MYMENSINGH: The probe body of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has identified six students who are involved in the killing of another student named Saad Ibne Momtaz.The probe body submitted the report to VC Dr M Rafiqul Haque on Tuesday night recommending punishment of the

DHAKA: Seven people, including a police officer and a student, were killed in separate incidents in four districts including capital city between Tuesday night and early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of police (ASI) Bikash Kumar Ghosh, 37, of Sabujbagh

DHAKA: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury Wednesday expressed her deep condolence on lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron’s death.In a statement from Jatiya Sangsad public relations department, the speaker said Hiron was the hero of Bangladesh as he served sincerely for the

DHAKA: Two people including a police man were killed and three more injured in a road crash in Sabujbagh area of the city early Wednesday.Of the deceased one was identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of police (ASI) Bikash Kumar Ghosh, 37, of Sabujbagh Thana.Sources said that a speedy

DHAKA: Awami League lawmaker Showkat Hossain Hiron passed away at the Apollo Hospital in the capital on Wednesday morning.He breathed his last at 7:00am.Barisal Metropolitan Awami League general secretary Afzalul Karim confirmed the matter to banglanews.He was elected parliament member

DHAKA: Three people, including a five-year-old child and an aged woman, were killed in separate train incidents in the city on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Belal, 5, Saleha Begum, 50, and Mohammad Mukul, 45.Shajahanpur Thana Sub-Inspector Hiru Mollah told banglanews: “A train

DINAJPUR: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway at Nababganj upazila in the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 23, son of one Abu Bakkar, hailed from Sonatala area of Joypurhat Sadar upazila.Officer-in-Charge of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of the city on Tuesday evening.The reason behind the origination of fire could not be known immediately. Sources said the fire originated from a cotton shop around 7:30pm and spread out to adjacent areas. On information, five fire

DHAKA: An aged woman was killed as a train knocked her down in Malibagh Rail Crossing area of the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Saleha Begum, 50. Shajahanpur Thana Sub-Inspector Hiru Mollah told banglanews: “A train hit the victim around 4:00pm while she was

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP didn’t look towards the country and they always remain busy to make themselves rich.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a meeting of executive committee member of Chittagong district lawyers association at Prime

BRAHMANBARIA: A schoolboy was killed in road accident in Nabinagar of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Tushar Chandra Das, 7, student of class V in Ibrahimpur Primary School. He was the son of Biplob Chandra Das residing at Ibrahimpur of the upazila.Locals source

SYLHET: A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by Indian aborigine (Khasia) in Gowainghat area of Bisnakandi frontier of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 25.Officer-in-Charge of Gowainghat Thana Abdul Hye told banglanews: “The youth went to the area

DHAKA: NITOL-TATA RALLYCROSS Championship, the first ever motorsports event, is going to be started on April 19 at Dhaka International Trade Fair ground at Agargaon in the capital.Bangladesh Motorsports, a sister concern of CEMS-Global, is organizing the event.The disclosure came from a

HABIGANJ: Two people were killed as a microbus knocked them on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Madhabpur upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Local sources said a Sylhet-bound rashly driven microbus knocked them down while

DHAKA: Canadian High Commissioner Heather Cruden paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP at the latter’s office on Tuesday. Heather Cruden expressed her happiness on re-assumption of the office by the minister and discussed on various bilateral issues

COX’S BAZAR: Coast Guard personnel held 38 Malaysia-bound people held along with a trawler near Saint Martin’s Island area under Teknaf upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.Of them, five were steersmen and 33 were Malaysia bound people.Station Commander of Teknaf Coast Guard

GOPALGANJ: A five-year old child drowned in a pond in Nagra village under Kotalipara upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Habibulla Rahman, 5, son of one Ali Noor Rahman, hailed from the area.Locals said at a stage of playing near a pond Habibullah fell

DHAKA: Miscreants shot a person and snatched Tk 10 lakh in Mirpur Section-10 area of the capital on Tuesday noon.The victim is Abul Kalam, a sales agent of AID Distributors.Witnesses said a group of miscreants opened fire to Abul Kalam in front of BRAC Bank at Rokeya Sarani in the city

KHULNA: Two dacoits had been lynched by angry mob at Dumuria upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased were indentified as Joni Elahi Khaza, 35 and Mostakim Gazi, 33. Sources said that some 10/12 dacoits went to the area of the upazila to rob. Then locals cordoned the gang of

DHAKA: A young man, who video graphed a scene of slapping his female friend in front of other friends for denying his proposal and uploaded the clip on Facebook, has been taken to court.Khilkhet Thana police on Monday arrested the 17-year old boy and sent him to court on Tuesday.Police is