SIRAJGANJ: A postman was chopped to death by miscreants in Enayetpur under Chauhali Upazila of the district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman, 55, a postman of Daulatpur post office. Local sources said that the victim went out of home on Friday night for local

DHAKA: A minor drowned into a water tank in city’s Pallabi area on early Sunday. The deceased was identified as M Ratan, 4, son of Helal Uddin and resident of the area. Police sources said that Ratan went missing from Saturday evening. Despite a frantic search, family members failed

DHAKA: Police arrested another former Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer from Dhaka cantonment area for his suspected link with sensational 7-killing after abduction in Narayanganj early Sunday.  Narayanganj District Detective Branch of Police (DB) detained Lieutenant Colonel MM Rana,

GOPALGANJ: Four members of a family were burnt to ashes as miscreants set fire to their house in Gopalganj Sadar early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Huria Begum, 65, Aminul Sarder, 14, Tamim Fakir, 7 and Tamima Akter, residents of the area. Locals said that neighbor of the

The mind boggles when I hear about parents who claim to love their children “more than anything else on earth” (as if reciting poetic lines from a Hallmark greetings card). Or they are willing “to give their own lives” to protect them from danger. Then force them to attend

BOGRA: Siblings drowned in Sonatola upazila of the district on Saturday noon. The deceased were identified as Milon, 8 and Shila, 6, son and daughter of one Sayed Ali, hailed from Hariakandi village of the upazila. Local sources said the siblings drowned while playing by a pond near

DHAKA: A six storied building in city’s Bhatara area caught fire on Saturday afternoon.Sources of the fire service control room said that the fire originated at the building around 6:15 pm.On information, two units of firefighters from the fire service headquarters rushed in and doused

DHAKA: Police recovered body of a housemaid in Dhanmondi area of the city on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nurjahan Begum, 55, hailed from Kotwali area of Mymensingh, who used to work at the house of Professor Dr Mahabubur Rahman on Road No. 27 of the area.Dhanmondi Thana

DHAKA: Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguished fellow Dr. Rounaq Jahan on Saturday said there is no alternative to practice of democracy inside the party, if we want to establish real democracy.  Rounaq came up with the assertion when presenting the key paper at a dialogue titled

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali will fly to India in next month after new government of India is formed.    Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter to    banglanews.      Narendra Modi is expected to take oath as prime minister of India on May 21 as Bharatiya

KHULNA: Country’s first museum cum archive on genocide and torture during Liberation War in 1971 was inaugurated in Khulna on Saturday noon.   Bangladesh Itihas Sommiloni Khulna unit inaugurated it at late doctor M Nasim’s house at 334 Sher-e-Bangla Road in the town.    Noted

DHAKA: Four journalists from leading print and electronic media have received the UNESCO-Bangladesh Journalism Award-2014 in three categories on Saturday noon. The award recipients are Haydar Ali of the Kalerkantho and Muhammad Joynal Abedin in newspaper category, Ashikur Rahman

LONDON: The local government and European parliament elections of Great Britain will be held on May 22. On that day elections to 73 European parliament seats, in 32 Baras of Greater London, in 36 Metropolitan Baras, in 74 second tier district authorities, in 20 unitary authorities and in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, said that she wants to live with dignity in the world.  “I will not bow to anyone. I want to go forward with honesty and the ideology of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” she added. The

DHAKA: Security analysts (retd) Mohammad Ali Shikdar categorically said that the person who committed offense can be punished, but not the organization he works.  He came up with the assertion while addressing a round table meet organized by East West Media Group in city on 10:30am. 

DHAKA: Security analysts (retd) Mohammad Ali Shikdar categorically said that the person who committed offense can be punished, but not the organization he works.  He came up with the assertion while addressing a round table meet organized by East West Media Group in city on 10:30am. 

THAKURGAON: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a Bangladeshi youth from Jagdal frontier under Ranishangkoil Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.  The victim is - Abu Hossain, 17. Sources said that Abu Hossain went India four months ago to work there and BSF Battalion

DHAKA: Golam Maula Rony, MP categorically said that he can’t rely on Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) like before. He came up with the observation while addressing a round table meet titled ‘Demand to abolish RAB and Implementation’ at the conference room of East-West Media Group at

NARAYANGANJ: The mass hearing on the gruesome seven-murder in Narayanganj has begun for the 3rd day at the guest house of Siddirganj Power House  in the district on Saturday. The administrative investigation committee started the hearing at 11:00am where hundreds of people have already

DHAKA: Airport Customs intelligence officials detained three people with 101 gold bars weighing 12 kilogram from Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning. The detainees are- Joynal, Sabuj and Ruman. Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Israt Jahan Ruman said that acting on