DHAKA: Veteran journalist ABM Musa passed away at Labaid hospital in the city on Wednesday noon.He was 83.He breathed his last around 1:45pm when he underwent treatment at the hospital.  Musa’s daughter Parvin Sultan Jhuma confirmed the matter to banglanews.President M Abdul Hamid and

DHAKA: Railways minister Mazibul Hoque categorically said that female leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) will be allowed traveling whole country by train with free of cost.He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion organized by Badrunnesa Government Women College

CHITTAGONG: Customs intelligence officials seized 16 gold bars, weighing 1.86 kg and worth around Tk 80 lakh, from a passenger of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport Wednesday.                           They also detained the passenger,

BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY: Bangladesh Agricultural University has expelled its 3 students for life and suspended 3 others in different terms for their alleged involvement in killing of Saad Ibne Momtaz.The permanently expelled students are - Rezaul Karim Reza, student of Finance

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep grief over the death of Awami League lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron.      In a statement, Sheikh Hasina said Hiron transform Barisal into Venice of East with his sincerity and hard work. People of Barisal will remember him

RIYADH: Bangladesh embassy in Saudi Arabia is going to take steps to help 120 Bangladeshi expatriates working at Al-Rafi Company following a report about them on banglanews24.com.   On Monday, a report was published on banglanews titled “Inhuman livelihood of 120 Bangladeshi workers

DHAKA: Two passers-by were killed as a passenger bus rammed them in Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover toll plaza area of the district on Wednesday morning.Of the deceased one was identified as Achia Khatun.Witnesses said that a passenger bus of Srabon Paribahan knocked the victims around 9:30am,

MYMENSINGH: The probe body of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) has identified six students who are involved in the killing of another student named Saad Ibne Momtaz.The probe body submitted the report to VC Dr M Rafiqul Haque on Tuesday night recommending punishment of the

DHAKA: Seven people, including a police officer and a student, were killed in separate incidents in four districts including capital city between Tuesday night and early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of police (ASI) Bikash Kumar Ghosh, 37, of Sabujbagh

DHAKA: Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury Wednesday expressed her deep condolence on lawmaker Shawkat Hossain Hiron’s death.In a statement from Jatiya Sangsad public relations department, the speaker said Hiron was the hero of Bangladesh as he served sincerely for the

DHAKA: Two people including a police man were killed and three more injured in a road crash in Sabujbagh area of the city early Wednesday.Of the deceased one was identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector of police (ASI) Bikash Kumar Ghosh, 37, of Sabujbagh Thana.Sources said that a speedy

DHAKA: Awami League lawmaker Showkat Hossain Hiron passed away at the Apollo Hospital in the capital on Wednesday morning.He breathed his last at 7:00am.Barisal Metropolitan Awami League general secretary Afzalul Karim confirmed the matter to banglanews.He was elected parliament member

DHAKA: Three people, including a five-year-old child and an aged woman, were killed in separate train incidents in the city on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Belal, 5, Saleha Begum, 50, and Mohammad Mukul, 45.Shajahanpur Thana Sub-Inspector Hiru Mollah told banglanews: “A train

DINAJPUR: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Dinajpur-Dhaka highway at Nababganj upazila in the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 23, son of one Abu Bakkar, hailed from Sonatala area of Joypurhat Sadar upazila.Officer-in-Charge of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a slum in Bhasantek area of the city on Tuesday evening.The reason behind the origination of fire could not be known immediately. Sources said the fire originated from a cotton shop around 7:30pm and spread out to adjacent areas. On information, five fire

DHAKA: An aged woman was killed as a train knocked her down in Malibagh Rail Crossing area of the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Saleha Begum, 50. Shajahanpur Thana Sub-Inspector Hiru Mollah told banglanews: “A train hit the victim around 4:00pm while she was

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP didn’t look towards the country and they always remain busy to make themselves rich.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a meeting of executive committee member of Chittagong district lawyers association at Prime

BRAHMANBARIA: A schoolboy was killed in road accident in Nabinagar of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Tushar Chandra Das, 7, student of class V in Ibrahimpur Primary School. He was the son of Biplob Chandra Das residing at Ibrahimpur of the upazila.Locals source

SYLHET: A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by Indian aborigine (Khasia) in Gowainghat area of Bisnakandi frontier of the district on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 25.Officer-in-Charge of Gowainghat Thana Abdul Hye told banglanews: “The youth went to the area

DHAKA: NITOL-TATA RALLYCROSS Championship, the first ever motorsports event, is going to be started on April 19 at Dhaka International Trade Fair ground at Agargaon in the capital.Bangladesh Motorsports, a sister concern of CEMS-Global, is organizing the event.The disclosure came from a