RAJBARI: Ruling Awami League president, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to visit Pangsha of Rajbari on Saturday afternoon.A helicopter carrying the premier will land at George High School ground at 2:00pm.She will inaugurate some development projects here and will address a mass

GAZIPUR: Following the death of fellow worker in a road accident, at least 10 workers of Readymade Garment were injured in a clash with police on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Barobari area of the district on Saturday morning.Sources said that a readymade garments worker was killed in a

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held 36 more people from Inani sea beach under Ukhia Upazila of the district on Friday night while trying to go to Malaysia illegally through sea route.Confirming the matter, Ukhia Thana Officer-in-Charge Gias Uddin Mia told

BOGRA: A Mother and her infant were killed as a train crushed them near Altafnagar rail station area of Dupchachia upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Sapna Rani, 30, wife of Niranjan Pramanik of Nandigram upazila under the district and her son

SATKHIRA: Two people of a family died in a septic tank at Komorpur village of Kaliganj upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased were identified as Liakat Ali Kochi, 46 and his nephew Ershad Ali, 28.Sources said Liakat fell into septic tank unconsciously while he was cleaning

RAJBARI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is scheduled to visit Pangsha upazila in the district on Saturday.Awami League lawmaker of Rajbari-2 constituency M Zillul Hakim confirmed the matter to banglanews.The premier will inaugurate a total of 11

FROM JOY’S MOTORCADE: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Thursday categorically said the Padma Bridge would be built if Awami League assumes power again.The adviser to the premier came up with the assertion while addressing a street rally at Shibchar Ferry Ghat of

DHAKA: The Burmese security forces arrested at least 36 boat people from Bangladesh till Tuesday evening, said Maungdaw district police chief U Shwe Than.“We have detained 36 boat peoples from Bangladesh in the ongoing operation along the international border. The border security force

DHAKA: Low-lying Bangladesh is prey to typhoons and hurricanes every year. Salty ocean water routinely destroys the flat country`s arable farmland. Many of the millions of garment-factory workers take their lives into their hands when they show up for work at derelict factories, 95 per

MANIKGANJ: At least 20 people were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baniajury bus stand under Ghior Upazila of the district on Friday morning.The identity of the injured could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus village line paribahan

DHAKA: Some 86,043 students appeared in the admission test this year under ‘D’ unit of Dhaka University (DU) for the session 2013-14. The test was held in different educational institutions in the capital from 10:00am-11:00am Friday.Besides, two applicants were held for violating

FARIDPUR: Two persons were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Arkandi Bridge area under Madhukhai Upazila of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Asit, 35 and Jalil, 25, hailed from Srirampur village of the district. Sources said that the

DHAKA: Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, categorically said that they (Awami League) do not want to see unelected government anymore. Any unelected person won’t be allowed in the state power. He came up with the assertion on Friday morning while addressing a

NARAYANGANJ: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between cricket fans and police in Narayanganj on Friday morning.Witnesses said that around 300 fans were waiting from early Friday in front of United Commercial Bank ltd, Chashara Branch for tickets of the third match which will be

DHAKA: Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is now on way to Gopalganj by road on Friday morning.Jay, the information technology adviser to PM, started his journey from Dhaka at around 9:30am.Party sources said on his way to Goplaganj, Joy is set to address several

BENAPOLE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held 31 people including children, male and female from Putkhali area of Benapole frontier on Thursday evening.All the detainees hailed from Jessore, Jhikargasa, Barisal and Magura districts.Khulan BGB-23 Battalion Commanding Officer

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested 48 people on Thursday night while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally through sea route.Acting Commanding officer of BGB-42 Battalion of Teknaf Major Shafiqur Rahman told banglanews,

DHAKA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of the parliamentary elections.The concern came from a statement issued by spokesperson of Ban Ki-moon on Thursday.He said, “He calls on all concerned to respect the

DHAKA: President Advocate Abdul Hamid returned to country after a three-day official visit to London on Thursday evening.The president by a flight of Emirates Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30pm, reports banglanews correspondent.On Monday, the President

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent a former Major to jail for five-day for contempt of court on Thursday.Metropolitan Joint Session Judge of Dhaka-1 Nur Nahar Sheuli passed the order against former Major Mahbubul Haque, the plaintiff of a cheque fraudulent case.Sources said that the