A speeding car hit a roadside railing near the toll plaza of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel today (October 30). The incident happened in the port city's Anwara Point area around 3am. The driver of the Prado car number Dhaka Metro-G 216200 lost control over its steering
Workers set fire to a RMG factory named ABM Fashion Limited in Konabari area of Gazipur City Corporation on Monday (October 30) evening. According to police, agitated workers first vandalized factory adjacent to Konabari Police Station on Kashimpur Road and set fire on it. Later, the
Police on Monday (October 30) recovered the body of a man from Jayanti river in Nazirpur union of Muladi upazila of Barisal. The deceased was identified as Khalekuzzaman Kushal, 46. Muladi police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahbubur Rahman told Banglanews that the deceased was identified
A worker was shot to death during a clash between Readymade garment (RMG) workers and policemen at Bhogra Bypass in Gazipur on Monday (October 30). The worker Md Rasel Hawlader, 25, son of Abdul Hanna of Jhalakathi Sadar upazila died at a hospital in the afternoon. He
A Dhaka court today (October 30) sentenced Farmers Bank's former audit committee chairman Mahbubul Haque Chisty alias Babul Chisty and his son Rashedul Haque Chisty to 12 years' rigorous imprisonment for laundering Tk 160 crore from the bank. Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of the
A man was killed and at least 20 others were injured over dominance in Gopalganj’s Kashiani Upazila on early Monday (October 30). The deceased was identified as Ansar Chowdhury, 55, hailed from Nijamkandi village of the Upazila. Kashiani police station officer in charge (OC)
Two foreigners appeared before a court in Dhaka on Monday to testify against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case. The foreign officials are Kelvin Duggan and Lloyd Schoepp of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are giving their statement before
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference tomorrow (October 31) to apprise the media of the outcome of her recent three-day official visit to Brussels, the capital of Belgium. "The press conference will be held at her official Ganabhaban residence at 4pm
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours commencing from 9am today (October 30). According to the Met office bulletin, day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country today (October 30). She opened the mosques in the sixth phase after joining a programme along with the Imam of the Holy Masjid-e Nabawi in Medina of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Dr
A physician was stabbed to death by miscreants in the Bornali Mor area of Rajshahi city early Monday (October 30). The deceased Dr Golam Kazem Ali, dermatology specialist at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), hailed from Chapainawabganj district. Additional Deputy
The High Court today (October 30) commuted the death sentence of seven convicts to imprisonment until death in the Holey Artisan Bakery Attack case. The bench of Justice Shahidul Karim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman pronounced the verdict on Monday, according to local news portals
The government is set to brief representatives of foreign diplomatic missions, UN agencies and international organisations in Dhaka about the ongoing political situation in the country on Monday (October 30) afternoon. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen will apprise them of the current
The High Court is set to deliver its verdict on the Holey Artisan Bakery Attack case today (October 30). The bench of Justice Shahidul Karim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman on October 11 fixed October 30 for delivering the verdict after concluding the hearing of the death reference
Two people were killed and another was injured in two separate road accidents in the capital’s Dholaypar and Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover areas on Saturday night. The deceased were Md Shifat Morshed, 28, son of Zahid Morshed, of Kushtia and Sobahan, 44, son of Abdul Kuddus Molla,
A Bagerhat court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for demanding dowry and beating his wife to death in Bagerhat. The accused Enamul Haque Hawladar, 45, was also fined Tk 50 thousand, if not paid court also ordered another six months to jail. Bagerhat Women and Children
The BNP today (October 29) announced nationwide blockades for three days starting October 31 protesting the killing of the party activists and the arrests of its leaders and activists following Saturday's rally. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the
The police on Sunday (October 29) evening arrested the person who identified himself as an advisor to the president of the United States during Saturday's event organised by BNP at the party's Nayapaltan office in Dhaka. Mia Jahidul Islam Arif was detained at Hazrat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow (Monday) is scheduled to inaugurate 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country. Religious Affairs Ministry official confirmed the matter on Sunday (October 29). According to the ministry, the premier will open 50 more
Two people were arrested on Sunday (October 29) morning in connection with the killing of police constable Amirul Islam Parvez in Saturday's clash between police and BNP activists. The detainees are- Md Sultan, convener of Palashbari Union Jubo Dal and Shamim Reza. Md Faruk