DHAKA: The death toll from Thursday’s chemical container blast incident in city’s Tejgaon area had risen to four on Friday midnight.Earlier on Friday, three people, who sustained burn injuries in a fire in the blast, succumbed to their injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.The

RANGPUR: Five people, including a minor, were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Angar bridge area on Rangpur-Dhaka highway early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Adu, 8, Momena, 32, Manik Mian, 30, Md Osman, 48 and Islam Uddin, 55. All of them, but Adu, were

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday congratulated the countrymen for securing a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by singing the National Anthem.The premier also congratulated and thanked the entrepreneurs and each and every participants of the programme.Prime Minister in

DHAKA: Spokesperson of Gonojagoron Moncho Imran H Sarker Friday announced countrywide protest programme for April 18, demanding implementation of six-point and protesting tardy progress of the war criminals’ trial.Imran made the announcement in a press briefing at Shahbagh intersection

DHAKA: Its two days only left to welcome the Bangla New Year. Also much more preparations including clothing left to welcome the Pohela Boishakh. A huge crowd was seen at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall, one of largest shopping center of the country, in this regard on Friday. Buyers

DHAKA: A fire broke out at the CRP Hospital of Mirpur in the city on Friday evening.On information, 10 units of Fire Service brought the blaze under control around 7:20pm after trying for an hour.Earlier, in the evening fire broke out at the seventh and eighth floor of the building, said

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad Friday categorically said the replacement in party’s secretary general post was made in a bid to prove that there was no conflict between him and Raushan Ershad.He came up with the assertion to the journalists at his residence around

DHAMRAI (DHAKA): A motorcyclist was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down in a road accident near to Dhulivita Bus Stand on Dhaka-Aricha Highway Friday.The deceased was identified as Sazzad Hossain Faruk, 25, son of Jahangir Hossain, of Gopalpur village under Dhamrai Thana.Locals

DHAKA: Three people, who sustained burn injuries in a fire after chemical container blast in city’s Tejgaon area, succumbed to their injuries on Friday.The victims were identified as Abdul Latif, a van-driver, Ibrahim Khalil, 35, hailed from Noakhali and Shafiul Azam, 45, hailed from

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a slum at Bhashantek in Mirpur area of the capital on Friday afternoon.On information, four fire fighting units of from Mirpur Fire Service and Civil Defence and a nearby fire station rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.Fire Bridge sources

DHAKA: Cultural organization Bangladesh Awami Sangskritik Jote on Friday demanded exemplary punishment to BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman for terming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman “illegal prime minister”.The Jote leaders came up with the demand at a human chain in front

SATKHIRA: Two minor girls drowned in a pond at Sreepur village of Kaliganj upazila of the district Friday morning.The incident took place at 9:00am.The deceased were identified as Razia Parvin, 5, daughter of Nuruzaman and Tamanna Sultana, 3, daughter of Azgor Ali of the village. They

NOAKHALI: Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Sonaimuri and Begumganj upazilas of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Tarek, 11, resident of Kalikapur village of Sonaimuri upazila and Achhia, 70, of Begumganj upazila.Witnesses said that a

NARAYANGANJ: A woman, who is suffering burn injuries as her employer set her on fire in Jordan, returned home and undergoing treatment at Narayanganj 300-bed hospital on Wednesday.34-year-old Mariam Begun, mother of a child, of Sayedpur area of the city, flew to Jordan on April 14, 2014

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard personnel detained eight crew members from a Thai fishing trawler from Karnafuli River on charge of intrusion.The trawler, named FV Nannavi, was seized with eight crew members, 5 Thai and 3 Myanmar nationals, on Thursday night.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

SATKHIRA: A man consumed poison in a bid to kill himself after killing his wife at Srimantokati village under Tala upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Rikta Parvin, 25, wife of Mofijul Islam, resident of the area.Father of the deceased claimed that drug

PIROJPUR: A minor allegedly died of wrong treatment in Kaukhali upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shahnaj, 12, student of class-III of Keundia Government Primary School and daughter of Shahidul Islam, resident of the area.Local sources said that

MANIKGANJ: Police seized a pick-up van with some arms and bullets on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Bathuli Bus Stand area of Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district early Thursday.Seized arms include- 2 foreign pistols, 3 magazines, 2 rounds of bullets, a pipe gun, 6 rounds of shotgun bullets, 4 live

DHAKA: As in the previous years, country’s one of the largest mobile phone operators Grameenphone will assist Chhayanaut to celebrate Bangla New Year that falls on April 14.At press conference, held on Thursday at Chhayanaut Sangskriti Bhaban, organizers said that for past eight years

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries in a fire after Chemical container blast in city’s Tejgaon area, succumbed to his injury early Friday.The victim, identified as Abdul Latif, was a van-driver.He breathed his last at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 1:00am.The