DHAKA: The severe cyclonic storm ‘MADI’ (with estimated central pressure 992 hpa) over southwest bay and adjoining area moved slightly northeastwards over the same area.It was centred at 6 am Sunday about 1445 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1415 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar port

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s Farmgate area during blockade called by 18-party alliance on Saturday night. Witness said the incident took place around 7:45pm. Tejgaon Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Matiur Rahman told banglanews that miscreants torched a

DHAKA: Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan visited to Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad at Baridhara residence on Saturday evening.Shakib reached at President Park to invite the former president to attend on the wedding reception of the cricket legend.Press secretary of the party chairman Sunil Shuvo

DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, met with opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence on Saturday evening.Standing committee member of the party Dr Moyeen Khan,

DHAKA: “The fire could blaze our factory building only, but it could not blaze our confidence,” a self-assured Moshrraf Hossain told Banglanews. Educated as an engineer, but businessman in profession Mr. Moshrraf Hossain is the managing director Standard Group. Atiqur Rahman, a bosom

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday said he will lead the party as Chairman until death.“Some media are publishing that I am going to retirement but I am the chairman of the party as long as I am alive,” he said.   The former President made the assertion while

DHAKA: The deep depression over southwest bay and adjoining area moved northward, intensified into a cyclonic storm ‘Madi’ (with estimated central pressure 996 hpa) over the same area.It was centred at 12 pm Saturday (December 07, 2013) about 1560 kms southwest of chittagong port,

DHAKA: State minister for Law Barrister Quamrul Islam categorically said that the full verdict of war crime convict Quader Mollah had been published and he would be executed anyday.He came up with the observation while addressing a seminar titled ‘International Conference on the Global

DHAKA: Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs in the United Nations Oscar Fernandez-Taranco said United Nations wants a free and fair election in Bangladesh with participation of all parties. He came up with the assertion in a meeting with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at his

DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, is holding a meeting with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday morning. The talks started at Foreign Ministry around 11:00am.Earlier, Taranco, also special ambassador of UN Secretary-General Ban

DHAKA: The depression over southwest bay and adjoining area has concentrated into a deep depression and remained practically stationary over the same area.It was centred at 6:00 am Saturday about 1615 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1545 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar port and 1505 kms

MUNSHIGANJ: Violent blockaders torched three passenger buses on Dhaka-Mawa highway at 4:00am Saturday.A helper of one of the buses was burnt severely and he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.Blockaders also vandalized two launches at Mawa Launch ghat.Witnesses said that

DHAKA: As Friday’s declaration of the government, people started observing three-day national mourning from Saturday to pay homage to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.A handout on Friday said: “Bangladesh will observe three-day national mourning from December 7 to

DHAKA: The third spell 72-hour blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway across the country amid stray incidents of blasts and arson.Shibir men brought out a brisk procession in city Rampura Bridge area at around 6:00am and blasted eight cocktails. None was reportedly

NARAYANGANJ: At least three people killed and two others injured in a head-on-collision between a Covered Van and a private car on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kanchpur area of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin, 36, Mostafa Mia, 70 and Abdul Alim,

DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has arrived Dhaka to dissolve the present political turmoil of the country.He arrived at Shahjalal International Airport at around 7:55pm on Friday

KHAGRACHHARI: An army person was killed in a road accident in Guimara Bazar area under Matiranga Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Zahangir Alam, 33, Lance Nayek of Guimara Region also son of Abul Molla from Shariatpur.Staff Officer of Guimara

DHAKA: A private car was torched and four cocktails were blasted by Chhatra Shibir activists in city’s Panthapath area on Friday night.Witnesses said that a group of Shibir activists torched a vehicle and hurled four cocktails from a sudden possession at around 6:45pm in the

DHAKA: Four people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Habiganj and Bagerhat districts on Friday noon.In Habiganj: Our Habiganj correspondent said that two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Shayestaganj area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway of the

DINAJPUR: A Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinee was killed in a road accident at Bekipul area under Chirirbandor Upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Aktarina, 11, daughter of Akhtaruzzaman from Ranirbandor area of the upazila.Local people said that