MAGURA: At least 15 people were injured as a pick-up van fell into roadside ditch and turned turtle in Wapda area on Dhaka-Khulna highway under Shreepur Upazila on Friday morning.The injured were Intaz, 40, Mahfuz, 18, Kasem, 40, Sohel, 22, Jahangir, 35, Mehedi, 20, Nabir, 35, Kurban, 50,

GOALANDA: Countries one of the most important river route Daulotdia-Paturia’s ferry services were disrupted but launch services remain normal on Friday.Earlier on Friday morning, because of navigation crisis and technical problem eight ferries declared stopped and two others stuck on

NOAKHALI: The ring leader of Yunus Bahini was killed and eight others were injured in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and law enforcers at Kalamchar under Hatia Upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yunus, 38, the ring leader of Yusus Bahini.The injured were Hatia

MAGURA: At least 13 people, including seven police men, were injured in a clash between Jamaat activists and police at Chhandra village under Shalikha Upazila on Thursday night.The injured policemen are Shalikha police station second officer Iqbal, SIs Salam, Ashraful and Idris,

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said that the incidents of money laundering by Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko are shame for nation.He came up with the observation in his facebool status update on Thursday night.The post reads as below-- “The BNP has

FENI: Two children were killed as a wall fell down on them in Mizan Road area of the district town on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Srabani Saha, 13, daughter of Kartik Saha of Comilla and Puspita Poddar, 7, daughter of Gobinda Poddar of Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to send Oishee Rahman, daughter of slain SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, to jail from adolescent development centre.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Anwar Sadat passed the order by the appeal of Social

DHAKA: US embassy in Dhaka will remain closed for Sunday on the occasion of Labor Day according to US calendar. US embassy made the disclosure on Thursday in a press release.The news release said Consular Section, Archer K Blood of American Centre and Student Advertising Centre would also

FATIKCHHARI, CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday categorically said all war criminals would be brought under trial in phases if her party is voted to power next.“Cast vote for Boat symbol to serve you next and to make the country free of war criminals, communalism and

LALMONIRHAT: Two female minors drowned in Dahagram area under Patgram upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Marufa Akhter Sharmin, 6, daughter of Sejab Uddin and Sumaiya Akhter, 4, daughter of Habibur Rahman, hailed from Kalardanga village of Dahagram

DHAKA: The admission test for the academic session of 2013-2014 of Dhaka University (DU) will start from November 1.Public Relations Department of the University made the disclosure on Thursday.The admission test of ‘Gha’ unit (Social Science) will be held at first day of the

FATIKCHHARI, CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that all war criminals would be brought under trial gradually.She came up with the observation while addressing a mass rally in Fatikchhari of the district on Thursday afternoon.Later the Awami League president

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed four cases against 22 people, including Managing Director of  Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), SOM Kalimullah on charge of embezzlement of Tk 610 crore.Confirming the matter to banglanews, ACC deputy direction SM Sahidur

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina anticipated the verdict of the case over maritime boundary between India and Bangladesh in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) of The Hague will be in favor of Bangladesh.Hasina also said 38-year-old conflict over maritime boundary with

COMILLA: The rail communications between Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet have been restored on Thursday afternoon after a three-hour halt a four and a half hours halt.Earlier, the communication came to a halt after four wheels of a compartment of a Chittagong-bound container train

DHAKA: Election Commission decided to uphold provision of its authority to cancel one’s candidature in general election for violating electoral laws. Election Commissioner Mohammad Shahnewaz came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters at EC secretariat in the city on

DHAKA: Power Division Secretary Monwar Islam said that pre-paid meter will be set countrywide to reduce electricity theft.He came up with the assertion while addressing a meeting on Performance Target Agreement-2013-14 of Rural Electrification Board on Thursday morning.Expressing

DHAKA: Life may have started on Mars before arriving on Earth, a major scientific conference has heard.New research supports an idea that the Red Planet was a better place to kick-start biology billions of years ago than the early Earth was.The evidence is based on how the first molecules

COMILLA: Rail communications on three routes connecting mainly Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet were halted after a compartment of a container train derailed in Comilla Thursday moring.Witnesses said four wheels of a compartment of a Chittagong-bound veered off the tracks in Comilla Sadar

DHAKA: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT -0.66% is planning to respond to questions from investors over its sourcing practices in Bangladesh during a briefing on Thursday, indicating that its shareholders have some concerns about a series of deadly disasters at overseas garment factories that make