DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and many others expressed their profound shock at the death of veteran journalist ABM Musa.Journalist Musa, 83, breathed his last at Labaid Hospital in city around 1:45pm on Wednesday.He had

GAIBANDHA: The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said the country would turn into a middle income country soon.The US diplomat came up with the assertion in a view exchange meeting with locals at Circuit House of the district in the noon.Mozena also observed good

SAVAR, DHAKA: At least 10 people were injured as a fire broke out at Rangdhanu Spinning Mills garment factory in Balibhadra area of Ashulia, outskirts of capital Dhaka, on Wednesday night.The fire originated at 8:15pm.Factory workers made an instant attempt to douse the flame and later

CHANDPUR: Three people were killed and four others injured as lighting struck at Haimchar upazila in the district on Wednesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known till filing the report.Assistant Sub-Inspector of Haimchar Thana M Mirajul Islam confirmed the matter to

RAJSHAHI: At least two people were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident at Charghat upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Charghat Thana Golam Murtaza told banglanews that a passenger bus

NILPHAMARI: Two people were killed in two separate incidents in Dimla upazila and Uttara EPZ area of the district on Wednesday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Bilkis Begum, 35, wife of one Sohidur Rahman from Uttar Tanti Para village of Dimla upazila.Local sources said Bilkis was

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Wednesday dismissed a Tk 10 crore defamation case against Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) president Hafizur Rahman Khan, its secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder and two others.Judge Abdul Matin of Rajshahi Cognizance Court-2 passed the order in the noon.On

MOULVIBAZAR: A minor girl was killed in a road accident in Basirpur area of West Juri Union of the district Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Munni, 7, daughter of Mainul Mia of Basirpur area.Locals said a rashly driven truck knocked the girl down while she was crossing the road at

PABNA: Participation in Masters Examination of some 300 students’ of Government Edward College here has become uncertain as their registration cards were not come to the college.The angry students on Wednesday formed a human chain in front of the administrative building of the college

DHAKA: Switzerland promised to provide a total of 4 crores dollars as development assistance by 2017.Swiss ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Martin Fotsch made the discloser while paying a visit to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at the ministry in capital on

DHAKA: Bangladesh set Guinness World Records by singing its national anthem with 254,537 voices simultaneously at the National Parade Ground on March 26, the Independence Day. The Guinness World Records made the disclosure on its official website on Wednesday afternoon.   It says:

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Wednesday awarded death penalty to three activists of Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML Jonojuddha) and life-term imprisonment to another one in a murder case.District and Session Judge SM Solaiman passed the order at noon.The convicts are Shahid Sheikh, son

DHAKA: During his visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Shiro Sadoshima, Ambassador of Japan assured his support for consolidation of peace and development in CHT.   On April 9, the Ambassador visited small-scale irrigation and water management project carried out by Khagrachari Hill

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday denied bail to managing director of Hall-Mark Group Tanvir Mahmud in 11 cases of much-talked-about Sonali Bank loan scam.Judge of Dhaka Senior Special Judges Court Johurul Haque passed the order after hearing.A source in the court confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) took a decision to investigate the allegation against Jatiya Party (JP) secretary general Ruhul Amin Hawlader regarding his illegal wealth.ACC Deputy Director (Public Relations) Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of the Parliament Member Shawkat Hossain Hiron, also former Mayor of Barisal City Corporation, held at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday afternoon. Awami League Joint General Secretary Jahangir Kabir Nanak confirmed the matter to banglanews.HM

TANGAIL: A thief gang stole 11 skeletons from a local graveyard at Gulla village of Habla Union Parasahd under Basail upazila of the district early Wednesday.UP member Akbar Ali said that the gang dug 12 graves at the village graveyard and lifted 11 skeletons early in the morning.

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Haque advised BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman to see a doctor for his mental treatment.The minister told media at a taskforce meeting on the return of fugitives at his secretariat office on Wednesday.Regarding the question by Tarique Rahman on

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major Gen Aziz Ahmed asserted that his department will show zero tolerance in preventing narcotics smuggling.  He made the assertion Wednesday while addressing a function prior of destruction of huge amount of seized narcotics at

DHAKA: Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Iftekharuzzaman categorically said that all Zilla Parisads were made worthless for political influence.He came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference of TIB at Biam auditorium in capital on