DHAKA: Brought in place by the colonial British rulers centuries back, Bangladesh’s railway still runs mostly as per the rules set by them, belying government initiatives for modernization of the mass-transport sector.And true to the British rules formulated way back in 1862, Government

DHAKA:  To cash in on a rush of homebound holidaymakers ahead of Eid, dilapidated launches are being veneered into new looks in various docks of Keraniganj on the Buriganga riverbank. During a spot visit, the banglanews24.com.bd correspondent found some 27 docks busy with paint-and-brush

DHAKA: It is impossible for the one-man Judicial Commission to play a lone hand in reclaiming the occupied government lands, admitted its sole member Justice Habibur Rahman Khan.  “It is impossible for me alone to perform my duty assigned for bringing back the public lands from

DHAKA: Angry mob Friday vandalized vehicles in city’s Malibagh area following a rumor over the death of a teenaged boy in a road accident, disrupting traffic for an hour.Wittiness said a minibus hit Sabuj, 14, around 2:30pm, leaving him seriously injured. As the news of Sabuj’s death

KURIGRAM: Erosion has intensified in different areas of Sadar upazila due to onrush of hill waters across the border and incessant rain for last few days.Nankar Haor village of Bhogdanga union in Sadar upazila was devoured by the swelling River Dharala on Friday as erosion caused by the

PABNA: Two people were electrocuted in Sadar and Faridpur upazilas of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Abdul Hannan, 35, of Gati village in Sadar upazila and Shahidul Islam, 28, of Chithulia village in Faridpur upazila.Witnesses said Shahidul came contact

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League Saturday mourned for the martyrs slain in the fatal grenade attack on the party rally in 2004, with government leaders pledging to unveil the masterminds.On this day in 2004, 24 people, including AL leader Ivy Rahman, wife of President Zillur Rahman, were

DHAKA: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair arrived in Dhaka on Friday afternoon on a three-day private trip. Wishing anonymity, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said a special aircraft carrying the Blair couple touched down at the tarmac of Shahjalal

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni blamed the opposition parties for creating impediment to the trial of war criminals from their “anti-liberation” standpoint.“The present opposition parties, which were involved in all kinds of anti-liberation activities, are now trying to foil

DHAKA: Two people were injured by bullet as Ansar guards at a housing project opened fire on them during a brawl at Swamibagh under Sutrapur thana in the city on Friday morning.The injured, Kulsum Begum, 40, and her nephew Ripon Mia, 22, were admitted to Dhaka Medical College

PIROJPUR: The investigation team of the International Crimes Tribunal Thursday completed their first phase investigation on two cases filed against detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee here. After completing the works, the team members left here for Dhaka Friday

BANDARBAN: Two people were killed and three others injured as a truck plunged into in a roadside ditch at Mirinja in Lama upazila of the district early Friday. The deceased were identified as truck driver Saiful Uddin, 28, and vegetable trader Jainal, 22. Police said a Chittagong-bound

DHAKA: Miscreants shot and killed a police constable, Manjurul Islam, on Thursday midnight near Pubali Bank head office in the capital’s main business district Motijheel. In the same area, an anonymous suspected hijacker was also shot dead by another patrol team. The body of the dead

COMILLA: Ninety convicted criminals, including four females, walked out of Comilla Central Jail Thursday under a government mercy.Their time behind bars was cut short to release 1,074 prisoners from country’s prisons under an amnesty on the occasion of holy Ramadan and Eid-ul-fitr, said

DHAKA: In their 60s now, Ruhul Amin Sarder, Bachchu Sarder and Chunnu Sarder walked to freedom from jail Thursday after serving long 23 years behind bars. Convicted in a murder case in Shariatpur, the trio brothers were among 75 detainees who were released after the government took the

DHAKA: Head of the European Commission Delegation in Dhaka Ambassador Dr Stefan Frowein Thursday said Bangladesh’s Parliament has been suffering for confrontational politics as both the government and the opposition parties continued to nurture hostile relations. “We would not say

DHAKA: The Board of Trustees of the Liberation War Museum decided to return a grant assistance made by the Islami Bank for helping the museum’s authorities in preserving the memories of the country’s freedom fight. “We cannot set up the Liberation War Museum with the money provided

MYMENSING: A head on collision between two buses at Boilar Ukilbari area in Trisal here on Thursday left two people including a child killed and 30 others injured. The deceased were identified as Nur Mohammad, 40, and a seven-year-old child. Officer-in-Charge of Trisal police Firoj

DHAKA: The government on Thursday made some changes in the public administration. The Establishment Ministry issued several notifications on the changes.According to the notifications, the government made changes in the positions of several Upazila Nirbahi Officers. Besides, a Deputy

DHAKA: The release of 1,074 prisoners from country’s prisons under an amnesty on the occasion of holy Ramadan and Eid-ul-fitr began Thursday, with 25 lifers walking to freedom out of Dhaka jail after primetime of life lost behind bars.   Inspector-General of prisons Brigadier General