RANGPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, is set to addresses two rallies in the district on Tuesday. District Awami League Senior vice-president AKM Sayadat Hossain Bakul told banglanews, “The premier is scheduled to arrive at Syedpur by helicopter

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday dismissed a case hours after it was filed against opposition BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia for her remark over Gopalganj district.Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur, after hearing on the case, passed the order in the afternoon.Earlier in the day,

DHAKA: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route resumed on Tuesday morning after a four and half an hour halt due to poor visibility for dense fog.Sources said that the authority has suspended the ferry services from 5:00am to avoid collision.The ferry services resumed at around

DHAKA: An unidentified man was found dead in South Kafrul area of the capital on Tuesday morning.On information, law enforcers recovered his decapitated body from a residence in the area at around 7:30amConfirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of Kafrul Thana Kazi Wazed Ali told

RANGPUR: The daylong hartal, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway in the district amid attempt to bring out procession and obstruction by police.The opposition alliance is enforcing the hartal for protesting the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demanding withdrawal of

MEHERPUR: A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a gunfight between leaders-activists of the party and joint forces at Hizli field under Sadar Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, 58, Ameer of Amjhupi Union unit Jamaat-e-Islami.Police

MANIKGANJ: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route came to a halt since early Tuesday due to poor visibility for dense fog.Sources said that the authority has stopped the ferry services from 5:00am to avoid collision.Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport

DHAKA: The government has imposed 24-hour restriction on vehicle movement across the country expect five districts from January 4 midnight during the 10th national election.The disclosure came from a gazette notification issued by Communications Ministry.As per the notification, Baby

DHAKA: The on duty civil government employee will get a compensation Tk five-lac for death and Tk two-lac for injuries in political violence.Election Commission (EC) passed an order regarding the recent political crises throughout the country.The victims will have to claim the

DHAKA: Two passersby were injured as miscreants blasted cocktail by the miscreants at in front of the National Press Club on Monday afternoon.Witnesses said miscreants blasted a cocktail at eastern gate of the club around 5:45pm, leaving two people injured.Of them, one was critically

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