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

CHANDINA, COMILLA: An ambulance driver was killed and five others were injured in an accident in Chandina area on Chittagong-Dhaka highway on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Ali Akbar, 40, hailed from Jatrabari of Dhaka.Sources said a rashly driven covered van collided

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina in separate statements on Saturday expressed their profound shock at the death of eminent lyricist and composer Gobinda Halder.President’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim told banglanews that, in the condolence message, the

DHAKA: Bangladesh has made progress over the last year to address fire and building safety issues in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. Further progress is however needed to address serious worker rights issues before reinstatement of Bangladesh’s trade benefits under the Generalized

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said that tougher actions will be taken against the criminals after watching video footage of crime scenes. Moreover, he asked the politicians to restrain from violence, created in the name of political movements.

SAVAR: Some 25 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal, women wing of BNP, were sued on charge of violence and vandalism in Savar. The accused include Dhaka district Mohila Dal convener Sabina Yasmin and Savar Upazila Parishad Mohila Dal vice-chairman Mini Akhtar Urmi. Savar

KOLKATA: Noted lyricist Gobinda Halder passed away at JN Roy Polyclinic on Raja Dinendra Street of Kolkata on Saturday morning.He, who had been suffering from kidney deceases for long, breathed his last at 10:45am (local time). He was 85.The eminent composer was also suffered from

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 Saturday, the second day of the three-day event. Hundreds of devotees are still thronging Tongi from various parts

DHAKA: Rain and hail hit the city and its neighborhood areas early Saturday in the last end of the winter and likely to fall at different parts the country. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) meteorologist Rasheduzzaman told banglanews that light rain or drizzle is likely to

DHAKA: A female student of Jagannath University (JnU) sustained burn injuries and five others were injured after miscreant set fire to a passenger bus in Rayerbag area of the city on Saturday morning. The burn victim Sultana Islam Diba is a Masters student at Anthropology department of

DHAKA: Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, senior judge of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), took oath as the 21st chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday morning. President Abdul Hamid administered the oath around 11:00am at Bangabhaban of the city in the presence of Prime

DHAKA: A member of National Security Intelligence (NSI) was run over by a recklessly-driven bus in front of National Press Club in the city on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Abdus Sattar, 50, a senior filed officer of NSI. The mishap took place around 9:00am when

Never before such a situation came when five –six teams matched skills to skills in the contest for the top honor. Reigning Champion India, red hot hosts Australia and New Zealand, very strong South Africa, Sri Lanka and England are championship potential. Cricket pundits cannot also

DHAKA: Rain and hail hit the city and its outskirts early Saturday in the last end of the winter. Moderate rainfall began in the city’s southern part around 2:30am that lasted about half an hour. Banglanews24.com readers from Dhammondi, Mogbazar, Iskaton, and Bashunshara areas told the

DHAKA: The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern over the rising levels of political violence rippling across Bangladesh and urges all political parties to show restraint and to bring an immediate end to the violence. “The deepening political violence in Bangladesh,

DHAKA: A girl student of East West University (EWU) was killed in a road accident at capital’s Badda on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Jannatul Ferdous Mou, 20, student of Genetics Engineering.His classmate Syed Sajjadul Rahman said, “We were returning from Bashundhara

DHAKA: The government has sent a letter to the foreign ministry of United Kingdom to know whereabouts of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman.State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday.The letter, signed by foreign minister AH Mahmood

DHAKA: Two buses and an auto rickshaw were torched in the city on Friday during the blockade. In Tejgaon area, a bus of Balaka Paribahan was torched by miscreants in front of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute around 7:50pm. Fire service control room operator Mostafa confirmed the matter to

NEW YORK: The illegal dwellers of New York City of United States, who are living without legal papers, are getting city Identity Card (ID) for the first time. The mayor of the city, Bill de Blasio, inaugurated the ID program at Queens Library in Flushing of NY on Wednesday. Last week,

DHAKA:  President M Abdul Hamid urged all to move forward for the overall welfare for the children, nation’s future leaders.He also urged to make the new generation science and culture minded, patriot and non-communal with achieving the qualities of a good citizen.The president made