DHAKA: A youth was killed and two others injured in DOHS area of cantonment Thana in city early. The deceased was identified as Shamim, 19, son of Abdus Sobahan, hailed from Amtali of Barguna. Family sources said that a private car rammed the motorbike ridding by the victim along with

DHAKA: A cyclist was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down in front of Dhaka City College in city’s Dhanmondi area Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Delowar, 25. Witnesses said that a rashly driven passenger bus knocked him down in the area while he was crossing the

SAVAR, DHAKA: Two people, including a minor, were electrocuted in Savar early Saturday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Rafique, 35, son of Abdul Gani, hailed from Kalikabari village under Betagi upazila of Barguna district. Police said they recovered the body of Rafique in the

DHAKA: Customs Department detained a person with nine gold bars weighing 1.4 kilograms worth about Tk 70 lakh at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city early Saturday. The detainee is Ilman Hossain, 33, hailed from Comilla district. Airport Customs assistant director Umme

COMILLA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that the government will ensure a jam-free Dhaka-Chittagong highway this Eid. He came up with this disclosure his visit to investigate the problems regarding 4-lane construction work on the highway at Chandina Bus Stand

SAVAR, DHAKA: The workers of four readymade garment factories staged protest procession demanding their due salaries. Sources said that workers of Surma Garments of Savar Textile Group in Aicha Noadda area went on work abstention over due salaries and Eid festival bonus. The workers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has visited ailing former lawmaker and renowned journalist Baby Moudud at capital’s United Hospital on Saturday. Hasina reached at the hospital around 11:00am and passed sometime with Baby Moudud.  The PM enquired about the overall treatment of

LONDON: The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to Home Office rules for UK citizens who want their overseas spouses to live with them in Britain.  The visa applications of 3,641 families have been on hold since 5 July last year while the appeal court

DHAKA: Bangladeshi expatriates to Malaysia condemned the si-month-ban from international cricket to top all rounder Shakib-al-Hasan. The social organization of Bangladeshi expatriates to Malaysia named ‘Amra Probashi Juba Songo’ in a press release said that Shakib-al-Hasan was a

SIRAJGANJ: Police detained a Jamaat-e-Amir from Dhukuria Bera union under Belkuchi Upazila of the district on Friday night.  The detainee is identified as Noonabi Sarkar, 48, Belkuchi Upazila Jamaat Amir, hailed from Dhukuria village of the upazila. Confirming the matter, Belkuchi

DHAKA: Three children from Bangladesh — A. Munna (10), Md. Ikramol (16) and Md. Jabir Hussain (16) — illegal immigrants who were spotted in West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh of India, are craving for a reunion with their parents.  They are languishing in the Government Home

JHENIDAH: Two suspected criminals were killed in separate gunfights with police in Harinakunda upazila of the district early Saturday. The deceased were identified Abdur Rashid, 30, son of Islam Uddin Mandol and Hazrat Ali, 42 of Kotchandpur upazila. Harinakunda Thana Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: The CNG stations will remain opened for 24-hour from July 23 at a stretch for ten days during Eid-ul-fitr. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting at Engineers’ Institute of Bangladesh in city on Friday. Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources and

DHAKA: Sazeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina, also her IT adviser, on Friday said that people who are trying to spread out confusion on government’s victory over maritime boundary, lack the basic education.Joy made the remarks at a seminar tilted “Democracy in the

KOLKATA: The Indian administration said that Khan Sumon’s, one of the aides of Nur Hossain, prime accused in 7-murder at Narayanganj, staying in India is legal as he has legal passport and documents. Investigating officer of the case confirmed the matter after examining Sumon’s

BARISAL: At least 11 people were killed and 35 injured as a bus hit a crowd in an Ichladi haat beside Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Uzirpur of the district on Friday evening. Two of the deceased were identified as Sharif and Jewel Miah. Barisal Superintendent of police (SP) AKM Ehsanullah

DHAKA: A student of Sylhet Cadet College died after falling from the roof of a five-storey building at Gandaria in the capital on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Sazzad Anim, 17, a resident in Kazipara area. Sazzad’s fellow said that he along with his friends went to

DHAKA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader said plying of trucks excluding fuel, decomposed goods and garments product-laden truck will be restricted around the country before five-day of Eid-ul-Fitr. He made the assertion while addressing an inter-ministry meeting at capital’s

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two minors drowned at Fultala village under Shibganj upazila of the district on Friday noon. The deceased were identified as Munni, 12, daughter of a Masud Rana and Rosy, 12, daughter of a Mehedi Hasan, hailed from the area. Locals said that Rosy tried to rescue Munni

DHAKA: Tarik Hasan Shahriar, a senior correspondent of the ‘The Daily Sun’, has been awarded for the UNFPA-Family Planning Media Award-2014. He got the award for his investigative reports on maternal, child health, public health, malnutrition, safe food and population problems in the