NARAYANGANJ: Two people were killed in two different road accidents in the district on Tuesday.One of the deceased was identified as Kamala Begum, 50, wife of Hajrat Ali and resident of Araihazar upazila of the district and the identity of the other one aged around 50, could not be known

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong Special Tribunal on Tuesday released the full verdict of the two cases of the much talked about 10-truck arms haul.     The tribunal released its 254-page order in arms haul case and 260-page judgment in the smuggling case along with 16 pages of observation.

SATKHIRA: A BNP local leader received bullet injury and two other law enforcers were injured in a clash between BNP activists and Joint Forces at Kashimari village under Shyamnagar upazila of the district on early Tuesday.The injured BNP leader was identified as Jalal Faruq, Organizing

CHITTAGONG: A ‘Children’s Centre for Recreation’ had recently been inaugurated at the century-old Fatenagar Govt Primary School at Chandanaish in Chittagong.The students will get recreation facilities at the centre. Financial Specialist of the World Bank Suraiya Jannat inaugurated

DHAKA: Readymade garment workers have rejected the proposed compensation scheme and demanded Tk 28 lakh as compensation for death and Tk 5 lakh for those injured in the Rana Plaza collapse.National Garment Workers’ Federation announced its demand on Tuesday at the National Press Club

DHAKA: Two persons were killed in two separate road accidents in city’s Mirpur and Tejgaon areas on Tuesday. They both died as trucks rammed into them. One of the deceased is identified as Mamtaj Begum (42) who died at 12:30 am. The other, who is yet to be identified, died at 6:00 am

DHAKA: Special Tribunal is going to be set up soon for speedy disposal of 17 cases filed for share manipulations. The principal actors are going to face the trial on charge of making thousands of share holders penniless. These cases were filed on charge of causing collapse in the share

  DHAKA: Saraswati Puja was celebrated throughout the country on Tuesday with traditional gaiety, religious fervour and spirit of pursuit of art and knowledge which Goddess Saraswati provides. The Hindus worship Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, on the Vasant

CHITTAGONG: Customs officials of Shah Amanat International Airport of Chittagong, on Tuesday, recovered some 10 gold bars from two passengers from Abu Dhabi by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Confirming the matter, officials told banglanews that they recovered the gold bars worth

DHAKA: At least eight shanties were gutted as a devastating fire broke out at slum in Hazaribagh area of the capital early Tuesday. Fire service headquarters’ telephone operator Jibon Mian told banglanews the fire originated from a cigarette butt at a shanty in the area around 4:25am

MANIKGANJ: The ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia river route halted for two hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog since Tuesday 6:30 am to 8:30 am.Sources said that eight ferries got stranded in the mid of Padma river at around 6:30 am and three ferries were waiting at

DHAKA: The first session of the 10th parliament is set to resume on Tuesday afternoon after a five-day recess. The session will resume around 4.30pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Earlier, President M Abdul Hamid convened the inaugural session of the new parliament

SUNAMGANJ: Eleven people, including five children, were killed and 16 are missing from the boat which caught fire on the Surma River, near Duarabazar upazila of the district on Monday night. Sylhet fire service senior station officer and rescue operation’s team leader Jabed Hosain

RAJSHAHI: Four separate cases were filed against 600 students of Rajshahi University in connection with student’s demonstration and violence on the campus on Sunday.The cases were filed at Motihar Police Station on Monday afternoon.Saad Ahmed, Deputy Registrar of Rajshahi University,

DHAKA: The government made reshuffle in the administration    in changing positions of five secretary-level officials in different ministries.The Ministry of Public Administration issued an order on the changes on Monday.According to the order, Water Resources Ministry Senior Secretary

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo organized a condolence program on February 2 in commemorating Tsuyoshi Nara, former Professor of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS).Around 30 eminent Japanese nationals including six Friends of Bangladesh, who were conferred honor by the

NARAYANGANJ: Four people were arrested on charge of allegedly raping a housewife in front of her tied husband at Habibpur village under Mugrapara union of Sonargon upazila of the district on Sunday night.     The arrestees are -- Sahin Mia, son of Mustofa, Sakil Ahmed, son of Moharaj

DHAKA: The government will continue its pro-active foreign policy towards strengthening every facet of its relations with immediate neighbor Myanmar for reaching higher trajectories of bilateral as well as regional trade, economy and connectivity.Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Foreign

DHAKA: Advisors to the prime minister will not attend the cabinet meeting of the incumbent government.A minister from the cabinet meeting on Monday told the matter to banglanews.As said by the minister, the recent cabinet meetings spotted a new format. So, the advisors of premier didn’t

DHAKA: The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to attend her office on Thursday as a Minister for Power, Energy & Mineral Resources at the Power ministry.On Monday, the whole office is seen in a festive look with well furnished equipments in redecorating the office.Deputy Secretary of