NARSINGDI: Three children drowned in the Brahmaputra River at Chorpara village in Manohardi upazila Friday afternoon.The dead are Munni, 9, daughter of Habib Bhuiyan, Yasin, 7, son of Amjad Hossain and Rabeya, 7, daughter of Ali Newaz. Witnesses said some 15 children of Doulatpur Chorpara

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker Colonel (retd) M Shawkat Ali Friday suggested that the government ban all brands of religion-based politics and commerce to free the nation from the grips of communalism and fundamentalism.“The government ideologically stands against communalism and militancy. The

SIRAJGANJ: An army major and his companion were held from a car carrying 780 bottles of Phensidyl syrup in the district’s Soydabad area early Friday, police said.Bangabandhu Bridge West Thana police said,” Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided a Dhaka-bound Toyota car and detained

CHUADANGA: Police on Friday recovered the body of a shop employee from Paikpara village in Alamdanga upazilla of the district.The deceased was identified as Beltu, 30, son of Belayet Hossain of Chilavalki village.Officer-in-Charge of Alamdanga police station Motiar Rahman told

DHAKA: Three doctors of Eastern Hospital in the city were arrested amid a row over the death of a wounded patient allegedly for the physicians’ negligence early Friday. Dr Amjad Ali, Dr Hashem Tareque and Dr Syed Hossain Sayeed Ahmed Ali were sent to jail following a court order. SI

SIRAJGANJ: Police detained an Army major and his brother with 780 bottles of narcotic Phensidyl syrup in the district’s Soydabad area early Friday. They were handed over to military police on Friday morning, police said.The arrested are Major Reza Shah Mohammad Zillullah, 40, son of

COMILLA: Reckless driving took a life in the district when an oil`laden truck of Jamuna Oil Company ran over a pedestrian on Dhaka` Chittagong Highway in Daudkandi upazila Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Hossain Mia, 24.Police quoting witnesses said, ”A Dhaka bound

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque Thursday sounded a note of warning that the officers concerned wouldn’t be spared if cases were not taken despite bringing genuine allegations.“Officials concerned will not be shown even ‘Zero tolerance’ if any

DHAKA: The pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations in the Chittagong Education Board has decreased than last year. However, the number of GPA-5 scorers has increased.Female students were ahead this year in showing success. Besides, the

DHAKA: Mohammadpur thana police arrested two kidnapers and rescued an abducted student from Goalondo on Thursday.Police said Sheikh Niaz Noor Niloy, 18, an A-level student of St. Xaviers Green Herald School and College of Mohammadpur was abducted on Wednesday on his way to school.

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Education Board has emerged as the second top out of the eight education boards this year with average pass percentage of 75.43. This year a total of 5,602 students got GPA-5, the highest grade, according to the Education Ministry.Last year, the average pass percentage

MEHERPUR: Police arrested two persons including a local Jamaat leader here Wednesday night.The persons were identified as local Jamaat leader Abdus Salam, 30, and one Osman Ali, 32.Sadar thana Charge Jihad told banglanews24.com.bd, “On information, police picked up Salam from his

DHAKA: State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Captain (retd.) Mujibur Rahman Fakir said his ministry would appoint 80,000 additional manpower at different health units in order to ensure health services for all.Of them, 13,500 would be recruited for community clinics, 30,000 as

DHAKA: Health condition of eminent politician and former BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, suffering from lung cancer, was deteriorated on Thursday morning.“Mannan’s physical condition was slightly deteriorated,” chief of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Square Hospital Dr.

DHAKA: Madrasah Board kept its record as its students showed highest pass rate of 86.55 in Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations for 2010. A total of 63,864 students came out successfully out of total 73,790 appeared in the Alim Examinations under the Madrasah Board. Of them, a

DHAKA: Government authorities Thursday kicked off an orchestrated drive to chase aged vehicles off Dhaka’s streets trying to ease a nagging traffic jam and mitigate people’s plight.As planned, magistrates in mobile courts began spot check of transport health to whistle off 20-year-old

DHAKA: A fire broke out in city’s Kazipara area early Thursday from a cracked gas pipeline. Fire brigade source told banglanews24.com.bd that the fire initiated at a five- story building flat in Kazipara nearly 4am Thursday. The flame soon spread over some adjacent flats. Local people

DHAKA: Mahanayak of Bangladeshi film industry actor Bulbul Ahmed passed away at about 11:30 Wednesday night. He died at the age of 70.  Bulbul was taken to Square Hospital Wednesday night as he had chest pain, family sources said. The duty-doctors declared him dead at the hospital.  His

RAJSHAHI: A youth was chopped to death over land feuds on Wednesday night in Rajshahi city, police said.The victim was Sumon, from Chotobon village area.Boalia Model thana OC Jasim Uddin said that at around 8:30 pm, a local named Akthar Hossain called the victim to his chamber following a

DHAKA: The kotoali Thana is taking preparation to present Hasan Imam, son of arrested Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman, Hasan Jamil, son of arrested Quader Mollah and his two son in law Jahirul Islam and Mohibulla before the court for a 7-day remand.Ataur Rahman, operation officer (SI) of