DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 8:10am on the occasion of Victory Day.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam, senior leader Dr Abdul Moeen Khan and

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 6:40am Monday. They were followed by freedom fighters, foreign diplomats and people from all walks of life.Whole

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid Advocate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition BNP Khaleda Zia issued messages on the eve of the Victory Day urging people to work  unitedly to build a democratic and prosperous Bangladesh with the spirit of Liberation War.President Abdul

MOULAVIBAZAR: The lowest temperature of the country was recorded in Sreemangal as 9.2 degree Celsius on Sunday morning.The temperature was recorded around 9:00am.Sreemangal metrological center’s senior advisor M Harunur Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2005 HRS, DEC 15,

JAMALPUR: A woman was beaten to death by her husband at Kashthosinga village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Chameli, wife of Minhaj Uddin, resident of the area.Sources said Chameli was beaten dead by her husband over in the morning.On

CHANDPUR: Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the hearing on the case of the Bay of Bengal maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India will be issued next year. The Foreign Minister made the disclosure while talking with journalists at her Chandpur residence on Sunday.She said,

JOYPURHAT: Three people were killed and at least seven people received bullet injury in a clash between Chhatra Shibir and law enforcers in Haltri area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Firoz Hossain, 30, a van puller son of Fazlur

DHAKA: The nation is celebrating the 43rd Victory Day Monday, commemorating its cherished triumph in the nine-month bloody war against the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, and pay rich tributes to three million martyrs for their supreme sacrifice.To mark the historic day, people

SAVER, DHAKA: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two others were injured as muggers attacked them at Ashulia’s Ziraboo Bismail road under Savar upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Binod Ali, 40, son of late Hossain Ali, resident of Kalia village

LALMONIRHAT: Local administration imposed section 144 to avert imminent clash after an Awami League leader was beaten to death on Sunday.Following the incident, local administration imposed section 144 in Kafirbazar and Sharuarbazar under the upazila till 11:00pm on Sunday.Upazila Nirbahi

Dhaka: Some 154 candidates, mostly Awami League nominated aspirants, are set to be elected unopposed in the upcoming 10th general election as the BNP-led 18-party alliance boycotted the polls.Of them, 127 candidates are of AL, 21 are of HM Ershad’s Jatiya Party and one of Anwar Hossain

JESSORE: A youth was chopped to death by miscreants in Koyerpara area under Chaugachha upazila of the district early Sunday.  The deceased was identified as Alamgir, 33,  son of Sakhawat.Local sources said that he went missing on Saturday night and later locals found his death body

SHERPUR: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, a front organisation of BNP, and his wife, who sustained severe injuries in a road crash, succumbed to their injuries early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rashid Sarker, general secretary of Nolitabari upazila unit Jatiyatabadi

DHAKA: A police man was allegedly killed by his wife in capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Humayan Kabir, 30, an Assistant Sub-Inspector of Shah Ali Thana, son of Yosuf Hossain hailed from Fulbaria of Mymensingh.Mirpur Thana Sub-Inspector Ahsan Kabir

DHAKA: Air Patrol teams of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) started patrolling the capital city by helicopters from 11:45am Sunday to observe overall law and order situation.RAB’s media wing director ATM Habibur Rahman told banglanews that Air wing of the elite force from helicopters will

NEW YORK: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations is preparing a confidential report over his Bangladesh tour.Besides, United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) will work as election observers during Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections.But, UN

DHAKA: The verdicts, passed by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) for war criminals, will be executed gradually as it has already started through the execution of Abdul Quader Molah, senior leader of Jamaat.The premier Sheikh Hasina came up with the assertion while addressing a programme

NILPHAMARI: Three people were killed as wacky Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked the motorcade of Asaduzzaman Noor, also eminent actor, near Ramganj Bazar area under the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Tupmari union Juba League organizing secretary Farhad

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: A man was killed by his younger brother centering family feud in Nagerbagh area under Golakanda union at Rupganj upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Rasel Mia, 22, son of Chan Mia resident of the area.Witnesses said Rasel Mia misbehaved

DHAKA: There is no legal bar to execute war crimes convict Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan as they did not file appeal petition by December 3 against the verdict of International Crime Tribunal that awarded death penalty to them.Mueen and Ashraf, now living in