DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, will hold meeting with leaders of 14-party grand alliance on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting scheduled to be held at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the premier, in the

NOAKHALI: Police recovered dead body of an activist of Jubo League, youth wing of Awami League, from beside a culvert at Nazirpur village under Begumganj municipal of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Azad, 23, son of Akkas Mia, an activist of Juba League

RANGPUR: A faction of Jatiya Party called dawn-to-dusk hartal in eight districts of the division for Wednesday.Former Member of Parliament Moshiur Rahman Ranga, also Jatiya Party (JP) leader, came up with the announcement of the hartal from a sudden rally at around 12:45pm Tuesday.Earlier

TANGAIL: A freedom fighter (FF) and a child were killed and eight others injured in a road aciident on Dhaka-Tangail highway of Jamurki area under Mirzapur Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as freedom fighter Abdul Majid, 65, son of late Abdul Hamid

COMILLA: Rail communications of Chittagong with other parts of country suspended since Monday night following derailment of an express train in Chouddagram upazila of the district.Rail services resumed at 4am Tuesday after a relief train cleared the line.Earlier, four compartments of

DHAKA: The Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh government should publicly order security forces to avoid using lethal or excessive force when dealing with protesters. The leaders of all political parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, should keep

DHAKA: Miscreants shot dead two people, including a house owner, and wounded another in Moynar Bagh area of Adarsha Nagar of Badda in the capital on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, the house owner and construction worker Milon, 30.Witnesses said construction

DHAKA: Two more terrorists, who went missing after early Monday’s gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila, were found dead near Wapda canal of the district town on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as BNP man Md Khorshed Alam Sumon, 35,

COX’S BAZAR: Police arrested 19 Malaysia-bound people from a residential cottage in Kolatoli area of the district on Monday night.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately but banglanews has come to know that all of them hailed from different villages of Sirajganj

DHAKA: The 72-hour rail-road-waterways blockade around the country, called by the opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, started from 6:00am Tuesday, demanding non-party caretaker government to oversee the upcoming 10th general election.In early hours of the blockade, some activists of

DINAJPUR: A female student of Carmichael College was killed in a road accident in Hajir Mor (intersection) area under Chirirbandar Upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Farhana Setu, 20, daughter of Faizur Rahman, hailed from Ghughumari area of

DHAKA: This was not merely a matter of setting world record. This was an unforeseen show of emotion, music and love towards the motherland.On the 43rd victory day on December 16, 2013, more than three lakhs Bengalese simultaneously sang ‘Amar Sonar Bangla/Ami Tomay Bhalobashi,’ the

DHAKA: 27,117 volunteers set a new World Record for Bangladesh by making the largest human national flag for 6:17 minutes, breaking previous record to take place in Guinness book.Over 27000 volunteers gathered at the National Parade, formed the human flag at 1:35pm, held it for 6:17

DHAKA: Two terrorists were killed in crossfire with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila of Laxmipur the district on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as top terrorist Asaduzzaman Babul and his assistant Khorshed Alam. Sources said that RAB-11 personnel

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 8:10am on the occasion of Victory Day.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam, senior leader Dr Abdul Moeen Khan and

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 6:40am Monday. They were followed by freedom fighters, foreign diplomats and people from all walks of life.Whole

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid Advocate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition BNP Khaleda Zia issued messages on the eve of the Victory Day urging people to work  unitedly to build a democratic and prosperous Bangladesh with the spirit of Liberation War.President Abdul

MOULAVIBAZAR: The lowest temperature of the country was recorded in Sreemangal as 9.2 degree Celsius on Sunday morning.The temperature was recorded around 9:00am.Sreemangal metrological center’s senior advisor M Harunur Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2005 HRS, DEC 15,

JAMALPUR: A woman was beaten to death by her husband at Kashthosinga village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Chameli, wife of Minhaj Uddin, resident of the area.Sources said Chameli was beaten dead by her husband over in the morning.On

CHANDPUR: Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the hearing on the case of the Bay of Bengal maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India will be issued next year. The Foreign Minister made the disclosure while talking with journalists at her Chandpur residence on Sunday.She said,