SIRAJGANJ: Member of Parliament (MP) of Sirajganj-3 Raiganj-Tarash constituency Ishaq Hossain Talukder died in heart attack on Monday. He left his last breath on the way to Bogra from Raipur for medical treatment in the evening. BDST: 2002 HRS, OCT 5, 2014

COMILLA: A young man allegedly chopped his mother to death at Gazra village of Chauddagram upazila of the district on Monday as she refused to give money. The deceased was identified as Rokeya Begum, 42, wife of Abdul Maleq of the village. Officer-in-charge Uttam Kumar Chakrabarti of

SUNAMGANJ: A man was killed and four others injured in a clash between two groups in Dinertuk village of Doarabazar upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Bashiruddin, 30, son of Iman Ali of the village. Police detained four people in this connection. The two

DHAKA: A man was killed and three others injured in a head-on-collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Nabisco Love Road area in city Monday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Sources said that a bus hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw in the around

DHAKA: The Muslims are celebrating the largest religious festival of Islam Eid-ul-Azha across the country Monday with due solemnity, rituals and festive mood. The day began with the offering of Eid prayers in congregations followed by sacrificing animals to the Almighty Allah. Along with

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an unidentified girl from a launch named Saykat-2 from Sadarghat in city on Monday. Keraniganj Thana Sub-inspector (SI) Mukul Ranjan confirmed the matter to banglanews. The SI said being informed police recovered the body from the launch around 11:00am.

DHAKA: An extremist was killed by angry mobs in Madra area of Sadar upazila in the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Mazed Mollah, 35, resident of West Madra of the upazila. Sadar Thana sub-inspector Masud Khan said to banglanews that the mobs in the morning beat Mazed

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporations, both north and south, have started the removal of the wastes of sacrificial animals of Eid-ul-Azha on Monday. The authorities have started the task with additional waste carrying vehicles and antiseptic medicines from morning to remove some 44 tons

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the war-wounded freedom fighters and their family members. She has also sent flowers, fruits and sweetmeats to them on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha on Monday. PM’s assistant personal secretary-1 (APS) Jahangir Alam, and APS-2 Saifuzzaman

KISHOREGANJ: Country’s largest Eid congregation was held in historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj.Over one lakh devotees from different parts of the country gathered at the prayer ground on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.The Eid prayers, led by Maulana Farid Uddin Masud, began at 9:00 in

DHAKA: Commenting on opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia’s threat to mass movement, prime minister Sheikh Hasina said that government will strongly face any sort of violence in the name of movement. Government can take challenge, she added. The PM

DHAKA: At least eight people including a woman were reported dead in separated incidents including road crash and electrocution at the country’s different parts on Monday, the day of Eid-ul-Azha. Banglanews Correspondents reported from the areas. Our Special Correspondent from

DHAKA: The main Eid congregation of Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, was held at National Eidgah Ground in the city, seeking the Almighty’s mercy on the country. Mufti Hazrat Hafez Moulana Abdullah of Islamic Foundation led the prayer followed by delivering

FROM PALTAN (DHAKA): The second prayer of Eid-ul-Azha at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city was held at 8:00am on Monday. Baitul Mukaaram pesh imam Moulana Nazrul Islam led the prayer that ended at 8:20am, where thousands of devotees attended. A total of five prayers are

FROM PALTAN (DHAKA): The first prayer at Eid-ul-Azha at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city was held at 7:00am on Monday. Baitul Mukaaram pesh imam Mizanur Rahman led the prayer that ended at 7:12am, where thousands of devotees attended. A total of five prayers will be held

MYMENSHINGH: Veteran journalist and managing director of the daily Bonik Barta, Golam Faruk passed away on Monday night.  He was 55. Golam Faruk, who was second son of Mymensingh-6 constituency member of the parliament Advocate Muslem Uddin, breathed his last at Mymensingh Medical

DHAKA: The largest religious festival of Islam Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across the country Monday with due solemnity, rituals and festive mood. Muslims began the day with offering Eid prayers in congregations in the morning. The prayers are followed by the sacrifice of animals to the

DHAKA: A schoolboy drowned in a pond of a park in Uttara in city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jobaer, 16, a student of an English medium school. Uttara East Thana duty officer Naznin said to banglanews that Jobaer drowned into the pond while he went there for bath at noon.

DHAKA:  Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival of Islam, will be celebrated across the country on Monday with due solemnity, rituals and festive mood. The day will begin with offering Eid prayers in congregations by the devotees in the morning. The prayers will be followed by the

RANGPUR: A fire broke out in Gudribazar area of the town that engulfed three electronics goods shops and made a loss of Tk 1 crore on Sunday. Fire service officer Aminul Islam said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit in an electronics shop in the area around 9:00am. Then