DHAKA: Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a news release on January 27, urged the government of Bangladesh to conduct an independent investigation into a recent spate of alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces.It also said: “The government should publicly order law enforcement

COMILLA: Two people were killed and three more injured in a road crash in Nayabazar area under Chauddogram Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Halima Begum, 60, wife of Kuddus Ali and their son Mostafa, 33.Sources said that a Chittagong-bound truck

JESSORE: A suspected terrorist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and joint forces at Ziadanga village under Abhaynagar Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, second in command of Mejba Bahini, son of Abdur Rab.Abhaynagar Thana

MANIKGANJ: The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route resumed Monday morning after three hours disruption due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Earlier, the ferry service was declared shut at around 3:00am to avoid accident.Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Inland Water

KHULNA: A leader of banned organization Purbo Bangla Communists Party (ML) was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Chatiantola Dighirpar area of Fultala Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Tauhidul Islam Sabuj, 28, second in command of the party

DHAKA: Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, has warmly congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her re-election as the Prime Minister.In the message, the President termed the election of the Prime Minister for the third term as a clear manifestation and confirmation

CHITTAGONG: A fire broke out at the room of a Chittagong court, where evidences of some cases seized by police were kept, on Monday night.The fire broke at 7:45pm but the reason behind the origination of the blaze could not be known immediately. ADC of Police Rezaul Masud said, “The

DHAKA: Twenty eight new nuclear power units will be built in Russia before 2030. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin discloses the plant during a meeting with the students of a university in Moscow recently.  Putin said, “In Russia’s energy mix, share of nuclear power is not big, it

RUPGANG, NARAYABGANJ: Two children drowned in a pond at Rupganj upazila under the district Monday morning.The deceased are Mostakim, 4, son of Joynal Abedin and Sohana, 4, daughter of Shahin Mia of Kaladi area under Rupganj.Sources said Mostakim and Sohana were playing near a pond and at

FROM TRADE FAIR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in the 19th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) area on Monday to enhance the security.A platoon of BGB personnel were seen discharging their duties in the area from the 17th day of the fair on Monday.Wishing

DHAKA: King of Bhutan Jigma Khesar congratulated the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her reelection as a Prime Minister of Bangladesh in the recent Parliamentary Elections.The King of Bhutan greeted her in a message sent to the foreign ministry of Bangladesh. In a message, the king of

PABNA: Miscreants chopped a Jubo Dal leader to death at Bera upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Manik Hossain, 45, Jubo Dal president of Ruppur union under Aminpur Thana of Bera upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Aminpur Thana Faruk Hossain said a gang of

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) started quizzing the driver and bodyguard of the former judge who had acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.ACC quizzed the bodyguard Badal Dewan and driver Sohrab Hossain of the retired judge Motahar

BAGERHAT: Three people were killed in a road accident on Khulna-Mangla highway in Rampal Thana of the district Monday morning.Of the deceased, two were identified as Arif Hossain, 27, son of Mohammad Ali, hailed from Fakirhat and Selim Hossain, 30.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: Writer-film maker-Architect Shakoor Majid was accorded a grand reception at his alma mater Faujdarhat Cadet College on the evening or 23rd January 2013. The principal of Lt. Col Md. Rezaul Hassan psc who is also the first ex-cadet (faujian) of FCC had stated this initiative to

SYLHET: Son of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal central leader Shahana Begum Shanu, also former councilor of Sylhet City Corporation, was chopped dead on Sunday.The victim was identified as Sohan Islam, 18, an intermediate 1st year student of Madan Mohan College in Sylhet.Shohan’s father Tajul

DHAKA: At least five people went missing as a Sadarghat-bound boat capsized after a jolt with a launch in Buriganga River on Sunday night.Witnesses said a passenger boat capsized with at least 12 people on board and five of them were rescued by divers.The fatally injured were rushed to

DHAKA: Former Energy Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury was made again her adviser for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.   A handout made the disclosure Sunday that the government appointed him under section 3(B) (1) of Rules of Business of 1996.  

DHAKA: The Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB), comprising members of the Honorary Consuls from different countries around the globe, on Sunday joined hands with the ‘JAAGO FOUNDATION’ a charitable organization is collecting blankets for the needy and destitute people in the northern

DHAKA: In Bangladesh, about 10 percent of the population live with a disability. The ICRC is providing training and making available raw materials and high-quality appliances so that the Centre for the Rehablitation of the Paralysed (CRP) can enhance its services for the neediest of the