DHAKA: The nation is observing Martyred Intellectuals` Day on Saturday, paying tribute to the memory of the martyred intellectuals who were brutally killed just days before achieving victory in 1971. President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid homage to martyrs

DHAKA: The nation is observing the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Saturday commemorating the murders of the country`s golden sons and daughters on this day in 1971 just before the ultimate victory on December 16 after nine-month war with the Pakistani occupation forces.The martyred

LAMA (BANDARBAN): An 11-year boy was killed and 12 others injured in a road accident on Goyalmara-Eidgor road under Lama Upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Arafat Mia, 11, son of Nuru Mia, hailed from Goyalmara area of the upazila.The injured were

Dhaka: Some 151 candidates, mostly Awami League nominated aspirants, are set to be elected uncontested in the upcoming 10th general election as the BNP-led 18-party alliance boycotted the polls.Sources from the Election Commission (EC) confirmed the matter to banglanews.Most of them are

SAVAR, DHAKA: Two more corpses were found under the rubbles of Rana Plaza which could certainly made another eye-opener on the world’s one of the largest factory disaster.Some street children found the bodies while they were trying to pull out a jacket from the rubbles of Rana Plaza at

DHAKA: Chief Election Commission (CEC) Kazi Rokibuddin Ahmed asserted that it’s getting tough for opposition party’s to participate in upcoming 10th national election.  The CEC opined while talking with journalist at City’s Election Commission (EC) secretariat on Friday.Rokibuddin

SHERPUR: An army person was killed in a road accident at Satpakia on Sherpur-Jamalpur highway on Friday.The deceased was identified as Alal Uddin, 35, son of Sukur Ali of Manikkura village under Jhenaigati upazila of the district.Sources said that Alal was going to his workplace at

DHAKA: The president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee Shahriar Kabir urged government to ban Jamaat-e-Islam and Hefajat-e-Islam. He came up with the assertion at Shahbag Ganajagaran Mancha on Friday evening.Shahriar Kabir said that the practice of Jamaat-Shibir-Hefajat

DHAKA: The railway ministry has suspended chief railway regulator M Jahirul Haque (Dhaka) momentarily for providing wrong information to press.Railway Minister M Mujibul Haque issued the direction on Friday.Railway sources said Jahirul told media that the train services would be shut for

CHITTAGONG: The largest warship for Bangladesh Navy ‘Somodrojoy’ made by United States has reached at Patenga Naval base in the port city on Friday morning.Vice Admiral of Navy M Farid Habib welcomed the ship around 10:00am.Meanwhile, US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena and high

PIROJPUR: A youth was killed in a clash between opposition BNP and ruling Awami League men at Ghosherhat bazaar of Pattashi Union under Zianagar Upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Shukur Ali Hawladar, 25.Locals said that BNP-led 18-party alliance activists

NOAKHALI: Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir hurled petrol bombs and cocktails at village home of International Crime Tribunal-1’s Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim at Kabilpur Union under Senbagh upazila of the district early Friday.Witnesses said hours after execution of war

DHAKA: Two persons were killed as a covered van crushed into a slum in West Kamarpara area at capital’s Uttara early Friday.One of the deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 57.Sources said that an Uttara-bound covered van rammed a road-side shanty when its driver lost control over

GAZIPUR: At least seven people were injured as Jamaat-Shibir men hurled petrol bombs at Joydebpur railway junction in the district on Friday morning.The injured were sent to various clinics and hospitals.Witnesses said that some 10/15 Jamaat-Shibir activists with the camouflage of

DHAKA: At least five people were killed and over 50 injured in some districts as Jamaat-Shibir men ran amok after execution of Quader Mollah for war crimes from early Friday. Leaders-activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir went berserk in different districts and upazilas from

JAMALPUR: Three people were killed in a road accident in Noyanagar area under Melandah upazila of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Munna, 22, son of Kabir Uddin, Mahadi Islam Lion, 22, son of Abdul Jabbar and Babla, 24 son of Malek Khan.Witnesses said a

FARIDPUR: The body of the war crimes convict Quader Mollah was buried at his village home Amirabad under Sadarpur upazila of the district early Friday after execution at Dhaka Central Jail.His body was carried to his village home in an ambulance under tight security after he had been

FARIDPUR: The body of war criminal Abdul Quader Mollah was taken to his village home Amirabad of Bhasanchar union under Sadarpur upazila of the district on early Friday.Sources said the ambulance carrying Mollah’s body reached at Amiraabd around 3:10am. For security reason, the body was

DHAKA: The rail communications were suspended countrywide by rail authority apprehending violence of Jamaat-Shibir as the war crimes convict Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah had been hanged on Thursday night.The rail authority made the announcement around 11:00pm for the sack of public

CHITTAGONG: Islami Chhatra Shibir activists attacked Chittagong University Police Outpost and also brought out a procession on the campus immediately after the execution of Quader Mollah on Thursday night.Witnesses said hundreds of Shibir activists brought out the procession in campus