SUNAMGANJ: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) abducted a Bangladeshi from Laurergor frontier area under Tahirpur Upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.The victim is Sentu Mia, 45, son of Sarafat Ali of the village.Sources said that Sentu went to catch fish in Jadukata River in the

RIYADH: Three Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia due to old age complication in last five days.Deceased were identified as Afsar Ali Kazi, 67, son of Sharser Ali Kazi of Shibganj of Bogra, Elim Fakir, 71, of Raninagar of Noagaon and Julfikar Ali, 57, son of late Rahmat Ullah

CHITTAGONG: A six-storey building ‘Shovan Manjil’ tilted down in Akmol Ali road area in EPZ Thana area of the port city that created panic among locals on Wednesday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, EPZ Thana Officer-in-Charge Abul Monsur said, “Police rushed to the spot and

RANGPUR: Teachers and employees of Rokeya University continued their movement confining their vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nurun Nabi at his office and staging a fast-unto-death demanding salary hike and regularization of their jobs for the second day.They started their agitation at around

DHAKA: A four-day director general (DG) level conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Security Force (BSF) of India will come to an end on Wednesday afternoon.BSF Director General Sri Suvas Joshi and BGB Director General Major General Aziz Ahmed will hold a press

DHAKA: At the invitation of State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Shahjahan Mian, Indian Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan visited Bangladesh from September 14 -18.  He visited Chittagong, Rangamati and Dhaka. During the visit Khan called on President Mohammad Abdul

CHUADANGA: Two school teachers were killed in a road accident on Chuadanga-Darshana road in the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased were identified as Mahfuz Hossain, 40, assistant teacher of Gokulkhali Secondary School and Solaiman Haque Raju, 45, assistant teacher of Ramnagar

FROM NATIONAL PERLIAMENT:  State Minister for Power Mohammad Enamul Haque asserted that a total of 1100MW electricity will be added to national grid by December.The minister came up with the disclosure while answering a written question by a lawmaker in question –answer session in the

DHAKA: Non-MPO teachers and employees staged a rally at city’s Shaheed Minar on Tuesday demanding enlisting their institutions in the Monthly Payment Order (MPO). The rally started around 11.00am with by Non-MPO institution’s Shikkhak Karmachari Oikya Jote president Professor M

NARAYANGANJ: A readymade garment worker was gang-raped in Fatulla Thana of the district on Monday night.Victim worker said that her male colleague took her at an abandoned house near Dewbhog Madrahsa where 8-9 miscreants raped her.Later, on Tuesday morning victim girl filed a rape case

DHAKA: Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailism, inaugurated newly built Jamaatkhana for Ismaili Muslims in Bashundhara Residential area, Baridhara in the capital on Tuesday.The 49th Imam of Nizari Ismailism, arrived here Dhaka on Monday morning on a two-day visit.A MOU

GAZIPUR: At least 10 garments workers were injured in a clash with police in Monipur area of the district at 12:00pm Tuesday.Sources said that hundreds of workers of Givency factory along with two others factories tried to block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway demanding salary and allowance

RANGPUR: Teachers and employees of Rokeya University confined their vice-chancellor Prof Dr Nurun Nabi at his office and started a fast-unto-death demanding salary hike and regularization of their jobs.The demonstrating teachers, staffers also disconnected the power supply line of the VC

DHAKA: Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif categorically said the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah would be executed by next 45 days during the tenure of the present government. He came up with the assertion while talking to reporters at

CHANDINA, COMILLA: Three fish traders were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway of Sabdalpur area in Chandina upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, 26, Ibrahim, 20 and Sharif Ahmed 25, all of them

FROM SUPREME COURT: In his reaction after hearing Supreme Court verdict that awarded death penalty to Abdul Quader Mollah, witness Shahidul Haq Mama said: “I am very happy.”Expressing satisfaction over the verdict, he added, “The verdict has dispelled my depression of 42-year and

DHAKA: Several layers of security measures in capital including the Supreme Court area have been taken from Monday midnight, just before the verdict on appeal against life term to Quader Mollah for his involvement with crimes against humanity.Along with setting up check posts, roads

DHAKA: The Appellate division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah to death for committing crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.The five-member bench of the Apex Court led-by chief justice Md Mozammel Hossain passed the verdict at

Dhaka: A Protocol Agreement was signed by foreign minister Dr Dipu Moni and Aga Khan in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on September 16 in Dhaka.Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)

DHAKA: The 3rd annual exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh commenced with an opening ceremony at Naval Base Issa Khan on September 16. Continuing through September 21, CARAT Bangladesh 2013 consists of 6 days of shore-based and at-sea training events