DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective Branch of police held BNP chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also Bangladesh Bar Council vice-chairman, from city’s National Press Club (NPC) area on Tuesday afternoon.Witnesses said a team of plain dressed DB police cordoned-off Mahbub in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, is set to meet the President Abdul M Hamid on Tuesday afternoon. Ihsanul Karim, press secretary to the President, confirmed the matter to banglanews. The meeting will be held at Bangabhaban, the official residence of the

NOAKHALI: Two youths were killed in a road accident in Nababganj Bazar area under Sonaimuri upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 24, son of Khairul Islam, hailed from Harinakundu Thana of Jhenaidah district and Jasim Uddin, 23, son of Ziaul Haque,

KURIGRAM: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in road accident in Ananda Bazar area of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Khairul Kabir Jewel, 25, joint general secretary of district unit of JCD. Local sources said a power tiller trolley

DHAKA: Some 531 educational Institutions were torched by poll-resisters across the country during the 10th general elections.Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid came up with the disclosure on Tuesday.BDST: 1237 HRS, JAN 07, 2014Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky,

DHAKA: A police member was run over by a requisitioned police vehicle at the playground of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in city’s Uttara area on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Rasel Mia, 28, son of Wasim Uddin, hailed from Char Chataria village of Sarisabari upazila of

DHAKA: A person, who tried to commit suicide by jumping from the window of the fifth floor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) building-2, succumbed to his injuries at the Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hafiz, son of Mohammad Alamgir,

MANIKGANJ: The ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia river route resumed on Tuesday morning after a 10-hour suspension due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia ferry ghat sources said ferry operation on the route remained

DHAKA: The indefinite roads, railways and waterways blockade and the second day of 48-hour hartal, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, are underway simultaneously across the country on Tuesday.A few goods-laden trucks were seen on highways though inter-district buses haulage was not

GAZIPUR: Wife of Assistant Superintendent of Industrial Police of Gazipur Sadar M Aminul Islam was found dead at her residence in the city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sufia Islam, 32.On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered her body at around 9:15am

DHAKA: The United Nations, United States, Canada and Commonwealth also expressed their disappointment over the just-concluded parliamentary elections in the country as more than half of the parliamentarians were uncontested and the remaining ones showed little opposition.Terming that

DHAKA: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Monday expressed concern over electoral situation in Bangladesh.“Canada joins the United States and the European Union in expressing regrets that the major political parties in Bangladesh were unable to negotiate a solution that would have

GAIBANDHA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) were withdrawn for their failure to perform duties address 10th national poll in three constituencies in the district. They are DC Jahurul Islam Rohel and SP Sajid Hossain. Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted two probe reports in much-talked-about Destiny-2000 Ltd. money laundering cases bringing allegation against 44 officials of the group along with its Chairman, MD and ex-Chief of Army. ACC investigation officials submitted the probe

DINAJPUR: A teenager boy, who sustained injuries in a clash between Awami League and 18-party alliance, succumbed to his injuries at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman, 15, son of Alim Uddin and resident of Shibrampur under the

DHAKA: Senior Foreign Office Minister of United Kingdom (UK) Baroness Warsi urged political parties of Bangladesh to work for the interests of Bangladeshi people. In a statement, she said the 10th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh see the Awami League returned to government with over

DHAKA: Neighboring country India termed the 10th parliamentary polls as internal and constitutional process of Bangladesh.The official response came on their website after the 10th national election in Bangladesh on Monday. It added: “Elections in Bangladesh on January 5 were a

PATUAKHALI: The law enforcement agency on Monday afternoon detained Patuakhali district Jamaat Ameer Principal Shah Alam on charge of planning sabotage.Police nabbed him in a special drive from his residence at Golachipa upazila of the district town around 1:30pm.  Confirming the matter

DHAKA: Police on Monday placed another 10-day remand plea against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and four other top leaders.The remand appeal was filed in a case field for violence during hartal at Motijheel Thana.Earlier, on November 14, metropolitan magistrate

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed on Monday that the new national government would pull out all stops to combat terrorism in the country. “The new government will show zero tolerance towards terrorism,” she warned while talking to journalists at her official residence,