DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, is holding a meeting with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Saturday morning. The talks started at Foreign Ministry around 11:00am.Earlier, Taranco, also special ambassador of UN Secretary-General Ban

DHAKA: The depression over southwest bay and adjoining area has concentrated into a deep depression and remained practically stationary over the same area.It was centred at 6:00 am Saturday about 1615 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1545 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar port and 1505 kms

MUNSHIGANJ: Violent blockaders torched three passenger buses on Dhaka-Mawa highway at 4:00am Saturday.A helper of one of the buses was burnt severely and he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.Blockaders also vandalized two launches at Mawa Launch ghat.Witnesses said that

DHAKA: As Friday’s declaration of the government, people started observing three-day national mourning from Saturday to pay homage to South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.A handout on Friday said: “Bangladesh will observe three-day national mourning from December 7 to

DHAKA: The third spell 72-hour blockade, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway across the country amid stray incidents of blasts and arson.Shibir men brought out a brisk procession in city Rampura Bridge area at around 6:00am and blasted eight cocktails. None was reportedly

NARAYANGANJ: At least three people killed and two others injured in a head-on-collision between a Covered Van and a private car on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kanchpur area of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Jasim Uddin, 36, Mostafa Mia, 70 and Abdul Alim,

DHAKA: Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has arrived Dhaka to dissolve the present political turmoil of the country.He arrived at Shahjalal International Airport at around 7:55pm on Friday

KHAGRACHHARI: An army person was killed in a road accident in Guimara Bazar area under Matiranga Upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Zahangir Alam, 33, Lance Nayek of Guimara Region also son of Abul Molla from Shariatpur.Staff Officer of Guimara

DHAKA: A private car was torched and four cocktails were blasted by Chhatra Shibir activists in city’s Panthapath area on Friday night.Witnesses said that a group of Shibir activists torched a vehicle and hurled four cocktails from a sudden possession at around 6:45pm in the

DHAKA: Four people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Habiganj and Bagerhat districts on Friday noon.In Habiganj: Our Habiganj correspondent said that two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Shayestaganj area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway of the

DINAJPUR: A Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinee was killed in a road accident at Bekipul area under Chirirbandor Upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Aktarina, 11, daughter of Akhtaruzzaman from Ranirbandor area of the upazila.Local people said that

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep condolence at the death of Nelson Mandela, first black president South Africa’s and anti-apartheid icon.In a message, the premier termed Mandela one of greatest liberators of mankind and said humanity has lost a tireless fighter for

SYLHET: An auto rickshaw driver, who was injured as his vehicle overturned after being chased by pickets, succumbed to his injuries on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Soeb Ahmed, son of Safiq Mia, hailed from Telikhali village of Silam Union of the district.Earlier, a

NAOGAON: Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an alleged smuggler with 22 gold bars weighing 2.75 kilograms from Sahapur Talpukur area under Sadar upazila on Friday morning.The alleged smuggler is identified as Nasir Khan, 48, son of Alauddin of Muktarpara of the upazila.Police said

CHITTAGONG: An army person was killed in a road accident in Battola area under Bayzid Bostami thana in the port city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Afsarul Alam, 50, a member of military intelligence.Sources said that a speedy truck knocked him at around 08:30am while he

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries when miscreants hurled petrol bomb in a truck in Faridpur during 18-party’s blockade, succumbed to his injuries on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 30, a truck driver.Mehedi breathed his last at burn unit of Dhaka

COMILLA: A 52-kilometer traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday morning pushed thousands of passengers into immense sufferings.Highway police sources said the traffic jam was created from Thursday night as all types of vehicles started to run after ending the 18-party

FARIDPUR: BNP-led 18-party alliance called 24-hour hartal from Saturday in Nagarkanda and Saltha upazilas of the district protesting the killing of a Swechachasebak Dal activist in police firing.Nagarkanda BNP president Giash Mandal in a rally made the announcement on Thursday

DHAKA: A suspected mugger was killed in a `gunfight` between Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and his cohorts in Magbazar area of the capital early Friday.The deceased was identified as Shafiq, 38.Sources said that the gunfight took place at around 04:00am in front of RAB-3 office.

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Commissioner (Investigation) Shahab Uddin Chuppu said the verdict against Senior Vice Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman, also son of the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in the case of money laundering was baseless.He came up with the observation in an