Friday, 26 Apr, 2024

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2 killed in B’baria road crash

BRAHMANBARIA: Two persons were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Islampur area of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Al Amin Shahin, 30 and Chan Mia, 38.Sources said that a Sylhet-bound microbus collided head on with a truck in the area around

Bangladesh goes tough to transnational terrorists

NEW YORK: US blacklisted the banned militant outfit The Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and said the country kept a distance from transnational terrorism.These was reveled in US Department of State’s (DoS) “Country Reports on Terrorism 2013” The DoS’ Bureau of

Bangladesh’s press freedom decreases

NEW YORK: Bangladesh has slipped down by three steps in a US report titled ‘Freedom of the Press 2014’ though the state of freedom of mass media is better than that of its South Asian neighboring countries.Mass media in Bangladesh exercises more freedom than it does in Pakistan, Sri

15 houses gutted in Bandarban

BANDARBAN: At least 15 houses were gutted in a devastating fire in Uzani para area under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday morning. Locals said that the fire originated from a cooker of a furniture shop around 4:00am. Later on information fire fighting units rushed to the spot and

Thunderstorm kills 1 in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: An aged person was killed and 12 others were injured as a thunderstorm rampaged in several places of the district on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Abu Taher, 75, resident of Tickapara area of the district town. Witnesses said that a thunderstorm and heavy

US to develop Indian subcontinent

NEW YORK: The United States want to develop Indian subcontinent economically in a positive way through utilizing the fuel and hydro power. Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Fatema Z. Sumar came up with the disclosure in a sub-committee hearing of

BD youth to be extradited

NEW YORK: The young man came to Britain with parents at a very early age. His grand-parents, uncles-aunts have been living here from long ago.  Although three generations of his family lived in Britain for last 29 year, the Bangladesh youth has to leave the country on allegation of a

11 abductors held in Naogaon

NAOGAON:  Locals held 11 abductors while they were abducting a business man at Moinab Bazar under Manda upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon. The name of the business man is Bazlur Rashid. More to follow… BDST: 1734 HRS, MAY 01, 201

Lightning kills 5, hurt 7

DHAKA: Five people were killed and 8 others injured as lightning struck them in separate incidents in different places of Lalmonirhat and Panchagarh Thursday.In Lalmonoirhat, four people were killed and 7 injured when thunder struck in Aditmari, Hatibandha and Kaliganj upazilas of the

Sheikh Hasina at Gazipur rally

GAZIPUR: Awami League president, also prime minister Sheikh Hasina reached at Bhawal Badre Alam Government College ground where Sramik League ha organized a rally on the occasion of historic May Day. The rally began at noon where thousands of leaders and activists of the party, also some

Violence grips Narayanganj

SIDDIRGANJ (NARAYANGANJ):  Tense situations prevailing in Siddirganj area of the district since the recovery of six bodies including that of abducted Councilor Nazrul Islam on Wednesday afternoon.Angry people have kept Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet highways blockaded since Thursday

Khaleda at Sramik Dal rally

DHAKA:  BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took her seat at the venue of Sramik Dal rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Thursday afternoon. BNP front organization Sramilk Dal organized the rally on the occasion of historic May Day. Thousands of activists of the party and its allies gathered at the

AL rally begins in Gazipur

GAZIPUR: A rally, organized by Sramik League on the occasion of historic May Day, began at Bhawal Badre Alam Government College ground at on Thursday noon.Thousands of leaders and activists of the party, also some ministers of ruling government attended the programme.Awami League

Hasina re-calls Rana Plaza victims

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has commemorated all the deceased workers in worldwide including the victims of Rana Plaza tragedy and paid her deep sympathy to the bereaved families.                               The premier was addressing a discussion at Osmani

Modi not a good PM candidate: Amartya Sen

FROM KOLKATA: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen said he does not think Narendra Modi is a good prime ministerial candidate in ongoing parliament elections.       Sen came up with the observation to journalists at Santiniketan after casting vote on Wednesday.     He said, “My

PM will address Gazipur rally in afternoon

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit in Gazipur on Thursday afternoon to address a mass worker’s rally on the occasion of historic May Day.  The rally will be held at Bhawal Badre Alam Government College field in the city.   A large number the of law enforcers

8-platoon BGB deployed in Nganj

DHAKA:  Border Guard Bangladesh has been deployed in the district from Thursday morning to bring the law and order situation under control. A total of eight platoons of BGB members were seen patrolling the metropolitan and Dhaka-Chittagong highway. BGB headquarters information and

Rival guns down Magura top terror

MAGURA: Top terror Taiyab, 40, was gunned down by his rival gang in Doramathna area under Sadar upazila early Thursday. He came out of of his father-in-law’s house in the area after rival gangsters had called him around 5:00am and they shot him a nearby field, leaving him dead on the

Another body found in Shitalakkhya

NARAYAGANJ: Another body was found in Char Dhaleswari area under Bandar upazila in Shitalakkhya River on Thursday morning.  Being informed from locals, police from Port Thana recovered the floating body of an unidentified man at 7:30am some four days after five persons had gone missing

Tarique for timely steps by professionals

DHAKA:  BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Zia on Thursday said timely steps by the professionals are crucial important as the country is passing a transition period. Tarique made the remarks when addressing through a teleconference at the divisional monitor and coordinator conference of