DHAKA: A freedom fighter was run over by a private car in capital’s Tejgaon industrial area (I/A) on Friday.The deceased was identified as Afzal Khan, 58, resided at Tegaon Staff Quarters.Tejgaon I/A Sub-Inspector Habibur Rahman said a running car hit Afzal on Nabisco-Agrani Bank road

SAVAR (DHAKA): At least 20 people were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Rajphulbaria bus stand area at Savar, outskirt of capital Dhaka early Friday.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering while

RAJSHAHI: Truck drivers put blockades on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Puthia upazila since Friday morning protesting the killing of a driver.Vehicular movement on the both sides of the highway remains suspended. Police are on effort to bring normalcy there.Truck diver Ashanta Bhattacharya,

DHAKA: Several hundreds buildings as old as century years even more are posing risks much like a terrible deathtrap to the thousands of people in Old Dhaka, one of the most densely populated area in the country.The population has jumped up in several-folds, but the dwelling houses have

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence Department detained a passenger with 28 gold bars, weighing 3.3 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Friday morning. The detainee is identified as Md Bahar, arrived in Dhaka from Dubai by a flight of Emirates Airlines, hailed from

CHANDPUR: Train communications resumed on Chandpur-Laximupur routes on Friday morning as a 37-hours halt due to derailment of an oil tanker train in Bakila area of the district.After concluding the rescue of the derailed nine wagons at 6:30am, the rail link of Chandpur with Laxmipur

THAKURGAON: A Bangladeshi worker was held by Border Security Force (BSF) of India from Ratnai border line under Baliadangi upazila of the district on Thursday night.The detainee was identified as Dulal, son of Rajab Ali, resident of the upazila.Sources said that Dulal was held by the BSF

DHAKA: A man, who was injured after beaten by local goons, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the city early Friday.The deceased was identified as Ruhul Anowar Khan, 40, hailed from Brahmandi village of Babuganj upazila of Barisal, who resided at South Banasree

DHAKA: The weeklong program of third Slum Census 2014 and counting of floating people is underway from April 25 next to figure out the number of slums, households in the slums and overall slum population in the country.The census was scheduled to be conducted in two phases in cities,

COX’S BAZAR: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 7,500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from a bus on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf road under Teknaf upazila of the district on Thursday evening. Confirming the matter to banglanews, BGB-42 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Abujar

DHAKA: She was the ‘miracle’ seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world’s worst garment factory disaster 17 days after the building collapse. One year on, she has married and found a new job.The case of Reshma Akhter, 19, was a rare bright spot in the Rana Plaza catastrophe on

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her profound shock at the loss of lives due to ferry capsize off the coast of the Republic of Korea, says a press release.           “I find it impossible to fathom the grief of the parents and the relatives of those children and

DHAKA: Last year’s Rana Plaza disaster is the second deadliest incident in South Asia after Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in India`s Bhopal industrial accident, which killed nearly 2000.The Rana Plaza disaster killed 1,136 and 2,438 workers had been rescued alive.In order

DHAKA: One year ago this day (April 24, 2013), the factory collapse in Rana Plaza cost over 1,100 people their lives. This needless tragedy must never be forgotten. British lawmaker Rushanara Ali came up with the assertion, in a press release, on the 1st anniversary of the Rana Plaza

DHAKA: Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) and UCEP jointly celebrated Girl’s in ICT Day for the second time at UCEP Mirpur Technical School on Thursday with the participation of girl students.     It has created a huge excitement, expectation and participation from girls and

PABNA: Two cousins drowned in Boral River in Bhangura upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The deceased are Sabbir, 5, son of Mofizul Islam and his cousin Rim, 4, daughter of Dulal Hossain of Chowbaria Ideal Village under the upazila.Source said Sabbir and Rim went to Boral River to

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DDC South) has opened the much-talked-about Dhanmondi playground for mass people.DCC South authorities on Thursday installed four signboards, tiled ‘the playground is open to public’, on the boundary wall of the playground.Executive Magistrate of

CHITTAGONG: Police recovered huge amount of arms and ammunitions from Halishahar area in the port city on Thursday afternoon.     The arms and ammunitions were found around 5:00pm on Thursday.  Chittagong City Additional Police Commissioner (South) Arefin Jewel confirmed the matter

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday sent the affidavit of former Jatiya Party Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).                                   The information paper signed by EC senior assistant

DHAKA: The High Court has granted one-month jail to Syed Mizanur Rahman, former deputy commissioner of Gazipur, for contempt of court.An HC bench comprising Justice Shafique Uddin Chaklader and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur passed the order on Thursday.Convicted Syed Mizanur Rahman is