LAXMIPUR: At least four people were killed and 30 others injured in a clash among activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, law enforcement agency and Awami League in Jhumur area of the district town on Thursday morning, the last day of week-long blockade called by 18-party alliance. Of the

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up in the Supreme Court area from Thursday morning centering the hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition.Every suspected person is being allowed to enter the area after searching at Supreme

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Miscreants hurled couple of cocktails at the village home of Justice ATM Fazle Kabir, the chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1, at Chama village in the district sadar early Thursday. Sources said Locals heard big bang of five rounds of explosion at around 3:00am

DHAKA: United Kingdom`s Senior Minister of State at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Sayeeda Warsi arrived in Dhaka on Thursday morning on an hours-long tour.British High Commission to Dhaka confirmed the matter to banglanews.As per the British HC, Warsi is scheduled to meet Prime

DHAKA: The last day of the week-long road-railways-waterways blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway on Thursday amid stray incidents of vandalism, arson and cocktail explosion.Shibir men hurled five cocktails at police in city’s Doyaganj area at around 8:15am. The

DHAKA: The hearing on whether convicted war criminal Quader Mollah to be allowed filing review petition resumed on 09:15am Thursday in the full bench of appellate division of the Supreme Court . The hearing is underway in the five-member full bench led by Chief Justice M Mojammel

DHAKA: Cricketer all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan met opposition BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia at Gulshan residence on Wednesday night.Shakib along with his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir went to Khaleda’s home at around 09:40pm to invite her on the occasion of their post-wedding reception of the

DHAKA: An Army man, working in Peacekeeping Operation in United Nations, was killed in a road accident in Congo on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Corporal Rafiqul Islam of Bangladesh Army.Inter-service Public Relations Assistant Director Rezaul Islam confirmed the matter

DHAKA: A person was killed as a train knocked him down from behind in city’s Karwan Bazar Rail Crossing area on Wednesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witness said a train hit the man while he was crossing Karwan Bazar Rail Gate area, leaving him dead on

DHAKA: Brigadier General Syed Iftekhar Uddin was made new Inspector General of Police (Prison) just after one week of appoint of the incumbent IGP.Public Administration Ministry made the disclosure in an order on Wednesday.Earlier, Syed Iftekhar Uddin was director of central medical store

DHAKA: UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on Wednesday said the dialogue between Awami League and BNP would continue for peaceful and inclusive elections.The special envoy to the United Nations (UN) came up with the assertion while talking to journalists at a city

DHAKA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over phone expressing his concern over the prevailing situation and countrywide violence.Press Secretary to the premier Abdul Kamal Azad made the disclosure on Wednesday afternoon.Abul Kalam said,

DHAKA: Masuda Akhter, another victim of the deadly arson attack on a passenger bus in city’s Shahbagh, succumbed to burn injuries at city’s private hospital on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Masuda Akhter, 25, was an officer of Rupali Bank Limited, Shyambazar branch.She

DHAKA: US secretary of state John Kerry phone Bnalgadesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday noon.A competent source confirmed the matter to banglanews.The sources added that the primer got the phone call while the hearing of allowance to review petition of convicted war criminal

DHAKA: The United States, in a statement, said the country is encouraged by the recent initiatives to engage in dialogue and believe with goodwill that the two parties can find a way to provide the elections that the Bangladeshi people want and deserve. “The senseless violence of past

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League and main opposition BNP have sat on a meeting on Wednesday in a bid to find a pathway to ease ongoing political deadlock in the country.The meeting started at around 12:00pm at UNDP’s Gulshan office with the presence of Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant

CHITTAGONG: Airport customs authority recovered 17 Kilogram gold from a flight of BG-Dubai at Shah Amanat Airport in the port city on Wednesday morning.Chittagong Customs Assistant Commissioner Parvej-Al-Jaman told banglanews, “During regular checking to the flight, custom officials

DHAKA: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for an eleventh-hour stay of execution for Abdul Quader Mollah, a convicted for war crimes charges.   The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has written to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, HE Sheikh

NARAIL: Two police personnel, including an OC, chopped to injury in a clash with activists of Jamaat and Shibir at Sadar Thana in the district on Wednesday morning.In the clash, 18 others people, including five by bullet hit, were injured in Ghorakhali and Dumurtala area of the

FROM GONOJAGORON MANCHA: A suspected activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was caught by Mancha’s activists at Shahbagh on Wednesday. He was tracked by Gonojagoron activists for allegedly transferring information of Mancha’s activities in Facebook.Later, after giving him a good beating, the