DHAK: A strong earthquake shook the country, including the capital, at about midnight Friday, panicking many people. Met office said it was a "moderate" tremor, measuring 4.7 on Richter scale.  The quake occurred at around 11:25pm across the country and lasted a few seconds, reports

ASHUGANJ: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between two villages centering supremacy here in Brahmanbaria Friday.The injured were admitted into local clinics and district sadar hospital.Locals and police sources said an altercation started between Mohsin Miah of Kamaura village

RAJSHAHI: A top leader of the banned Ilamist outfit JMB and main aide to Bangla Bhai, Mostafizur Rahman, locally known as ‘killer Mostak’, was arrested again while coming out of Rajshahi Central Jail on bail on Thursday night. A competent source said plainclothes police picked him up

MADARIPUR: At least three people, including a businessman and a schoolgirl, were killed and 20 injured in separate road mishaps here Friday.The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 50, Supria, 8, and Siraj Hossain, 25. The injured were rushed to Rajair, Tekerhat and Bhanga upazila

DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country Saturday amid a festive mood. Preparations are complete for holding Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country. Muslims across the world will seek divine

CHITTAGONG: Muslim festival Eid-ul-Fitr was observed Friday at 30 villages under seven upazilas in South Chittagong a day early, to keep in with the Saudi Arabians.Hundreds of people from more than 2000 families, including followers of Satkania’s Silsilia Aleya Jahagir Pir Darbar

DHAKA: Some more convicts were set free from different jails on government mercy on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, being celebrated Saturday in the country.Eleven inmates, convicted to various terms, were released from Khulna jail Friday.The convicts are Dulal Sheikh, 25, Kamal Sikdar, 41,

DHAKA: Jumaa`tul Wida, the last Friday congregation in the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country with religious fervour.Devotees pouerd into mosques, offered weekly Jumaa and special prayers seeking divine blessings for peace and prosperity of the country and unity of the

SAVAR: A devastating fire in a printing and packaging factory at Mantakai in Kuturia area of Ashulia here early Friday damaged its huge valuables worth around Tk 3 crore and left seven firefighters injured. Panic gripped locals having a sound sleep when a sudden explosion rocked the area

CHITTAGONG: Chief Engineer of Chittagong power office Mohammad Abu Taher was Thursday sent packing for "neglect of his duty" in running the newly commissioned Shikalbaha power plant, official sources said. He was attached to Power Development Board (PDB) Dhaka office.He was removed under

NARSINGDI: Two siblings and their cousin drowned in a water-body at Mahmudabad village under Raypura upazila Thursday, sending a shock wave through the area.The deceased were identified as Ria Moni and Shihab Khan, daughter and son of Italian expatriate Rahad Khan, and their cousin Ripon,

CHITTAGONG:  An engineer was killed and his wife injured as a vehicle crashed down a culvert in Kalgarh area under Chandanaish upazila in the district Thursday. The deceased was identified as Swapan Kumar Barua, 50, executive engineer of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited

DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated Saturday in the country. The decision came from the National Moon-sighting Committee as the Shawal moon was not sighted anywhere in the country on Thursday evening.The committee, in a meeting with state

NARSINGDI: At least seven people were killed and another seven injured as a bus rammed a pickup van on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Shibpur on Thursday afternoon.According to witnesses, a Dhaka-bound bus from Bhairab hit the pickup van at Kundarpara at about 3pm, leaving four people dead

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haque visited and inquired about the security system of the National Eidgah on Thursday noon for smooth holding of Eid congregation.He also directed the law enforcers to ensure security of the devotees who would come to say

DHAKA: Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain said the construction work of the much-awaited Padma Bridge would begin in January next.“But it depends on loan agreement with the World Bank,” the minister told reporters at the Secretariat Thursday.“A loan accord is expected to be

SAVAR: Outbound people are on way home to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with near and dear ones facing severe tailbacks on different routes from the capital, including the Dhaka-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway and the Dhaka-Aricha-Savar Highway.All major stations and terminals in the capital became

DHAKA: Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country Friday if the Shawal moon is sighted on Thursday evening.If the moon is not sighted Thursday, the Eid will be celebrated Saturday after full 30 days of fasting in the lunar month of

RAJSHAHI: A suspected outlaw was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel at Ramrama village in Baghmara upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Ratan alias Titas, 28, a regional leader of the banned leftist outfit Purbo

CHITTAGONG: The newly commissioned Shikalbaha Peaking Power Plant tripped just four hours after it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday. Milon Kanti Das, manager of the power station, said, "The plant was shut down for gas shortage."He hoped that the operation of the