MANIKGANJ: Four Ijtema devotees were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Joypura bus stand area under Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Roich Uddin, 27, son of late Mosarrof Hossain, Hajji Nazim Uddin, 40, son of late

DHAKA: The first phase of Ijtema has begun early Friday on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the capital amid a non-stop countrywide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.However, the 50th congregation of the Biswa Ijtema, the second largest

LAXMIPUR: A motorcyclist died here in Kamalnagar on Thursday night after being attacked by the supporters of the blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.The deceased was identified as Yusuf Ali, 40, son of Abdul Hakim, hailed from Noakhali’s Andar Char area.Sources told

DHAKA: A middle aged person died here after falling from roof of a running train in Khilkhet area on Thursday.The man, Wahed Mollah, 45, son of Manik Mollah, hailed from Rajbari’s Pangsha, who died in the night was injured after falling from roof of a running train at that area,

DHAKA: A student of Eden Mohila College has been killed in a road accident in city’s Katabon area Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Rima Akhter, 20, daughter of Habibur Rahman, residing in Dhanmondi 32 area of the capital.Sources told banglanews that Rima along with her

DHAKA: European political newspaper ‘New Europe’ has published a write up of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The article, 2015 is going to be a milestone in world history, took place in its New Year Edition published on this week.The special publication, Our World in 2015,

MOULVIBAZAR: Rail communications of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong have been restored Thursday night following a 19-hour halt.Derailment of five compartments along with the engine of an Udayan Express train made the halt as miscreants pulled off fishplates there earlier.Jahangir

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails aiming at the residence of High Court Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman in city’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday evening, a day after he pronounced judgment against broadcasting speeches of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Police sources

DHAKA: A domestic help was found dead in city’s Gulshan area on Thursday.The ill-fated woman was identified as Haruna, 25.Police sources said that the caretaker of the house might have killed her as he is fugitive after the incident.On information, police recovered Haruna’s body from

DHAKA: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah made a phone call to know about the health condition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The BJP leader talked to Khaleda on Wednesday night and expressed hope her immediate cure. BNP chief showed her

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday said the vehicular movements on roads, rails and waterways would remain active from Thursday night at any cost.“We have decided that the vehicular movements will be normal from the night and law enforcers will

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an activist of ruling Awami League from Duttargaon village under Sreenagar upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified Ataur Rahman Sheikh, 48, son of Hajji Barek Sheikh of the area.Police sources said that Ataur came out of his house

KUSHTIA: A schoolboy was killed and five others were injured in a road mishap in Patikabari village under Mirpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Akash, 5, a class I student of Patikabari Bangabandhu Kindergarten, son of Asadul Islam of the area.Police

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members destroyed narcotics worth of over Tk 46 crore in Teknaf of the district on Thursday.The huge amounts of narcotics were destroyed in front of BGB office at 2:00pm on the day.According to the sources, the narcotics include yaba,

KISHOREGANJ: Over 200 bullets and five bayonets, believed to be hidden during the country’s war of independence, have been unearthed in Ahutia village under Pakundia upazila of the district on Thursday.Police sources said that a group of day labourers discovered the ammunition in an

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday extended time for about two months more for Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to further investigation into General Manzoor murder case and ordered to submit the report on March 12.The court of Additional district and session judge-1 SM Saiful

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A restriction has been imposed at Benapole check-post in Jessore on visitors who want to attend Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh with tourist visa.The land port immigration authorities imposed the restriction from 10:00am on Thursday.This restriction has resulted over 400

DHAKA: Newly appointed director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed assured of giving security in plying of all kinds of passenger bus, goods-laden trucks during ongoing blockade, enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.He made the statement while talking to reporters

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus at Banasree area in the capital during 3rd day of 20-party’s blockade at 11:45pm Thursday.Fire service control room confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witness said that a group of 4/5 miscreants set fire to the bus and fled the scene at once. None was

DHAKA: A court here sent cricketer Rubel Hossain to jail rejecting his bail plea in a sexual assault case filed by actress Naznin Aktar Happy.Judge Anwar Sadar of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed order on Thursday after Rubel surrendered before the court.On December 13,