SIRAJGANJ: A police man and a passer-by were killed and five more injured as a prison van overturned in Mulibari rail crossing area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, Surya Mandol, 68, hailed from Mulibari village.Sources

Dhaka: A man was killed as a train knocked him at rail crossing in Kuril Biswa Road area in the city early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Prodip Datt, 26, an engineer.Further details could not be known immediately.Kamalapur GRP thana Officer-in-Charge A Mojid confirmed the matter

DHAKA: At least two workers sustained burn injuries in a fire at a laundry shop in capital’s Uttara area on Sunday morning. The burnt victims are- Azizul, 20 and Razu, 18.Sources said that the fire originated in the laundry at house no. 1 of road no. 8 in Uttara sector 9 around 5:30am,

DHAKA: Unbeaten India are set to face in-form Sri Lanka to win the World T20 title for a second time in Mirpur in the city on Sunday evening.If India finish on top, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will have become the only captain to have won all the major tournaments conducted by the International

NARAYANGANJ: Two persons were found dead with their throats slit at a flour mill in Nitaiganj area of the metropolitan on Sunday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that seeing the bodies lying in a pool of blood in the mill compound around

ASHULIA (DHAKA): Miscreants hacked an owner of a cap company in Ashulia area of the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as M Azam, 30, owner of Zubayer Cap Company.Witnesses said one of the owners of Zubayer Cap Company, in Pollibiddut area of Ashulia, Golam Mustafa

DHAKA: A youth was electrocuted in Fakirerpool area of the capital on Saturday evening.The deceased was identified as Rusel, 25.Sources said the Rusel went to repair an air conditioner in a house of the area around 7:00pm and came in contact with an electric wire, leaving injured

DHAKA: National Housing Authority (NHA) on Saturday visited the Bashundhara Cement factory at Madanganj of Narayanganj district on the bank of Shitalakkhya river.       A high level delegation led by M Enamul Haque and supervisor engineer SAM Fazlul Kabir visited the factory and

DHAKA: Detectives detained some 1,126 people from different places of the capital while mobile courts sentenced different terms to 681 people in different drives in February and March.The law enforcing agency seized a kilogram of heroin, 5,000 bottles of Phensidyl, 175 kilograms of

MOULVIBAZAR: A worker was electrocuted in Shabujbagh area under Srimangal upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Patal Ghosh, 30, son of Naresh Ghosh, resident of Lalbagh area.Local sources said that Patal Ghosh, a painter, was electrocuted at noon while

KHAGRACHHARI: A supporter of Jana Samhati Samiti (JSS) was shot dead and another one injured by miscreants in Beltali area under Laxmichhari upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Narayan Marma, 25.Local sources said that some 4/5 armed youths opened fire

DHAKA: Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain on Saturday opined that each judge of the country are independent, but not above the law.He came up with the observation while addressing a programme of certificate distribution at Diploma Engineers’ Institute in the capital. Indicating the lawyers,

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said no unfit vehicle would be allowed to ply on the city thoroughfares from May.The minister came up with the disclosure when visiting an accident spot in the airport area of the city in the noon.Quader said, “The duration of

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Saturday called upon media to cover more health news.The health minister came up with the plea while addressing the inaugural program of vitamin ‘A’ Plus campaign at the Institute of Public Health at Mohakhali in the

DHAKA: Life Carnival Foundation (www.lifecarnival.org) will arrange ‘Career Carnival’ featuring career counseling and workshops on goal setup at several colleges in the capital.The carnival will be inaugurated at Ideal Commerce College on April 9.The event will uphold career

COX’S BAZAR: Two persons were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Ukhia upazila on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf road on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Ali Ahmed, 35 and Parimal, 45, residents of the area.Police sources said that a rashly-driven truck knocked

COMILLA: A doctor of Comilla Medical College Hospital (COMCH) was found dead at hospital quarter in the metropolitan on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Medicine Department Medical Officer of COMCH Dr. Hasib, 39, resident of the government quarter.Hospital sources said,

MILAN, ITALY: Italian government placed Bangladesh in the ‘blacklist’ for it immigration policy on seasonal worker visa for the two successive years, excluding from its quota system.A gazette was issued in the first week of April to recruit some 15,000 workers on the seasonal visa

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Gayeswar Chandra Roy termed Jatiya Sangshad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury immature in running JS session.He came up with the comment while addressing a human chain in front of Press Club in the city protesting the ‘propaganda’ against former

DHAKA: Mobile courts awarded different levels of punishment to 641 drug traders in the capital in last February and March.In narcotics prevention drives, Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested many more drug traders.DMP media center assistant police commissioner Abu Yusuf confirmed the matter