TONGI: The Akheri Munajat (concluding prayer) of the second phase of Biswa Ijtema has started Sunday morning on the banks of Turag river in Tongi seeking divine blessings for Muslim Ummah. Indian Islamic scholar Mawlana Saad has begun the Akheri Munajat  at 11:24 am. Thousands of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Shahriar Steel Mill at Konapara in the city’s Demra area on Sunday morning. Five fire fighting units doused flame after one-and-quarter hours of frantic effort.Originated around 9:00am, the fire soon engulfed the factory. On information, five units of Fire

DHAKA: Two people were killed and another injured when an onion-laden truck turned turtle in Gabtoli Bus Terminal area of the city as it driver lost control over steering early Sunday.One of the deceased was identified as Taij Uddin alias Jalil, 20. The accident took place in front of

TONGI: The bank of Turag River, hosting ground of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj, has been flooded with thousands of devotees on Sunday, the last day of the three-day religious event.Hundreds of devotees are still thronging Tongi from various

BARISAL: A helper was killed as miscreants hurled petrol bombs in a truck in Ujirpur on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Sohag, 17, hailed from Faridpur.Barisal Police Super AKM Ehsanullah confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 0847 HRS, JAN 18, 2015

DHAKA: Four Ijtema devotees were crushed under the wheels of separate trains in Kuril rail crossing in the city and Natunbazar area of Tongi on Sunday morning.The accidents took place at 8:00am and 9:00am on their way to Tongi to join Akheri Munajat in the second phage of Biswa

GAZIPUR: A policeman died of cardiac arrest while performing duty in the second phase of Ijtema in Tongi, on outskirts of Dhaka, on Saturday night.Waj Uddin Mian, 65, (constable no-171) breathed his last at 11:20pm at Tongi hospital of the district.Tongi Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC)

CHITTAGONG: A constable was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Jamaler Dokan area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as M Ali, 30.The injured were rushed to Chittagong Medical College

DHAKA: A passenger bus was torched by the blockaders in city’s Dhanmondi area on Saturday night.Sources said a group of blockade supporters set fire to a passenger bus, Bikalpa Paribahan, around 7:00pm.Fire fighters could not reach to the spot in time due to traffic jam.However, no one

GAZIPUR: Two more devotees died on Saturday, the second day of the second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest congregation after hajj. The deceased were identified as Azam Khan, 55, hailed from Palasbari area of Nilphamari district and Basir Mia, 55, hailed from Bhogtara village under

SAVAR: Two cleaning workers died after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank in Nagorkonda area of Savar on Saturday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Fire Service sources said that one of the workers went inside the septic tank of a

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the National Security Intelligence (NSI) has got back its lost glory and earned confidence among common people.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, came up with assertion while speaking in a program of laying foundation

DHAKA: Malaysian police is looking for fugitive Tamim, a Bangladeshi mastermind for many fraudulent practices including misappropriating crores of money alluring Malaysian visa even cheating many businessmen here.Cases were filed with police stations of Kuala Lumpur against Tamim

KISHOREGANJ: Two people were killed as lightning struck them in Austagram Upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Narayan Das, 40, son of Mohan Lal, resident of Ikurdia village and Anwar Hossain, 34, son of Siraj and resident of Sharifpur village

COX’S BAZAR: Some 100,000 pieces of yaba tablet were seized by the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Gholarchar area under Teknaf upazila of the district on Saturday.BGB-42 sources said that, acting on a tip off, BGB personnel conducted a drive and challenged a gang of

SAVAR: Two people, including a woman, were killed and two children were injured in separate road accidents in the upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Beauty Akhter and Mizanur Rahman, a labourer.Witnesses said a rashly driven truck knocked a rickshaw at Kalma Bus Stand

NARSINGDI: At least three people, including mother and daughter, were killed and 15 others injured as an overloaded engine-run boat sank at Bibinsaher Ghat of Meghna River in the district Sadar on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Morsheda Begum, 25, and her daughter

DHAKA: Justice SK Sinha has reconstituted the benches of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court immediate after the 21st chief justice of Bangladesh was administered. SC registrar SM Kuddus Jaman confirmed the matter of bench reconstitution to banglanews on Saturday noon.The new

DHAKA: A city dweller was killed in a road accident in Beribadh area at Mohammadpur in the city on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 45, resident of Nabinagar Housing of that area.Witnesses said he was critically injured as a human hauler, locally known as

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails in different places of the city on Saturday, the twelfth day of BNP-called nationwide road-rail-waterway blockade for indefinite period.Witnesses said that a pair of cocktails went off near UBL Crossing in Paltan intersection while a cocktail in