BADARGANJ, RANGPUR: At least two people were killed and ten others injured in a road accident on Badarganj-Parbatipur road near Bhelakoba Bridge under Badarganj Upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Pabi Roy, 18, and Motaleb, 30.Witnesses said that a

RAJBARI: A leader of ruling Awami League was strangulated to death by miscreants in Daulatdia area under Goalondo upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman Molla 65, Vice-president of Goalondo municipal unit Awami League.Locals said that Fazlur was

DHAKA: A special court set up at Bakshibazar Government Alia madrasa ground is scheduled to pronounce the verdict of sensational Pilkhana carnage case on Wednesday.Earlier on October 20, Third additional metropolitan session Judge Dr M Akhtaruzzaman fixed the date of issuing the verdict

Ishwardi, PABNA: Local administration has imposed section 144 in Muladuli and Dasuria unions of the upazila Tuesday as BNP-led 18 party allicence and local Awami League convened rallies at the same venue and time.The ban would be in effect from 7:00am to 6:00pm.Confirming the matter,

KHULNA: Former cricketer of National Cricket team of Bangladesh Sheikh Salauddin died of brain hemorrhage on Tuesday morning.He was 45.He breathed his last at a clinic in Khulna.He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter and many well-wishers.He worked as a development coach of

DHAKA: Airport customs detective department held a person with six gold bars at Shahjalal International Airport early Tuesday.The detainee is Jahangir Hossain, 47.Sources said that the gold bars were found in computer hard disk of the passengers at around 12:30am.Earlier, the detainee

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Miscreants set on fire at office of Bhulta Union unit Awami League under Rupganj Upazila of the district early Tuesday.Sources said that pouring petrol a gang of miscreants set fire at the office at around 3:30am and fled the scene.Meanwhile, furniture of the office

DHAKA: Hartal supporters vandalized and then torched a passenger bus in front of Tejgaon College in capital’s Farmgate area on Tuesday morning.Confirming the matter Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station Police Inspector Monir told banglanews that pickets forced the passenger to get down

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted cocktails at Anti Corruption Commission chairman M Badiuzzaman’s house.The incident took place at 8:45pm on Monday night.Sources said miscreants blasted two cocktails at Badiuzzaman house’s wall.M Badiuzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 2345 HRS,

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted three cocktails at Shajalal International Airport at second day of BNP led 18-party’s hartal.The incident took place around 9:50pm on Monday.No one was injured in this incident.BDST: 2255 HRS, OCT 28, 2013GR/MZR

DHAKA: The 19th session of the ninth parliament was adjourned till November 4.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury adjourned the House at 7.29pm Monday.The House will resume its sitting at 4.30pm on November 4.Earlier in the day, the JS sitting resumed at 04:45pm amid the boycott of main

DHAKA: The International online payment gateway ‘Paypal’ has said Bangladesh ‘No’ in a straightway. The organization has clearly informed that they cannot start operation in Bangladesh right now. A dependable source informed that accusing financial mismanagement Paypal has

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 re-fixed November 7  to place opening statement of the prosecution in the war crimes case against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali.The three-member ICT led-by Obaidul Hassan passed the deferment order Monday in reply to a appeal

DHAKA: Border Security Force has intensified its patrolling along the 856 km long Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura to check infiltration into the Indian Territory in view of the tense political situation there."We have strengthened our force in the border and are keeping a watch on the

LALMONIRHAT: At least 30 passengers of Karatoa Express were injured as the hartal supporters pulled out slippers of rail track near Mahendranagar Station in the Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.Sources said four bogies including the engine of the train were derailed at around

DHAKA: The USA is continuously urging the major parties in Bangladesh to engage in constructive dialogue to find an agreed way forward to hold free, fair and credible elections.US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena expressed the stand in a statement released by embassy on Sunday.In the

DHAKA: Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima expressed deep concern over recent violence in Bangladesh.The concern came from a statement on Sunday.He said, “I am deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of violence and hostility in Dhaka metropolitan area and all over

FROM JATIYA SHANGSHAD: The 19th session of the ninth parliament resumed on Sunday afternoon amid boycott of opposition BNP.The session began around 4:45pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. On Thursday, Speaker postponed the sitting till Sunday 4.00pm. The current session

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted seven cocktails in front of Jatiya Press Club and two cocktails in front of Abul Hotel of Malibagh area on Sunday afternoon.Sources said four cocktails were blasted in front of Press Club from a BNP procession in the afternoon. Later, three more cocktails blasted

NAOGAON: Border Security Force (BSF) of India personnel abducted 12 Bangladeshi nationals from Hapania border area of Sapahar upazila of the district on Sunday morning.Of the victims, eight are Jahurul Ali, Abdur Rahman, Ariful Haque, Ibrahim Ali, Muktar Hossain, Sana Ullah, Ranjit and