A UP chairman died after being hit by a train in Jashore's Jhikargachha on Tuesday (November 7) morning. The incident happened at Syedpara village of the union around 7 am. The deceased Shahjahan Ali, 60, was the chairman of Gadkhali union parishad, hailed from Beneali Bazar.

A businessman died after two policemen had allegedly tortured him for extortion during a raid at his Narayanganj residence last night (November 7).  The deceased Nurul Islam hailed from Burumdi village in Sonargaon upazila. The deceased daughter Mithila in this regard said ASI

At least seven people were killed after a bus hits a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Hathazari area of Chattogram on Tuesday (November 5). The accident took place near Charia Istema Maidan around 12 pm.  The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Mohammad

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today, said a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) bulletin on Tuesday (November 5) morning. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall

Four Bangladeshis and two Pakistanis were killed in a fire at a car garage in Doha, Qatar. The fire broke out in Doha's Feroz Abdul Aziz area on Sunday (November 2) night (local time). Later, it spread to a nearby building. Of the four Bangladeshis killed, two were from Feni.

At least four passengers were killed and 40 others injured after a bus collided with a pick-up van in Mymensingh on early Tuesday (November 7). The identities of the victims could not be known immediately.  The accident took place around 12:30am when the bus driver lost control

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (November 7) arrested 23 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today (November 6) announced a Tk 20,000 reward for those who will help police members nab arsonists with information. DMP chief Habibur Rahman came up with the announcement during a meeting with Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners’ Association at the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with a partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours beginning from 9am today (November 6). According to the Met office bulletin, day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinaperformed the holy Umrah in Makkah this morning (Monday) during her three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. She along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana performed the Umrah and offered prayers at the holy mosque of Masjid Al Haram. The premier there

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (November 6) arrested 14 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered ziarat of the Rawza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) at Masjid Al-Nabawi in Saudi Arabia. She along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana also offered Asr prayers and Fateha at the mosque and sought divine blessings for the people of

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vice-chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu was picked up from his sister’s home in the Cantonment area in Dhaka early Monday. A team of about 15 people, identifying themselves as members of detective branch of police, picked him up sometimes after 12:00am.

Two buses were set on fire in the capital on Sunday (November 5) evening.   One bus was set on fire at 6:30 pm at Banglamotor area while another bus named Shikar Paribahan set on fire 6:58pm in Mirpur. Talha bin Jassim, media officer of the Directorate of Fire Service and Civil

Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged for reducing the airfare for next year’s hajj. HAAB President M Shahadat Hussain Taslim confirmed the matter to Banglanews. Underscoring the need for forming a technical committee

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (November 5) reached Madinah of Saudi Arabia to attend the International Conference on Women in Islam to be held in Jeddah. A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the PM and her entourage landed at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul

A trial train left Chattogram Railway Station today (November 5) to inspect the newly-built rail tracks from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the route on November 11. Locomotive Master Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, with Assistant Locomotive

Two persons were burnt and injured after unidentified arsonists set a bus on fire in Dhaka's Meradia on Sunday (November 5) morning. The victims are Md Sabuj, a driver of Ramjan Paribahan, and its helper Sabbir.  The incident occurred at at7:30am today at Bashpattali

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (November 5) arrested 23 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) this morning to attend the International Conference on Women in Islam to be held in Jeddah.   The Kingdom in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is