Three brothers died as they got stuck in mud following the collapse of an embankment on the bank of the Meghna River at Nalaer Char in Hatiya upazila yesterday. The deceased were identified as Riyaz, 9, Zia, 8, and Rahat, 6, sons of Hasan Ali, a resident of Karing char under Nalaer Char union. Anower…

The contractors of the Roads and Highways Department  in Jhenidah yesterday agitated in the town and locked the office of the executive engineer demanding payment of their arrears amounting to Tk9.0 crores. The contractors alleged the authorities have not been paying their bills against completed…

Pabna: A man was killed allegedly by his nephew at Chwakkrisnapur village in Bera upazila on Monday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Mozai Hossain, 40, a resident of the village. Jasim Uddin Sarker, OC of Aminpur police, said both the uncle and his nephew were going to a disputed land to pluck…

The long-awaited Barisal-Bhola 230kV power transmission line has finally gone into operation amid a high hope that it will help improve the electricity supply in the country’s southwestern region, particularly the districts located in Barisal and Khulna divisions, reports UNB. Project director…

The government has undertaken projects to bring activities of the police department under digital wireless communication system as well voice communications. “Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions have already been brought under digital wireless communication system,” State Minister for Home…

Former Nepalese deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sujata Koirala yesterday expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for Bangladesh’s quick response and support to Nepal’s earthquake victims, reports UNB. She expressed this gratitude on behalf of her country when…

A man was killed by some unidentified criminals on Argarahat-Gomostapur Road at Kochaduba in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Mozaffar Hossain, 45, of Ekhlaspur village in Shibganj upazila of the district. Police said seeing the dead body and a motorcycle…

The High Court yesterday cleared the way for the trial court to run the proceeding of a case filed against BNP leader Moudud Ahmed on charges of illegal occupation of a house at Gulshan in the capital. In an order, the HC bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hassan rejected a petition…

Road transport and bridge minister Obaidul Quader has said that a task force will monitor vehicular movement in the capital so that no traffic congestion is created at the entry points of Dhaka city during Eid-ul-Fitr. He was speaking at a high-level meeting on transportation at the BIAM auditorium…

A newspaper vendor was killed as a private car ran him over at Banani in the capital yesterday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Siam, 18, son of Abdul Hannan of Jagatpur village in Ramganj upazila of Laxmipur district. Witnesses said the speeding private car knocked Siam down while…