DHAKA: Two aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines lay grounded for two years, taking a huge toll on public purse, although aviation engineers are for phasing out the antiquated planes. Biman has three F-28s in its fleet and one in the troika is on its wings, sources said.  The two others

DHAKA: A housewife was found dead at her house at Shyampur in the city’s West Jurain Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Sonia Akhter, 22, wife of Nasiruddin. Police, however, held Nasiruddin in this connection.Quoting neighbours, Shyampur thana OC Jamiruddin said Sonia and

NARSINGDI: Power loom workers here continued their strike for the fourth straight day on Friday to press home their demands including regularisation of jobs and pay-hike.All about 20,000 power looms in the area including Chowala, Shilmandri, Bilashdi remained closed till 4:30 Friday.

NAOGAON: Two people were killed and two others injured seriously in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Mohadevpur-Nazirpur road Friday.The deceased were identified as Ahsan Habib Bulet, 25, son of Altaf Hossain of Akhipara village in Mohadevpur upazila, and Monju, 45, of

Dhaka: A teenage boy was stabbed to death on Friday morning in the city’s Hazaribagh area.The deceased was identified as Shah Paran, 16, son of Abdul Baker of Moneswar Road area. Hazaribagh Thana police said police rushed to and recovered the body from the house after getting

DHAKA: Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun Friday said the government would recruit some 32,000 police personnel in next three years to bolster the force for improving country’s law-and-order situation.The minister disclosed the plan at the prize-awarding ceremony for the scholarly

ASHUGANJ: Electricity supply to nine upazilas of Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj districts has been suspended for three days for transformer-installation works in Ashuganj power substation, official sources said.The upazilas are Brahmanbaria Sadar, Ashuganj, Sarail, Kashaba, Akhura,

NARSINGDI: Three children drowned in the Brahmaputra River at Chorpara village in Manohardi upazila Friday afternoon.The dead are Munni, 9, daughter of Habib Bhuiyan, Yasin, 7, son of Amjad Hossain and Rabeya, 7, daughter of Ali Newaz. Witnesses said some 15 children of Doulatpur Chorpara

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker Colonel (retd) M Shawkat Ali Friday suggested that the government ban all brands of religion-based politics and commerce to free the nation from the grips of communalism and fundamentalism.“The government ideologically stands against communalism and militancy. The

SIRAJGANJ: An army major and his companion were held from a car carrying 780 bottles of Phensidyl syrup in the district’s Soydabad area early Friday, police said.Bangabandhu Bridge West Thana police said,” Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a Dhaka-bound Toyota car and detained

CHUADANGA: Police on Friday recovered the body of a shop employee from Paikpara village in Alamdanga upazilla of the district.The deceased was identified as Beltu, 30, son of Belayet Hossain of Chilavalki village.Officer-in-Charge of Alamdanga police station Motiar Rahman told

DHAKA: Three doctors of Eastern Hospital in the city were arrested amid a row over the death of a wounded patient allegedly for the physicians’ negligence early Friday. Dr Amjad Ali, Dr Hashem Tareque and Dr Syed Hossain Sayeed Ahmed Ali were sent to jail following a court order. SI

SIRAJGANJ: Police detained an Army major and his brother with 780 bottles of narcotic Phensidyl syrup in the district’s Soydabad area early Friday. They were handed over to military police on Friday morning, police said.The arrested are Major Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah, 40, son of

COMILLA: Reckless driving took a life in the district when an oil`laden truck of Jamuna Oil Company ran over a pedestrian on Dhaka` Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Hossain Mia, 24.Police quoting witnesses said, ”A Dhaka bound

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque Thursday sounded a note of warning that the officers concerned wouldn’t be spared if cases were not taken despite bringing genuine allegations.“Officials concerned will not be shown even ‘Zero tolerance’ if any

DHAKA: The pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations in the Chittagong Education Board has decreased than last year. However, the number of GPA-5 scorers has increased.Female students were ahead this year in showing success. Besides, the

DHAKA: Mohammadpur thana police arrested two kidnapers and rescued an abducted student from Goalondo on Thursday.Police said Sheikh Niaz Noor Niloy, 18, an A-level student of St. Xaviers Green Herald School and College of Mohammadpur was abducted on Wednesday on his way to school.

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Education Board has emerged as the second top out of the eight education boards this year with average pass percentage of 75.43. This year a total of 5,602 students got GPA-5, the highest grade, according to the Education Ministry.Last year, the average pass percentage

MEHERPUR: Police arrested two persons including a local Jamaat leader here Wednesday night.The persons were identified as local Jamaat leader Abdus Salam, 30, and one Osman Ali, 32.Sadar thana Charge Jihad told banglanews24.com.bd, “On information, police picked up Salam from his

DHAKA: State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Captain (retd.) Mujibur Rahman Fakir said his ministry would appoint 80,000 additional manpower at different health units in order to ensure health services for all.Of them, 13,500 would be recruited for community clinics, 30,000 as