SARIAKANDI, BOGRA: A man slaughtered his wife over dowry in Amtali Uttarpara area under Sariakandi upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nazma, 22, wife of killer Sirajul Islam of the area.Victim’s father Abdul Khalek said that his daughter got married with

DHAKA: The four-tier security measures have been taken in the city and elsewhere of the country on the occasion of Christmas and 31st night.  State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday made the disclosure while talking to reporters at his secretariat office after a

DHAKA: Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Sunday elected Masud Karim of the Daily Jugantor and Bashir Ahmed of the Amar Desh as its new president and general secretary for 2015 at its annual general meeting (AGM). The AGM and the election were held at the

HABIGANJ: A Habiganj court issued arrest warrant against 11 people, including BNP leader Harris Chowdhury and Sylhet City Mayor Ariful, in a case of killing former finance Minister SAMS Kibria. Judge of Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Rashid Ahmed Milon passed the order accepting the

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 50 people were injured and 10 houses were burnt during sporadic clashes between two groups in Kalikochchho area under Sorail upazila Sunday.Police said a scuffle took place between van driver Babu and motorcyclist Parvez over parking their vehicles in a local market

LALMONIRHAT: A college girl was killed and one other injured in a road accident on Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Kashirampur area under Kaliganj upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Renufa Aktar, 19, student of Karimuddin Public Degree College.Witnesses said a rashly

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Bangkok celebrated the 43rdAnniversary of Victory Day on December 16 with due solemnity and fervour.Programme of the day started in the morning with the hoisting of National Flag at full mast by the Ambassador Saida MunaTasneem at the Chancery premises.

DHAKA: The government will ask bidders in January next year to submit proposals to build another awaited project ‘Metro Rail’ in a bid to reduce sufferings of city dwellers. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the disclosure while addressing a program

DHAKA:  International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) investigation agency has sought information of general elections in 1970 for mobilizing the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity committed during the war of independence in 1971.   Regarding the matter, the probe agency sent a letter

NEW YORK: Bangladeshi-American scientist professor Dr. Maqsudul Alam, who invented genomes of Papaya, Rubber, Jute and Fungus, passed away in Hawaii of United States on Saturday. He was 60.Maqsudul, who had long been suffering from liver cirrhosis, breathed his last at the Queen's

KHULNA: Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s information affairs adviser, on Saturday said an independent wage board would be formed for the journalists working at private television channels. The senior journalist made the disclosure while exchanging views with

CHITTAGONG: Six people were killed in a road accident in Pathaniapool area under Satkania upazila of the district on Saturday evening.The deceased were identified as M Syed, 35, M Shoaib, 22, son of one Shamsul Islam, hailed from Anarpara village, Shahriar Suvo, 16, son of a late M

DHAKA: Airport customs intelligence seized a huge amount of abortion medicines and 320 cartons cigarettes of different brand from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Saturday. The medicines and cigarettes were seized from a flight of Pakistan Airways coming from

DHAKA: REHAB Winter Fair-2014, a five-day exposition of real estate and housing services, will begin Wednesday (December 24) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital. Fair standing committee chairman Rabiul Haque made the disclosure at a press conference at

DHAKA: Outgoing US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Saturday said his country does not try to bring any particular political party of Bangladesh to state power. The US diplomat was addressing a press conference at American Centre of US Embassy in the city’s Baridhara area. Mozena

MUNSHIGANJ: A driver and helper were killed as a stranded truck started running all of a sudden and ran over them in Baluakandi area at Gazaria upazila in the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Nilu Mia, 27, the driver of the truck and helper Firoz, 23.

DHAKA: A get-together of International level Sylhet-origin people is going to be held in Kolkata on the occasion of three-day long Sylhet Utsav, which will begin from December 26. Sources said the Indo–Bangla Sylhet Utsav, arranged by Jalalabad Association, a platform of Sylhet people

DHAKA: Bangladesh Missions in abroad celebrated 43rd anniversary of the Victory Day on 16 December in a festive and befitting manner.  A press release, signed by the ministry’s External Publicity Wing director (media) Nripendra Chandra Debnath, said on Saturday.  Victory Day was

DHAKA: The Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU), a platform of former students of Mass Communication & Journalism department of Rajshahi University, will organize an annual river cruise on January 9, 2015.The decision was taken at a general meeting of the forum at

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of veteran politician and former minister Sardar Amjad Hossain was held at south plaza of Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday morning. Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia, Chief Whip ASM Firoz, Workers Party MP Fazle Hossain Badsha, ruling Awami League MP Nahim Razzak,