DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading mobile-phone operators in the country, is committed to serve its subscriber with the best 3G internet service.In an exclusive interview with banglanews24.com, Banglalink Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ziad Shatara said, he is dreaming to be on top

NETROKONA: A Netrokona court on Monday awarded life-time imprisonment to a man in a murder case in the district.The convict is Hedayet Ullah, son of late Shohrab of Gatipara village in Atpara upazila of the district.Additional District and Session Judge Abdul Hamid handed down the order

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday asked authorities concerned to form an expert committee for stopping use of chemical or hormone in cattle fattening.A vacation bench of Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Mohamamd Ullah passed the order in response to a writ petition.Apart form the

DHAKA: A mobile court, in a drive, detained 35 brokers red-handed from office of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Monday.The two-hour long drive started from 11:00am.Executive magistrate Mohammad Al Amin of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Railways Minister Mujibul Haque informed that 270 new coaches has been introducing in the Bangladesh Railway to lessen peoples sufferings.He made the disclosure while visiting Kamalapur Railway Station on Monday.The minister said India will finance to add 120 coaches and Asian

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police submitted charge sheet against 89 leaders and activists of BNP, including Rajshahi City BNP president Mizanur Rahman Minu, City Corporation Mayor Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul in cop killing case. Inspector of RMP’s Detective

DHAKA: Four people--two carjackers and two constables of police --were injured while chasing carjackers in Shankar area in city’s Dhanmondi Thana on Monday.The injured police constables are Tapan Kumar, 35, and Shah Alam, 34 while the two injured carjackers are Saidur Rahman, 30,

RIYADH: President Abdul Hamid will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam and the most significant manifestation of Islamic faith and unity. Bangladesh ambassador to Riyadh sources confirmed the matter to banglanews. President will land at King

NARAYANGANJ: Two cleaners died and two others injured after inhaling poisonous gas in a septic tank in Alinagar area under Bandar upazila of the district on Monday morning.   The deceased were identified as Farhat and Shahadat.  Sources said that the workers went inside the septic

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating on recruitment fraud of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited. ACC investigation found that dozens of officials got job with fake certificates and some of them also got promotion. Following the irregularities, ACC will summon the bank

RAMU, COX’S BAZAR: Uttam Kumar Barua, main accused of Ramu violence case, is yet to be traced after two years of incident arose by an image depicting the desecration of the holy Quran posted on the his facebook wall on September 29, 2014.Rita Barua, wife of Uttam and their son

SYLHET: Eight staffs of Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) were injured in a road clash in Shivbari area of Sylhet-Fenchuganj road of the district early Monday. The injured are- Sylhet Corporation Chief Conservancy Officer Hanifur Rahman, 40, Assistant Inspectors Nasir Mia, 35, Jubayer, 32,

DHAKA: A Bangladesh-origin British citizen, who fought in Syria, has been placed on a three-day remand for his alleged link to the militant party called Islamic State (IS).Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court granted the remand after the city police produced Samiun Rahman alias

We spent a memorable day on Sunday September 28, 2014 at majestic Steven Falls which is not however listed in Melbourne and Victoria tourist attraction. Only an hour’s drive from our Melbourne residence we were not aware of it. Shuvro planned to visit Mount Baw Baw. But Rozy got up late

DHAKA: The customs authorities arrested a man along with two gold bars, weighting 2kilograms from Shahjalal International Airport in capital early Monday.The arrestee is Rony, 37, hail from Shirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj.Director General (DG) Moinul Khan of Customs Intelligence and

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out in a packaging factory in Rajendrapur area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night. The fire originated around 8:45pm at the factory and spread out rapidly. Deputy Director of Gazipur Fire Service Aktaruzzaman Liton said three fire fighting units

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members, in a drive, seized around 90,000 pieces of Yaba tablets worth Tk 2.70 crore from switch gate area in Teknaf upazila of the district on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the BGB team conducted a drive in the area and recovered the huge

DHAKA: Eight more Bangladeshi pilgrims, who went to perform the holy hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), died in the last week. However, with them the death toll now reached to 30. According to the Bangladesh religious affairs ministry, the deceased included 24 men and six women.

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) Mokhlesur Rahman will also be quizzed in connection with the gruesome Narayanganj seven-murder. Sources said the special administrative investigation committee, formed following the court order, will quiz him on Monday. The probe

PABNA: Secretary of Atgharia municipality under Sujanagar upazila of the district succumbed to his injuries at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Sunday noon. The deceased was identified Abdur Rashid, 42, son of Biru Pramanik and resident of the area. Sujanagar Thana sources said that