JESSORE: The students of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) have withdrawn the barricade on Jessore-Chougachha road on Friday following a road accident that killed a student of the university.The students said they called off the blockade as the body of Abu Hanif, 25,

DHAKA: A person allegedly strangled his wife in city’s Bhashantek area on Friday.The ill-fated woman was identified as Morjina Begum, 28, wife of Amir Uddin and resident of the area.Police sources said on information they recovered the body from a house around 1:00pm.Morjina’s husband

DINAJPUR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized various illegal Indian products including phensedyl worth around Tk 20 lakhs from “Drutojan Express” at Birampur rail station on Friday morning.Witnesses said BGB members started searching the compartments of the train as soon

GAZIPUR: Six people were injured when a human hauler was hit by a train at Buriabo rail crossing area under Kaliakair upazila on Friday.Assistant Station Master of Joydebpur Railway Station Nasir Uddin said that Rajshahi-bound train Padma Express hit the human hauler when it got stuck

GAIBANDHA: Two motorcyclists were killed crashing with Bamandanga rail gate in Sudarganj upazila on Friday. The deceased were identified as Ferdous Miah, 22, son of Muzibul Haque and Khorshed Alam, 20, son of Aminul Haque of Chowdhurani village in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district.

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel on Friday detained 19 Bangladeshi nationals in Gazipur border area of the district on charges of their illegal infiltration into Indian territory. They were handed over to Satkhira Sadar thana. A case was filed in this connection.

DHAKA: The Quantum Foundation honored some 320 voluntary blood donors for their contribution in saving lives in a bid to encourage more people to take part in blood donation campaigns. They were awarded after a blood donation program organized by the foundation at National Press Club in

DHAKA: Aggrieved students of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) barricaded the Jessore-Chougachha road on Friday following a road accident that left a student of JUST dead. The students also torched the truck which rammed a human hauler carrying the student and others

JAMALPUR: Law enforcers raided a shop in the district town on Thursday night on information of selling petroleum gas of Jamuna Group using the cylinders of Bashundhara LP Gas. During the raid, police seized 50 cylinders; however the dealer managed to flee the scene sensing presence of

JESSORE: Four people, including a JUST student, were killed and 10 others injured as a truck smashed a human hauler in Pultadanga area on Jessore-Chougachha road on Friday. The deceased were identified as Abu Hanif, 25, student of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST),

DHAKA: Aggrieved locals blocked Dhaka-Tangail highway since Friday morning demanding construction of speed breaker following a road accident that left a youth dead. Protesters put the barricade on the highway at 10:30am by setting fire on tyres and took position on the road, halting

DHAKA: Government has banned all posters, banners and festoons in National Mausoleum area ahead on the occasion of the Victory Day. According to a press note issued on Thursday, visit to National Mausoleum for public has been restricted for three days.  In a bid to clean the memorial

DHAKA: A man was run over by a bus in city’s Motijheel area on Friday morning.  The deceased was identified as Akbar, 35, driver of Cute Company, resided in Konapara area under Demra thana. Deceased’s colleague Alauddin told banglanews that Akbar fell on the road while getting down

DHAKA: Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained two men with huge amount of seized foreign currencies worth about Tk 17 lakh at Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.The detainees are Moslem Uddin, 50, a caretaker of Janata Bank Limited, airport branch, of Kanakdia

DHAKA: Heavy fog forced the authorities concerned to suspend ferry services at Mawa-Kawrakandi water ways on the River Padma since Thursday night. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) assistant manager Chandra Shekhar of Mawa office told banglanews that ferry service

DHAKA: A total of 124 Sub-Inspector (SI) of Bangladesh Police has been promoted to Inspector, said a press release of Police Headquarters on Thursday night.Police Headquarters’ additional inspector general of police (AIG) told banglanews that of the 124 SIs, 106 were given

DHAKA: Police arrested a listed criminal and his three associates in East Shewrapara area of the city on Thursday night.The listed criminal is Shooter Billal while identity of the 3 cohorts could not been known.Kafrul Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Abdul Kaium confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Police detained three suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir Bangladesh from Khilkhet area in the city on Thursday night.The detainees are Nayan, 24, Musa, 25 and Ataur, 20.Khilkhet Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Navy Ship ‘Shomudro Joy’ has reached Male with 100 tones of bottled drinking water and 5 desalination plants on Thursday.  These have been sent by the government of Bangladesh as assistance to Maldives to address their drinking water crisis in capital city Male, a

DHAKA: Indian High Commission made alert the people about the Visa processing to avert any illegal activities in the process. Counselor (Political and Information) Sujit Ghosh of High Commission of India to Dhaka issued a press release on Thursday. The press release said the only