MOULVIBAZAR: A minor girl was killed in a road accident in Basirpur area of West Juri Union of the district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Munni, 7, daughter of Mainul Mia of Basirpur area.Locals said a rashly driven truck knocked the girl down while she was crossing the road at

PABNA: Participation in Masters Examination of some 300 students’ of Government Edward College here has become uncertain as their registration cards were not come to the college.The angry students on Wednesday formed a human chain in front of the administrative building of the college

DHAKA: Switzerland promised to provide a total of 4 crores dollars as development assistance by 2017.Swiss ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Martin Fotsch made the discloser while paying a visit to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at the ministry in capital on

DHAKA: Bangladesh set Guinness World Records by singing its national anthem with 254,537 voices simultaneously at the National Parade Ground on March 26, the Independence Day. The Guinness World Records made the disclosure on its official website on Wednesday afternoon.   It says:

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Wednesday awarded death penalty to three activists of Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML Jonojuddha) and life-term imprisonment to another one in a murder case.District and Session Judge SM Solaiman passed the order at noon.The convicts are Shahid Sheikh, son

DHAKA: During his visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Shiro Sadoshima, Ambassador of Japan assured his support for consolidation of peace and development in CHT.   On April 9, the Ambassador visited small-scale irrigation and water management project carried out by Khagrachari Hill

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday denied bail to managing director of Hall-Mark Group Tanvir Mahmud in 11 cases of much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam.Judge of Dhaka Senior Special Judges Court Johurul Haque passed the order after hearing.A source in the court confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) took a decision to investigate the allegation against Jatiya Party (JP) secretary general Ruhul Amin Hawlader regarding his illegal wealth.ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of the Parliament Member Shawkat Hossain Hiron, also former Mayor of Barisal City Corporation, held at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday afternoon. Awami League Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak confirmed the matter to banglanews.HM

TANGAIL: A thief gang stole 11 skeletons from a local graveyard at Gulla village of Habla Union Parasahd under Basail upazila of the district early Wednesday.UP member Akbar Ali said that the gang dug 12 graves at the village graveyard and lifted 11 skeletons early in the morning.

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Haque advised BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman to see a doctor for his mental treatment.The minister told media at a taskforce meeting on the return of fugitives at his secretariat office on Wednesday.Regarding the question by Tarique Rahman on

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major Gen Aziz Ahmed asserted that his department will show zero tolerance in preventing narcotics smuggling.  He made the assertion Wednesday while addressing a function prior of destruction of huge amount of seized narcotics at

DHAKA: Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Iftekharuzzaman categorically said that all Zilla Parisads were made worthless for political influence.He came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference of TIB at Biam auditorium in capital on

DHAKA: Veteran journalist ABM Musa passed away at Labaid hospital in the city on Wednesday noon.He was 83.He breathed his last around 1:45pm when he underwent treatment at the hospital.  Musa’s daughter Parvin Sultan Jhuma confirmed the matter to banglanews.President M Abdul Hamid and

DHAKA: Railways minister Mazibul Hoque categorically said that female leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will be allowed traveling whole country by train with free of cost.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion organized by Badrunnesa Government Women College

CHITTAGONG: Customs intelligence officials seized 16 gold bars, weighing 1.86 kg and worth around Tk 80 lakh, from a passenger of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport Wednesday.                           They also detained the passenger,

BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Agricultural University has expelled its 3 students for life and suspended 3 others in different terms for their alleged involvement in killing of Saad Ibne Momtaz.The permanently expelled students are - Rezaul Karim Reza, student of Finance

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep grief over the death of Awami League lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron.      In a statement, Sheikh Hasina said Hiron transform Barisal into Venice of East with his sincerity and hard work. People of Barisal will remember him

RIYADH: Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia is going to take steps to help 120 Bangladeshi expatriates working at Al-Rafi Company following a report about them on banglanews24.com.   On Monday, a report was published on banglanews titled “Inhuman livelihood of 120 Bangladeshi workers

DHAKA: Two passers-by were killed as a passenger bus rammed them in Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover toll plaza area of the district on Wednesday morning.Of the deceased one was identified as Achia Khatun.Witnesses said that a passenger bus of Srabon Paribahan knocked the victims around 9:30am,