CHITTAGONG:  Miscreants chopped an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami to death in Shayerkhali Somity Bazar area under Mirsarai Upazila on Friday midnight.The deceased was identified as Md Jasim Uddin, 30, son of Nurul Alam, of Shayerkhali area.Locals said miscreants attacked Jasim while he was

CHITTAGONG: Police rescued 23 persons and arrested six others from Bibirhat area of the port city on Friday midnight while they were waiting for going to Malaysia illegally.Acting on a tip off, police in a drive held them from an under construction building under Panchlaish Thana.Deputy

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 5.5-kg gold from two Indian nationals from a flight of Etihad Airways on Saturday morning.Besides, two Indians Dinesh Kumar Zain, 40 and Suresh Kumar Zain, 38 were detained for carrying smuggled gold.Sources said that customs officials found six gold bars

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A youth was chopped to death and another injured in an attack by miscreants in Baliadanga area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Bhaguruddin, 40, son of Sahebjan.Sources said that miscreants attacked and chopped the victim

DHAKA: A passerby was killed and another one injured as a private car rammed them in Mohakhali flyover area of the city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Ali Azgar, 50, a vegetable vendor.Sources said that a speedy private car ran over the victims while they were going to

DHAKA: A housewife died mysteriously at Uttara in the capital on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rosina, 17.Police recovered her hanging body tied with the rope from her flat at Uttara no-13 road of no-13 sector and sent the body to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.After the

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 6,000 pieces Yaba tablets worth Tk 1806,000 from Beribadh area of old transit Ghat of Teknaf of the district on Monday afternoon.Sources said that Teknaf BGB company commander Major Zakaria with a BGB team recovered 6,000

DHAKA: The ninth parliament might be dissolved on November 20 to clear up the obstacles for holding the 10th parliamentary polls in free, fair and credible manner.    Apart from this, after dissolving the parliament, the election commission (EC) might declare election schedule of the

GAZIPUR: A readymade garment worker was killed and over 100 were injured, including six bullet hit, in a sporadic clash between agitated workers and police in Ashulia and Hemayetpur industrial areas of Savar on Monday.The deceased was identified as Badsha Mia, a worker of GMAX

AKHAURA: Rail communications on Chittagong-Sylhet-Dhaka halted as a compartment of a Dhaka-bound goods-carrying container train derailed in bypass area of Akhaura rail station on Thursday afternoon.Cabin Master of Akhaura Station confirmed the matter to banglanews.Akhaura Loco shade

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been re-elected UNESCO executive board member for the sixth time. This country will be a member from 2014 to 2017.Deputy Chief Information Officer of the Education Ministry Subadh Chandra Dhali told media that a total of 185 UNESCO member countries out of 195 cast

DHAKA: Noted Bangladeshi educator and former municipal commissioner of Gulshan Shamsunnahar Karim passed away on Wednesday November 6 in Toronto. She was 79.Mrs Karim, wife of renowned pharmacist late Dr Mohammed Abdul Karim, died of various old age ailments, including stomach cancer and

DHAKA: Opposition BNP is set to observe countrywide blockade programme from November 4 to 6.On those three days, activists of the party will block roads, rail roads and water ways.The decision was taken in a meeting of party’s standing committee with party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia in

COX’S BAZAR: At least five people were killed and scores others injured in a fierce clash between police and BNP-Jamaat activists at Kutubdia upazila under the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased were identified as Jamaat activist Abu Ahmed, 55, Shibir man Azizur Rahman, 20, Tajul

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a biscuit factory in Tejgaon Industrial Area in the city on Tuesday evening. Fire service control room sources told banglanews that two units of Tejgaon fire service station rushed to the spot to douse the fire.However, the reason behind the fire incident

DHAKA: Bangladesh has taken note of the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to turn down its newly elected position in the UN Security Council for the term 2014-15, as stated in a statement issued on 21 October 2013.Bangladesh enjoys close brotherly and friendly relations with the

DHAKA: At least 20 cocktails found in front of the residence of Labour and Employment Minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju.Police recovered the cocktails and diffused afterward on Tuesday morning.Banani Thana Officer-in-Charge Mahbub Hossain said, “Local people informed police when they

DHAKA: Canada expressed deep concern over the mounting and deadly violence in Bangladesh that has injured many and claimed the lives of other.  Canadian High Commission issued a press release in this regard Tuesday.The press release reads as below-“We urge all parties to end the

MAGURA: A pedestrian was shot dead during chase and counter chase between hartal supporters and law enforcers in Dhoail Bazar area under Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Maruf 18, son of Afsar Sarkar resident of the upazila.Witnesses said

THAKURGAON: Three labourers have died and another three injured as a boiler explosion of a rice mill in Thakurgaon road area in the district Sadar on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Kafil Uddin, 45, Poshidul Islam, 45 and Samesh Chandra, all of them hailed from Pikepara