Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

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Fans-cops clash hurt 30 in N’ganj

NARAYANGANJ: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between cricket fans and police in Narayanganj on Friday morning.Witnesses said that around 300 fans were waiting from early Friday in front of United Commercial Bank ltd, Chashara Branch for tickets of the third match which will be

Joy set to address roadside rallies

DHAKA: Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is now on way to Gopalganj by road on Friday morning.Jay, the information technology adviser to PM, started his journey from Dhaka at around 9:30am.Party sources said on his way to Goplaganj, Joy is set to address several

31 held in Benapole border

BENAPOLE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held 31 people including children, male and female from Putkhali area of Benapole frontier on Thursday evening.All the detainees hailed from Jessore, Jhikargasa, Barisal and Magura districts.Khulan BGB-23 Battalion Commanding Officer

48 held from Cox’s Bazar

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested 48 people on Thursday night while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally through sea route.Acting Commanding officer of BGB-42 Battalion of Teknaf Major Shafiqur Rahman told banglanews,

Ban Ki-moon concerned on BD politics

DHAKA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of the parliamentary elections.The concern came from a statement issued by spokesperson of Ban Ki-moon on Thursday.He said, “He calls on all concerned to respect the

President returns to Dhaka

DHAKA: President Advocate Abdul Hamid returned to country after a three-day official visit to London on Thursday evening.The president by a flight of Emirates Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30pm, reports banglanews correspondent.On Monday, the President

Ex-Major sent to jail for contempt of court

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent a former Major to jail for five-day for contempt of court on Thursday.Metropolitan Joint Session Judge of Dhaka-1 Nur Nahar Sheuli passed the order against former Major Mahbubul Haque, the plaintiff of a cheque fraudulent case.Sources said that the

3 awarded death penalty

KISHOREGANJ: A Kishoreganj court awarded death penalty to three youths for killing madrasha a student, Nadira Akter.The convicts are Rubel son of Nayan Mia, Mamun, son of Bulbul Ahmed and Abdul Momen, son of Sirajul Haque of Hosendi Purbopara village under Pakundia upazila.District

PM seeks vote at Gazipur rally

GAZIPUR:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Thursday asked the people of the city to cast vote for her party to complete the unfinished works of her government.“I hope you will cast vote again for the Awami League like last parliament to complete our

Mueen, Ashraf verdict Nov 3

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce the verdict on November 3 in the cases against Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan for their alleged involvement in killing of intellectuals during 1971 liberation war. The three-member ICT-2 headed-by Justice

President accorded reception in London

FROM LONDON: President Abdul Hamid was accorded a mass reception by Bangladeshi expatriate in London on Wednesday evening (London Time).The reception giving programme was held at Westminster central hall in the capital of United Kingdom with Eminent journalist and litterateur Abdul Gaffar

Govt plans Dollar Bond worth $500m to $1b

Bangladesh is planning to sell a dollar-denominated bond worth $500 million to $1 billion next year, the central bank`s chief economist said Thursday.The bond sale will likely come toward the end of 2014, after getting the blessing of the incoming administration, Hassan Zaman told The

Bangladesh now ECOSOC member

NEW YORK: Bangladesh got elected as a member of to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for next 3 years (2014-2016) receiving second highest votes in the Asia-Pacific region. Bangladesh received 181 votes out of 187 votes in the election held at general assembly room of United

No hartal-blockade during exam

DHAKA: The government is set to urge the opposition BNP not to enforce protest programmes including hartal and blockade during examinations.  On behalf of government, the Education Ministry will request the main opposition party in this regard.Sources concerned of the ministry confirmed

2 schoolboys killed in Narail

NARAIL: Two school boys were killed in a road accident in Noragati Upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Sakib Mollah, 16, son of Babu Mollah if Dumuria village of the upazila and Mehedi Hasan Fakir, 16 of Pumari village.Mohammad Roni, a witness of

Indian separatist held with arms

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 personnel held an Indian separatist from Vatara area of the district on Thursday morning.The identity of the detainee could not be known immediately.RAB-1 Operations Officer Major Mustak Sarkar told banglanews, “Acting on a tip off, law enforcers

2 lynched in Noakhali

NOAKHALI: Two suspected robbers were lynched and 10 others injured in Nolerchar area under Hatiya Upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased were identified as Safi Alam, 38 and Aminul Islam, 40.Witnesses said that locals protested robbers while they attacked businessmen in

GP employees threaten strike

DHAKA: Employees of Grameenphone (GP), the leading private mobile phone operator of the country, threatened to go on work abstention if their demands are not met by Thursday.The agitating officials and staffers of GP declared the program from their sit-in demonstration on Thursday morning

Rail link of Ctg halted for 5-hr

BRAHMANBARIA: Two people were killed and 30 others injured as a compartment of train derailed at Akhaura in the district early Thursday that halted rail link of Chittagong with other parts of the country.The deceased were identified as Nurul Amin, 45 of Mymensingh and Mustakin, 25 of

3 cocktails blasted at DU campus

DU: Miscreants blasted three cocktails at Dhaka University campus on Wednesday.Two cocktails were blasted at in front of Salimullah Muslim Hall and one in front of Zia Hall around 6:30pm.DU acting proctor Amzad Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1952 HRS, OCT 30, 2013GR/AKA/MZR