DHAKA: The main construction work of converting the Dhaka-Chittagong highway into four-lane is going on in full swing. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday hoped that the project of widening the 192-kilometre Dhaka-Chittagong highway will be completed by June. The

MYMENSINGH: A mugger was shot dead by police in Bhatikasar area of the town while he was snatching a mobile phone and cash from a businessman early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Liton, 28.Kotwali Model Thana Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abdur Rashid confirmed the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday called upon people of the country to be united against ongoing barbarism and brutality during hartal-blockade of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. She came up with the plea while addressing the 20th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Coast Guard and

DHAKA: The operation of new Burn Unit has begun at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from Sunday morning to ensure better treatment for burn victims amid growing acts of sabotage countrywide.BSMMU vice chancellor Professor Pran Gopal Datta inaugurated the Burn

DHAKA: A total of 258 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed across the country on Sunday to prevent sabotage during hartal and blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.BGB Headquarters’ public relations officer Mohammad Mohsin Reza confirmed the

MAGURA: A man was killed and five others were injured during rivalry clash in Bhatra village under Mohammadpur upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Azad Sheikh, 35, son of Mazed Sheikh of Palla village.Police said recently there was a scuffle between the groups of

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a passenger bus in city’s Tejgaon area on Saturday night. Fire service sources said that a gang of anarchists set fire to a passenger bus of Balaka Paribahan in the area around 9:00pm. On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the

DHAKA: Customs authorities of Shahjalal International Airport detained two persons and seized 500gm gold on Saturday. The detainees are Abdul Hakim, a Pakistani citizen and a Bangladeshi driver of Pakistan Airline’s vehicles Alamgir Hossain. Joint commissioner of customs Zia Uddin

GAZIPUR: Government Railway Police recovered two bodies from Tongi rail-crossing area adjacent to Ahsan Ullah Master Flyover on Saturday evening.The deceased were identified as Shilpi Akter, 27 and Enamul Haque, 32.GRP sources said that they might have been crushed under the wheels of a

LAXMIPUR: Miscreants torched four vehicles in different places of the district on Saturday evening.Police sources said that miscreants set fire to a covered van in Gora area of Maheshpur in the district on 6:30pm.The front side of the van was gutted before locals doused the blaze.On the

DHAKA: The body of Aminul Haque Badsha, former press secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will arrive in Dhaka from London on Sunday.Badsha’s younger brother Quamrul Haque Shamim told banglanews that the body would arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around

DHAKA: A woman allegedly strangled her 2-year-old baby girl to death at Suhrawardi Udyan in the capital Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Sharmin.Sources told banglanews that as the mother, Shahida, who got second married to man four days ago, was missing since the child’s

RAJSHAHI: Rail communication between Chapainawabganj and Ishwardi has been restored after 12 hours following the derailment of two compartments of a local train at Lalitnagar area under Godagri upazila early Saturday.Sources told banglanews that the route was re-established around

DHAKA: Two people were reportedly hurt as a cocktail was blasted at a program of token hunger-strike organized by readymade garments (RMG) owners and businesspeople on Saturday.Members of police, Ansar and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the area to avert any untoward

DHAKA: Sixty victims of petrol bomb attacks during ongoing sabotages across the country are wailing in pain at burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).Of them, seven burn victims have been kept at its Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Five of them are in critical condition, said

RAJSHAHI: Two compartments including the engine of a train were derailed at Lalitnagar area under Godagri upazila early Saturday following the removal of fishplates from railway tracks.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 12:30am at 500-metre away from Lalitnagar

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Two people were killed and four others sustained injuries when a truck hit a human hauler in Golakandail area in the upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Kabir Hossain, 28, son of Abdul Hamid of Kanchan municipality and Ismail Hossain, 24, son of

BARGUNA: A suspected robber was killed and five lawpersons sustained injuries in a clash between police and robbers at Gulishakhali village under Amtali upazila of the district early Saturday. Following the clash, police also detained six members of the robbing gang from the spot. The

DHAKA: The Valentine’s Day is being celebrated in Bangladesh as elsewhere of the world on Saturday with much enthusiasm and cheers.  People, mostly young couples, are thronging visiting places wearing colorful dresses. In the city, people are visiting Dhaka University campus, Ramna

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would visit Bangladesh soon as part of his visit to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries with the view to strengthen ties with them. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi discussed about the visit