SYLHET: A speedy trial tribunal on Thursday sentenced lifetime imprisonment to nine people for their involvement in the murder of two students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST).  The court also fined Tk 20,000 to each of the convicted. Judge Dilip Kumar Debnath of

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Mithachhara by-pass area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as M Shahjahan, 50, and Fazlul Haque, 50.Police sources said a pick-up van

DHAKA:  Gonojagoron Mancha activists will besiege the Pakistan High Commission to Dhaka in Gulshan on Thursday afternoon if the government does not cut diplomatic relations with Pakistan before the end of 20-hour ultimatum.The protesters confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up surrounding the secretariat area on Thursday, the third day of 72-hour nationwide blockade called by 18-party alliance.The movement of transports has been restricted through the roads in GPO Intersection, Paltan, beside the Jatiya Press Club by

DHAKA: Urmi Mahabub, Staff Correspondent of banglanews24.com, sustained injuries as muggers attacked her in capital’s Dhanamandi-27 area on Wednesday night.The incident took place at around 10:00am while she was returning home by rickshaw.Urmi Mahabub said that she got into a rickshaw

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressed his outrage over the resolution passed by Pakistani National Assembly against the execution of war crimes convict Quader Molla.He came up with the observation in his facebook status update at  3:00pm Wednesday .Joy,

DHAKA: The 72-hr nonstop blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway for third consecutive day across the country amid stray incidents of violence.Some Shibir activists brought out a brisk procession and blasted cocktails in capital’s Demra area at around 6:30am.Later,

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday declared to donate his eyes posthumously for the use of medical researchers. The President made the announcement while attending the inauguration ceremony of Shandhani Bhaban here at city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.President said: “I am

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Gausia market in New Market area of the city on Wednesday night.Sources said the fire broke out a shop of first-floor of the market around 8:30pm. On information, some five fire fighting units are trying to douse the fire.A source from fire fighting control room

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly condemned the resolution passed in the National Assembly of Pakistan on December 16 over execution of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah.She came up with the condemnation while addressing a joint meeting at Ganobhaban on

FROM GULSHAN: The activists of Ganogajoron Mancho asked the government to cut up all sorts of diplomatic relations with Pakistan for their intervention of internal affairs of Bangladesh over execution of war crimes convict Quader Mollah.The leaders of the Ganojagoron Mancho made the plea

CHITTAGONG: Angry people set fire to the flag of Pakistan in Cheragi Pahar intersection in the port city on Wednesday noon protesting the intervention of internal affairs of Bangladesh over the execution of war crimes convict Quader Mollah. Meanwhile, they also burnt effigy of Pakistan

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday introduced two more battalions for Rangpur and Mymensingh districts.As per the RAB headquarters, the newly introduced battalions are RAB-13 for Rangpur and RAB-14 for Mymensingh.Previously RAB-5 and RAB-8 were undertaking security matters

LAXMIPUR: At least three petrol bombs were hurled at the village house of Lion MA Awaal, the Secretary General of Bangladesh Tarikat Federation at Narayanpur village under Ramganj upazila on Tuesday night. Lion MA Awayal, also 14-party aspirants of Laxmipur-1 constituency in next general

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan khan categorically asserted that all vehicles will ply to ensure regular transportation across the country from Friday, even if the hartal-blockade continues.  The minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after a meeting at

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said that if Pakistan government doesn’t withdraw the condemn resolution passed at its national assembly, steps will be taken internationally.He came up with the assertion while addressing a program

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday awarded death penalty to eight men and life imprisonment to 13 others for their involvement in much-talked-about tailor man Biswajit murder case.Speedy Trial Tribunal-4 judge ABM Nizamul Haque pronounced the verdict.All the convicts are the activists and

DHAKA: A bus driver, who received severe burn injuries in blockade violence, succumbed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, a driver of staff bus of Horizon garment and son of Awal Mollah.Family sources said that he sustained burn

JOYPURHAT: A women, who sustained bullet injury during Jamaat-Shibir clash with police in the district, died at Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Razia Begum, 50, wife of Abu Salek, hailed from Dastapur village of

LALMONIRHAT: Law enforcers arrested nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir including four women in a drive of joint forces at Patgram upazila in the district on Wednesday morning.They were detained from Baura, Kafir Bazar, Alauddin Nagar and Kaborstan areas under the