DHAKA: Bangladesh Islami Front leaders Saturday urged the main opposition BNP to withdraw 27 June hartal and consider alternative prorgamme as shutdown slows down country’s development activities.The plea came from a grand rally held at the historic Paltan Maidan in the capital with

DHAKA: Top BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed Saturday said the Awami League-led alliance government has to be “toppled” as soon as possible to pave the way for “installing a democratic government” in the country.   “The government gave nothing but toll collection and tender

Moulvibazar: A mob Saturday attacked and wounded police and the plaintiff of a case and snatched away the accused from Imambazar in the district. The wounded were police constable of Sadar Thana Obaidul Haque, 25, and plaintiff Siraj Mia, 35. They were sent to Moulvibazar Sadar

Gopalganj: An unidentified man was killed and dumped beside Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar Upazila sometime on Friday night.On information, police on Saturday morning recovered the body with the victim’s throat slit.  “Beating and slaughtering the assailants might have killed the

DHAKA: Some 85 percent of the tobacco workers in the country are women and children and they are vulnerable to various diseases, like breast and skin cancers, specialists in the field said Saturday.A total of 24 lakh workers are involved with tobacco production across the country, 85

DHAKA: Left in the lurch for long following natural calamities, climate victims Saturday urged the developed countries to reduce the carbon emissions and pay the compensation immediately to save them from the threat of ruination.    They also demanded necessary steps from the

MANIKGANJ: Shipping Minister Shahjahan khan Tuesday said special preparation has been taken in terminal areas to ensure hassle-free journey of the homebound people ahead of Eid, as people by their thousand started heading for native places to celebrate the festival.He listed the

Madaripur: Two people were killed in a fatal road accident as a bus rammed a motorbike on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway Saturday.The deceased were identified bike-rider Dulal Khalashi, 35, a fertilizer dealer, and his companion Tapan Dey, 37, a marketing manager of Aftab Group.  

Bogra:  A farmer was slaughtered on Friday night by some miscreants at Neemgachhi village under Dhunot upazila in the district The deceased was identified Hossen Shikder, 50. Police sources said Shikder was sleeping in his own house on Friday night.  “In the early hours of the day,

Dhaka: One person was killed in a road accident at city’s Jatrabari intersection Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 30.Jatrabari thana sources said a speeding passenger bus ran down Ali while he was crossing the road.Local people rescued him in a terminal condition,

Hatia: Panic gripped the remote offshore island of Hatia after Tuesday’s fierce fighting between two rival gangs of pirates over establishing supremacy in the area as reports Saturday said 20 people were killed in the shootout.Local sources confirmed 20 dead, including the ringleader of

Dhaka: A passenger-crammed bus tumbled near Sayedabad terminal in the capital Saturday, leaving around 15 people wounded.The injured were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where five were said to be in “critical condition”. Witnesses said the “recklessly driven” bus of

Dhaka: Bangladesh entered into a five-year Framework Agreement with Russia on peaceful use of nuclear energy that will lead to building a nuke-power plant in the South Asian country. Architect Yeafesh Osman, State Minister for Science and ICT, on behalf of the Bangladesh government signed

Dhaka: City kitchen markets saw further price rises in the just-past week as last two days of rain disrupted supply of vegetables from different parts of the country. Traders at Kaptan Bazar, Shanir Akhra and Karwanbazar Friday also said prices of certain essentials, including sugar,

Chandpur: Detective police arrested four suspected drug peddlers with 10 kg ganja and 69 bottles of narcotic Phensidyl syrup in the district on Friday morning, as an anti-drug drive is underway in different parts of the country. Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police raided Kakoyrtala

Savar: A garment worker was electrocuted when two others injured at a labor colony of Savar Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Akram Hossain, 23, worker of Ashulia Opex Garments.Sub inspector Abdus Sattar of Ashulia thana said Akram and two of his colleagues were napping at a

Kushtia: Abject poverty forced Aduri Bewa to beg for two meals. At the start, she felt ashamed, but there’s nothing doing. How many days could she survive without food?The once-well-off housewife never imagined of panhandling for bred, but she couldn’t help since her husband lost his

Pabna: Outbreaks of diarrhoea in parts of the district claimed lives of three children and affected over 100 people in 18 hours to Friday morning.Hospital sources confirmed the deaths of three children Friday. The deceased are Ishaq,5,  son of Idris Al of Chatmohar upazila, Asha, 3,

DHAKA: The teachers of non-government colleges who hold M.Phil and PhD degrees Friday demanded immediate implementation of the government-declared special pay scale for them in removing “discrimination” between government and non-government institutions’ teachers.“We want to get

DHAKA: Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon Friday demanded of the government to evict the grabbers of the Meghna River, following up Prime Minister’s directive with decisive action. The demand came from a citizens’ rally organized by the organization in front of the National Press Club in the