DHAKA: A woman and her 4-year-old son were killed and 9-year-old daughter sustained injuries in a road accident in Matuail area of the city Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Shakila Earsad Jhumur, 26, and her son Hamim, 4, hailed from Mehendiganj Upazila of Barisal.The

DHAKA: Family members will get chance to meet death convict war criminal Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman before execution.Reliable source of Dhaka Central Jail made the remark Friday adding that the defense lawyers will not get that chance.On Friday morning, after staying for over one hour,

DHAKA: Awami League-backed mayor aspirant Sayeed Khokon and Bangladesh Nationalist Party-supported Mirza Abbas have been allocated ‘Ilish’ and ‘mug’ symbols for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls, slated for April 28.DSCC returning officer Mihir Sarwar Morshed distributed

DHAKA: After staying for over one hour, two Magistrates of Dhaka District Administration left Central Jail saying nothing about whether Kamaruzzaman sought clemency or not.Earlier in the day, Magistrates Tanvir Mohammad and Mahbub Jamil entered into the jail where IG Prison Brigadier

DHAKA: Police recovered the body of a man inside a drug addiction rehab center in Bhuiyanpara area of Khilgaon in the city Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Bashir, 40, caretaker of the Life Line Drug Addiction Rehab Center.Khilgaon Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Hiru Mollah

DHAKA: Awami League-backed candidate Anisul Haque, Bangladesh Nationalist Party-supported Tabith Mohammed Awal have been allocated the symbols for the mayoral race at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) polls Friday morning.Anisul has got ‘table clock’ symbol while Tabith, son of BNP

DHAKA: Two Magistrates of Dhaka District Administration entered into the Dhaka Central Jail to know whether war criminal Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman will seek presidential clemency.They went there at around 10:00am while IG Prison, DIG Prison and Senior Jail Super entered there

COX’S BAZAR: Members of Bangladesh Navy detained 15 fishermen of Myanmar from Bay of Bengal in St Martin’s under Teknaf upazila of the district Thursday night.District Superintendent of Police (SP) Shamyal Kuman Nath confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the Myanmar citizens were

DHAKA: A total of 180 Bangladeshis nationals have been evacuated from war-torn Yemen so far with the help of Indian government. The Indian Ship, Sumitra, will reach Djibouti Friday morning which starts from Yemen’s Hodeidah port.Indian High Commission to Dhaka confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Members of Customs Detective Branch detained two Pakistani and Indian nationals along with contraband cloths worth Tk 5 crore from city’s Pink City Shopping Centre on Thursday.The detainees are Pakistani man M Kazzafi and Indian citizen Asif Hasan.Customs Detective Branch sources

DHAKA: A worker died as he fell down from an under-construction building in city’s Pallabi DOHS area on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Abdus Salam (19), hailed from Nilphamari.Salam’s coworker Riju Ahmed told banglanews that the victim fell down from the 2nd floor of a

DHAKA: Though State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said war criminal Kamaruzzaman had the last day for deciding on seeking presidential clemency, but reliable source said he would not be hanged on Thursday.The source also added the reasonable time, which Kamaruzzaman sought in

DHAKA:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed power, energy and mineral resources ministry not to approve new gas connection in residential areas.The premier came up with the instructions while visiting the ministry at secretariat in city on Thursday.After PM’s visit to the ministry,

DHAKA: A total of 47 people were killed and 266 others injured by the recent series of nor’wester that lashed across 15 districts from April 4 to April 8, said sources of National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC).According to NDRCC, a total of 43,184 families have been

DHAKA: German ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Thomas Prinz presented his credentials to President Abdul Hamid at a ceremony in Dhaka on Wednesday.A press release issued by German Embassy said on Thursday.The release said in his meeting with the President, ambassador Prinz emphasized the

DHAKA: Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran on Thursday commented the Teesta water sharing agreement should be signed in a way that satisfies all stakeholders of both sides.He came up with the remark while addressing ‘DCABtalk’ meeting, organized by Diplomatic

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file case against the collapsed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s parents Abdul Khaleque and Marjina Begum over illegal properties.The ACC gave the approval of the case in a regular meeting held in Segun Bagicha on Thursday.Confirming

JOYPURHAT: A laborer sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb at a goods-laden truck at Varahut village under Panchbibi Upazila of the district Wednesday midnight. The injured -- Shahidul Islam, 40, son of Ajgor Ali – was admitted to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College

DHAKA: Dhaka District Magistrate on his way to meet death convict war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to know about his decision on seeking presidential clemency.State Minister for Home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told reporters at his secretariat office on Thursday noon.He also said,

COX’S BAZAR: A fisherman was shot to death by a gang of human traffickers in Sonadia area under Moheshkhali Upazila of the district early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Lutu Mia, 22, son of Kamal Pasha of Sonadina Island of the upazila. Didarul Ferdous, Officer-in-Charge of