DHAKA: Commander Abdur Rauf, the 35th accused of Agartala Conspiracy Case, breathed his last at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in city early Friday.Acting secretary general of Sector Commanders’ Forum Harun Habib confirmed the matter to banglanews.Rauf’s body has been taken to his

DHAKA: Another victim of ongoing blockade and hartal lost his battle for life for last 15 days at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in city on Friday morning.The ill-fated person was identified as Lutfar Rahman, 35, a rickshaw puller of Moulvibazar and son of Abdur Rahman, hailed from

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Three persons received severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at a jewelry shop at Nishchintopur of Ashulia on Thursday night.The injured are identified as shop owner Bhola Das, his staff Bhim and Nokul.Of the victims, Bhola Das, told banglanews that the explosion

DHAKA: Former Dhaka University professor Ajay Roy on Friday filed a case with the Shahbagh Thana accusing militants of killing his son blogger and writer Avijit Roy.Shahbagh Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Sirajul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Sirajul said that, in the case, Ajay

DHAKA: Two people were killed and two others injured as a passenger bus knocked a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Nandigram upazila of the district Friday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Faizur Raman, Officer-in-Charge of Nandigram Thana, told banglanews that a

KURIGRAM: A Bangladeshi cattle businessman was killed by Border Security Force (BSF) of India near Khalisha Kotal border area under Fulbari upazila of the district Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Shymal Chadra, 35, son of one Jagadish Chandra, hailed from Naodanga union of

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Four people, including a two-year-old boy, were killed and four others injured when a truck ran over a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Karnagop area of the upazila on Friday.Three of the deceased were identified as Abdul Kader Mian, 65, Sweety Begum,

FENI: Miscreants exploded five cocktail bombs targeting the resident house of the district superintendent of police (SP) at the Circuit House of the town early Friday.The explosion took place around 1:45am. No detention and causality, however, was reported.District additional SP Saiful

DHAKA: A truck helper, who sustained burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack on his vehicle in Bogra’s Char Matha intersection on January 23, lost his battle for life at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Friday.The victim was identified as Jahangir Hossain, 30, hailed from

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday night talked to former president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) Anisul Huq and former mayor of Dhaka Hanif’s son Sayeed Khokon ahead of Dhaka City Corporations (North and South) elections.Both the

DHAKA: Rafida Ahmed Banya, wife of blogger and writer Avijit Roy whom miscreants hacked to death Thursday night, was taken to Square Hospital in city early Friday.DMCH Police Camp In-Charge Mozammel Haque told banglanews that she was taken there from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital

MANIKGANJ: Three petrol bombs were recovered from a shopping mall in Manikganj Thursday night.Manikganj Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Aminur Rahman told banglanews that acting on tip-off, police recovered the bombs from a motorcycle parked at the ground floor of a shopping mall in

CHITTAGONG: Metropolitan police on Thursday replaced Officers-in-Charge of two thanas of port city along the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Detective Branch.Sources told banglanews that a Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner order made the changes this night in

RAJSHAHI: At least five passengers were injured as miscreants blasted a cocktail targeting a bus here at Halidagachi in Charghat Thursday night.The injured are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place at near of Halidagachi

DHAKA: Blogger and writer Abhijit Roy, 37, was hacked to death and his wife, Rafida Ahamed Banya, 34, injured critically by a group of miscreants at TSC intersection of Dhaka University (DU) Thursday night.The deceased was the founder of a bangla blog, mukto-mona.com, and also son of a

DHAKA: A popular science illustrated booklet with basic facts about atomic energy, written in Bangla, was unveiled by Russian atomic energy corporation Rosatom at Omor Ekushey Book Fair at Bangla Academy.The presentation of the booklet was supported by the Ministry of the Science and

SATKHIRA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) personnel held four robbers including the ringleader Zia along with 13 firearms and seven bullets from Sundarbans’ Kateshwar area of the district on Thursday.The detainees are identified as -- gang leader Zia, his second-in-command Masum and

DHAKA: Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and also chairman of National Autism and Neuro-Disorder Advisory Committee and Global Autism Public Health, won Distinguished Alumni Awards-2015 from Barry University of the USA.She was honored by Barry's outstanding

DHAKA: China ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang made a courtesy call on Jatiya Party chairman (JP HM Ershad), also special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The ambassador met the JP chief and also former president at his Baridhara residence in the city on Thursday noon.JP sources

COX’S BAZAR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend a flag hoisting program of the 10th infantry of Bangladesh Army in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday (March 1).She is scheduled to reach Ramu by helicopter at 11:00am on the day and attend the program as chief guest.The PM is