CHITTAGONG: A student of Lalkhanbazar Madrasa, who sustained blast injuries, succumbed to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Habib, 25. Earlier on Monday, a deadly explosion occurred in the dormitory of Jameyatul Ulum Al

KISHOREGANJ: President Abdul Hamid was accorded mass reception at a programme on Austagram Pilot High School ground of the district on Monday.In the programme, Abdul Hamid recalling his memory in haor area, he said, “I spent my whole life in this region. I always remember my native

DHAKA: The much-awaited Mayor Hanif Flyover is set to be opened to traffic on October 11 aiming to minimize traffic congestion and help smooth movement of vehicles in city. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the flyover.State Minister for Local Government and Rural Development

MOULVIBAZAR: A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed in a road accident in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Asdar Ali, 58 of Fatepur union under Rajnagar upazila of the district.Son of the deceased Jebu Ali said his father was returning his rented house

DHAKA: The government has given approval the proposal for ratification of Extradition Treaty with India.The approval came from the regular meeting of the cabinet at secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair Monday.After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain

MADARIPUR: Two children drowned in a canal at Badurtola village in Kalkini upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Fahim, 4, son of Soleman Talukdar and Lamia, 3, daughter of Sentu of the village.Local sources said Fahim and Lamia were playing on the bank of the

MYMENSINGH: Two people were killed in a clash centering cutting trees at Trishal upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam, 25 and Osman Gani, 32.Local and police sources said that there was a longstanding dispute between Rafiqul Islam-Osman Gani

DHAKA: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 was awarded jointly to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells".The 2013 Nobel Prize honours three scientists who

DHAKA: A lawyer on Monday issued a legal notice to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and law secretary seeking provision for no-vote system.On behalf of Barrister Mohammad Shahriar Mazid, Barrister Redwan Ahmed issued the legal notice to incorporate the provision in the Representation of

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive held four wanted operatives of the banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) from Ashulia of the city on Monday morning.Meanwhile, RAB recovered huge explosives, pistol and plastic machine from them.Confirming the matter RAB Media Wing

NARAYANGANJ: An organization ‘Amra Narayanganjbasi (Dwellers of Narayanganj)’ called half day hartal for October 30 to press home 5-point demand including gas connections in the residences.The announcement came from a mass hunger strike programme in front of the Narayanganj Press Club

CHITTAGONG: At least five people were injured in an explosion at the second floor of a three-story hostel of Jamiatul Ulum Al Islamia Madrasa in port city on Monday morning.Following the blast, law enforcers and fire service officials visited the spot to unveil the mystery. Though the

DHAKA: The government has declared 20 percent dearness allowance for all the government employees.A notification was issued in this regard from the Finance Ministry on Monday.BDST: 1314 HRS, OCT 07, 2013SR/AKA/BSK

CHITTAGONG: A man was killed and three others injured in a fierce clash between two groups in Isanagar village of Patharghata union under Karnaphuli Thana of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam Prakash Laden, 50, son of late Imtiaz Sultan. Sources

GAZIPUR: Law enforcers recovered three bodies from three different spots on Dhaka-Rajshahi rail route in Joydevpur of the district on Monday morning.The identity of the deceased, who are aged from 27 to 30, could not be known immediately.Local sources alleged that they might be killed in

DHAKA: The newly appointed 10 new Justices for the High Court Division of the Supreme Court took oath Monday.Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain administered the oath at Annex Building auditorium of the Supreme Court from 10:00am to 11:10am.The newly appointed judges are Justice M Nurul Huda

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni said Bangladesh’s own development story is something that the world wants to hear about more and more from us. She also said: “What makes our case particularly unique is that we have proven to the world that it is possible to have significant human

DHAKA: In another step forward in bilateral trade relations, the Tripura government has provided a permanent market place for Bangladeshi businessmen in Agartala. The first floor of the Mukut Bipani Bitan, a trade centre in the New Capital Complex, has been marked as Bangladesh Market.The

DHAKA: This Saturday, India reached out to Bangladesh through a link which is the first of its kind between two countries in South Asia. It started supplying electricity to its power-crunched neighbour through a new transmission line, making it the first such high voltage, direct-current

DHAKA: In a novel proposal of its kind, Border Security Force (BSF) has invited its Bangladeshi counterpart to patrol the border from its territory even as it has decided to introduce a fresh lot of non-lethal weapons on this frontier as part of new measures to bring down civilian and