CHANDINA (COMILLA): Vehicular movements on Dhaka-Chittagong highway became normal after around 11 hours of 40-KM long tailback on Friday.  Iliotganj Highway Police Outpost Sergeant Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews. The gridlock created at around 4:00am as a truck collided head-on

DHAKA: Agitated readymade garments workers of various factories ransacked Luman Fashion Garment at DIT road in city’s Malibagh area on Friday morning.Witnesses said that hundreds of RMG workers were heading to press club to join a rally at around 10:00am. Suddenly they started throwing

BARISAL: Barisal University (BU) authority cancelled the studentship of Rasel Mia for his alleged involvement in killing of Accounting Department student Sawda.The accused is Rasel Mia, a second year student of Management Department and son of Harun Matubber of patharghata upazila of

DHAKA: Bodies of four Bangladeshis, died in a gas cylinder explosion at a pesticide factory in Sharjah of United Arab Emirates, arrived here Friday morning.The Bangladeshis are Bacchu Hawlader, 36, son of Gias Uddin Hawlader, Jakir Sheikh, 32, son of Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Mizanur Rahman,

DHAKA:  BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Bangladesh Bank ex-Governor Saleh Ahamed joined the dinner party of distinguished Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday night.US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena, Indian high commissioner Pankaj Saran, Canadian

DHAKA: Secretary Adilur Rahman and director Nasir Uddin Elan of Odhikar, a human rights organization, will be tried under Cyber Crime Tribunal for their alleged involvement in publishing false report and photographs over death toll of a police crackdown of Hefajat-e-Islam rally in the

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Jabed Ali on Thursday said election commission would take opinion from experts to make level playing field in upcoming parliament elections.The election commissioner came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at

RETURNING FROM BANCHHARAMPUR: The destitute, of Banchharampur upazila under the district, became delighted as they got interest-free loan from Bashundhara Group, country’s leading business conglomerate. Adviser and Treasurer of Bashundhara Group, also Publisher of the Daily Kaler

NOAKHALI: Three children, including siblings, drowned in a pond at Debisinghpur village of Nabinagar union under Senbagh upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Sakib Hasan Tanvir, 8, his sister Sabrina Akter Mili, 8, daughter of Chand Mia Milon and Abu Ali

BARISAL: The female student of Barisal University, who was stabbed to injure, by her lover succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified Sawda, 22, a first-year student of Accounting Department of the university and daughter

DHAKA: The Asia Foundation Bangladesh will observe International Literacy Day-2013 by organizing a book donation event and children’s book fair on September 7 at Rayer Bazar Playground in the capital featuring 15 exhibitors from local children’s book publication house. The Asia

DHAKA: At least 14 people were injured, including four bullet hit, by the supporters of an Awami League leader while trying to occupy a market at Ananda Bazar in Shahbagh area of the city.The incident took place in the noon on Thursday led by ward no-70 former commissioner and Awami

DHAKA: An official of Banglalink, one of the mobile-phone operators of Bangladesh, was shot dead by muggers at Tongi in Gazipur city on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ahmed Mostafa, 24, an officer of Banglalink.Witnesses said muggers opened fire aiming head of Mostafa in front of

SYLHET: Shutting down all the jewellery shops, owners are observing the day-long strike on Thursday demanding the recovery of robbed jewelries and punishments of robbers.After holding a road blockade programme on the same demand, Sylhet Jewellers’ Samity on Wednesday night called the

DHAKA: A minor Bangladesh girl, who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and pushed into flesh trade, was rescued by the city police in Udhna of India. Three persons including a husband-wife couple were arrested for forcing the girl into prostitution and police have launched a search for six

DHAKA: Acting Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Haq alleged that a vested quarter had been trying to tarnish image of police spreading propaganda over May 5 Shapla Chattar crackdown.He came up with the allegation in a press briefing at Police Headquarters in the capital on Thursday

GAZIPUR: Two persons were killed in separate road crashes on Dhaka-Mymensing highway in Sadar thana and Sreepur upazila of the district on Thursday morning.Amongst the deceased, one was identified as Farhat Hossain, 23, son of Fazal Mia of Jolarpar area in Gazipur city.Naozor highway

DHAKA: A person died while in police custody at Shahjahanpur police station in the capital early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Ahamed, 38, resided in Gulbagh area of Khilgaon.Local sources said police held Saiful along with two others and took them to police station at

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained 31 people including women, children from Putkhali frontier of Benapole on Wednesday night while they attempted to intrude into Indian Territory.All detainees hailed from Jessore, Narial, Bagerhat, Gopalganj, Satkhira,

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporation (North) is set to hold a meeting on Thursday to decide whether vehicle movement through Bashundhara Crossing will be closed permanently on the eve of opening of the Jamuna Future Park.The meeting will be held at Nagar Bhaban in city’s Gulshan area at around