JESSORE: Two female jute mill workers were gang-raped in Kashipur Mandartala area of Manirampur of the district on Sunday night. Police detained three people in this connection.The detainees are Hafizur Rhaman, 28, son of Yunus Ali, Jahangir Hossain, 26, son of Aziz Morol, and Ripon

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police marked six mugging-prone areas as danger zones across the city and decided to boost security measures in a bid to curb stanching.Police sources said list of the areas include Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Ramna, Old Dhaka, Jatrabari and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.A total

DHAKA: The hearing was held on Monday in a defamation case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for allegedly distorting history of liberation war terming Ziaur Rahman first President of the country.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Shamsul Arefin recorded the statement of

SIRAJGANJ: A policeman died of heart attack while performing polls-duty in Shajadpur upazila of the district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman, an assistant sub-inspector of Rayganj Police Station of the district, also son of Abdur Rashid of Dowlatpur uazila of

BACK FROM DHAKA COLLEGE: At least four people were injured when two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League locked into clashes in Dhaka College (DC) early Monday over establishing supremacy.One of the injured was identified as Saiful Islam, a third year student of the college, while identity

DHAKA: The voting to 73 upazilas in 35 districts in the fifth phase elections is progressing on Monday of the fourth polls to this local government body amid tight security. Voters started casting their votes at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break.The upazilas are Birol,

LAXMIPUR: A leader of Juba League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, was shot to death by unidentified assailants at North Durgapur village under Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Kabir Hossain, president of 6 no. ward unit Juba League of

DHAKA: The fifth phase elections to 73 upazilas in 35 districts will be held on Monday of the fourth polls to this local government body. Voting will start at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break.Election Commissioner Abdul Mobarak told banglanews that the EC has already

SIRAJGANJ: A Sirajganj court on Sunday awarded a father and uncle to life-term imprisonment for their involvement in killing an 8-year old child. The court also fined Tk 5,000, in default, three months more imprisonment to the convicts.Sirajganj District and Sessions Judge Abdus Salek

DHAKA: Foreign Affairs Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Sunday left Dhaka for Belgium to join in an international conference on preventing genocide scheduled to be held at Brussels on Monday. Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.This is his first visit to any

DHAKA: Trials of the culprits of Pillkhana carnage have helped to restore the morale of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). They have become more disciplined now and their volume of work has also increased.Director General of BGB Major General Aziz Ahmed in an exclusive interview with

DHAKA: Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander A Nikolayeva on Sunday claimed that Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant project is safe.The Russian diplomat made the assertion while addressing a discussion on ‘country lecture on Russia in modern international policy’ at Bangladesh Institute

DHAKA: Visiting Yunnan province governor of China Li Jiheng has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate China-South Asia Expo to be held in Kunming, capital of the province, in June.State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam told media on Sunday after a meeting with the

DHAKA: Amid pressure of official duties in first working day of the week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid visit to SOS Shishu Palli in Shyamoli area of the capital.In the visit, the PM also distributed chocolates, sweets, flowers and balloons among the orphan boys and girls. On

DHAKA: The Election Commission has postponed polls to Thakugaon Sadar upazila for three months over legal complications.Assistant secretary of the EC Ashfakur Rahman made the disclosure to media.He said the voting to the upazila has been postponed as some complexities created on vote

DHAKA: The Election Commission suspended 19 election officers including presiding officer of Ghechua Government Primary School center in Tangail-8 by-elections over vote manipulation.Amongst them, one presiding officer, six assistant presiding officers and 12 poling officers.The penalty

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the intelligence units are preparing an up-to-date list of the drug businessmen around the city. DMP will begin anti-drug moves soon as the list is about to be completed.Recently DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed hinted at a program organized by

DHAKA: A fire broke out on third floor at the gallery of the national museum in capital’s Shahbagh area on Sunday morning.The fire originated around 9:00am and then soon engulfed the whole floor.On information, five fire fighting units rushed the spot and brought the blaze under control

DHAKA: BNP founder, also seventh president of the country, Ziaur Rahman’s younger brother Khalilur Rahman passed away at Washington in United States of America on Sunday morning.He was 71.Khalilur Rahman was suffering from old-age complications for a long time.He was a chemist by

NOAKHALI: A leader of Awami League was shot dead when two groups of Juba League locked into clash in Chowdhury Haat area under Companiganj upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jahidul Alam Maruf, 30, China AL unit organizing secretary, son of Jahangir Alam