemical container burst and Kamrangi Char shoe making factory.He went to the hospital’s burnt unit Thursday night and talked to the

CHITTAGONG: Police nabbed one for gas cylinders cheating in Bayzid Bostami Thana in Chittagong port city.Police in a drive on Thursday evening arrested one member of the racket, engaged in branding cylinders with several reputable companies including Bashundhara.Police also seized 18

DHAKA: Veteran journalist ABM Musa was buried at 9:50pm on Thursday at Kutubpur village in Fulgazi upazila in Feni.He was buried by his mother’s grave.Earlier at 8:00pm Musa’s dead body reached at his home village, where his fourth namaz-e-janaza was held.His third namaz-e-janaza was

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday inaugurated 20 BRTC buses on Motijheel-Uttara route in the city with live tracking and free Wi-Fi internet connection advantages.The buses will run with the technical help from Access to Information (A to I) Programme of the Prime

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Presidium Member Ziauddin Bablu has been made new secretary general of the party replacing Ruhul Amin Hawlader.Chairman of the party HM Ershad made the appointment as per the constitution of the party on Thursday. In this regard, in a statement sent to media, Ershad

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Thursday awarded death penalty to two forest robbers in a killing case of two fishermen sibling.  District and Sessions Judge SM Solaiman passed the verdict in absence of the convicts.The convicts are Julfikar Ali alias Julfu, son of Habib Matubbor and Oli

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) kicked off its fourth political fellowship program on Monday consisting of 25 mid-level political leaders.This is the first all female class of fellows consisting of 25 mid-level political leaders and it will continue till September 2014, said a press

DHAKA: The American Embassy will be closed on April 14 on the occasion of Bengali New Year. Besides, the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the Education USA Student Advising Center will also remain closed.Emergency services for

GAZIPUR: A man and his son were killed in a clash over land dispute in Kaliganj of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mamtaj Uddin, 75 and Saijul Islam, 35.According to police, opponent Sharif Hossain gang attacked with locally-made weapons on Mamtaj Uddin gang while

RANGPUR: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Thursday said the dream of building ‘Sonar Bangla’ would be possible if all of country’s resources can be utilized properly.Bangladesh would be a middle income country, if all worked together, he added.The ambassador was addressing a

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to the Tazreen Fashions Chairman Mahmuda Akhter Mita in the much talked Tazreen fire tragedy case.Dhaka district and session judge court judge Abdul Majid passed the order after hearing the bail plea.Earlier, the bail hearing was held in the

DHAKA: The prosecutors Thursday concluded hearing on appeal petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee challenging the verdict that sentenced him to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.After hearing, the five-member Appellate

DHAKA: Two more female candidates were elected uncontested for reserved seats in the 10th National Parliament.They are- Awami League nominated Sabiha Nahar Begum and Jatiya Party (JP) nominated Khorshed Ara Haque.Election Commission (EC) declared that these two female candidates were