DHAKA: Another earthquake shook different parts of the country at around 1pm Saturday just hours after two moderate tremors rattled central Bangladesh on Friday midnight.The tremor, one of two stronger-than-moderate aftershocks on the trail of a weaker first quake, was felt in Dinajpur,

PABNA: An outlaw was killed in a gunfight between two outfits over supremacy in Chatmohor upazila of Pabna district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Rakibullah, 25, also an alleged cadre of Gaffar Group, hailed from Keshabpur village.Chatmohor thana SI Siraj Uddin and

DHAKA: A young man was killed in a road accident in the city’s Mirpur area just after eid prayer on Saturday morning, which triggered a protest by agitated people, who torched the killer bus.Road communications remained suspended on the route for an hour following the accident and the

RANGPUR: Five people were killed and 40 injured as a bus overturned on the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway at Pirganj Bazar in the northern Rangpur district early Saturday, ending their long journey for eid celebration into a grim tragedy. Witnesses said a Panchagar-bound bus of Rupali Paribahan

DHAKA: Clad in punjabi and paijamas, people said prayer, embraced one another and exchanged broad-hearted greetings as Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country Saturday.  The Muslim devotees streamed into Eid jamaats at mosques,

DHAK: A strong earthquake shook the country, including the capital, at about midnight Friday, panicking many people. Met office said it was a "moderate" tremor, measuring 4.7 on Richter scale.  The quake occurred at around 11:25pm across the country and lasted a few seconds, reports

ASHUGANJ: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two villages centering supremacy here in Brahmanbaria Friday.The injured were admitted into local clinics and district sadar hospital.Locals and police sources said an altercation started between Mohsin Miah of Kamaura village

RAJSHAHI: A top leader of the banned Ilamist outfit JMB and main aide to Bangla Bhai, Mostafizur Rahman, locally known as ‘killer Mostak’, was arrested again while coming out of Rajshahi Central Jail on bail on Thursday night. A competent source said plainclothes police picked him up

MADARIPUR: At least three people, including a businessman and a schoolgirl, were killed and 20 injured in separate road mishaps here Friday.The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 50, Supria, 8, and Siraj Hossain, 25. The injured were rushed to Rajair, Tekerhat and Bhanga upazila

DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country Saturday amid a festive mood. Preparations are complete for holding Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country. Muslims across the world will seek divine

CHITTAGONG: Muslim festival Eid-ul-Fitr was observed Friday at 30 villages under seven upazilas in South Chittagong a day early, to keep in with the Saudi Arabians.Hundreds of people from more than 2000 families, including followers of Satkania’s Silsilia Aleya Jahagir Pir Darbar

DHAKA: Some more convicts were set free from different jails on government mercy on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, being celebrated Saturday in the country.Eleven inmates, convicted to various terms, were released from Khulna jail Friday.The convicts are Dulal Sheikh, 25, Kamal Sikdar, 41,

DHAKA: Jumaa`tul Wida, the last Friday congregation in the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country with religious fervour.Devotees pouerd into mosques, offered weekly Jumaa and special prayers seeking divine blessings for peace and prosperity of the country and unity of the

SAVAR: A devastating fire in a printing and packaging factory at Mantakai in Kuturia area of Ashulia here early Friday damaged its huge valuables worth around Tk 3 crore and left seven firefighters injured. Panic gripped locals having a sound sleep when a sudden explosion rocked the area

CHITTAGONG: Chief Engineer of Chittagong power office Mohammad Abu Taher was Thursday sent packing for "neglect of his duty" in running the newly commissioned Shikalbaha power plant, official sources said. He was attached to Power Development Board (PDB) Dhaka office.He was removed under

NARSINGDI: Two siblings and their cousin drowned in a water-body at Mahmudabad village under Raypura upazila Thursday, sending a shock wave through the area.The deceased were identified as Ria Moni and Shihab Khan, daughter and son of Italian expatriate Rahad Khan, and their cousin Ripon,

CHITTAGONG:  An engineer was killed and his wife injured as a vehicle crashed down a culvert in Kalgarh area under Chandanaish upazila in the district Thursday. The deceased was identified as Swapan Kumar Barua, 50, executive engineer of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited

DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated Saturday in the country. The decision came from the National Moon-sighting Committee as the Shawal moon was not sighted anywhere in the country on Thursday evening.The committee, in a meeting with state

NARSINGDI: At least seven people were killed and another seven injured as a bus rammed a pickup van on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Shibpur on Thursday afternoon.According to witnesses, a Dhaka-bound bus from Bhairab hit the pickup van at Kundarpara at about 3pm, leaving four people dead

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque visited and inquired about the security system of the National Eidgah on Thursday noon for smooth holding of Eid congregation.He also directed the law enforcers to ensure security of the devotees who would come to say