BAGERHAT: A wife slaughtered her husband and also tried to commit suicide in Rampal of the district on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Siraj Sheikh, 37, son of Bilat Sheikh.Sources said that Halima Begam, wife of Siraj, slaughtered him, leaving him critically injured and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation at 7:30pm Friday.Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the matter.PM’s speech will be aired through Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Radio and other private TV channels.Prime Minister’s Office sources

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 40 people were injured in sporadic clashes between two groups over a trifling matter at Bihair village under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday morning.Some 30 houses and shops were vandalized during the clash.The locals said that the people of Nagor family and

RIYADH: Saudi Passport Department warned that if anyone found involved in others works other than Iqama (work permit), will be fined 1 lakh Saudi Riyal and 2-year imprisonment.Spokesman Ahmed Ali Hiedan in a press release confirmed the matter on Thursday.Al Heidan said that Saudi

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni will pay an official visit to China from October 19 to 22, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.Moni’s trip comes ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s three-day visit to Beijing beginning from October 22.Moni will visit China at the invitation of

DHAKA: At least 400 shanties were gutted in a devastating fire at Hazaribagh Slum in the capital on Thursday night.Nine fire fighting units doused the fire at around 09:40pm after one hour frantic trying. Fire service control room officer Anzum Rashid told banglanews, “The fire

NAOGAON: Two youths were killed in a road crash at Nilkuthi under Manda Upazila of the district Thursday noon.The victims were identified as Parimal Kumar, 30, son of Srimanta Kumar and Jagadish Kumar, 25, son of Jotish Chandra.Locals said the victims were going to Satighat by a motorbike

TANGAIL: A security personnel was killed in a road crash in Bangabandhu Bridge area in the district on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, 50, security personnel of Bangabandhu Bridge, son of late Sekandar Ali.Sources said that after completing duty the victim

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation Friday evening.Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said PM’s speech would be aired through Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Radio and other private TV channels at 7:00pm on the day.Prime Minister’s Office

FARIDPUR: A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Sub-Inspector was killed in a road accident in Shibrampur area on Dhaka-Khulna highway of the district Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Fauk Khan, 45, son of Moazzem Khan of Rajbari Sadar Upazila.He worked at Jhenaidah RAB-6 as

SAVAR (DHAKA): At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a simple matter at Bhakurta Union in Savar, on outskirts in the city Thursday noon.Witnesses said that entering through a narrow street Shaheen Alam of Mushurikhola and Mahiuddin of Firingikanda

COMILLA: Two persons were killed and two more were injured after a collision between an express train and a pickup van near Tejer Bazar area at Nangalkot upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as pickup driver Momin, 20, hailed from Feni and Makel, 35,

KISHOREGANJ: A man was killed and 25 others injured in a fierce clash between two groups near Dillir Akhra Ghop area at Mithamain upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Kamal Bhuiyan, 30, hailed from Kadamchal Purbapara area of the upazila. The injured however,

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Inaugural ceremony of the murals of three great ever Bengalis at the no man’s land of Indo-Bangla border in Benapole area shifted to November 6.Sources said due to inclement weather, inauguration ceremony of the murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporations both North and South have managed to clean 40 percent of wastes of sacrificial animals of Eid-ul-Azha so far and expected to clean the city totally within next 24-hour. DCC officials, responsible for the special wastes management drive, confirmed the matter

NARAIL: At least 20 persons were injured including Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police personnel in a clash between two groups in Purulia Mor area of Sadar upazila in the district at around 11.00am Wednesday.The injured law enforcers were identified as Sadar Thana Sub-Inspector Manik

KISHOREGANJ: Indian sub-continent’s largest Eid Jamaat of holy Eid-ul-Azha was held in historical Sholakia Eidgah of Kishoreganj district with a long-running tradition.Tens of thousands of devotees from home and abroad joined in the congregation, said our district correspondent.The

GAZIPUR: BNP lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, who was sentenced to death for his involvement in war crimes during liberation war, did not say his Eid prayer.Dhaka Central Jail Part-1 at Kashimpur sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.Sources said Salauddin Quader Chowdhury did

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League said the door to talks still open to resolve the future political crises.She came up with the assertion while exchanging eid greetings with the journalists at the Gonobhaban on Wednesday.Prime Minister said, “All the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been exchanging Eid greetings with people of all walks of life at the Gonobhaban on the Eid-ul-Azha day.The exchange of Eid greetings began at 9.58am.At the beginning, she exchanged greetings with the Awami League leaders.   Later, Sheikh Hasina