A truck helper and a farmer were killed in two separate incidents in Narsingdi and Chuadanga districts during the nor’wester that hit the country on Sunday evening. In Narsingdi, truck helper Awlad Hossain, 25, hailing from of Habiganj district, was killed as a roadside billboard fell over him at Natun Bus Stand of the district town in the night. Quoting officer-in-charge of Narsingdi Sadar…

After nearly two hours of hectic efforts, firefighters brought the fire that broke out at Hasina Market in the city’s Karwan Bazar area under control around 9:55 pm on Sunday night. According to several media reports, the fire might have originated from a burning cigarette butt or any candle light at a shop of the tin-shed double-storey market that housed nearly 200 shops around 7:55pm. Quoting…

A case has been filed accusing three unidentified people in connection with the killing of Hindu tailor Nikhil Chandra Joarder in Tangail. Quoting officer-in-charge of Gopalpur police station Abdul Jalil, UNB said victim’s wife Aroti Rani Joardar filed the case on Saturday night.   Unidentified assailants hacked Nikhil, 50, to death at his tailoring shop in Dubail area under Gopalpur upazila…

17 leaders and activists of Jamaat-Shibir have been arrested from the port city’s Patenga area. Acting on a tip off that a group of Jamaat-Shibir men was holding a clandestine meeting at Biman Restaurant in front of Patenga sea beach, a police team conducted a drive there on Saturday afternoon and arrested them, news agency UNB said quoting Alamgir Mahmud, officer-in-charge of Patenga Police…

The historic May Day is being observed in the country today (Sunday) as elsewhere across the globe with a view to establish the rights of workers. May Day, also known as International Workers’ Solidarity Day, commemorates the historic uprising of working people in Chicago, USA, at the height of a prolonged fight for an eight-hour workday. The day is a public holiday. The Labour and Employment…

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted the toiling masses on the occasion of the historic May Day. In separate messages on the eve of the day, they expressed solidarity with the working class and urged all to come forward for establishing their rights and ensuring their welfare. In his message, the President called for establishing good worker- owner relations, ensuring…

Police detained a madrasah teacher for quizzing in connection with the killing of Hindu tailor Nikhil Joarder. The detainee was identified as Mawlana Amirul Islam, 42, super of Alamnagar Dakhil Madrasah. Amirul was held from his home at Dattabari village in Modhupur upazila of the district ‘just for quizzing’, superintendent of police Faleh M Tanvir told reporters, reports UNB. Amirul…

The situation in Bangladesh is "very complex," says the US state department, after the Islamic State and al Qaeda reportedly claimed responsibility for recent murders in the country. ‘It’s a very complex situation on the ground’, the US deputy spokesperson Mark C. Toner said in Washington on early Saturday replying to a question in briefing that ‘the ISIS and Taliban…

Time for biometric SIM re-registration, which was scheduled to end today, has been extended to May 31. State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications, Tarana Halim, came up with the announcement while addressing journalists, at a press conference, held in the capital, this afternoon. The press conference was held at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) bhaban. 'But all…

Due to several weeks of gradual rising temperature all over the country, public in general and all other living beings are suffering a lot.   The met office on Friday recorded the season's highest temperature at 41.2 degrees Celsius and the mercury level remains around 40 degrees in most of the days in last one weeks. Sufferings of the people, especially day labourers, rickshaw and van pullers,…

A male teacher of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) on Saturday has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment of two female students of the university. The authorities concerned of the university took the decision at an emergency meeting on Saturday amid students’ demonstrations demanding suspension of the teacher. Quoting campus sources new agency UNB said…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached her home district Gopalganj on Saturday morning on a daylong visit to open and lay the foundation stones of a number of development projects there. The Prime Minister paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at the mazar of the great leader after arrival at Tungipara Upazila Complex Ground of the district.…

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal is likely to arrive in Dhaka on May 4. Tom Shannon, who has been nominated as United States Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs by the US President, and US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Nisha Desai Biswal are likely to arrive in the capital Dec 13 on a two-day trip to discuss the whole range…