NARAYANGANJ: Around 12 passengers of a Shallow engine-run vehicle were injured as an armored personnel carrier (APC) of Industrial Police knocked it on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Mahna area of the district on Wednesday morning.The injured were identified as garment workers of Bentex factory

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary of India Sujatha Singh has arrived Dhaka Wednesday on a two-day long visit. A special flight of air India carrying Sujatha landed at Shahjalal International Airport around 10:30am.Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Mohammad Shahidul Islam and India’s high commission

NEW YORK: The US Department of State alerts its citizens traveling to or living in Bangladesh following the ongoing political stalemates in the country ahead of the upcoming national elections that are scheduled for January 5, 2014. This Travel Alert expires on January 7, 2014.

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY: Vice- chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU) professor Anwar Hossain still confined by a section of agitating teachers of the varsity demanding his resignation and vice-chancellor panel election.Earlier, the protesting teachers besieged him at his university

DHAKA: A student, who sustained burn injuries when miscreants set fire to a bus near Shishu Park in the capital on November 28, dies early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Wahidur Rahman Babu, 22, a first year student of political science department of Dhaka College.He breathed

DHAKA: Custom officials seized 120 gold bars weighing around 14 kilograms from a flight of Regent Airways landed at Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday morning.Assistant Commissioner of airport customs, Ferdous Arefin, told banglanews that acting on a tip off, a team of custom

KHULNA: The rail communications of Khulna and Chandpur with other parts of the country halted due to derailment of Nakshikantha Express and Meghna Express early Wednesday.Sources said that five compartments of Nakshikantha Express derailed at around 1:30am as blockade supporters removed

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday said the actual reason of boycotting the election by the BNP is that they fell behind in the polls and can no longer win an election.The adviser to the premier made the observation through his facebook post at

MEHERPUR: At least four Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and three sources of the elite force were injured in mass beating at Gangni upazila of the district on Tuesday.The villagers also snatched their two revolvers and set fire to two of their motorbike during the incident taken

DHAKA: The government appointed new divisional commissioner of Dhaka and deputy commissioner of Khulna on Tuesday as per the demand of Election Commissioner (EC).Additional Secretary of Health and Family Planning Ministry M Zillar Rahman was made Dhaka divisional commissioner.Besides,

DHAKA: A deaf person was killed as a train knocked him down from behind in city’s Karwan Bazar Rail Crossing area on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Kazi Abdul Kuddus 65, resident of city’s Siddheshwari area.The victim’s son Sami Hasan said that a train hit his father at

DHAKA: Canada expressed its discontent over the prevailing political unrest and the public sufferings from continuation of violence in Bangladesh.In a statement, Canadian High Cmmissioner to Dhaka Heather Cruden came up with the assertion on Tuesday.She urged all parties to end violence

JU: A section of teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) again confined vice-chancellor of the varsity professor Anwar Hossain.The protesting teachers besieged him at his university residence around 10:00pm Monday when Anwar returned in the campus after taking treatment.A pres release

DHAKA: Bangladesh ranked 16th from the bottom in the chart of Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 on the latest publication by international anti-corruption agency Transparency International on Tuesday. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) confirmed the details of Bangladesh through

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena urged again the government and oppositions to hold dialogue to find an effective solution for upcoming national election.In a statement released on Tuesday, the US envoy said US concerned about the recent political unrest and violence which is

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary of India Sujatha Singh will arrive here Wednesday on a two-day long visit.In her visit, she will meet with the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh M Shahidul Haque.Sujatha will also pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Abdul Hasan

GAZIPUR: Sheikh Hasina, the Premier of the country, is scheduled to visit burnt Standard Garments at BSCIC (Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation), Konabari of the district on Tuesday noon.Intelligence Agency sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.The sources said

DHAKA: A Madrasa teacher, another victim of 131-hour blockade violence, succumbed to his burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mawlana Abdus Sattar 70, hailed from Badarpur union of Patuakhali district.Nephew of the deceased

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in city’s Rampura area on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman 50, an official of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited Bangladesh.Deceased Fazlur’s colleague Mahmudul said that a human hauler (Leguna) crashed into

BAGERHAT: Three people were killed and three other injured when a vegetable-laden truck plunge into roadside ditch near to Chaukhali bridge on Khula-Bagerhat highway early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Mostafa Sheikh, 45, son of Hakim Sheikh of Bowlpur area, Saidur Rahman, 48