Tuesday, 30 Apr, 2024

National

4 more held over Moghbazar triple murder

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four more people, including Jowra Kamal alias Kamal, close aide of Kala Babu, the key accused in sensational Moghbazar triple murder case.Confirming the matter, RAB Media Wing Deputy Director Major Rumman told banglanews, law enforcers

Dream Journey Across Amazing Australia

Melbourne for the last several years is ranked the best livable city of the world .It is not only for its safe , clean and modern infrastructure .But is  also for its  plenty of opportunities  for relaxing and spending time with family and friends at almost every suburb and country

Venom worth TK 68cr seized: 5 held

JOYPURHAT: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 detained five people with venom worth about Tk 68 crore from a residential hotel in the district on Friday night. Though law enforcer conducted the drive at 8:00pm Friday, RAB-5 Rajshahi Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Alam, in a

BD advancing under Hasina’s leadership

FROM UN HEADQUARTERS: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, praised the leadership of incumbent Bangladesh premier that is leading the country to development and peace.The UN chief welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for taking the country’s leadership anew and said

PM mourns Ayesha Foyez’s death

FROM NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the demise of Ayesha Foyez, mother of eminent author, dramatist, screenwriter, playwright and filmmaker late Humayun Ahmed.In a condolence message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Ayesha Foyez was Rantagarva.

Ayesha Foyez‘s body at Pallabi residence

DHAKA: The body of Ayesha Foyez, mother of noted writer Humayun Ahmed, was taken to Pallabi residence at in city’s Mirpur area.Sources said that she will be taken to Mohanganj of Netrokona after Namaz-e-Janaza in front of Pallabi residence after Johr prayers on Saturday. Then she

Floral greetings to foreigners at Shahjalal

DHAKA: In a bid to celebrate the World Tourism Day in a different and unique way, Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), country’s one of the major tourism authorities, will receive the foreign visitors with flowers at the Shahjalal International Airport.BTB officials will warmly greet

Rushanara Ali resigns as shadow minister

DHAKA: Labour MP Rushanara Ali, Bangladesh-born British national, has resigned as Shadow Education Minister in order to abstain from voting on whether Britain should begin military action in Iraq.The Muslim member of Ed Miliband's frontbench team has resigned because she was unwilling

No progress, if corruption occurs

FROM UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that had there been corruption there would have no development. “All organs of the government are working in cohesion for the development of the country,” she said.The Prime Minister while addressing a

2 killed in city accidents

DHAKA: Two people were killed in separate incidents in the city between Friday night and early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Zaher Ali, 35, and Nazmul Hossain, 32.Zaher’s nephew Manik told that one Selim knifed Zaher to injure seriously at a house owned by Mintu Mian,

Humayun Ahmed's mother passes away

DHAKA: Ayesha Foyez, mother of noted writer Humayun Ahmed, passed away at a city hospital on Saturday.She was 84.Ayesha Foyez breathed her last at Labaid Hospital around 7:00am, said her younger son Ahsan Habib.She was undergoing kidney treatment at the hospital since Thursday.Ayesha

Bangladesh to lead peacekeeping

FROM UN HEADQUARTERS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated Bangladesh’s pledge to continue as UN’s leading peacekeeper for the sake of peace and prosperity of the world. She made the assertion in her statement at the 40th Anniversary Commemorative Event on Bangladesh’s

United Air resumes operation Saturday

DHAKA: After a three-day suspension the private carrier United Airways will resume their operations on Saturday. The decision came from a closed-door meeting between newly formed board and immediate past chairman Tasbirul Ahmed Choudhury on Friday evening. Tasbirul, who had stepped down

3 bodies recovered in Ashulia

DHAKA: Police recovered three bodies from three separate places of Ashulia in Savar, outskirts of the capital on Friday. The deceased were identified as Saidur Rahman, 25, son of Abdul Jalil, Mannan Sheikh, 40, son of late Joynal and Abdul Kafi, 25.  Sources said that on information

Construction worker killed in city

DHAKA: A construction worker was killed as he fell from a building under construction in city’s Dhanmondi area on Friday. The deceased was identified as M Ibrahim, 20, son of one Mujibur Rahman, hailed from Rajshahi. Uncle of the victim M Usman said Ibrahim fell from the third floor

7 detained over JnU admission test forgery

JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY: The Jagannath University (JnU) authority held seven admission seekers for their involvement in forgery in the examination with the help of mobile phones during admission tests of ‘D’ unit on Friday. The held are -- Sadiqul Islam, Ziad Khan, Mehedi Hasan, Arif

Mozena finishes `64-dist tour mission’

Dhaka: For the first time, a foreign ambassador to Bangladesh finished visiting all 64 districts of the country. None but the well known US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena completed the noteworthy tour mission in a bid to make the history and culture of Bangladesh familiar to the

Post poll clash kills 2 in Sherpur

SHERPUR: Two perosns were killed in a post election clash between activists of Awami League and Jatiya Party in Sadar upazila on Friday.  The deceased were identified as Awami League activist Faruk Hossain, 23 and Jatiya Party activist Ajer Uddin, 56.   Local and police sources said

Upazila BNP organizing secy detained

BOGRA: Law enforcers on Friday arrested a local BNP leader in a debt case. The detainee was identified as Nandigram municipality unit BNP organizing secretary Abdur Razzaq Babu, hailed from Sidhail village of the upazila. Officer-in-Charge of Nandigram Thana SHahjahan Ali confirmed the

Killers describe killing without repent

DHAKA: The four killers described their guilt without any repentant, even the murderers were seen in smiling face.  The main killer Joni was describing spontaneously that “I took part in the killing mission with Nasir, Sumon and Afsana. Sazu was killed over extra-marital affair and