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

DHAKA: In a letter to the SAARC secretary general, Human Rights Watch said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) should leverage their countries’ collective bargaining power to seek greater protection for their nationals working in the Gulf Cooperation Council

DHAKA: The speedy trial tribunal-4 is set to pronounce the verdict in much-talked-about tailor man Biswajit murder case against 21 Chhatra League activists on Wednesday. On December 4, Tribunal-4 judge ABM Nizamul Haque fixed the date of pronouncing verdict after completion of a six-day

KHAGRACHHARI: A fire broke out at Manikchhari police station of the district on Wednesday morning.The fire originated from an electric short circuit at around 6:45am, said sources concerned.Manikchhari police station Office-in-Charge Keshab Chakrabarti told banglanews, “The fire

DHAKA: Tight security measures have been taken in Pakistan High commission and its adjacent areas as the resentments erupts in the countrymen following the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Diplomatic Security

GAIBANDHA: At least 10 vehicles were vandalized by blockaders and a police official was injured near Sarker Filling Station area on Tuesday.The injured Sub-Inspector Abu Hasan of Polashbari Thana said a gang of blockaders’ threw brickbats aiming vehicles and law

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and a youth injured in a road crash in Bashabo area in the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Rifadul Haque Tapu, 25, a final year student of Titumir College, hailed from Homna upazila of Comilla district.Sabujbagh Thana Sub-Inspector

COMILLA: A Grameen Bank official was stabbed to death by miscreants at Purbapara of Sujanagar in the town on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Dilip Kumar Banik, 31, a Grameen Bank field officer of Jagannathpur union under Sadar upazila.Local sources said Dilip was returning office