CA press wing denies Indian media claims on anti-Hindu violence
Updated draft list of victims in July-August uprising released
DHAKA: A fire broke out at a biscuit factory in Tejgaon Industrial Area in the city on Tuesday evening. Fire service control room sources told banglanews that two units of Tejgaon fire service station rushed to the spot to douse the fire.However, the reason behind the fire incident
DHAKA: Bangladesh has taken note of the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to turn down its newly elected position in the UN Security Council for the term 2014-15, as stated in a statement issued on 21 October 2013.Bangladesh enjoys close brotherly and friendly relations with the
DHAKA: At least 20 cocktails found in front of the residence of Labour and Employment Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju.Police recovered the cocktails and diffused afterward on Tuesday morning.Banani Thana Officer-in-Charge Mahbub Hossain said, “Local people informed police when they
DHAKA: Canada expressed deep concern over the mounting and deadly violence in Bangladesh that has injured many and claimed the lives of other. Canadian High Commission issued a press release in this regard Tuesday.The press release reads as below-“We urge all parties to end the
MAGURA: A pedestrian was shot dead during chase and counter chase between hartal supporters and law enforcers in Dhoail Bazar area under Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Maruf 18, son of Afsar Sarkar resident of the upazila.Witnesses said
THAKURGAON: Three labourers have died and another three injured as a boiler explosion of a rice mill in Thakurgaon road area in the district Sadar on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Kafil Uddin, 45, Poshidul Islam, 45 and Samesh Chandra, all of them hailed from Pikepara
BADARGANJ, RANGPUR: At least two people were killed and ten others injured in a road accident on Badarganj-Parbatipur road near Bhelakoba Bridge under Badarganj Upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Pabi Roy, 18, and Motaleb, 30.Witnesses said that a
RAJBARI: A leader of ruling Awami League was strangulated to death by miscreants in Daulatdia area under Goalondo upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman Molla 65, Vice-president of Goalondo municipal unit Awami League.Locals said that Fazlur was
DHAKA: A special court set up at Bakshibazar Government Alia madrasa ground is scheduled to pronounce the verdict of sensational Pilkhana carnage case on Wednesday.Earlier on October 20, Third additional metropolitan session Judge Dr M Akhtaruzzaman fixed the date of issuing the verdict
Ishwardi, PABNA: Local administration has imposed section 144 in Muladuli and Dasuria unions of the upazila Tuesday as BNP-led 18 party allicence and local Awami League convened rallies at the same venue and time.The ban would be in effect from 7:00am to 6:00pm.Confirming the matter,
KHULNA: Former cricketer of National Cricket team of Bangladesh Sheikh Salauddin died of brain hemorrhage on Tuesday morning.He was 45.He breathed his last at a clinic in Khulna.He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter and many well-wishers.He worked as a development coach of
DHAKA: Airport customs detective department held a person with six gold bars at Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday.The detainee is Jahangir Hossain, 47.Sources said that the gold bars were found in computer hard disk of the passengers at around 12:30am.Earlier, the detainee
RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Miscreants set on fire at office of Bhulta Union unit Awami League under Rupganj Upazila of the district early Tuesday.Sources said that pouring petrol a gang of miscreants set fire at the office at around 3:30am and fled the scene.Meanwhile, furniture of the office
DHAKA: Hartal supporters vandalized and then torched a passenger bus in front of Tejgaon College in capital’s Farmgate area on Tuesday morning.Confirming the matter Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station Police Inspector Monir told banglanews that pickets forced the passenger to get down
DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails at Anti Corruption Commission chairman M Badiuzzaman’s house.The incident took place at 8:45pm on Monday night.Sources said miscreants blasted two cocktails at Badiuzzaman house’s wall.M Badiuzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 2345 HRS,
DHAKA: Miscreants blasted three cocktails at Shajalal International Airport at second day of BNP led 18-party’s hartal.The incident took place around 9:50pm on Monday.No one was injured in this incident.BDST: 2255 HRS, OCT 28, 2013GR/MZR
DHAKA: The 19th session of the ninth parliament was adjourned till November 4.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury adjourned the House at 7.29pm Monday.The House will resume its sitting at 4.30pm on November 4.Earlier in the day, the JS sitting resumed at 04:45pm amid the boycott of main
DHAKA: The International online payment gateway ‘Paypal’ has said Bangladesh ‘No’ in a straightway. The organization has clearly informed that they cannot start operation in Bangladesh right now. A dependable source informed that accusing financial mismanagement Paypal has
DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 re-fixed November 7 to place opening statement of the prosecution in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.The three-member ICT led-by Obaidul Hassan passed the deferment order Monday in reply to a appeal
DHAKA: Border Security Force has intensified its patrolling along the 856 km long Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura to check infiltration into the Indian Territory in view of the tense political situation there."We have strengthened our force in the border and are keeping a watch on the