JESSORE: Two minor siblings drowned in Chanchra Bablatala area under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Russel 6 and Babu 7, sons of Mintu Mia of Chanchra area.Police sources said the brothers went to take bathe in a pond near their residence, but

DHAKA: An army person died after being doped by city miscreants group known as ‘Oggyan Party’ on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Tajirul Islam, 36, a member of Bangladesh Army.Officer-in-Charge of Khilkhet Thana Shamim Hossain said that on information, police identified the

DHAKA: An army person died after being doped by city miscreants group known as ‘Oggyan Party’ on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Tajirul Islam, 36, a member of Bangladesh Army.Officer-in-Charge of Khilkhet Thana Shamim Hossain said that on information, police identified the

NATORE: A Dhaka-bound train from Dinajpur went out of order due to break of an equalizer of a compartment near Yeasinpur Railway Station under Sadar upazila around 1:30pm on Friday.As a result, train communications between Dhaka and North Bengal were halted since noon.A Parbartipur and a

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena hoped one day Bangladesh will be a dominating economy with the proper utilization of fertile land, enough water, favourable climate and natural gas and mineral coal it has.He came up with the assertion while addressing in the inauguration

GAZIPUR: A suspected mugger was beaten to death by a mob in Voran Mazar slum area under Tongi town of the district on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Khan Babu, 32, of the area.Local sources said mob beat up Babu badly as they suspect him snatcher, leaving him critically

DHAKA: Promoters of hand-printed and handwoven textiles in the South Asian region have adapted different techniques to keep pace with changing times to cater to buyers who believe in promoting indigenous handicrafts without putting their fashion quotient at stake.The ongoing Dastkar South

SHARIATPUR: The law enforcement agency arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islam Ameer with bombs in the district. He was arrested from in front of Charsundi Nurani Madrasha under Rodrakar Union on Thursday night.The detainee is- Dr Maulana Habibur Rahman, Rodrakar Union Jamaat Ameer.Sources said

DHAKA: With recitations from Holy Quran, Geeta, Bible and Tripitaka, the rally of ruling Awami League began at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the city around 3.00pm Friday.With acting president of Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League MA Aziz in the chair, the rally is attended, among others, by AL

SAVAR: A fire broke out at the third floor of a six-stored readymade garment factory of Chaurangi supermarket in Savar bazar bus stand area on Friday morning.On information, two fire fighting unit from Savar fire service station rushed to the spot and doused the fire after two hours

DHAKA: Airport customs police recovered 18 kilogram gold bars from a passenger bus of United Airways at Shahjalal International Airport on Friday morning.Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Ayesha Akter told banglanews, “A United Airways fight from Muscat of Oman landed at the

MAGURA: At least 15 people were injured as a pick-up van fell into roadside ditch and turned turtle in Wapda area on Dhaka-Khulna highway under Shreepur Upazila on Friday morning.The injured were Intaz, 40, Mahfuz, 18, Kasem, 40, Sohel, 22, Jahangir, 35, Mehedi, 20, Nabir, 35, Kurban, 50,

GOALANDA: Countries one of the most important river route Daulotdia-Paturia’s ferry services were disrupted but launch services remain normal on Friday.Earlier on Friday morning, because of navigation crisis and technical problem eight ferries declared stopped and two others stuck on

NOAKHALI: The ring leader of Yunus Bahini was killed and eight others were injured in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and law enforcers at Kalamchar under Hatia Upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Yunus, 38, the ring leader of Yusus Bahini.The injured were Hatia

MAGURA: At least 13 people, including seven police men, were injured in a clash between Jamaat activists and police at Chhandra village under Shalikha Upazila on Thursday night.The injured policemen are Shalikha police station second officer Iqbal, SIs Salam, Ashraful and Idris,

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said that the incidents of money laundering by Tarique Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko are shame for nation.He came up with the observation in his facebool status update on Thursday night.The post reads as below-- “The BNP has

FENI: Two children were killed as a wall fell down on them in Mizan Road area of the district town on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Srabani Saha, 13, daughter of Kartik Saha of Comilla and Puspita Poddar, 7, daughter of Gobinda Poddar of Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday asked the authorities concerned to send Oishee Rahman, daughter of slain SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, to jail from adolescent development centre.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Anwar Sadat passed the order by the appeal of Social

DHAKA: US embassy in Dhaka will remain closed for Sunday on the occasion of Labor Day according to US calendar. US embassy made the disclosure on Thursday in a press release.The news release said Consular Section, Archer K Blood of American Centre and Student Advertising Centre would also

FATIKCHHARI, CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday categorically said all war criminals would be brought under trial in phases if her party is voted to power next.“Cast vote for Boat symbol to serve you next and to make the country free of war criminals, communalism and