DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to the nation’s glorious sons, placing floral wreaths at the Martyred Intellectuals’ Memorial at Mirpur in the city Sunday morning. 14 December is being observed as the Martyred Intellectuals Day to

DHAKA: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital on Saturday after he complained of stomach upset and related ailments, report Indian media. He underwent a medical procedure to clear a blockage in one of his arteries at the Army Research and

DHAKA: The nation is set to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day on Sunday (December 14). The day is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate the systematic execution of Bengali pro-liberation intellectuals during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971 by the Pakistan Army

KHAGRACHHARI: District Transport Owners-Workers Association has called off unidentified strike in the district till the end of December.The owners-workers leaders have taken the decision on Saturday after an urgent meeting with the local MP Kujendra Lal.They postponed their strike as

SYLHET: Police detained some 60 people in several drives conducted in past 24 hours across the district. Sylhet additional police super (ASP) Sugyan Chakma told the media in a press note on Saturday. According to the note, 60 persons were arrested in drives conducted from Friday morning

DHAKA: At least two persons were injured as miscreants blasted cocktail in Shahbagh area in the capital on Tuesday evening.The injured--Selina Akhter, 34, Mohammadpur Government Commercial High School teacher, and Abdus Salam, 35, a medical representative—were rushed to Dhaka Medical

CHITTAGONG: A victim, who received severe burn injuries on February 11 in a petrol bomb attack in an auto-rickshaw, succumbed to his injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.The ill deceased was identified as Mohammad Idris, son of Sardar Ahmed, hailed from

DHAKA: Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, will arrive here on Thursday (February 19) on a three-day official visit at the invitation of foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali on the occasion of ‘Bhasha Divas’ falls on February 21. The West Bengal Chief Minister will be

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 35 passengers of a bus were injured in a road accident in Bhaterchar bus stand area under Gazaria upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.Police sources said a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a roadside ditch while giving a side to an

DHAKA: A primary school Headmaster was killed and another one injured in a road accident in Banglabazar area under Fatikchhari upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jasim Uddin, 50, Headmaster of Muhammadpur Government Primary School.Witnesses said his

DHAKA: The government is going to introduce a new directorate styled ‘Telecommunications’ aiming to ensure smooth functioning of the vital sector.In a meeting with Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina in the chair at the secretariat, the cabinet Monday morning approved the proposal for

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) approved charge sheet against four people, including Jatiya Party (JP) ex-MP Abul Kashem and his wife Sufia Kashem, over corruption in Hatirjheel land acquisition.The commission approved this on Monday and ACC deputy director Abdus Sattar, also

DHAKA: Ten thousand Bangladeshi workers will fly to Saudi Arabia per month with the expense of recruiting companies concerned.Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain made the disclosure after a meeting with 19-member Saudi Arabia

DHAKA: The construction work of Padma Multipurpose Bridge, country’s biggest infrastructural project, is progressing despite enduring countrywide blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party.The construction materials are now being carried through river route instead of road. These

SYLHET: Two people were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in Burunga area under Osmaninagar upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Azar Ali, 50 and Shayesta Mia, 38, residents of the upazila.Quoting witnesses assistant director of Sylhet Fire

DHAKA: A fire broke out in a residential building at Monipuripara in the capital on Saturday afternoon.Confirming the matter to banglanews, duty officer of Fire Service control office Bhajan Kumar said the fire originated at the second floor of the building around 4:15pm. Five fire

DHAKA: Speakers at a roundtable have asked President, as guardian of the country, to take steps solving all political problems permanently.They were speaking at the roundtable titled ‘National Dialogue to Solve National Crisis’ organized by Shujan-Citizens for Good Governance at

KUSHTIA: Two persons including a woman were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Ranakharia area under Mirpur upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Shajahan Pramanik, 55 and Farida Khatun, 45.Police sources said that a rashly driven truck turned

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Bangladesh-India joint forces in a drive on Tuesday destroyed poppy cultivation on 75 acres of fields in frontier areas of Shahbajpur union of Shibganj upazila in the district.Sources told banglanews that drug-peddlers of both sides of the frontier were involved in poppy

KHULNA: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) mayor Moniruzzaman Moni, also BNP Khulna metropolitan unit general secretary, has been sent to Dhaka for medical treatment in a critical condition on Tuesday afternoon.The mayor’s Assistant Personal Secretary (APS) Rezaul Karim told banglanews that