LALMONIRHAT: A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death near to Patgram border of the district early Thursday. The victim was identified as Aminul Islam, 33, a cattle trader, son of Abdul Latif of Burimari union of Sadar upazila of the district. Local sources said that Aminul was beaten

  PATUAKHALI: Fifteen students from a kindergarten school at Kolapara in Patukhali were hospitalized after they reportedly came in contact with a chemical spray used for killing mosquitoes. The incident took place on Wednesday night at Alphabet Coaching Centre near to Pouro Bhaban of

DHAKA:  Law Minister of the new government Anisul Huq has taken the initiatives to come out from the clot of cases known as the ‘Cancer’ of judiciary department.He, as part of this initiative, has started collecting information from the 64 districts of the country.All information

BRAHMANBARIA: A high official of Bakhrabad gas field was ran over by a private car in Pirbari area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Yakub Ali Khan, 55, Bakhrabad gas field manager. Brahmanbaria Traffic Police Sergeant Bayejid told

LAXMIPUR: Miscreants chopped a local leader of ruling Awami League to death in Noldogi village of Kushakhali Union under Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ullah, 38, member of Kushakhali UP and Union unit Awami League Joint general

NEW YORK: Terming Bangladesh a hidden economic gem, United State said that Bangladesh will be one of the world’s 11th emerging economies over the next decade. The US came up with observation in a report published in the State Magazine, by the U.S. Department of State in Washington.

SIRAJGANJ: Law enforcers recovered a body of a top terror from Konagati area under Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Jaban Ali, 38, son of Azizul Haque and resident of the area.He was the main accused for several murders, robbery, and so on.Police

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of formar Member of the Parliament Khandakar Rashiduzzaman Dudu, also Kushtia Awami League president, will be held on Friday morning. The Janaza is scheduled to be held around 11:00am at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad. Later, the body will be taken to

DHAKA: Commanding officers of India`s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have met to resolve border issues between the two nations.  A frontier level flag meeting was held Wednesday between the two delegations at the Indo-Bangladesh border `Fulbari,` in

LAMA, BANDARBAN: A man and his wife were shot dead by miscreants in Tong Khal area under Lama Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Thranci Tripura, 45 and his wife Haspati Tripurani, 30.Gazlia Union Parisad Chairman Bathoyaiching Marma told

  DHAKA: US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena categorically said that the position of the United States has remained same on Bangladesh context. He came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after the meeting with Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed at the secretariat in

  DHAKA: As river routes have become an important factor for enhancing regional trade, the government plans to sign several agreements with neighboring countries on vessel movement. Foreign ministry sources said that giving importance to regional and sub-regional transit-transshipment,

DHAKA: Thousands of passengers suffered for a 30-kilometer long tailback of traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong route as a large number of vehicles took to the highway on Wednesday morningSources said that created huge traffic jam from 3:00am due to huge traffic flow and a goods-laden truck went

NATORE: Two school boys were killed in a road accident on Natore-Rajshahi highway in Tokia area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Witnessed said that a microbus rammed the two primary level students at

KUSHTIA: Kushtia-3 Member of Parliament in the ninth parliament Khandaker Rashiduzzaman Dudu passed away at his Baridhara residence in the capital on Wednesday morning. He was 73. The eminent business leader-organizer breathed his last at 7:00am after suffering from many age-related

DHAKA: Police in a drive held 42 people and seized huge arms, ammunition from a hostel of Mirpur Bangla College in the capital early Wednesday. The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately. Darus Salam Thana Sub-Inspector Liton said that two groups of people locked into

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Presidium Member Brigadier General (retd) Kazi Mahmud Hasan died of heart attack on Tuesday night. He was 70. He breathed his last at 11:30pm on way to United Hospital. Family member Syed Shamsuzzaman Arzan confirmed the matter to banglanews. Family sources said

MUNSHIGANJ: A policeman was killed and three sustained bullet injuries in a gunfight with robbers on the Meghna River under Gozaria upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The dead cop was identified as Md Malek, a police constable. Bullet-hit sub-inspector Prodip Kumar, constables

DHAKA: A man was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in capital’s Agargaon area on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Shah Imdadul Haque, 40, the CNG driver. Witnesses said that the victims were returning home by a CNG run auto-rickshaw at around 11:00pm

NETROKONA: Four people were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a motorbike in Kandulia area under Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sadar thana officer-in-charge AKM Kauser confirmed the matter