SIRAJGANJ: An Awami League leader was chopped to death by miscreants in Baitara Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 45, upazila AL Juba and Sports Affairs Secretary and resident of the area.Local sources said that

DHAKA: Experts and practitioners said at a workshop the greater development cooperation with the emerging economies as part of ‘South-South Cooperation’ model could be highly beneficial for Bangladesh in achieving its middle income aspiration.To that end, deeper collaboration with the

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint Sheikh Mohammed Belal, currently serving as East Asia affairs director general of foreign ministry, as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Netherlands.He has been appointed to serve as ambassador for the Republic of Poland and

JOYPURHAT: Three people were found dead at field of Mohammadpur union under Panchbibi upazila of the district on MondayPolice recovered the beheaded bodies of anonymous youths from the field in the afternoon.  Witnesses said the three beheaded bodies were found by some cowboys in the

DHAKA: Veteran lawyer Barrister Rafiqul Haque on Monday categorically said the dignity of the Supreme Court is demolished through the attacks in the apex court.  The senior lawyer of the Supreme Court came up with the observation while talking to journalists at Supreme Court.Criticizing

RANGPUR: An army man was killed in a road accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway of Jagannathpur area under Pirganj upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as DMT Tofail Ahmed, 19, son of Nijam Uddin, hailed from Charmachanad village under Gafargaon upazila of

SATKHIRA: A union parishad chairman was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between joint forces and BNP-Jamaat cadres in Shikri area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday noon.The ceased was identified as Anarul Islam, chairman of Agardari Union Parishad. Police claimed that he was

DHAKA: Police held three top female leaders of BNP, including its vice-chairman Selima Rahman, from the premises of BNP Chairperson’s Gushan residence in the capital on Monday noon.The other detainees are- Member of Parliament (reserved) Rasheda Begum Hira and former MP (reserved) Newaz

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday issued some directives to the dwellers of capital to prevent any unpleasant and unwanted situation while celebrating the 31st night.In a press briefing at DMP media centre in the morning, DMP Commissioner Benzir Ahmed urged the city

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Monday placed opposition BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed on a two-day remand in a case filed with Paltan police station.Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order after hearing when police produced him

MUNSHIGANJ: Ferry services on Doulatdia-Paturia river route resumed Monday morning after a 10 hours suspension due to poor visibility for dense fog.Ten Ro-Ro ferries and two K-type ferries started carrying vehicles from 9:00am.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a room of Russian Embassy in capital’s Gulshan-2 area on Monday morning.Confirming the matter, duty officer of Fire Service Control Room Mohammad Ali told banglanews that the fire broke out from an AC due to mechanical fault at around 9:00am.On information, a

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of Police recovered some 65 cocktails and five-kg gunpowder at around 2:30am Monday from Binodpur area under Motihar Thana of the metropolitan city.Officer-in-Charge of Rajshahi Metropolitan DB Alamgir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1132

PABNA: Three workers were killed in a road accident in Boalmari area under Sathia upazila of the district on Monday morning.Of the deceased, two were indentified as Driver Shah Alam, 34, Helper Nabir Uddin, 48 while the identity of another yet to know.Witnesses said that a good-laden

DHAKA: At least 55 shops were gutted, which damaged properties worth about Tk 80 lakhs, in Barisal and Patuakhali districts on Sunday night.In Barisal, 40 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Saheber Hat area under Agailjhara Upazila in the district on Sunday night.Sources said fire

CHITTAGONG: At least two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident near Egaromail area at Hathazari upazila in the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Abdus Sabur, 40, Hathazari branch manager of Mercantile Bank and M Hasan, 35, son of Abdul Mannan

LAXMIPUR: A journalist was killed in a road crash at Chandraganj Bazar under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as M Zakir Hossain, 37, News Editor of local Daily Jatiya Noor and son of Abdul High hailed from Begumganj upazila under Noakhali

BRAHMANBARIA: At least two people were killed and 25 others, including police, were injured in a clash between two groups at Sohaghpur village under Ashuganj upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Hira Mia, 55 and Sharif, 15, son of Shajahan Mia.The

DHAKA: A security guard was killed as two cocktails were blasted in city’s Kamlapur Railway Station area on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Kashem, an on duty security patrol man of Kamlapur Railway Station.Sources said miscreants blasted cocktails around 3:25pm in the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday acquitted London based tabloid newspaper ‘The Economist’ from a contempt of court case.A three-member tribunal bench led by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir passed the verdict as the allegation against ‘The Economist’ was not proved.On