CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in the port city and Sitakunda upazila on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Shafiul Alam Safi, 37, of Joramtal area of Sitakunda, and Ismail Hossain Rabbani, 26, a Saudi Arab expatriate, of

DHAKA: Police detained two men with some 53,000 fake national identity cards in the capital on Friday night.Kadamtali Thana police conducted the drive.Details of the drive will be disclosed at a press conference at Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Media Centre on Minto Road in the

COX’S BAZAR: A Yaba smuggler and four members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were inured in a gunfight in Teknaf upazila on Friday night.The gunfight took place in Naaf River Dam area at Moulvipara of Sadar Union of the upazila at 10:30pm. Some 50,100 pieces of Yaba tablets were

KHAGRACHHARI: A trader was killed and a school girl injured as Janasahanghati Samity (JSS) activists opened fire at Durgachhari under Lakkhichhari in the district at 7:45am Saturday.The deceased was identified as Kiran alias Joy Kumar Chakma, 45.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained six people with several gold bars weighing 1.3 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Friday night.The detainees are – Sahidul Islam, Haidar, Nasim Khan, Sha Alam, Ishaq Mian, and Dipan.APBn assistant

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man died in the central Italian city of Pisa in the Toscana region Tuesday after being punched in the head while walking in the city centre in an attack characteristic of the so-called ‘knockout game’, reports Italy-version of English news site  The Local.The

NEW YORK: The USA decided to spend a large amount of money to empowering the youth and the growth of the ‘Sushil Samaj (Noted Citizens)’ of Bangladesh.US Department of State and other bureaus related to democracy and human rights affairs asked for project proposals or agendas from

DHAKA: Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan Friday showed her gratitude to the countrymen after her husband’s rescue.Rizwana said, “I don’t know how I could pay off this debt. I want to thank the media persons and the countrymen as

DHAKA: Victim of Sreepur gas line blast succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday.The deceased was identified as Anwar, 38, son of Ali Majhi, hailed from Moura village under Dohar Thana of Dhaka.Anwar, an employee of a local textile mill, was suffering

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday is set to inaugurate 450 new taxicabs to make the transport system easier in Dhaka and Chittagong.Communications Minister Obaidul Quader made the disclosure in the inauguration ceremony of three day long ‘Ninth Dhaka Motor Show-2014’ at

NARAYANGANJ: Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan, has appeared before the court on Friday to give statement on his abduction.AB Siddique is giving deposition at the court of Narayanganj Senior Judicial

DHAKA: Engineers at the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) have fallen under the wrath of Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday.Disappointed Quader came up with the wrath while addressing as the chief guest at the annual conference of Engineers’ Association in Tegaon area of

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained three Myanmar citizens with 19, 412 pieces Yaba tablets on Friday morning from Naitangpara area of Teknaf of the district. The detainees are- Abeda Begum, wife of late Abdul Hye, Hazera Begum, wife of late Hossain Ahmed,

DHAKA: Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who died on Thursday, was one of the greatest literary minds the world has produced.Here are some facts which are probably yet to know about this author.Marquez outsold everyone but God in SpanishOnly the Bible has sold

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday cancelled all types of holidays at the Roads and Highways Department during the Eid and the rainy seasons. The Minister came up with the declaration while addressing an annual conference of Engineers of Roads and Highways Department

TANGAIL: A housewife was allegedly beaten to death by her in-law’s family in Kharajhura village under Kalihati of the district Friday early. Police detained two men for their involvement into the killing.The deceased was identified as Ameena, 22, wife of immigrant Ainuddin of Kharajhura

NARAYANGANJ: Police said the kidnappers of Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan, were highly trained and the abduction was a pre-planned one.District Superintendent of Police (SP) Syed Nazrul Islam came up

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and three others injured in a road crash in Srimai Bridge area under Patiya upazila of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Taiab Ali, 45 and Munshi Mia, 40, hailed from Uttar Joara area of Chandanaish upazila.Sources said the

DHAKA: Unidentified kidnappers set free Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan, on the road in front of the Mirpur Ansar Camp Friday early.AB Siddique was released some 35 hours after a miscreant gang abducted

Dhaka: A press brief is underway on the abduction of Abu Bakar Siddique, husband of Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (Bela) Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan at the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Narayanganj.More to Follow ……..BDST: 1103 HRS, APR 18, 2014