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Fire guts 50 shops in Noakhali

Fire guts 50 shops in Noakhali

-- 2019-06-07 11:03:58

At least 50 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at Choumuhani Bazar in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali on Friday morning. Local businesses and fire service officials said that the fire originat...

Historic Six-point Day being observed

Historic Six-point Day being observed

-- 2019-06-07 10:04:26

The historic Six-point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, is being observed today (Friday) across the country in a befitting manner. On June 7 in 1966, F...

One killed, 2 injured in city road mishap

One killed, 2 injured in city road mishap

-- 2019-06-06 21:21:58

A youth was killed and two others were injured in a road accident on Mayor Hanif Flyover near Jatrabari area in the capital Thursday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Emon, 20, an honors s...

Biman pilot flies plane to Qatar without passport

Biman pilot flies plane to Qatar without passport

-- 2019-06-06 20:49:23

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot flew a jet to bring back Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from Finland but was caught without passport in Qatar. Biman sent the passport of the pilot, Captain Fazal Mahm...

23 lose lives in road crashes across country during Eid holidays

23 lose lives in road crashes across country during Eid holidays

-- 2019-06-06 20:11:34

Road crashes between Tuesday and Thursday killed at least 23 people when millions of people went to their village homes and tourist destinations to celebrate the long Eid-ul-Fitr vacation, reports UNB...

Oikyafront to expand alliance: Dr Kamal

Oikyafront to expand alliance: Dr Kamal

-- 2019-06-06 17:49:28

Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday said that they are working to expand their alliance to intensify their ongoing movement to "restore democracy". "Our goal is to forge the str...

Bogura bus collision kils one

Bogura bus collision kils one

-- 2019-06-06 17:47:17

A man was killed and 20 others were injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Bogura-Dhaka Highway at Mahipur in Sherpur Upazila of Bogura district on Thursday. The deceased was identified...

Historic 6-Point Day tomorrow

Historic 6-Point Day tomorrow

-- 2019-06-06 17:46:35

The historic Six-Point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, will be observed tomorrow across the country in a befitting manner, reports BSS. On June 7 in 1...

Britain raises concerns about BD HR, democracy

Britain raises concerns about BD HR, democracy

bdnews24.com 2019-06-06 17:04:58

The British government has raised concerns about the records of Bangladesh's human rights and democracy in a report it released for the year 2018. British High Commissioner Robert Dickson in his rema...

Local cautionary signal 3 for maritime ports  

Local cautionary signal 3 for maritime ports  

-- 2019-06-06 15:37:51

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as squally weather is likely to hit coastal Bangladesh, reports UNB. A lo...

7,750 Yaba pills seized from bus in Ctg    

7,750 Yaba pills seized from bus in Ctg   

-- 2019-06-06 15:19:40

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members recovered 7,750 Yaba tablets from a bus and arrested its helper at Padua Bazar in Lohagarah Upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday, reports UNB. Tipped off,...

Sirajganj road crash kills bank official, driver

Sirajganj road crash kills bank official, driver

-- 2019-06-06 14:31:36

Two people, including a bank official, were killed when a private car plunged into a ditch by the Hatikumrul-Banpara highway at Harinchara Bazar in Ullapara Upazila of Sirajganj district on Thursday m...

Counter BNP-Jamaat propaganda: PM to expats

Counter BNP-Jamaat propaganda: PM to expats

-- 2019-06-06 14:01:58

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged expatriate Awami League leaders and activists to fight back against the false propaganda spread abroad by the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami nexus. The Awami League presid...

‘Drug trader’ dies in Thakurgaon ‘gunfight’

‘Drug trader’ dies in Thakurgaon ‘gunfight’

-- 2019-06-06 12:42:01

A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members at Fakirganj in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district early Thursday, reports UNB. The deceased w...

Road accidents kill 21 on Eid-ul-Fitr day

Road accidents kill 21 on Eid-ul-Fitr day

-- 2019-06-06 11:03:13

At least 21 people have lost their lives in road accidents in eight districts of Bangladesh during Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. Six people were killed in Faridpur, four in Lalmonirhat, two in Jhenaidah,...

