DHAKA: Customs intelligence authority seized 24 gold bars, weighing 2.8 kilograms, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Monday. Sources said that the law enforcers detained the gold bars around 11:00am.The market price of seized gold is worth about Tk1.25 crore. BDST:

DHAKA: Pro-BNP lawyers on Monday locked four gates of the Supreme Court, protesting the restoration of parliament’s authority to impeach judges.The lawyers brought out a protest procession in Supreme Court Lawyer Association Building around 11:00am. Meanwhile, the lawyers locked three

FENI: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena cancelled his Feni visit due to 20-party’s countrywide hartal on Monday.Feni Deputy Commissioner Humayun Kabir confirmed the matter to banglanews.Dan W Mozena was scheduled to pay visit to some places in the district.BDST: 1126 HRS, SEP 22, 2014

RANGAMATI: A grenade was exploded at the premises of Parbatya Chattagram Ancholik Parisad office in the district early Monday. Sources said that the explosion took place under a Lichi tree near to second entrance of the parisad around 3:30am which broke the glasses and punctured the

GAIBANDHA: Police submitted charge sheet against 234 people in four cops killing case in Sundorganj.Officer-in-Charge of Sundorganj Thana Mozammel Haq placed the charge sheet before Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Monday.On February 28, 2013, Jamaat-Shibir men killed four police

DHAKA: Bangladesh was made  the chairman of credentioals committee of UN 69th general assembly and 29th specail session.The disclosure came from a press release. According tp the release, following the support of eight powerfull countries,  bangladesh has given the chairmanship of

DHAKA: Miscreants snatched camera of Banglanews photo journalist Jahidul Islam from Chankharpul area in city on Monday mroning. Victim said that his motorcycle went off suddenly in the area around 6:00am. Then a pulsar motorbike, riding by two youths, stopped beside me and snatched the

DHAKA: A 3-day-ling Seminar for Asia-Pacific parliaments on “Ending the cycle of violence against girls in Asia-Pacific” will start from September 23 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city.  The seminar will be jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the

DHAKA: A man was killed as a devastating fire raged through a high-rise in city's Fakirapul area early Monday.The deceased was identified as Ebadat Fakir, 45, a security guard of the building. Sources said that the fire originated at Paramount Height’ building around 12:30am and soon

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, left for New York on Sunday night to join in the 69th United Nations General Assembly.A flight of Emirates EK-585, carrying the prime minister and members of her 180-member entourage, took off from Hazrat

DHAKA: A gang of miscreants hurled a cocktail targeting the vehicle of Chandraganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Abdun Nur at Chandraganj Bazar under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday evening.None was reportedly injured in this incident but the car was partly damaged.Police and local

BRAHMANBARIA: A youth was killed at Champaknagar Union Parishad (UP) by-election violence in Bijoynagar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 25, son of Abdul Hekim of Satirpara village of the upazila.Witnesses told banglanews that the supporters of chairman

KISHOREGANJ: Four minors were injured as an abandoned bomb blasted in Ghorakanda area in Bhairab upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The injured were aged between two and eight, said a spot account of the incident.Witnesses said some children were playing in the area at the

NOAKHALI: Sea-truck plying between Noakhali and Haitya halted from Saturday due to heavy rain and rough weather.As a result, Hatiya islanders are now disconnected from the district town, sources told banglanews.According to the sources, sea-truck communications from Noakhali’s Chairman

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid.The premier reached at Bangabhaban, official residence of the president, around 4:00 and stay for an hour.After the meeting, president’s press secretary Ehsanul Karim confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) does not want any acquittal of its guilty members who were allegedly involved in seven-murder case in Narayanganj.RAB director general Mokhlesur Rahman made the disclosure through an SMS to the journalists.The SMS said RAB does not want release of its

DHAKA: A young girl was found dead at a house in Fakirapool area of the capital on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Sabina Akhter, 18.Sources said the girl, used to live at a mess at Garampani lane, was found hanging.Her messmates said Sabina committed suicide though the reason

DHAKA: An eight-year old boy died falling from rooftop of seven-storey building in Meradia area of Khilgaon Thana of capital on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as M Riazuddin, 8, a primary school student and son of M Salamat Mia of the area.Deceased grandfather, M

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and his eight-year-old son injured in a road accident in city’s Shyamoli area on Sunday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said a rashly driven passenger bus knocked a motorbike down in the area around

MANAMA: A Bangladeshi national was killed in a road accident in Um-al-Hasam area of Bahrain on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as M Rubel, 29, son of Kamal Mia of central Gobindapur village in Hossainpur upazila of Kishoreganj district.Sources said a pick-up van collided