DHAKA: The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatia river route resumed after an eleven hours halt since Friday night due to poor visibility for dense fog.Sources said that the authority stopped the ferry services have been suspended at around 10:00pm to avoid accident on the route.Three Ro-Ro

KHULNA: Two people were shot dead by miscreants in Teligati area under Aronghata Thana of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Rahmat Ullah Ripon, 28, son of M Jafor Iqbal and Mithun, 28, a day labour and son of Mannan Sheikh, residents of the area.Witnesses

DHAKA: The scheduled meeting between opposition Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Zhenmin was cancelled due to inevitable reason.BNP sources said that the pre-defined talk was set to be held on Saturday night at Khaleda’s residence.Diplomatic

JESSORE: The law enforcement agency arrested Jessore town Jamaat Ameer Golam Rosul on charge of sabotage on Friday afternoon.He was nabbed in a special drive from Nilganj area of the district town around 6:00pm.Jessore Kotwali Model Thana Officer-in-Charge Emdadul Haque confirmed the

DHAKA: The Government is going to sue against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on charge of committing crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.International Crimes Tribunal Prosecutor Barrister Turin Afroz made the disclosure on Friday afternoon in a protest rally.Gonojagoron

BHOLA: Launches from Bhola to all other waterways have been halted by the local administration on Friday, alleged the owners and local BNP leaders and activists.The administration denied the allegation though they failed to explain why the movement of launches was halted.No launches left

CHUADANGA: A Bangladeshi cattle trader was allegedly beaten to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Damurhuda border of the district on Friday afternoon.The victim was identified as Abu Hossain, 50, resident of Nastipur village of Damurhuda upazila. Locals and BGB sources said

MUNSHIGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that murder and terrorism increased during the term of BNP-Jamaat government.The premier came up with the allegation while addressing a rally at Lauhajang Degree College ground in the district as campaign for upcoming 10th national

DHAKA: Rushanara Ali MP called for urgent action to improve the conditions of workers in Bangladesh who make clothes sold in the UK after a series of deadly accidents in the country.Rushanara Ali, appearing on BBC Radio Five Live recently said clothes should have a “kite mark” to let

DHAKA: A Dhaka-3 Special Court on Thursday sentenced 35-year jail, including 5-year rigorous imprisonment, to a railway police official for his involvement with corruption.The court also acquitted retired Sub-Inspector of Madhabpur Thana Wahed Mia as he was found innocent.The convicted

CHITTAGONG: The security measures have been beefed up in Shah Amanat airport of the port city on Thursday apprehending subversive activities.Police sources said an intelligence organization provided information of subversive activities including cocktail attack and then instantly police

DHAKA: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam condemned Pakistan’s interior minister and Parliament statements regarding war crims convict Quader Mollah’s execution saying that those are totally illegal and unacceptable.Their position in this regards is also against international rule and

DHAKA: Activists of Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, torched a Jhut-laden van in capital’s Jatrabari area on Thursday, the third day of 72-hour barricade called by18-party alliance.Witnesses said that some Shibir activists chased a van in front of Asma Ali petrol pump at

LONDON: British House of Lords member Baroness Pala Manzilla Uddin sternly opposed the condolence motion passed at Pakistan national assembly over execution of war crimes convict Quader Mollah.The Bangladesh-origin British politician expressed her outrage in an interview with banglanews

DHAKA:  All deputy commissioners from districts of the country will come to Dhaka Friday to join meeting on emergency law and order situation.From the meeting, the decision is to take on deployment of military in the country during upcoming general elections.Election Commission convened

NEW YORK: Committee on commerce, science and transportation of Senate, the upper house of US Congress, expressed deep concern over arise of religious militancy in Bangladesh.The expression of concern came out through accepting five proposals in a hearing at the senate committee placed

DHAKA: Pakistan is reluctant to extend a formal apology to Bangladesh for the atrocities committed by its troops in East Pakistan during the 1971 war.Bangladesh’s demand for an official apology from Pakistan intensified after the Musharraf regime declassified the Hamoodur Rehman

DHAKA: Six US congressmen sent letter to the top two leaders of Bangladesh urging them to reach a consensus for holding upcoming the 10th national election in free and fair manner. The US politicians came up with the urge in separate letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition

DHAKA: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway across the country on Sunday amid stray incidents of blast, arson and clashes with law enforcers. The party is observing the shutdown protesting the execution of war crime convict Quader Mollah. Shibir men brought out

DHAKA: At least 13 people were killed in separate clashes between police and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir and another in an attack of masked men. Our Nilphmari correspondent reports: Five people were killed as wacky Jamaat-Shibir activists attacked the motorcade of