DHAKA: An official was sacked and two others were suspended in Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital on Saturday following a patient died after being locked in the hospital lift. Sources said the punitive actions were taken against them after Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad

FROM NATIONAL PARADE SQUARE: Anybody can avail the opportunity of becoming a part of history by joining the chorus of the program ‘Lakho Kanthe Sonar Bangla’-country’s National Anthem to be sung on the 44th National Independence and National Day at National Parade Square in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that any killing in the name of Islam will not be tolerated.She said on Saturday at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on the occasion of 39th founding anniversary of Islamic Foundation.The PM said that people who are involved in creating

NEW YORK: Bangladeshi Consul General in USA Monirul Islam and his wife were sued by his former domestic help Masud Parvez Rana at Manhattan federal court on Friday.This case has become one of the hottest gossips after the incident of Devyani Khobragade scandal.According to Masud Parvez

GAZIPUR: A death-row convict, who was detained in Kashimpur High Security Jail, died at Gazipur Sadar Hospital on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Rahim Khan, 70, son of Aziz Khan, hailed from Oshtobagh under Sadar Thana of Kishoreganj. He was sentenced to death in a killing

JESSORE: Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament 2014 kicked off in Jessore Golf and Country Club playground of the district on Saturday morning.General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 55 Infantry Division, also Jessore Area Commander Major General SM Motiur Rahman inaugurated the tournament by

DHAKA: An unidentified youth was run over by a train in capital’s Banani area on Saturday morning.Police sources said that a train knocked the youth while he was walking on the rail track in the area around 10:00am, leaving him critically injured.He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: Led by the Jean Lambert, Chairperson of the Delegation for relations with South Asia, a team of the European Parliament will come to Bangladesh on March 24 on a two-day visit.This mission comes ahead of the first anniversary of the catastrophic Rana Plaza building collapse, which

FENI: A man was killed and two others hurt in a blast during making bomb in Ahmmedpur village under Sonagazi upazila of the district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Dulal Hossain, 30, while the injured are Sharif and Azad.Locals said that a blast took place at 4:00am while

DHAKA: Police recovered two dead bodies from Uttara area of the capital from Friday night to Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Imran Hossain, 17, hailed from Uttarkhan and Ismail Khandakar, 62, hailed from Abdullahpur.Dakkhinkhan Thana Sub-Inspector Nizam Uddin told

DHAKA: The World Water Day is being observed significantly in home and abroad on Saturday. This time the theme is “Water and Energy.”Every year the day is celebrated worldwide concerning freshwater with great consequence.Bangladesh National Committee of ICID (BANCID) in association

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshis among nine people were killed when Taliban gunmen attacked a luxury hotel in Afghanistan Friday.The identity of the Bangladeshi deceased could not be known immediately.The attack took place on Thursday night local time, when four men with pistols stuffed in their

RANGAMATI: Army, Navy and fire service personnel recovered bodies of a man and his wife from Kaptai Lake on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Alauddin Patwary and Airin Sultana. They hailed from Comilla.Police sources said that seeing the bodies floating in the lake at

NARAYANGANJ: Two bodies were found in Sadar upazila and Sonargaon upazila of the district on Friday evening.One of the deceased was identified as Roqibul Hasan Roni, 26, son of Anwar Hossain, resident of Sadar upazila.Police sources said that a gang of drug dealers chopped Roqibul to

DHAKA: At least four people sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a clothing factory in Aminpara area of Mohurpotti in South Keraniganj on Saturday morning.The injured – factory owner Jahagir Hossain, 35, and 3 workers-- Shadat Hossain, 60, Dullal Hossain, 20, and Mohammad

DHAKA: New Zealand’s former Prime Minister also special envoy Jim Bolger due Dhaka on a two-day visit on March 23 for Bangladeshi support to get non-permanent membership to United Nations Security Council

SATKHIRA: The Election Commission withdrew 21 presiding officers in Kalaroa Upazila of the district in fourth phase of Upazila elections to be held on Sunday. Kolaroa Upazila Election officer Benzir Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews of 9:00am Saturday. Benzir Ahmed said, amongst

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: A businessman and a woman were shot dead by the miscreants in Daulatia under Goalanda Upazila of the district on Friday evening.  The deceased were identified as Salma, 30 and businessman Chan Mia, 42.    Sources said that a gang of miscreants opened fire aiming the

HABIGANJ: Two people including a woman were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Aoushkandi area under Nabiganj Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.  Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately after the incident. Witnesses said that a Sylhet-bound

DHAKA: The two Ansar men were suspended temporarily for their alleged involvement on attempt to murder to journalist couple.    The suspended Ansar men are- Sukkur and Ramjan.Confirming the matter Dhaka district Ansar Commander Khalilur Rahman told banglanews, “Following the