DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) held sixteen brokers from in front of the passport office at Agargaon in city on Sunday noon.RAB-2 operation officer Rayhan Uddin Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews saying on tips-off, they conducted a drive to hold the brokers, who illegally

DHAKA: The government fixed March 26 to make traffic signal effective apart from starting eviction drive to remove roadside illegal establishments. The Communication Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure to journalists after a meeting at the ministry on Sunday.The minister

DHAKA: Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) and Gono Forum attempted to lay siege to Energy Ministry building and staging their protest against the price hike and corruption of energy on Sunday.Police obstructed the protesters in front of Jatiya Press

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 19-party alliance is observing hartal in 19 upazilas of five districts of the country on Sunday protesting upazila polls violence. The alliance called the shutdown at 19-upazilas for Saturday over allegations for vote manipulating, obstructing

Dhaka: A grand rally of the teachers and students of Jagannath University began at the Central Shaheed Minar premise in the capital on Sunday morning.People of the JnU are holding the rally to realize their demands of rescuing illegally occupied dormitory, establishing new hall and

GOPALGANJ:  A farmer was killed and 15 others were injured in sporadic clashes between two groups of villagers at Kashiani upazila of the district centering a channel of irrigation water.The deceased, Boshir Uddin Sikdar, 60, who died around 9:30pm at the Gopalgonj Sadar Hospital while

DHAKA: The Dol utsav, a festival of Hindu community, is being celebrated in the country on Sunday at the time of Holy.During this festival the pilgrims visit the shrine, temple and offer colours (Holi) to the feet of Idol. People purchase sweets and distribute each other on this

MYMENSINGH: An assistant presiding officer was run over by power tiller trolley in Nandail upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Ratan Kumar Dutt, 26, deputy-assistant officer of Ramgopalpur union of Gauripur upazila.Police and local sources said that a

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League-backed aspirants won in 41 upazilas and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed candidates won in 28 upazilas while Jamaat backed seven aspirants won in the third phase of the 4th upazila polls.        Awami League               The ruling

JOYPURHAT: BNP-backed candidate Kamruzzaman Kamol was elected as chairman at Akkelpur upazila through voting at 35 polling centers on Saturday.Availing Motorcycle symbol, he bagged 38,831 votes while his nearest ruling Awami League-backed aspirant Mahfuz Chowdhury got 34,126 votes.

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Saturday deployed two patrol aircrafts and two navy frigates to help the on-going search for the missing Malaysian aircraft MH-370(Boeing-777).Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the disclosure through a press release, signed by Assistant Secretary (Mission & Media) Shu

DHAKA: Host Bangladesh will face Afghans in the first qualifying match of ICC World T20, 2014 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur of the city on Sunday.On the opening day, both the teams will play with the threat of elimination hanging over their heads since only one team will

DHAKA: Expressing strong determination to overcome all obstacles, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said we have to move forward to achieve economic freedom.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a rally, arranged by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh

DHAKA: A pickup van driver was killed under the wheels of a train in Uttara area of the city on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim, 45, son of one Abul Quashem, hailed from Rajapur village of Feni Sadar.Witnesses said a train knocked Abdul Karim at Sector-4 of Uttara

DHAKA: Officer-in-Charge of Bakerganj Thana Nurul Islam assaulted an assistant returning officer at Hizla upazila in Barisal district on Saturday noon.The victim is Assistant Returning Officer and Upazila Election Officer Jahidul Islam.Returning Officer Dulal Talukdar made the allegation

BHOLA: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between Awami League and BNP over establishing supremacy in five polling centres at Sadar upazila in the district on Saturday.The centres are from Bapta, Alinagar, Alia Madrassa, Charnoibad areas of the upazila.Police Super Mohammad

DHAKA: The voting in the third phase of upazila parishad elections ended at 81 upazilas in 41 districts of the country on Saturday afternoon.The people started casting their votes at 8:00am and ended at 4:00pm without any break.  Army personnel were deployed from Thursday to keep the

DHAKA:  Three people were killed in separate violence at Madon upazila of Netrokona district, Sadar upazila of Bagerhat district and Naria upazila of Shariatpur district during the third phase upazila polls on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Menu Mia, 38, of Agpara village of

DHAKA: The government has introduced scholarship for Ebtedayee students for the first time from March of this year.Around 15,000 Ebtedayee (primary) students will get scholarship in ‘talent pool’ and ‘general grade’ categories from now on.Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid came

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) postponed voting in 26 centers in 10 districts in the third phase upazila parishad elections following separate poll violence. Election Commission assistant secretary Ashfakur Rahman made the disclosure while talking to journalists at EC secretariat on