DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee Member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia alleged that the government is planning to stay in power for an indefinite period by passing Judges impeachment act.He came up with the allegation in a program organized by Shadhinota Forum to commemorate the 7th jail

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Two men died taking excessive heroin in Ishwardi upazila of the district on Friday noon.The deceased were identified as Munsur Rahman, 45 and Samad Molla, 55.Quoting local sources, Officer-in-Charge of Ishwardi Railway Thana Humayun Kabir told banglanews on information

BAGERHAT: Two minor siblings were allegedly killed in Paylatala village under Morrelganj upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Mirazul Haolader, 11, Riazul Haolader, 8, sons of Babu Haolader of the area.Grandmother of the deceased said that their neighbor

GOPALGANJ: Two people were electrocuted in separate incidents as they came in contract with live wire in Gopalganj power house and Tungipara upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Bulbul Khan, 26, son of Abdul Manik Khan of Bedgram area of the town and M

DHAKA: Customs detained a Pakistani citizen with one crore Indian currency at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Friday noon. The detainee was identified as Haris Uddin, 39. Confirming the matter, Customs Joint Commissioner Kazi Ziauddin told banglanews that the law

DHAKA: Customs detained a Pakistani citizen with one crore Indian currency at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Friday noon. The detainee was identified as Haris Uddin, 39. Confirming the matter, Customs Joint Commissioner Kazi Ziauddin told banglanews that the law

DHAKA: The railway authorities Friday started evicting illegal shanties and shops along Karwanbazar rail tracks, a day after trains killed 4 running over a crowd there.Railway (Dhaka division) assistant officer Nurunnabi Kabir told banglanews, illegal establishment on the both sides

DHAKA: The railway authorities Friday started evicting illegal shanties and shops along Karwanbazar rail tracks, a day after trains killed 4 running over a crowd there.Railway (Dhaka division) assistant officer Nurunnabi Kabir told banglanews, illegal establishment on the both sides

DHAKA: Humayun Ahmed’s mother Ayesha Fayez was admitted at Intensive Care Unite (ICU) of Labaid Hospital in city.Ayesha Fayez’s younger son Ahsan Habib, founder of satire magazine ‘Unmad’ told banglanews that his mother was ill for couple of days and then she was admitted to

RIYADH: Approximately 1 crore Bangladeshis are staying in different countries across the world. Their earnings are running the lives of some 6 crores family members inside the country. For the expatriates, Bangladesh is going forward today and the country’s economy is becoming

PARBATIPUR (DINAJPUR):  Two people were sued over a shipment of 300 metric tones of coal by submitting fake slip and bank certificates at Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) at the upazila on Wednesday. Shakil Ahammed, a computer operator of BCMCL’s sales department, and

RAMU, COX’S BAZAR: A teenager was electrocuted in Nayapara area of north Chakmarkul union under Ramu Upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Jahid, 14, a student of clash eight, son of Amir Hossain. Witnesses said that the victim was shaking an

TANGAIL: Police detained four fake DB police personnel from east side toll plaza of Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu Bridge in the district on Thursday morning. The detainees are- Shahjahan Hawladar alias Bachhu Shikdar, 40, son of Lal Mia, Yunus Khan, 50, son of Sobahan Khan, Joy Mahmud, 32,

DHAKA: Bangladesh UN peacekeeping members in mission get off the ground next week in the Central African Republic, one of Africa's most fragile states, despite questions over what peace there is to keep.About 1,500 troops from Pakistan, Indonesia and Morocco, including Bangladesh,

DHAKA: Eminence Associates for Social Development and the Global Citizens’ Forum on Sustainable Development will host two side events to take place in New York, USA during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Summit 2014, convened by the

CHITTAGONG: Customs officials here recovered 14 gold bars weighing 1.7 kilogrammes from shoes of two passengers returned from Oman at Shah Amanat International Airport on Thursday night.Sources told banglanews that the two passengers, who earlier landed by a flight of Biman

DHAKA: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to organize the inaugural ceremony of the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Secretariat on 13 September at the Secretariat premises at Gulshan-2 in city. External Publicity Wing of the

DHAKA: M Khair Ahmed, father of Senior Newsroom Editor of banglanews24.com Rubaiat Sultana Saky, passed away at a clinic in the port city Chittagong on Wednesday evening.He was 60.M Khair Ahmed was a government service holder. He performed his duties as District Primary Education

DHAKA: Some 36 Bangladeshi nationals were retuned home from Thailand jails, says a press release by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.On September 12 and on September 20, some 16 and 20 Bangladeshis were brought back to the country.Foreign Ministry is bringing back those Bangladeshis,

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: The government has cancelled some 182 fake freedom fighters’ certificates and gazette as per the recommendations after investigations by National Security Intelligence (NSI). Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque made the disclosure while addressing