COMILLA: An activist of opposition BNP was shot dead and 45 others were injured in a clash between BNP-Jamaat men and police in Laksham Upazila of the district on Tuesday, the first day of 48-hour blockade.The deceased was identified as Babul, 40, of Laksham Upazila.Local sources said

MYMENSINGH: Some five compartments of Intercity Haor Express train derailed early Tuesday as the blockade supporters uprooted fishplates of rail tracks near the outer signal area of Shyamganj rail station in Gouripur upazila of the district.Local and railway sources said the

CHITTAGONG: Police detained a person with 26 gold bars worth around Tk1 crore from Oxygen intersection in the port city on Monday midnight.The detainee, Jakir Alam, 26, of Hathazari upazila of the district, was going to Kotwat from Hathazari on a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at 11:30pm.During

GAZIPUR: At least 15 readymade garment workers were injured in a clash with police in Kashimpur area of the district sadar on Tuesday morning.During the time, police opened fire at worker as agitators torched an RMG factory and a bus.Witnesses said as a result of discontent, workers of

CHITTAGONG: The daylong hartal, enforced by metropolitan BNP, and the 48-hour blockade, enforced by 18-party,  is underway in the port city simultaneously on Tuesday.Metropolitan BNP are observing the hartal in protest against the sustaining bullet injury by son of Mostafa Kamal Pasha MP

BRAHMANBARIA: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes came to a halt from Tuesday morning after pickets removed some fishplates of rail track in Kasba area of the district. Kasba rail station master Pronab Kanti Barua told banglanews that a team was sent to the

SIRAJGANJ: A passer-by was killed in a clash between leaders-activists of opposition BNP and law enforcers in Jogai intersection of the district town on Tuesday morning, the first day of 48-hour blockade.The deceased was identified as Sakman Hossain, 35, a mason of the area.Witnesses said

KUSHTIA: Some three platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in the district on Monday night apprehending violence centering the announcement of the schedule of the 10th parliamentary polls.Deputy Commander of 32 BGB Battalion of Kushtia sector Major Tarek Mahmud

KUSHTIA: Some three platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in the district on Monday night apprehending violence centering the announcement of the schedule of the 10th parliamentary polls.Deputy Commander of 32 BGB Battalion of Kushtia sector Major Tarek Mahmud

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 161 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms from a flight of Regent airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday morning.Wajed Ali, assistant commissioner (customs) of the airport customs, told banglanews that acting on tip off,

DHAKA: Zahid Simon, staff   photo correspondent of banglanews24.com, was injured as the miscreants hurled cocktail aiming him near Mohakhali Flyover area in the city on Monday.Miscreants hurled cocktail to Simon while he was on official duty under Mohakhali flyover around 7.00pm,

DHAKA: Bangladesh and United States of America have signed the much-talked Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) on Monday night.The deal was sighed in Washington DC which would help expand trade and investment between Bangladesh and the USA at 9:15pm.A competent

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were been deployed in Dhaka and Sylhet on Monday fearing violence centering the announcement of the schedule of the 10th parliamentary polls.The authorities concerned deployed the paramilitary force at 7:00pm in the capital in order to

ASHULIA, SAVAR: A fire broke out at two factories, including a readymade garment factory, in Battola area at Jirabo and in Tongibari area of the industrial belt at Savar on Monday afternoon.Uttam, assistant manager (marketing) of Aman Spinning Mill, said the fire originated at the

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Monday categorically said the Election Commission (EC) decided to deploy army in the upcoming general elections.“We have decided to deploy army alongside BGB, RAB, Coastguard, Police and Ansar personnel in the polls for

DHAKA:  The High Court on Monday stayed the remand order passed by lower court against Barrister AKM Fakhrul Islam, lawyer of BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.An HC bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam passed the order.Former Attorney General

GAZIPUR: At least 20 people injured and a police van was torched during sporadic clashes between police and garments workers in Kashimpur area of Konabari industrial belt of the district on Monday.The clash erupted in front of Mandal Group garment factory at Kshimpur around 3.30pm.Witness

DHAKA: The 10th parliamentary election is likely to be held on January 5, said a competent source from the Election Commission (EC) on Monday afternoon.Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed is expected to announce the election schedule while addressing the nation at 7:30pm

DHAKA: India and Bangladesh not only share a long border, but also have close bilateral ties. Recently, home ministers of both countries met in Tripura where they expressed their commitment to promote growth, and fighting militancy together.Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and his

DHAKA: The government has given approval the draft act of De Oxy Ribonucleic Acid (DNA) Act-2013 keeping the provision of awarding seven years jail and Tk 3 lakh as fine.    The approval came from the regular cabinet meeting at secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair