HABIGANJ: Police fired scores of bullets and teargas shells to quell a fierce fight among the inhabitants of 20 villages at Shayestaganj in Sadar upazila Saturday, leaving over 200 people wounded in the triangular clash.Additional Police Super Zillur Rahman, Assistant Police Super Sugyan

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police offered to assist any individual or institution during transaction of big amounts of money with banks or financial organizations to avert mugging amid Eid rush. “Money transactions will increase for trading during the holy month of Ramadan and ahead of

CHITTAGONG: A rashly driven bus rammed an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into roadside trees in Patiya upazila on Saturday noon, leaving four people dead and 10 wounded.Two of the deceased, who were on the CNG-run auto, were identified as Jahida Aktar, 35, and her four-year-old daughter

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday announced that the government would take up schemes to ensure education and healthcare of the underprivileged children.“The government is working for underprivileged, physically challenged and street children. Projects will be undertaken to

DHAKA: Six people were killed in road accidents in Comilla, Brahmanbaria and Meherpur districts Saturday as badly driven buses ran over them.In Comilla, four people, including a motorcyclist, were killed in separate road crashes.Officer-in-Charge of Chandani thana Nurul Absar said, “A

BAGERHAT: Sarankhola upazila administration imposed a ban under section 144 on gatherings to avoid unwanted situation after local BNP and Jubo League called confrontational programmes at the same venue. UNO office said the precautionary measure was taken as both the organisation threw

DHAKA: The submission of depositions by witnesses against 667 accused members of the 24 Rifles Battalion in the BDR carnage case began Saturday, with material evidences placed before the judges at a special trial court. The special court-5 took up the proceedings at about 9:45 am

PABNA: Unidentified assailants chopped to death a local Jubo League activist in a daring attack on him at a tea-stall in Sujanagar upazila on Friday midnight.The deceased was identified as Abu Bakar Siddique, 30, son of Layen Ali Khan of Hogladagi village in Sujanagar. Upazila Awami

MUNSHIGANJ/MADARIPUR: A Ro-Ro ferry ran aground for a second time on the Mawa-Kaorakandi route for loss of navigability in the river Padma, leaving 600 people and 34 vehicles stranded since late Friday night.BIWTC Mawa office manager (trade) Sirajul Islam told banglanews24.com.bd that the

COMILLA : Two children drowned in a pond at village Barhargila village in Sadar South upazila Saturday. The dead were identified as Zakaria, 7, son of Ohidur Rahman, and Hasanuzzaman, 8, son of Ali Hossain.Perul UP chairman Amanullah Aman said the boys drowned at about 11am while taking

THAKURGAON: One child died and more than 200 were attacked with pneumonia and diarrhoea in last 24 hours as the double-scourge broke out in an epidemic form in the district, according to medical sources.Five-month-old Babu, son of Jagadish Chandra of Debipur Mulani village under sadar

DHAKA: The government is going to enact a new law to protect government officials who will tip the information about corruption, an all-upsetting vice that had earned the country bad repute in international ratings five times in the past.With the enactment of the law, punitive actions

DHAKA: The Cabinet Division has finalized the proposal for re-baptizing and extending the scope of work of the Ministry of Establishment through redefining its activities.A competent source said the proposal might be approved in the cabinet meeting sometime during the rest of the current

DHAKA: Police on Friday arrested a garment workers’ leader from Palashbari in the industrial zone of Ashulia alongwith a firearm and some bombs.Acting on secret information, police arrested Ali Reza Chowdhury Tuhin, vice president of the central committee of garment Workers’ Trade

DHAKA: Police fought hawkers to hold them back from running makeshifts on the streets and footpaths in downtown Gulistan area of the capital Friday, leaving at least 20 people wounded, including cops.In an instant reprisal, police picked up 15 people from the scenes of widespread troubles

DHAKA: The Textile University Bill-2010 will be placed in the 6th session of the ninth parliament scheduled to begin on September 20, aiming to meet demand for skilled manpower in the potential clothing sector. More than 70,000 foreigners are working in the country’s textile sector and

DHAKA: Home Minister Sahara Khatun asked police officials to be more vigilant in maintaining law and order and reducing traffic congestion ahead of Eid, as a tremendous rush is on steam now, especially for a shopping binge.“The largest number of police personnel has been deployed in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said the constitution of Bangladesh would be amended in such a manner that there would no conduit left for extra-constitutional takeover henceforth. She also urged all to remain alert so that none can take over power unconstitutionally in the

DHAKA: Pan-Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Thursday organized an iftar and dinner party for the orphans and underprivileged children in its Grand Ballroom.Around five hundred children from different orphanages and child homes joined the party at the five-star hotel.The orphanages and

DHAKA: The Germans will pay respects to the martyrs for the 1952 language movement of Bangladesh by building ‘Shaheed Minar’ in the European country.According to a message from Bangladesh High Commission in Germany Thursday, the German government has decided to replicate the