568 Eid congregations in Dhaka

568 Eid congregations in Dhaka

-- 2019-06-05 22:20:18

A total of 568 Eid congregations were held in the capital under two city corporations on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports  BSS. Of those, 298 Eid congregations were held under the Dhaka Sout...

Let the joy of Eid spread amongst all: President

Let the joy of Eid spread amongst all: President

-- 2019-06-05 21:39:10

  President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday said that there is no room for hatred, spite, violence and localism in Islam as it upholds the spirit of human values, mutual coexistence, absolute toleran...

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across the country

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated across the country

-- 2019-06-05 21:11:17

  The Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated in the country on Wednesday amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month-long fasting, reports UNB.   T...

Quader for building ‘Sonar Bangla’ under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership

Quader for building ‘Sonar Bangla’ under Sheikh Hasina’s leadership

BSS 2019-06-05 20:32:43

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader called upon all on Wednesday to make united efforts to turn the country into a ‘Sonar Bangla’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Ha...

Eid congregations: Gor-e-Shahid hosts 0.6m, Sholakia 0.5m

Eid congregations: Gor-e-Shahid hosts 0.6m, Sholakia 0.5m

-- 2019-06-05 19:27:43

Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan in Dinajpur and Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj hosted two of the largest Eid congregations in the country on Thursday, reports UNB. While 0.6 million devotees took part in...

Speaker meets President

Speaker meets President

UNB 2019-06-05 18:45:23

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. The Speaker met the President after exchanging greetings with him on the occasion of Eid...

Relatives meet Khaleda in hospital on Eid day

Relatives meet Khaleda in hospital on Eid day

UNB 2019-06-05 18:36:20

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia spent around two hours with her relatives and took food they cooked for her on the Eid-ul-Fitr day on Wednesday.  Seven relatives of the BNP chief went to meet her at...

Six die in Faridpur road accident

Six die in Faridpur road accident

UNB 2019-06-05 18:29:26

At least six people were killed after a passenger bus hit a roadside tree in the Sadar upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately. Police said t...

Savar road accident kills policeman

Savar road accident kills policeman

-- 2019-06-05 18:25:43

A policeman was killed and three others were injured as a litchi-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw carrying them on Nabinagar-Chandra highway of Savar on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The...

Thousands of Muslims join Sholakia Eid congregation

Thousands of Muslims join Sholakia Eid congregation

-- 2019-06-05 18:16:51

KISHOREGANJ, June 5: The country’s biggest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held at Sholakia Eidgah (ground) with participation of thousands of devotees amid four-tier security. The 192nd Eid congr...

Berlin Conference: Dhaka for climate justice, compensation

Berlin Conference: Dhaka for climate justice, compensation

-- 2019-06-05 17:44:58

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has asked for climate justice that needs to be established and demanded compensation and adequate financial and other assistance for adaptation me...

Police recover two bodies in Keraniganj   

Police recover two bodies in Keraniganj  

-- 2019-06-05 16:46:38

Police recovered the bodies of an elderly man and a woman from the Buriganga River and an under-construction building in Keraniganj of Dhaka district on Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased could n...

Forecast-based financing helped communities prepare for Fani

Forecast-based financing helped communities prepare for Fani

-- 2019-06-05 15:45:37

When a National Red Cross or Red Crescent Society receives a forecast of an imminent extreme weather event, one of their most urgent tasks is to decide what action to take in anticipation of a possibl...

BNP sees bad governance behind Eid date fiasco

BNP sees bad governance behind Eid date fiasco

-- 2019-06-05 15:04:39

The confusion over the date of Eid stemmed from a lack of good governance, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. Speaking after paying tribute to the BNP's founder Ziaur Rahman...

Road crash kills two motorcyclists

Road crash kills two motorcyclists

-- 2019-06-05 14:24:09

Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured after their motorcycle hit a roadside tree in Kotchandpur Upazila of Jhenaidah district on Wednesday morning, reports UNB. The deceased were identifi...