MUNSHIGANJ: Baluakandi Union Parishad Chairman was shot to death in a clash with two groups of the party in Gazaria area of the district during the fourth phase of upazila Parishad elections on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Samsuddin Prodhan, 40, Chairman of Baluakandi union

DHAKA: The 48 newly elected members of parliament (MPs) from the reserved women seats in the National Parliament took oath on Sunday morning.Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the 48 female lawmakers from Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) Saomajtantrik Dal

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) postponed voting in 32 polling centres in different upazilas on allegation of snatching of ballot boxes and stray violence.Election Commissioner Abdul Mobarak made the disclosure in a press conference at EC secretariat on Sunday afternoon.Postponed centers

DHAKA: A woman, aged around 50, was killed in a road accident in city’s Dayaganj area on Sunday morning.The identity of the victim could not be known immediately.Rickshaw Van puller Karimullah said that he found an injured woman lying in a pool of blood  on the road around 8:00am and

CHANDPUR: A Presiding Officer, appointed at Shahrasti upazila of the district for the fourth phase of upazila polls, has been withdrawn from his duty over allegation rules violation.The withdrawn presiding officer is identified as Delwar Hossain.Executive Magistrate also Deputy

JESSORE: The prize giving ceremony of “Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament-2014” was held in Jessore Golf and Country Club playground on Saturday night.Area Commander of Jessore and 55 Infantry Division, General Officer Commanding Major General SM Matiur Rahman distributed the prizes

NARAYANGANJ: Three people were killed and three others sustained injuries when railing of a garment factory collapsed on a running auto-rickshaw during storm at Fatullah in Sadar Upazila of the district Saturday night.The deceased were identified Wazuddin, the driver of the auto-rikshaw,

DHAKA: Two shops were burnt to ashes when a fire broke out at Pallabi Shopping Centre in Mirpur area of the city early Sunday.The incident took place at 3:00am. No casualties were reported.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sayed Ziauzzaman said

DHAKA: Voting in 91 upazilas of 43 districts is underway from Sunday morning in the fourth phase of fourth upazila polls of the country under tight security.Election Commission (EC) sources said that some 1277 candidates are taking part in the upazila polls. The voting started from 8:00am

DHAKA: Four shops were gutted in a devastating fire broke out at Multiplan Center, a computer market, at Elephant Road in the city on Saturday night.Sources said the fire broke out around 9:00pm and on information, 14 fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire after one

DHAKA: Spokesperson for Japan Koichi Mizushima on Saturday said Japan would provide US$ 1.18 billion for five projects in Bangladesh under the Official Development Assistance (ODA). In a press conference at a city hotel the spokesman Mizushima said, “We’re not in a stage to give you

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, who is now in USA, wants that the returning officers and law enforcers to take prompt actions against troublemakers in the polls.The CEC came up with the direction in an e-mail sent to his colleagues in the Election

BAGERHAT: A man was killed and 12 others injured in a road accident on Khulna-Mongla highway at Rampal upazila of the district on Saturday evening.The deceased was indentified as Abdus Sobahan, 42, hailed from Fultala village under Betagi Upazila of Barguna district.Bagerhat highway out

CHITTAGONG: A freedom fighter was killed as a train knocked him down in Baryarhat area under Jorarganj Thana of Mirersarai upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 57.Witnesses said a Dhaka-bound train knocked the victim while he was trying to cross the

DHAKA: Traffic haulage on five roads will remain closed for the programme of ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’ in the capital on March 26. The roads are from Mirpur 10 intersection to Khejur Bagan area of Sangshad premises, Bijoy Sarani circle to Chandrima Udyan, Shyamoli Shishumela to

DHAKA: An official was sacked and two others were suspended in Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital on Saturday following a patient died after being locked in the hospital lift. Sources said the punitive actions were taken against them after Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad

FROM NATIONAL PARADE SQUARE: Anybody can avail the opportunity of becoming a part of history by joining the chorus of the program ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’-country’s National Anthem to be sung on the 44th National Independence and National Day at National Parade Square in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that any killing in the name of Islam will not be tolerated.She said on Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on the occasion of 39th founding anniversary of Islamic Foundation.The PM said that people who are involved in creating

NEW YORK: Bangladeshi Consul General in USA Monirul Islam and his wife were sued by his former domestic help Masud Parvez Rana at Manhattan federal court on Friday.This case has become one of the hottest gossips after the incident of Devyani Khobragade scandal.According to Masud Parvez

GAZIPUR: A death-row convict, who was detained in Kashimpur High Security Jail, died at Gazipur Sadar Hospital on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Rahim Khan, 70, son of Aziz Khan, hailed from Oshtobagh under Sadar Thana of Kishoreganj. He was sentenced to death in a killing