Sunday, 06 Jul, 2025

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Tangail bus plunge kills 2, injures 25

TANGAIL: Two people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu bridge highway in Natiyapara area under Delduar upazila on Friday. The identity of the deceased could not be identified immediately. Tangail Traffic Police Sergeant Asad told

Penalty for holding on to employees’ passports in KSA

DHAKA: The Labor Ministry of Saudi Arabia has said that foreign workers have right to keep their passports and official documents and employers would face serious penalties for holding on to employees’ passports. Quoting officers of the Labor Ministry of KSA the Arab News published a

Teenager dies falling from train’s roof

DHAKA: An unidentified teenage boy died after falling from the rooftop of a train in a rail crossing located in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International airport area on Friday.Officer-in-charge Abdul Mazid of Dhaka Railway Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the teenager

UN report on oil spill impact unacceptable

DHAKA: National Committee for Protecting the Sunderbans and Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) have rejected the report of the government and UN Joint Mission on oil spill in the world’s largest mangrove forest.  They also termed the remark that stated in the report ‘short-term

FBI visits Avijit killing spot

DHAKA: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has carried out their field investigation on Friday to assist Detective Branch (DB) of police investigate the Bangladeshi-American writer-blogger Avijit Roy killing.Krishnapada Ray, Deputy Commissioner (detective branch) of Dhaka

108 Rohingyas held, BGB man shot

COX’S BAZAR: A total of 108 Rohingyas along with a suspected trafficker were detained from Balukhali border in Ukhia Upazila of the district on Friday.  Fazlul Haque, a Subadar of Border Guard Bangladesh, sustained bullet injuries during the drive carried out in Balukhali betel leaf

Joy kidnapping conspiracy foiled in US

DHAKA: US Federal Court in New York sentenced Rizvi Ahmed Cesear to 42 months imprisonment for his attempts to bribe an FBI agent to collect information on Sajeeb Wazed Joy to kidnap him and his family and to harm them.Rizvi Ahmed Ceaser (36) is son of Mohammed Ullah Mamun of

UK urges to take steps to stop violence

DHAKA: United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire urged all parties of Bangladesh to take the confidence-building measures necessary to stop the last 60 days of violence and disruption in the country.In a press statement issued by Foreign & Commonwealth Office on Thursday

11 US Congressmen concern over violence

DHAKA: Eleven US Congressmen expressed their deep concern over prevailing political situation in Bangladesh and urged Secretary of State John Kerry to “work with the country’s leaders to find a path away from violence and towards a resolution”.The Congressmen’s concern and call

1 killed as bus plunges into ditch

DHAKA: A man was killed and eight others, including three of a family, were injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Kawla under airport thana Friday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.The injured—Ismail Hossain, 35, his wife Joynab Begum, 25, their

N Korean diplomat held with 27kg gold

DHAKA: For the first time in country’s history, customs authorities of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport detained a North Korean diplomat along with 27 kilograms of gold on Thursday night. The detained diplomat was identified as Song Yang Nam, first secretary (economics and

Another burn victim dies in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Another victim of petrol bomb attack died at Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) early Friday.The deceased was Rannjit Das, 30, son of Jatin Nath of Anayetpur village under Hathazari upazila.Sub-Inspector Pankaj Barua of CMCH police outpost confirmed the matter to

1 burnt in firebomb attack on train

DHAKA: An elderly man sustained burn injures when suspected hartal and blockade supporters hurled petrol bomb at a train in Kosaibari area of Airport Station of the city early Friday.The injured-- Mono Miah, 60, an egg trader who hails from Mymensingh--was rushed to burn unit of the

Laxmipur RHD office torched

LAXMIPUR: Alleged hartal and blockade supporters set fire to the Executive Engineers office of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in the district Thursday night.Deputy Divisional Engineer Foyez Ahmed of RHD confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said some miscreants set ablaze the

7 cocktails blasted in city, 2 injured

DHAKA: Two women were injured as couples of cocktails were exploded presumably by hartal and blockade supporters in Naya Paltan, Katabon and Nilkhet areas of the city on Thursday.In Naya Paltan, some miscreants blasted four cocktails in a road opposite to the Anandya Community Centre

101,758 from Bangladesh can perform hajj this yr

DHAKA: As per an accord signed between the governments of Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, a total of 101,758 persons can leave Bangladesh for Saudi Arabia to perform holy hajj this year.Bangladesh religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman, who is currently leading a delegation in Saudi

Bangladeshi killed in UAE road crash

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: A Bangladeshi citizen was killed and three others injured in a road accident at Shahma area in Abu Dhabi at the wee hours of Thursday (local time).The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahjahan Majumder Khorshed, 42, son of one Atar Ali Majumder, hailed from

Journo Nadia Sharmeen gets IWOC Award

DHAKA: Nadia Sharmeen will receive an International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award at a ceremony to be held March 5 at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.  In observance of International Women’s Day, the IWOC award honors the courage of extraordinary women worldwide who

Another burn victim dies in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: Another victim of petrol bomb attack died at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH) Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Selim Sheikh, 26, a truck driver, and son of one Alauddin, hailed from Jalchhamari area under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj

Order on Barapukuria case revival plea Mar 10

DHAKA: The High Court fixed March 10 to pronounce its order whether it will withdraw its stay order on proceedings of Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against Khaleda Zia.A bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hasan fixed the date as the three-day hearing on the Anti