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Brother, sister killed as bus rams autorickshaw in Cumilla

Two people of a family were killed and five others injured as a bus hit CNG-run auto rickshaw in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district on Friday (May 26). The deceased were identified as Al Amin, 36, his elder sister Saleha Begum, 46, residents of Daudkandi upazila. The injured were

Father, son killed in Gazipur road mishap

A father and his son were killed after an oil-laden lorry hit them in Gazipur's Mirer Bazar area on Friday (May 26) afternoon The deceased are Jalil Hosen, 58, and his son Shohid, 14. Milton Kund, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Pubail Police Station confirmed the matter. He said

Bus rams Pakistan High Commissioner's car in Brahmanbaria

A bus collided with a car carrying Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner Qamar Abbas Khokhar and his family in Brahmanbaria on Friday (May 26). According to information, the envoy, his wife Rehena Sarwar Khokhar, daughter Huda Abbas Khokhar and son Mohammad Khokhar was present in the car.

Electricity to halt in Habiganj for 8 hours

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said the electricity supply across Habiganj town will be halted for 8 hours on Saturday (May 27) for the repair work of the transmission line. According to BPDB, there will be no electricity in the entire town from 8 am to 4 pm on this day.

Four mayoral candidates get symbols in Khulna city polls

Symbols have been allocated among the four mayoral candidates in Khulna City Corporation polls. Returning Officer Md Alauddin distributed the symbols at the regional election officer's office in the city around 10am on Friday (May 26). The candidates and their symbols are--

Man stabbed to death in Savar

A man was stabbed to death by hijackers in Savar in the C&B area on Thursday (May 25) night. The deceased was Palash Chandra, 35, of Thakurgaon district. Quoting eyewitnesses police said, Palash boarded to a car to go to his house in Nobinagar's Jalalabad area after his work

Barishal City Election: 7 mayoral candidates get symbols

Symbols have been allocated among the seven mayoral candidates in Barishal City Corporation election on Friday (May 26) morning. Returning Officer Humayun Kabir distributed the symbols at the regional election officer's office at Nathullabad in the city.  The candidates and

Rain with gusty wind likely: Met Office

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places across the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 26).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder accompanied by

52 arrested in DMP's anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (May 26) arrested 52 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Zaida Khatun wins Gazipur mayoral race

Independent mayoral candidate Zaida Khatun won the Gazipur City Council elections after a hard-fought battle with Awami League-nominated Azmat Ullah Khan. Zaida Khatun is mother of Gazipur City former mayor Jahangir Alam whose candidacy was scrapped for bankruptcy. Zayeda Khatun

Chhatra Dal man shot dead in Narsingdi

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was allegedly shot dead during a clash between two factions of the party in Narsingdi on Thursday (May 25). The deceased was Sadekur Rahman, 32, a former senior joint convener of district Chhatra Dal's convening committee. According to

Gayeshwar among 16 BNP men get bail in Science Lab violence case

The High Court (May 25) today (May 25) granted six weeks' anticipatory bail to 16 BNP leaders, including its standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, in two cases. The HC bench consists of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md. Aminul Islam passed the orders

Gazipur City polls: Zaida Khatun ahead in one centre

Independent mayoral candidate Zaida Khatun, is ahead as per the unofficial result School in Gazipur City Corporation elections.  She is ahead in Rani Bilashmoni Government Boys High. According to information, voting started at 8 am using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) on

2 college students die in Kushtia road accident

Two college students were killed as a passenger bus hit their motorcycle in Khoksa upazila. The deceased were identified as Abu Musa, 18, hailed from Jagannathpur area in Khoksa Upazila, and Parvej, 20, an inhabitant in Chowrongi area in the Upazila. They were the students at Shamspur

US visa policy: AL, BNP, JaPa leaders meet US Ambassador

Some leaders of the ruling Awami League, BNP, and Jatiya Party (JaPa) held a meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Thursday (25 May) over the latest visa policy of the United States.  The meeting started around 12:00 pm in the ambassador's Gulshan

EC observing GCC polls through 4,435 CCTV

The Election Commission (EC) is monitoring the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections through 4,435 CCTV cameras. Election Commissioners Brigadier General (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan, M Alamgir, Rasheda Sultana and Anisur Rahman are closely monitoring the GCC elections from the Nirbachan

Rain with gusty wind likely: Met Office

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 25).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder accompanied by temporary

SC clears Falu of relief scam case, dismisses ACC petition

The Supreme Court today upheld its earlier verdict upholding the High Court order that had cleared BNP leader Mosaddek Ali Falu from trial proceedings of a relief scam case. A full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique dismissed a review petition

No idea regarding US visa policy: EC Alamgir 

Election Commission (EC) has no idea about the new visa policy announced by the United States for Bangladeshis. EC Alamgir made the remark while replying to a question from reporters in the capital on Thursday (May 25). Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken in a statement

Cop 'shoots himself' dead at Banani check post

A police constable allegedly shot himself dead while on duty at a washroom of a police check post in Banani of the capital.  The deceased police constable Ashrafuzzaman Roni resided in Mirpur Police Lines. He was working in Public Order Management (POM) South Division of ASTF