COMILLA: Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Comilla-Noakhali road in Harishchar Bazar area of the district on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Harishchar College teacher Fakhrul Islam and another remained unidentified instantly.Local

TONGI, GAZIPUR: A private university student was chopped to death by muggers in Cherag Ali Ceramic Market area of Tongi in Gazipur on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Mahir Uddin Khokan, 24, son of Jahirul Islam.Sources said that Khokan, along with his friend, was returning

NATORE: Three people were killed and six others injured in a road accident on Natore-Dhaka highway in Hoybatpur area of the district on Friday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said that a Dhaka-bound passenger bus collided on a passenger laden

DHAKA: The members of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) formally approved that the 18th summit of SAARC will be held in November.Foreign ministry sources said that Nepal made the proposal during the 35th meeting of the SAARC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting held

COMILLA: At least three Awami League activists sustained bullet injuries as they locked into clash with activists of BNP over paying tributes to the language martyrs at Debidar upazila of the district early Friday.The injured--Saddam Hossain, Abu Hanif and Masud Rana of the upzila—were

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid homage to the martyrs of the historic language movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar Friday.The former prime minister arrived here around 1:00am to place the floral wreaths to the martyrs.Acting Secretary General of the party

DHAKA: A total of 23-kg gold bars, worth around Tk 11 crore, were seized at Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.Assistant Commissioner of Customs Nazma Jabin told banglanews that around 11.5-kg gold bars were seized from an Emirates Airlines from Dubai around 8:00pm.Later,

DHAKA: President and Prime Minister paid homage to martyrs of the historic language movement by placing floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar at one minute past midnight Friday.President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proceeded to the altar of the Central Shaheed

DHAKA: The nation is observing the International Mother Language Day (Amar Ekushey), paying tribute to the language movement martyrs who fought and died on February 21 in 1952 to make mother tongue Bangla a state language The whole country is observing the 62nd Martyrs’ Day to

DHAKA: Two people, including a woman, were found dead in city’s Pallabi and Uttara on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mitu, 18, wife of Parvez in Pallabi area and Harunur Rashid, 30, at Dakkhin Khan at Uttara in the city and hailed from Netrokona district.Sub-Inspector of

RAJSHAHI: At least 30 police personnel were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Paba upazila of the district on Thursday night.Sources said a Chapainawabganj-bound a police bus plunged into roadside ditch at its driver lost control over steering while trying to avert head-on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Thursday granted bail to three journalists of ‘Daily Inqilab’ in a case filed with Wari Thana under the Information and Communication Technology Act.     Metropolitan Magistrate MA Salam passed the order following bail petition filed by defense lawyer Advocate

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given a clarion call to infuse the spirit of the language movement among the new generation to face the enemies of independence and Ekushey.  On Thursday, she declared:  “Those who deny the spirit of the language movement and the four pillars of

PABNA: Miscreants vandalized a newly build Shaheed Minar in Boalmari School under Chatmohar Upazila of the district on Wednesday night.   Following the incident police officials and upazila administration officials visited the spot on Thursday noon.Confirming the matter Chatmohar Thana

DHAKA: The nation is all set to pay homage to the martyrs of the language movement one minute past midnight Thursday amid heightened security at and around the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka and elsewhere of the country on the occasion of Amar Ekushey.The President, Abdul Hamid, will

DHAKA: Elections to 74 upazila parishads will be held in the fifth phase on March 31.Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed announced the schedule for the fifth phase of the fourth upazila polls at the media centre of the EC secretariat on Thursday.      The last date for

DHAKA: The High Court ordered to settle the matter of Afil Uddin and Advocate Monirul Islam, winners in 10th JS elections from Jessore-1 and Jessore-2 constituency respectively, within two weeks.AN HC bench comprising Justices Mirza Hossain Haider and Muhammad Khurshidul Alam passed the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 Thursday summoned journalist David Bergman to place his statement by appearing physically or by his counsel before it within March 6.      A three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order after hearing a contempt of court

DHAKA: The High Court Thursday declared illegal a government decision which said Hajj pilgrims can fly to Saudi Arabia by two airlines for performing the holy Hajj.A bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice M Habibul Gani passed the verdict after hearing a rule in this

DHAKA: Secretary General of the Commonwealth Kamalesh Sharma invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to join in the working group of the Post-2015 Development Agenda to advance global inter-governmental negotiations in London.Following the Commonwealth summit in Colombo in November, 2013, a