DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena Tuesday urged the government to give freedom to all political parties to express their opinions. The US diplomat came up with the plea while talking to journalists at foreign ministry after meeting with foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque.In

DHAKA: Dinajpur district Chhatra Shibir called a daylong hartal for Wednesday in the district protesting arrest of Matiur Rahman, Shibir President of town unit.Sohel Rana, press secretary of Shibir of the town, announced the shutdown on Tuesday.Earlier on Sunday Detective Branch Police

DHAKA: The government on Tuesday summoned Pakistani High Commissioner to Dhaka after the National Assembly of Pakistan had passed a resolution condemning war criminal Mollah’s execution in Bangladesh.Pakistan High Commissioner to Dhaka Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi attended the Ministry of

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to intervene on internal affairs of Bangladesh.The minister made the call while talking to journalists at his office on Tuesday, a day after the Pakistan National Assembly adopted a resolution expressing concern

SATKHIRA: An Awami League leader was hacked to death by Jamaat-Shibir men at Bishnupur union under Kaliganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin, president of Bishnupur union Awami League.The murder took place during 72-hour blockade called by

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed on charge of occupying government land abusing power.Deputy Commissioner of the anti-graft body Harunur Rashid filed the case with Gulshan Thana

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, will hold meeting with leaders of 14-party grand alliance on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the meeting scheduled to be held at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the premier, in the

NOAKHALI: Police recovered dead body of an activist of Jubo League, youth wing of Awami League, from beside a culvert at Nazirpur village under Begumganj municipal of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Azad, 23, son of Akkas Mia, an activist of Juba League

RANGPUR: A faction of Jatiya Party called dawn-to-dusk hartal in eight districts of the division for Wednesday.Former Member of Parliament Moshiur Rahman Ranga, also Jatiya Party (JP) leader, came up with the announcement of the hartal from a sudden rally at around 12:45pm Tuesday.Earlier

TANGAIL: A freedom fighter (FF) and a child were killed and eight others injured in a road aciident on Dhaka-Tangail highway of Jamurki area under Mirzapur Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as freedom fighter Abdul Majid, 65, son of late Abdul Hamid

COMILLA: Rail communications of Chittagong with other parts of country suspended since Monday night following derailment of an express train in Chouddagram upazila of the district.Rail services resumed at 4am Tuesday after a relief train cleared the line.Earlier, four compartments of

DHAKA: The Human Rights Watch said Bangladesh government should publicly order security forces to avoid using lethal or excessive force when dealing with protesters. The leaders of all political parties, including Jamaat-i-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, should keep

DHAKA: Miscreants shot dead two people, including a house owner, and wounded another in Moynar Bagh area of Adarsha Nagar of Badda in the capital on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, the house owner and construction worker Milon, 30.Witnesses said construction

DHAKA: Two more terrorists, who went missing after early Monday’s gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila, were found dead near Wapda canal of the district town on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as BNP man Md Khorshed Alam Sumon, 35,

COX’S BAZAR: Police arrested 19 Malaysia-bound people from a residential cottage in Kolatoli area of the district on Monday night.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately but banglanews has come to know that all of them hailed from different villages of Sirajganj

DHAKA: The 72-hour rail-road-waterways blockade around the country, called by the opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, started from 6:00am Tuesday, demanding non-party caretaker government to oversee the upcoming 10th general election.In early hours of the blockade, some activists of

DINAJPUR: A female student of Carmichael College was killed in a road accident in Hajir Mor (intersection) area under Chirirbandar Upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Farhana Setu, 20, daughter of Faizur Rahman, hailed from Ghughumari area of

DHAKA: This was not merely a matter of setting world record. This was an unforeseen show of emotion, music and love towards the motherland.On the 43rd victory day on December 16, 2013, more than three lakhs Bengalese simultaneously sang ‘Amar Sonar Bangla/Ami Tomay Bhalobashi,’ the

DHAKA: 27,117 volunteers set a new World Record for Bangladesh by making the largest human national flag for 6:17 minutes, breaking previous record to take place in Guinness book.Over 27000 volunteers gathered at the National Parade, formed the human flag at 1:35pm, held it for 6:17

DHAKA: Two terrorists were killed in crossfire with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila of Laxmipur the district on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as top terrorist Asaduzzaman Babul and his assistant Khorshed Alam. Sources said that RAB-11 personnel