SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including a minor girl, drowned at Shahajadpur municipality in the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Nayan Tara, 28, wife of Chan Mia and Rashida, 6, daughter of Shital Pramanik.Local sources said that epilepsy patient Nayan Tara drowned while

DHAKA: The Hindu community will celebrate Shuva Janmashtami on Wednesday to mark the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna.According to the Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day, the eighth day of ‘Shukla Pakkha’ (bright

KHULNA: A Khulna court on Tuesday awarded life term imprisonment to 13 people for abduction and killing a businessman Abdur Rahman from Shovna village at Dumuria upazila under the district.Additional Judge Mujibur Rhaman of Khulna district court passed the verdict. The court also fined

MEHERPUR: At least ten people, including two police personnel, were injured in a clash between villagers from Khalishkundi and Rajapur villages over a dispute on ruining crops in farmland at Gangni upazila in the district. The injured police personnel Kamal, 45, and Jaher Ali, 46, were

DHAKA: The Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday recorded deposition of three more people in a case of killing tailor Biswajit Das.Dr Maksud, shopkeeper Azizul Hakim and Hawker Motaleb gave their deposition before Dhaka-4 Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday.Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge ABM Nizamul

DHAKA: A total of 90 Bangladeshi workers left for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday under a government-to-government agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia.The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment arranged an orientation programme at city’s Hajj Camp ahead of the

SAVAR: A total of 23 police personnel, including one Sub-Inspector and three Assistant Sub-Inspectors, were closed from Aminbazar Outpost for their alleged involvement in extortion and torture on businessmen on Tuesday.The closed police officials are Sub-Inspector Yunus, ASI Farooque,

TANGAIL: A lover couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with one rope at Chakdia Bari village in Ghatail upazila of the district on Tuesday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Rusel, 20, son of Fazlul Haque of the area, however, the identity of another one could not

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greeted Hindu community people on the occasion of Janmastami (birth day of Lord Sri Krishna), one of the biggest religious festival of them.In a message Khaleda paid her greetings on Tuesday.Khaleda said, “I greet all Hindu people and

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) brought back Tk 7.46 crore, which was siphoned off to Singapore by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman CoCo.Attorney general Mahbube Alam handed over the dummy cheque at a programme organized by ACC in a city hotel on

NATORE: Two siblings among three drowned in pond in Mojompur village under Bagatipara Upazila of the district Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Julekha Khatun, 8 and Saheb Ali, 5, children of Abdul Kuddis and Sultana Sahara, 8, daughter of Aber Ali.Local ward member Mojnu told

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 deferred till September 26 to pass an order n contempt charge against the two journalists of The Economist for interfering in the ongoing ICT trial and violating the privacy of a judge.ICT-1 led by ATM Fazle Kabir passed the deferment order

DHAKA: Egypt authorities released two Bangladeshis, who were held on August 19 and sent to jail for violating curfew, from the jail on Monday night.The Bangladeshi nationals are--- Belayet Hossain, a student and M Nasir Majumder, a worker.Nasir Majumder will have to return to Bangladesh

DHAKA: For the first time, seven city corporations of the country are going to introduce Digital Automation System to increase the collection of taxes and give services to the receivers quickly.Sources said that the implementation of the system would reduce the tax fraudulence. Even

DHAKA: Senior Judge of Bhola Jabed Imam has been jailed for 4-year in a case filed for carrying 342 bottles contraband Phensedyl syrup.The court also fined Jabed Tk 10,000 or, in default, to suffer two months more in jail.Dhaka-2 Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Ruhul Amin passed the

DHAKA: Amid criticism in her own party Awami League, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni is going to fly again to America on September 30 to join Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America (FOBANA)-2013.Banglanews special correspondent from New York said that Atlanta Awami League

DHAKA: The admission tests of session 2013-14 under medical and dental colleges will be held in the first week of October.The Health Minister Dr AFM Ruhul Haque MP came up with the disclosure to journalists after a meeting at secretariat on Tuesday at around 11:00 am.The admission process

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court placed Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, chief of Ansarullah Bangla Team, on seven-day remand for police interrogation in blogger Rajib killing case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Harun-or-Rashid passed the order on Tuesday when DB police produced him before the court with a

DHAKA: A cleaner of Dhaka City Corporation was injured in a cocktail blast at pile of garbage in city’s Agargaon area on Tuesday morning.The victim was identified as Monju, DCC cleaner.Witnesses said an abandoned cocktail was blasted while Monju was picking up rubbish adjacent to IDB

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: The ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia river route resumed on Tuesday morning after a seven hours suspension from 10:00pm Monday.The ferry services were halted as a ferry “Amanat Shah” stuck at shoal while it was returning Daulatdia from Paturia.Meanwhile, a long