NATORE: The death sentence of a dowry-greedy husband was executed in Rajshahi Central jail on Wednesday night, official sources said.The convict was Abu Bakkar, son of late Khair Uddin of village Paikpara under Lalpur upazila of the district. According to the case statement, Bakkar

CHITTAGONG: A top terror and robber was killed in a gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members and his cohorts in city’s Dhumkhali Beribadh area under Mirsorai Thana on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Akteruzzaman Khushbu, top-listed terror and local robber.

DHAKA: At least two people were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in capital’s Khilgaon and Mirpur on Wednesday night. Senior Correspondent reports: One was killed and five others injured in a road accident in capital’s Khilgaon flyover on Wednesday night.The

DHAKA: At least two persons were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in the city on Wednesday night.A passenger bus turned turtle while crossing the Khilgaon flyover at around 10pm leaving one person dead and other five injured. The deceased was identified as

DHAKA: Four condemned convicts were hanged in Sylhet, Rajshahi and Faridpur jails on a single night Wednesday—three for killing their wives following dowry disputes and one for murdering his neighbour for land. Banglanews Sylhet correspondent reported that “for the first time since

NARSINGDI: Two units of Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant tripped Sunday for a sudden fire in their transmission lines and technical glitch, halting generation of 210-megawatt electricity.Official sources said number-5 and-6 transmission lines went afire at about 12:45pm. On information,

DHAKA : The first death anniversary of `Baul Samrat` Shah Abdul Karim, whose folk-songs have an appeal for all generations, was observed Sunday.The legendary folk-artiste died of old-age complications at a Sylhet hospital on September 12 last year. Abdul Karim was born in 1916 at Ujandhol

LAXMIPUR: A clash between two groups of ruling Awami League-backed Chhatra League and Jubo League over holding raffle draw in an Eid fair in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning left 21 people injured. According to police and witnesses, the leaders of BCL and Jubo League locked in a clash at

DHAKA: Firefighters battled a fire that gutted three warehouses storing garment scraps and one shanty at the city’s Jhut Patti in Mirpur 10 Friday early morning.On information, six fire fighting units rushed to the spot and put the blaze out after a four-hour effort at about 7:00am.

Gazipur: Six suspected dacoits were beaten to death at Chhatirbazar area of Sripur upazila early Wednesday night as they were preparing for robbery.Sripur thana SI Rahat Khan told banglanews24.com.bd that at about 8:15 pm on Wednesday, the commoners challenged a CNG scooter on Tipirbari

DHAKA: The 5th Asian regional conference of International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience (ICSC) began here on Saturday to form a coalition of Asian War Museums.  Trustee of Liberation War Museum Mufidul Haq inaugurated the conference, organized by the Liberation War Museum at

DHAKA: Anarchy is being instigated in different areas through foisting the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) trying to halt the trial proceedings against war criminals, alleged AKM Mozammel Haque MP, chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on land ministry.“I requested Prime Minister

RAJSHAHI: Six people were killed and eight injured in a terrible head-on collision between a badly driven bus and a tempo on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Godagari upazila Saturday. Five of the dead were identified as Mohammad Ali, 32, Didarul Hasan, 36, and Arash Ali, 30, of

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out at Dhonu Molla market near Banglabazar in Sadar upazila on Friday night, burning down three shops. Gazipur Fire Brigade official Abu Zafar Ahmed told banglanews24.com.bd that the fire broke out at around 12 midnight in a shop and soon engulfed the two nearby

KUSHTIA: Police arrested an operative of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (ML Jonojuddha group) from Mirpur upazila in the district on Friday night.The arrest person was identified as Enamul Islam, a suspected ‘killer’ in the banned communist outfit.Mirpur thana OC Mehedi

DHAKA : An unidentified woman was killed and another young man wounded in a road mishap in the city’s Shyampur area Friday night.Shyampur thana SI Asaduzzaman told banglanews24.com.bd that a recklessly driven bus ran over the woman, aged around 25, and knocked down another while

RAJSHAHI: Six people were killed and eight injured in a terrible head-on collision between a badly driven bus and a tempo on the Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Godagari upazila Saturday. Five of the dead were identified as Mohammad Ali, 32, Didarul Hasan, 36, and Arash Ali, 30, of

SAVAR: Garment workers on Saturday morning barricaded Nabinagar-Kaliakoir road and vandalized about 50 vehicles in a violent protest against the death of a factory worker in a road accident. The factory management declared an unscheduled leave to avert further outbreaks of trouble. Police

SATKHIRA: Police arrested two local Jamaat leaders and a district correspondent of Diganta TV in the district Thursday late night as part of the countrywide drive against the party.The arrestees are Kamrul Islam, 38, Nurul Islam, 55 and Jillur Rahman, an active man of Islami Chatra

MEHERPUR: Police recovered two powerful bombs at Bhabanipur village under Gangni upazila early Friday.SI Ganash of Bhabanipur police camp said that on information they raided in the village and recovered the bombs behind the house of one Siraj Ali at around 3 am.In another incident, some