DHAKA: Guarding of the international border with Bangladesh is likely to improve considerably from next year as the process of installation of floodlight along the land border is going on. The process is likely to be completed by 2014.Sources in the Border Security Force (BSF) told The

MEHERPUR: The half-day, called by Chhatra Shibir, is underway in four districts of Khulna division- Chuadanga, Meherpur, Jhenidah and Kushtia- on Sunday.The student wing of Jamaat is enforcing the shutdown protesting the killing incident of Shibir activist by police firing. Witnesses said

NATORE: Two persons were killed and 35 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck on Natore-Rajshahi bypass road in the district on Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be found immediately.Witnesses said a Chapainawabganj-bound bus collided

DHAKA: Angry readymade garment workers confined Managing Director of Tuba Group, Delwar Hossain, in his office demanding wage and bonuses ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha. He had been seized since 9:00am on Saturday at Badda’s Hossain market by thousand workers.Officer-in-Charge of Badda Thana

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Saturday sent singer Arfin Rumi to jail in a women and children repression case filed by his wife first Ananya.Metropolitan Magistrate Atikur Rahman passed the order after hearing on the case.The court also sent his brother Yasin Rony to jail in the same

GAIBANDHA: Two women committed suicide by jumping under the wheels of trains in Naldanga and Bamandanga rail station area of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Shahera Begum, 37, wife of Aiyub Ali of Manduar Para village in Sadullapur upazila and Kaothani

FARIDPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed as a rashly driven bus rammed them near Tetultala area at Kanaipur of the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Sushmoy Saha, 22, son of Sujay Saha and Aminur Biswas, 23, son of Azizar Biswas hailed from Ampara village of Ghoshpur

LAMA (BANDARBAN): At least 30 people were injured as passenger bus overturned on Lama-Chakaria road in Linejhiri area at the upazila of the district on Saturday noon.Local people rescued them and admitted to Lama Upazila Health Complex.Witnesses said a Lama-bound passenger bus turned

MAULVI BAZAR: Police nabbed around 27 muggers including 26 women from several Puja-Mandaps in Kulaura area of the districts on Saturday morning.Police source said that on information, the law enforcers in a nightlong drive picked up them from several Hindu worships of the area.The accused

CHITTAGONG: After inaugurating the four-lane flyover in port city, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the flyover is an Eid-ul-Azha gift of the Awami League government for the people of Chittagong.She came up with the observation while addressing a function after the opening of the

SYLHET: Eminent educationist and language hero professor Abul Basor passed away on Saturday morning. He was 79.The former principal of Sylhet Govt Women College breathed his last at around 9:00am in Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital.He had been admitted to the hospital for few days

LALMONIRHAT: A Bangladeshi youth was shot to death by Border Security Force (BSF) of India at Hatibanda frontier of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Shahinur Islam, 25, son of Mohammad Ali, hailed from Amjhol village of Gotamri union of the Upazila.Sources

BAGERHAT: Five fishermen were rescued after a gunfight between coast guard and the gang of robbers in Khajuria Char area of the district on Saturday morning.Coast Guard source said that the law enforcers, in an hour long dive, also recovered two guns, two LG guns and around 200 rounds of

FARIDPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed a road accident in Tetultola area under Kanaipur upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a passenger bus knocked down a motorcycle from behind in the area at around

KHULNA: Though cyclonic storm "Phailin", classified as "very severe", is heading for coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh at wind speeds averaging 200 km per hour but panic gripped the people living along the coastal belt of the district.They recalled their memories of severe storms as Sidr,

DHAKA: After arrest, popular singer Arfin Rumi was taken to court in a women and children oppression case filed by his wife Ananya.Earlier, police arrested him early Saturday from his Mohammadpur residence.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Thana Azizul

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive held three thieves with stolen private car from Mohammadpur area of the capital early Saturday.The detainees are- Pavel Chowdhury, 35, Mashiur Rahman Razib, 28 and Sajib, 32.RAB-2 Operation Officer Raihan Uddin Khan told banglanews, “Acting

DHAKA: Wife of a RAB official was killed in a road accident at city’s Kamalapur area on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Tanjina Begum 30, wife of Abu Saeed hailed from Shirajganj.Abu Saeed said that the accident happened while they were going to Kamlapur Bus stand to go

DHAKA: Banglalink, Bangladesh’s second largest mobile operator by active users, has launched commercial 3G services over its new W-CDMA/HSPA+ network for pre- and post-paid customers, with initial coverage limited to certain areas of the capital Dhaka and Chittagong. On the new 3G

SIRAJGANJ: The 30-Km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway started to ease and vehicles are slowly gaining their normal speed from Saturday morning.Highway police and local sources said that vehicles were moving slowly because of the gridlock of last two days.Besides, a