DHAKA: Visiting Chief of Army of Nepal General Gaurav Shumsher JB Rana paid a courtesy call on the chiefs of three services Tuesday.He met Army chief General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan at army headquarters, Air Force chief Air Marshal Enamul Bari at air force headquarters and Navy chief Vice

DHAKA: The Supreme Court’s (SC) Appellate Division ordered both the prosecution and the defense to submit the summary of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami’s appeal against ICT’s death penalty within March 31.A four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice

NARAYANGANJ: Former senior crime reporter of a bangla national daily ‘Amar Desh’ Shamsus Salehin, also permanent member of Narayanganj Press Club, breathed his last at his Amlapara residence in the town early Tuesday.He was 45.Shamsus Salehin’s body will be kept in front of

DHAKA: Miscreants set fire to four trucks in Comilla and a passenger bus in Kisorganj Monday night.Banglanews District Correspondent in Comilla reported four trucks were torched on Dhaka-Chittagong road in Burichang area of the district around 11:00pm. Burichang Thana Officer-In-Charge

MAGURA: The parliamentarian from Magura-1 constituency Dr M S Akbar Ali, also president of district Awami League, breathed his last in a city hospital Monday evening. M S Akbar Ali’s younger brother Advocate Ali Akhter confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2200 HRS, MAR 09, 2015

DHAKA: BNP-led 20-party relaxed the hartal for 12 hours from 6am Tuesday for celebrating the victory of Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup.BNP’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan disclosed the matter issuing a press release.They will bring out countrywide joyous processions

DHAKA: Australian High Commissioner to Dhaka Greg Wilcock congratulated Bangladesh for their victory over England in World Cup Pool A match Monday.In a press release, sent immediately after Tigers’ vicory, Greg Wilcock said, “I warmly congratulate the Bangladesh cricket team for its

DHAKA: North Korean Diplomat Son Yung Nam has left Dhaka on Sunday during his given 72-hour ultimatum over gold seizure at Shahjalal International Airport.Reliable sources confirmed the matter to banglanews Monday.On March 5, customs officials seized gold worth around $1.7m (£1.1m) from

DINAJPUR:  At least 10 people were injured in a clash between police and BNP leaders-activists in Munshipara area of the district town Monday.Law enforcers, however, detained eight leaders-activists of BNP from the spot.District Chhatra Dal member secretary Moksedul Islam Tutul said BNP

GOPALGANJ: A 10-year old boy was killed and 30 others injured as a passenger bus plunged into the Madhumati River at Padmabila area of the district Sadar town Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Mehedi Khalasi, 10, son of one Sekandar Khalasi, hailed from Muksudpur upazila of the

DHAKA: On the eve of expiration, India has offered Bangladesh to make the trade agreement between the neighboring countries permanent in stead of time extension.  Besides, India is keen to include passengers’ transpiration facility with the existing ‘Protocol on Inland Water

DHAKA: The visiting team of United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will go for court permission to take evidence of writer and blogger Avijit Roy killing for laboratory test.Monirul Islam, Joint Commissioner (media) of detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police

DHAKA: One Bangladeshi national along with eight other foreign nationals has taken hostages by the Islamic group ISIS from Al-Ghani oil field south of the city Sirte of Libya on Friday. The abducted is Helal Uddin, PP No.: B0156553, hailed from Jamalpur.As per confirmation by Bangladesh

NILPHAMARI: At least 30 houses were gutted when a fire broke out at a cowshed in West Dalirampur village under Kishoreganj Upazila of the district early Monday.Senior Station Master Enamul Haque of Nilphamari Fire Service confirmed the matter to banglanews.Quoting locals Enamul said

DHAKA: The government has decided to suspend Song Yang Nam, first secretary (economics and commercial) of North Korean Embassy to Bangladesh, over gold smuggling.The foreign minister sources on Monday also said they will inform the matter to North Korea government.Customs authorities

DHAKA: A fair styled as ‘Education Fair’ is going on in the Bangladesh capital with pomp and grandeur to prey the Bangladeshi innocent students.  A so-called consultancy firm named Malaysian University Application Center (MUAC) has organized the fair with eight educational

DHAKA: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday adjourned till April 1 the hearing on the review petition of war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman against its verdict that upheld the death sentence to him.The four-member bench of appellate division, headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha, fixed the

    DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed, Joy Information and Communication Technology Affairs adviser to the Prime Minster, said the masterminds of attempting to abduct and kill him, no matter how high up they may be in the BNP, will have to face the trial.Joy, also son of Prime Minister Sheikh

BRAMANBARIA: A Bangladeshi man was killed in a road accident in the Al-Hasa area of Saudi Arabia on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rahmat Ullah, 37, son of Montaj Mia of Narayanpur village under Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria.Deceased’s family sources confirmed the matter

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD:  State minister for home Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday told parliament that all the information with pictures of convicted killers of Bangabandhu has already been sent to important airports in the world in cooperation with Interpol.In reply to a query of Mahmud Us Samad