THAKURGAON: Two people were killed in a road accident on Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway in Choto Khochabari area of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Farhad, 30, resident of Khansama upazila of Dinajpur district and Ilias Ali, 50, from old

MUNSHIGANJ: Passenger ferry Pinak-6 owner Abu Bakar Siddique Kalu was sent to jail on Thursday.Munshiganj Judicial Magistrate Harun-ur-Rashid passed the ordered in the noon.The court also fixed Monday for hearing of the remand in response to Lauhajang Police’s demand of a 7-day

NARSINGDI: The government will provide smart card to the citizens with a view to making database of individuals.Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) M Jabed Ali was addressing a view exchange meeting before inaugurating newly formed district server station here on

RANGPUR: Two people were killed and five others injured as a lightning struck them in Bhangrir Ghat area under Badarganj upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Islam, 35 and Khitish Roy, 50, residents of the area.Sources said the thunderbolt

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay tribute at the grave of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also founding president of Bangladesh, at Tungipara here on the National Mourning Day on Friday.Sheikh Akter Hossain, the protocol officer of the premier, made the disclosure

CHUADANGA: A special alert was issued on Thursday morning at 24-Point in Chuadanga frontier area to prevent the spreading of deadly Ebola virus.A six-member medical team is conducting a health check up of the Bangladeshis returning from India and Indian citizens entering Bangladesh

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday felt embarrassed to conduct hearing on a writ petition seeking directives upon the government to regularize ABM Altaf Hossain as judge of the higher court.One of judges of the vacation bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Abu Taher M

DHAKA: More than 400,000 people are boycotting goods produced by Israeli-linked companies using a barcode scanning app.Buycott allows users to identify the source of products instantly so that purchases do not conflict with their beliefs.People can set up banned product lists to support

FROM HOTEL ABAKASH: The incumbent government is working on Online Media Policy in the name of controlling the popular news portals.Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) trustee board chairperson Advocate Sultana Kamal commented adding more that a different policy to control

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court awarded death penalty to five people as they were found involved in a murder in Gopalganj.The convicts are—Lelin Shikder, Monir Hossain, Swapon Molla alias Dalim, Obaidul Sheikh alias Ibadul Sheikh and Tapan Kazia alias Bagha.Judge of Dhaka Speedy Trial Court-3

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Workers of Helicon Sweater Factory formed a human chain at Ashulia demanding cancellation of face cases and opening the factory, situated at DEPZ old zone.  All workers and employees of the factory gathered in front of Ashulia Press Club on Thursday morning and demanded

DHAKA: The U.S. Embassy Dhaka, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K. Blood American Center Library and the EducationUSA Student Advising Center, will be closed on Sunday, in observance of Janmashtami. This day is a national holiday in Bangladesh. US

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman commented that the national broadcast policy conflicts with right to information act.According to him, this policy will hamper the freedom of media.The TIB boss further said that a transparent

DHAKA: Government Railway Police (GRP) detained a man with 1,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Kamlapur Rail Station in the city on Thursday. The detainee was identified as Seim alias Shahin, 38, hailed from Chittagong. Confirming the matter, Station GRP Officer-In-Charge Abdul Mazid told

DHAKA: Bodies of the 13 Bangladeshi migrant workers, who were recently killed in war-torn Libya, will not be brought back home.They will be buried there somewhere in Libya, sources told banglanews.This thing is happening for lack of an aircraft which could bring their bodies to

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two persons had been lynched here in Shibganj’s Dhainagar area early Thursday. However, the identities of the deceased couldn’t be known immediately. Locals told banglanews that the two men were lynched follow snatching motorcycle of a man. Locals intercepted the

MUNSHIGANJ: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) handed over the owner of the launch, Pinak-6, to police on Wednesday evening.  The launch owner Abu Bakar Siddique Kalu, hailed from Dani Medini Mandal village near Mawa Ghat, has been handed over to Lauhajang Police Station around 6:45pm.

DHAKA: The government has extended the period of Dr AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, for one year. Public Administration Ministry issued a press release in this regard on Wednesday afternoon. It said the contract with Dr Momen has

COX’S BAZAR: Three people were killed and 11 others injured in a road accident in Harbang area under Chakaria upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Police sources said a passenger bus collided head on with a

BOGRA: Two people were killed and four others injured as lightning struck them at Garidah union under Sherpur upazila of Bogra on Wednesday afternoon. Of the deceased, one was identified as Tamanna, 12, daughter of Kamal Hossain. Police sources said thunderbolt struck them while they