DHAKA: A hanging body of a student was recovered from a hostel in city’s Monipuri area on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mridul Kundu Halder, 23, a first year Honor’s student of Government Titumir College and hailed from Pirajpur district.Deceased’s friend Arif

PARBATIPUR (DINAJPUR): Three people, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Bejai intersection at the upazila in the district on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police

DHAKA: Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved seven new projects involving Tk 3190 crore.The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held at NEC conference room at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city on Tuesday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ECNEC

DHAKA: A week-long Francophonie Festival will begin Thursday in Dhaka and Chittagong to celebrate the French language and the International Organisation of Francophonie.The seven Francophone diplomatic missions in Bangladesh, together with the Alliances françaises, are offering an

DHAKA: A boy drowned and another wounded while they were taking bath in Crescent Lake, near Chandrima Udyan, of the city on Tuesday afternoon.   The deceased was identified as Nahid, 14, and the injured was identified as Monir, 18.                Sources said around

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday fixed March 13 for the verdict in a case against The Daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Bhorer Kagoj editor, publisher and correspondents after appeal hearing ended.          An HC bench of Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana fixed the date. Earlier, a case

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against three people including, Quazi Faruque, chairman of Proshika, non-government organization, in a case of money embezzlement and threat of killing.    Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Hasibul Haque issued the arrest warrant.The

CHITTAGONG: A police man was injured in a gunfight with terrorists at Sandweep upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. Police detained two terrorists during the operation, said a spot account of the accident.Assistant Police Super of Sandweep circle M Salahuddin Shikder informed

DHAKA: The upcoming election of Sripur upazila was postponed due to violence and deterioration of law-and-order situation.  As a result, on March 15, the third phase upazila polls will be held in 82 districts instead of 83 districts.   The election commission (EC) sources confirmed the

BARISAL: Two people were killed in a road accident at Charmonai in Sadar upazilla of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Bashir, 25 and Nawshad, 40 of the village.Witnesses said Nawshad was going to Rajarchar from Biswaser Hat by a rented motorbike of Bashir.

GAZIPUR: A body of a youth was recovered from the Shitalakshya River as a passenger trawler capsized in the river at Jamalpur point at Kaliganj upazila of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Lemon, 22, son of Kazal Mia, hailed from Kaliganj

SAVAR, DHAKA: At least 20 people were injured on Tuesday in a clash between police and garment workers in Savar municipal area in the district.Witnesses said that the workers of Dynamic Sweater Factory (Dhaka Sweater) were staging protest procession from past couple of days demanding 10

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Accord has published the first reports detailing the results of factory inspections in Bangladesh. The reports set out details of the current building safety standards in the first garment factories to be inspected, and identify necessary steps required to improve

PIROJPUR: Fire gutted three shops and a hotel in Uttar Bandar area under Kawkhali Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.Local sources said the fire broke out from an explosion of a stove of a hotel around 7:45am and spread out to adjacent three shops instantly.On information, a fire

DHAKA: 60 modern ambulances are ready to be added at the divisional and district level fire service stations. The government took the initiative to spread the service of fire service and civil defense department.The project will be placed at Executive Committee of the National Economic

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants chopped dead a local Krishak League leader in Hathazari upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as M Wasim, 35, general secretary of Fateyabad unit Krishak League.Officer-in-Charge of Hathazari Thana M Ismail confirmed the matter to

CHITTAGONG: Four female ready made garments workers were killed and at least 10 others injured in an accident in Chandgaon Thana of the port city on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Yasmin Akhter, 19, Julia Akhter, 30, Ria, 20 and Sweety Akhter 20.Of the injured, six were

DHAKA: At least three people including a police man were injured as muggers’ blasted cocktails in east Islambagh area under Chawkbazar Thana of the city on Tuesday morning.The injured are - Police constable Saidur Rahman, 37, and two passers-by – Sentu and Sani. Witnesses said

RAMU, COX’S BAZAR: Two construction workers were electrocuted in Chowmuhani area under Ramu upazila of the district on Monday evening.The deceased were identified as Ainul, 22, son of Kashem Ali and Swapan, 20, son of Belal Uddin, hailed from Baribanda of Nilphamari district.Witnesses

CHITTAGONG: Speakers at a seminar stressed to bring the online media under legal frame and hoped that emerging online media would reflect the people’s light of hope.   The seminar titled ‘Online Journalism in Bangladesh: Legal Aspect in Global Perspective’ organized by Law