LAXMIPUR: At least three petrol bombs were hurled at the village house of Lion MA Awaal, the Secretary General of Bangladesh Tarikat Federation at Narayanpur village under Ramganj upazila on Tuesday night. Lion MA Awayal, also 14-party aspirants of Laxmipur-1 constituency in next general

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan khan categorically asserted that all vehicles will ply to ensure regular transportation across the country from Friday, even if the hartal-blockade continues.  The minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after a meeting at

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said that if Pakistan government doesn’t withdraw the condemn resolution passed at its national assembly, steps will be taken internationally.He came up with the assertion while addressing a program

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday awarded death penalty to eight men and life imprisonment to 13 others for their involvement in much-talked-about tailor man Biswajit murder case.Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 judge ABM Nizamul Haque pronounced the verdict.All the convicts are the activists and

DHAKA: A bus driver, who received severe burn injuries in blockade violence, succumbed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, a driver of staff bus of Horizon garment and son of Awal Mollah.Family sources said that he sustained burn

JOYPURHAT: A women, who sustained bullet injury during Jamaat-Shibir clash with police in the district, died at Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Razia Begum, 50, wife of Abu Salek, hailed from Dastapur village of

LALMONIRHAT: Law enforcers arrested nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir including four women in a drive of joint forces at Patgram upazila in the district on Wednesday morning.They were detained from Baura, Kafir Bazar, Alauddin Nagar and Kaborstan areas under the

DHAKA: In a letter to the SAARC secretary general, Human Rights Watch said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should leverage their countries’ collective bargaining power to seek greater protection for their nationals working in the Gulf Cooperation Council

DHAKA: The speedy trial tribunal-4 is set to pronounce the verdict in much-talked-about tailor man Biswajit murder case against 21 Chhatra League activists on Wednesday. On December 4, Tribunal-4 judge ABM Nizamul Haque fixed the date of pronouncing verdict after completion of a six-day

KHAGRACHHARI: A fire broke out at Manikchhari police station of the district on Wednesday morning.The fire originated from an electric short circuit at around 6:45am, said sources concerned.Manikchhari police station Office-in-Charge Keshab Chakrabarti told banglanews, “The fire

DHAKA: Tight security measures have been taken in Pakistan High commission and its adjacent areas as the resentments erupts in the countrymen following the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Diplomatic Security

GAIBANDHA: At least 10 vehicles were vandalized by blockaders and a police official was injured near Sarker Filling Station area on Tuesday.The injured Sub-Inspector Abu Hasan of Polashbari Thana said a gang of blockaders’ threw brickbats aiming vehicles and law

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and a youth injured in a road crash in Bashabo area in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Rifadul Haque Tapu, 25, a final year student of Titumir College, hailed from Homna upazila of Comilla district.Sabujbagh Thana Sub-Inspector

COMILLA: A Grameen Bank official was stabbed to death by miscreants at Purbapara of Sujanagar in the town on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Dilip Kumar Banik, 31, a Grameen Bank field officer of Jagannathpur union under Sadar upazila.Local sources said Dilip was returning office

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena Tuesday urged the government to give freedom to all political parties to express their opinions. The US diplomat came up with the plea while talking to journalists at foreign ministry after meeting with foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque.In

DHAKA: Dinajpur district Chhatra Shibir called a daylong hartal for Wednesday in the district protesting arrest of Matiur Rahman, Shibir President of town unit.Sohel Rana, press secretary of Shibir of the town, announced the shutdown on Tuesday.Earlier on Sunday Detective Branch Police

DHAKA: The government on Tuesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner to Dhaka after the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Pakistan High Commissioner to Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi attended the Ministry of

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to intervene on internal affairs of Bangladesh.The minister made the call while talking to journalists at his office on Tuesday, a day after the Pakistan National Assembly adopted a resolution expressing concern

SATKHIRA: An Awami League leader was hacked to death by Jamaat-Shibir men at Bishnupur union under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin, president of Bishnupur union Awami League.The murder took place during 72-hour blockade called by

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed on charge of occupying government land abusing power.Deputy Commissioner of the anti-graft body Harunur Rashid filed the case with Gulshan Thana