DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Committee (BTRC) Chairman Sunil Kanti Bose on Saturday categorically said proper registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) can drastically reduce to using illegal Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).The BTRC chief made the observation

JESSORE: Two people were found dead on the rail track in Rupdia and Nabharan areas under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Rinku, 30, resident of Jhum Jhum Pur area and Jabeda Khatun, 90, resident of Nabharan railway slum.Local sources said,

BENAPOLE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held 17 Bangladeshi citizens from Putkhali village under Benapole Thana of the district early Saturday as they had no passport. The detainees hailed from Narail, Bagerhat, Dhaka, Munshiganj and Narayanganj districts.  Benapole Port Thana

THAKURGAON: A Bangladeshi national was held by the personnel of Border Security Forces (BSF) of India from inside the Jagdal border line adjacent to Ranishankoil upazila of the district on Friday night.The detainee was identified as Abdul Kader, a cattle trader and resident of Baliadangi

RAJSHAHI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has categorically said that the anti-government campaign launched by BNP failed miserably as ordinary people were against it.  She made the claim while addressing a march-past program of Provisional Assistant Superintendents of Police at Sardah

DHAKA: The demand of electricity consumption is increasing with the ever increasing onrush of people every moment in the capital. The citizens of the capital are accustomed with dazzling neon lights of the roads and streets. It does not require a less amount of electricity to make the

RAJSHAHI: The Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is set to address rally in the district on Saturday afternoon.The rally will be held around 4:30pm in Sardah Pilot High School ground.Before addressing the rally, the premier also will inaugurate and lay the

BAGERHAT: A person was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident in Fatehpur area under Kachua Upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Elias Sheikh, 35. Bagerhat Thana Officer-in-Charge Abu Zihad told banglanews, “A Pirojpur-bound bus of

DHAKA: A child was burnt alive and some of shanties were gutted as a devastating fire broke out in a rickshaw garage of Mohanagar residential project area in Rampura of the city on Saturday morning. The fire originated at around 8:15am and soon engulfed adjacent slum. Fire service

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Islambagh T&T Office under Lalbagh Thana in the capital early Saturday. The fire originated at around 1:15am. On information, two fire fighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. Fire service control room confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Light & Sound Show to present historical background of Lalabagh Fort at capital’s Old Dhaka on Friday evening.In the inaugural programme, the premier said: “We have taken the step to place Lalbagh Fort with a new view to the

DHAKA: Two persons were killed and few others injured as a passenger bus hits island of road at Merul Badda in the capital on Friday evening.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Badda Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1829 HRS, FEB

PATUAKHALI: An addicted son has killed his father in North Muradia village under Dumki Upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Harinath Taskel, 52.Locals said that Sanjay Nath Taskel demanded money to Harinath Taskel for drugs and at one stage attacked his

CHITTAGONG: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury categorically said that according to parliamentary democracy, Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is the main center point for all discussions.She came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after inaugurating a Rotary District conference in

MUNSHIGANJ: Two persons were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Sirajdikhan of the district on Friday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Officer-in-Charge of Sirajdikhan Thana Abul Bashar said, “A

KUSHTIA: Former Member of the Parliament Khandakar Rahsiduzzaman Dudu was laid to rest at family graveyard on Friday afternoon.His Namaz-e-Janaza was held at around 5:15pm at Kushtia central Eidgah ground where local administration gave him Guard of Honour.Meanwhile, all walks of people

GAZIPUR: Three people including Krishak League leader were killed and four others injured in two different road accidents at Tongi and Kapasia upazilas of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Alam Palowan, 35, member of Krishak League Central Executive Committee resident

DHAKA: The third Boeing 777-300 ER named ‘Akash Prodip’, bought by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 1:05pm Friday.Biman officials, on Thursday, received the aircraft at the Seattle headquarters of Boeing.Chief Engineer Debobroto Banik from the

BHOLA: Sea robbers abducted seven fishermen along with fishes and trawlers near to Char Mozammel in the Meghna River under Tazumuddin upazila of the district early Friday. Of the victims, three were identified as Matin, 32, Jahangir, 40 and Safique.Sources said that a gang of sea

CHITTAGONG: The customs officials seized six gold bars weighing 700 grams at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Friday morning. The Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong customs (Airport unit), Parvez Al Zaman, told banglanews that the flight of Oman Airways from Muscat