RUPGANJ (NARAYANGANJ): At least 10 people were injured and 20 houses burnt to ashes in a gas riser explosion in Hatipara area of Tarab municipality under Rupganj upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The injured were admitted to local clinics.Witnesses said while taking illegal gas

DHAKA: The miscreants blasted five cocktails at the gate of New Market and Pallabi Thana gate during the first day of 84-hour hartal called by BNP led 18-party alliance.Witnesses said pickets blasted two cocktails in front of New Market Thana around 2:15pm and three cocktails in front of

FARIDPUR: The intern doctors of Faridpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday went on strike to protest the attack on an intern doctor by relatives of a patient.Sources said the agitating interns doctors brought out protest procession around 12:00 noon demanding set up a police outpost in

BRAHMANBARIA: Around 50 cocktails were blasted in a clash between picketers and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-police at Kalibari intersection of the town on Sunday, the first day of 84-hour hartal called by BNP led 18-party alliance.Sources said some hartal supporters locked into clash

DHAKA: Formal charge against Jatiya Party former state minister Mohammad Kaiser was submitted to International Crimes Tribunal for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity war crime during Liberation War.ICT-2 prosecutors Turin Afroj, Jeyad Al Malum, Taposh Kanti Bal and Rezia

DHAKA: Awami League has started distribution of nomination papers on Sunday morning for participating in the upcoming 10th parliament elections.First nomination paper has been collected on behalf of ruling Awami League president, also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at 10:30am from

NATORE: The rail communication of south and northern part of the country restored after a six-hour halt as hartal supporters removed the fishplates of rail track Lalpur of Natore districts early Sunday.Iswardi GRP thana Officer-in-Charge told banglanews, “The rail services on the routes

ASHULIA, DHAKA: The authorities concerned declared closed 23 readymade garments factories in Jirabo, Ghosbagh, Narshingpur, Jamgora areas of Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, Sunday morning amid workers unrest.Sources said that workers of various factories took to the streets and

DHAKA: The rail communication of south and northern party of the country was halted as hartal supporters removed the fishplates of rail track Lalpur of Natore and Iswardi of Pabna districts on Sunday morning.Our Natore correspondent reports: Miscreants removed the rail tracks after

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of residence of BRAC University Professor Dr Piash Karim on Saturday night.The incident took place at around 8:15pm on Saturday.Witnesses said some hartal supporters blasted two cocktails at Piash Dhanmondi’s house around 8:15pm and fled

DHAKA: The Nation will observe the Shaheed (martyred) Noor Hossain Day Sunday commemorating the supreme sacrifice of the pro- democratic activist, who laid down his life to overthrow the then autocratic regime of Hossain Mohammad Ershad.On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain was killed in

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted eight cocktails at Nayapaltan, T&T Colony and Fakirapool in the capital on Saturday evening.Police opened blank fire to bring the situation under control.Witnesses said miscreants blasted two cocktails at Nayapaltan intersection, one at Fakirapool, T&T Colony and

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were deployed in the capital ahead of 84-hour hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.A total of 12 platoon BGB members deployed in the important points of the capital from 6:00pm on Saturday to ensure security of city dwellers.BGB sources

DHAKA: Miscreants torched several vehicles in different points in the city on Saturday ahead of countrywide 84-hour hartal called by BNP-led 18-party alliance.The torching and vandalism triggered severely after the arrests of five top BNP leaders Friday night and early Saturday.BNP backed

FARIDPUR: Two workers of a workshop were killed as a truck rammed them at Talma intersection of Nagarkanda upazila of the district.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately after the incident.Sources said a Barisal-bound rashly driven truck knocked them at a workshop as

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least 30 readymade garment workers were injured in a clash with police at Ashulia, outskirts of capital Dhaka on Saturday noon.Industrial police sources said that agitating workers staged protest and vandalized several garments at Jamgara, Burir Bazar, Ghosbagh, Jirabo

DHAKA: British High Commissioner to Dhaka Robert Gibson on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the continued confrontation instead of dialogue between the two major political parties—opposition BNP and ruling Awami League.The discontent came from an official statement issued by the

COMILLA: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Mainamati area of the district on Saturday evening.Of the deceased, six were identified as Hasina Begum, 32, wife of Barek Mia and Rozina Akter, 25, wife of Swapon Mia of Mainamati and Nazrul Islam,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Saturday sought vote for Awami League in the next general elections.“Make a commitment by raising hands that you will cast vote for Awami League in the next general elections,” she indicating her audience.  

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A Junior School Certificate (JSC) candidate was killed in a road accident while three other candidates injured in another accident in the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Wahedur, 14, son of Saidur Rahman, hailed from Sanpur Gazipara of Nachol