At least eight people were killed in separate road accidents in three districts yesterday. Of the victims, five were killed in Pabna road crash, two in Keraniganj and one in Noakhali districts, reports agencies. In Pabna, five people were killed and 30 others injured in a head-on collision between a…

Unknown criminals hacked an auto-rickshaw driver to death in Kishoreganj sadar upazila before taking away his vehicle yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Md Abdur Rahman, 22, of Tikuail village in sadar upazila. Police recovered the body from Narasunda River in Dhonail area of sadar upazila…

Dense fog for five hours between 3am and 8am yesterday forced six ferryboats, operated by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) between…

A mobile court fined two candidates for breaching election code of conduct in Manikganj yesterday. The mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Moha­mmed Shaid Ulla, Manikganj, fined councilor candidates for ward-7 Advocate Akram Hossain and Yeahia Chawdhury  Tk 1,000 each. Akram Hossain was…

Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and a member of the House of Commons, hoped that Bangladeshi men will also make their way eventually into the British parliament alongside women, reports UNB. Tulip, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana,…

Several bilateral instruments (agreement/MoU) for cooperation in different fields are expected to be signed between Bangladesh and Bahrain during Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali’s visit to the Gulf state from December 21-23, a foreign ministry press release said yesterday. The release,…

Police arrested a fugitive convict from his house at Bepari Dangi village in Char Bhadrason upazila of the district on Monday. The arrestee is Fazal Mondal ( 3o), son of Mozaher Mondal of the village. Assistant sub Inspector (A S I) of Char Bhadrason police station Md Moniruzzaman said on secret information…

Intra-party clashes marked the election campaigns both Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidates in different parts of the country yesterday. At least 10 people were hurt when AL rivals fought pitched battles in Chouddagram, Comilla, which spilled over to the Dhaka-Chittagong…

The Awami League government with its sincere efforts would add 270 coaches in Bangladesh Railway (BR) fleet for improving train services to make the public transport ease for passengers, reports BSS. Railways Minister Majibul Haque told this to newsmen after visiting BR Kamalapur Workshop today, according…