SIRAJGANJ: The 15-km tailback on the western side of Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway created and vehicles are slowly gaining their normal speed from Saturday noon.Highway police and local sources said the vehicles were moving slowly because of the gridlock of last 10-hour.Local

DHAKA: All types of communication of the capital city with other parts of the country halted as buses, launches and train movement from districts remained stopped ahead of the 18-party alliance program ‘March for democracy’ on December 29.Banglanews correspondents report from

FENI: Miscreants gouged out left eye of a leader of Juba Legaue, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, in Sonagazi upazila of the district early Saturday.The victim is Mahmudul Haque Bobi, 34, president of Juba League unit of Sadar Union’s ward no. 3.Quoting family sources, Sadar UP

DHAKA: Opposition BNP vice-chairman Shamser Mobin Chowdhury urged the government to cancel or postpone the January 5 election.He came up with urge while addressing a discussion at a city hotel in Gulshan area on Saturday morning.The BNP leader also said the government has to postpone

MUNSHIGANJ: Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi river route resumed after an 11-hour halt since Friday night due to poor visibility for dense fog.BIWTC sources said that 10 ferries, which got stuck in the mid of Padma river with more than three hundred vehicles, started journey for

DHAKA: Police on Saturday morning stopped Dhaka-bound Padma and Nilsagar express trains at Taingail and sent both the trains back to Rajshahi and Nilfamari to avert sabotage.Some 125 passengers were also nabbed suspecting militants and for not having tickets.Police officer Shahadul Islam

DHAKA: Joint forces, in separate drives, nabbed at least 185 leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami from six districts of the country between Friday midnight and early Saturday.  In Jessore, Law enforcers in nightlong drives held 62 BNP and Jamaat-Shibir men during fourth day

BHOLA: At least 15 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Dular Bazar under Char Fashion upazila in the district early Saturday.Sources said that the fire originated from electric short circuit at around 3:30am.On information, two fire fighting units of Char Fashion fire service

PIROJPUR: The movements of all types of vehicles from Pirojpur to Dhaka have been halted by the Transport Owners Association from Friday night apprehending subversive acts.Earlier, buses from the district to the capital city remained stopped since Friday morning while launches from the

DHAKA: Bangladesh and UAE talked over a prisoner-exchange deal that may lead to as many as 500 Bangladeshis serving out their terms at home.“We are exploring the possibilities and informal discussions at official level are under way,” said Muhammad Imran, Bangladeshi ambassador to the

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has denied 18-party to permit mass gathering in front of BNP’s Nayapaltan central office on December 29 in the name of March for Democracy.DMP deputy commissioner Masudur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday afternoon.On December 24,

DHAKA: Armed Police battalion (APBn) held eight Bangladeshis at Shahjalal International Airport on Friday noon as they were trying to go to Italy illegally by a flight of Bangladesh Biman.  The detainees are- Imran Khan, 25, Billal Hossain, 24, Moin, 23, Jubayer, 24, Azizul Khan, 22,

JESSORE: Three people were killed and injured 10 others in separate road accidents on Airport road of the town and in Bahadurpur area on Jessore-Magura highway on Friday.The identity of the deceased – a child aged 12 and man aged 55—could not be known immediately.Local and injured

DHAKA: The law enforcers are on alert position in the capital on Friday apprehending subversive activities ahead of BNP-declared ‘March to Dhaka’.Considering previous experience of Friday, security measures have been increased in different parts of the city.Putting barricade on

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena paid an unofficial visit at Jahangirnagar University campus on Friday morning to see migratory birds.The US envoy reached at the sanctuary of guest birds around 7:30am.He observed the birds through binocular in the lake behind the Academic

CHITTAGONG: Police held 54 Malaysia-bound people from Malipara area of Roypura Union under Anwara Upazila of the district on Friday morning.Sources said that a gang of brokers gathered those people in a cyclone shelter center in the area.Being informed from locals, police conducted drive

HABIGANJ: Former Member of the Parliament from Habiganj-3 constituency Abu Lais Mobin Chowdhury died of cardiac arrest at his residence in the district town on Friday morning.He was 72.Mobin Chowdhury joined in politics with the patronization of former President HM Ershad.The veteran

CHUADANGA: Miscreants hurled two petrol bombs at the village home of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed at Andulbaria village under Jibonnagar upazila of the district early Friday.The incident took place at around 12:00am.None was resided in the house.Witness said a

DHAKA: Police recovered a youth’s bullet-hit body from Balurmatt beside Azimpur tower (south) under Adabor thana in the capital on Thursday night.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Adabor Thana Officer-in-Charge M. Ruhul told banglanews that being informed from

RAJSHAHI: Some 400 people including Rajshahi’s top leaders of 18-party alliance were sued for their alleged involvement in killing police constable by hurling cocktails.The accused are BNP Joint Secretary General Mizanur Rahman Minu, Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mosaddek Hossain