DHAKA: The holy Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain (RA), grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), is being observed Friday across the country with due religious solemnity.Entrapped by Yazid’s forces, on this day, 10th Muharram, in the Hijri year 61, Hazrat Imam

GAIBANDHA: Miscreants chopped a Chhatra League leader to death in Sundarganj upazila of the district on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Khalilur Rahman Mamun, son of one Angur Mia, hailed from Nijpara village of Ramjibon UP and president of Shah Makhdum Hall unit Chhatra

GAZIPUR: An army man was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Haldoba area of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Joyanto, 35, corporal of Bangladesh Army. He was posted at Rajendrapur Cantonment.Military sources said the victims were

FROM KUALA LUMPUR: There is no still full Professor in Forensic Department in Bangladesh whereas a Bangladeshi Dr Nasimul Islam, the only Forensic Pathologist, is employed in Malaysia as Professor.Our “nasty politics” has rather forced him to go out of the country.In 2001 Dr Nasimul

DHAKA: President Mohammed Abdul Hamid received the credentials of Saeed bin Hajar Al Shahi, UAE Ambassador to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.The Ambassador, during the credentials presentation ceremony at the presidential palace, conveyed the greetings of President Sheikh Khalifa

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Thursday seeking its directives to refrain 45 ministers and state ministers from their duties as minister.On behalf of a journalist, his lawyer Dr Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition with the court.It was mentioned in the writ

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Thursday said the BNP is no longer a legal political party but a terrorist party.The adviser to the premier made the observation through his facebook post on Thursday afternoon.Joy said, “I visited the burn unit at Dhaka

DHAKA: The verdict of much-talked-about money laundering case against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman and his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun will be delivered on Sunday.Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M Motahar Hossain fixed the date of the verdict on Thursday

NEW YORK: A 15-member delegation of British-Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce has been visiting New York and had a dinner at Bangladesh permanent mission of United Nation on Wednesday.Representative of the permanent mission at United Nation Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen welcomed the delegation and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former President of Jatyatabadi Chhatra Dal Sultan Salauddin Tuku on a 20-day remand for police interrogation in five different cases.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Hamidul Haque passed the order rejecting the bail petition when Ramna and Shahbagh

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed five top leaders of main opposition BNP on an eight-day remand for police interrogation in two cases filed with the city’s Motijheel Police Station.After two phases of hearings, Metropolitan Magistrate Rezaul Karim passed the order.The leaders are

DHAKA: A rickshaw puller and an RMG worker, who sustained burn injuries during last spells of hartal, succumbed to their injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Nasima, 30, RMG worker of Mohamamdpur of the capital and Rickshaw

ASHULIA, DHAKA: The authorities concerned declared closed more than two hundreds garment factories in Ashulia, on the outskirt of capital, Thursday amid workers unrest.Sources said that thousands of workers of readymade garments locked into fierce clash with police, demanding minimum

DHAKA: Labor and employment minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu is set to hold meeting with readymade garments workers’ leaders to remove ongoing unrest in garment sector on Thursday noon.Information and Public relations officer of the ministry SM Arifuzzaman confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The transport strike, enforced by Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation, in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions was withdrawn on Thursday morning after the government assured them of meeting it demands.Transports resumed services on all routes of the divisions

COX’S BAZAR: Six people were killed and 23 others injured in a road accident in Ukhia Upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Ali Ahmad, 45, Abul Bashor, 35, Belal Hossain, 35, Abdus Salam, 21, Shaheedul Amin, 25, and Nurul Haque, 37 of residents of

LALMONIRHAT: At least two people were killed and five others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Mohendra Nagar area of the district on Wednesday night.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sub-Inspector of Lalmonirhat Sadar Thana Lebu Mia told

BOGRA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation called a 12-hour strike in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions for Thursday demanding immediate release of Shimul Biswas.Confirming the matter, President of Bogra Motor Sramik Union Abdul Latif Mondal told banglanews that they

DHAKA: The 84-hour countrywide hartal, called by BNP-led 18-party alliance observed amid stray incidents of killing, picketing, chase and counter chase and blasts. The parties observed the shutdown by bringing out sudden procession, exploding cocktails in various spots of city, torching

DHAKA: The inauguration of the Integrated Check Post at Agartala along the Akhaura-Agartala part of the India-Bangladesh border will take place on November 17. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Home Minister of India, Dr Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, MP, Home Minister of Bangladesh, Shajahan Khan, MP,