HABIGANJ: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized huge fire arms including over two hundreds rocket launchers raiding in deep forest of Satchhari under Chunarghat upazila of the district Tuesday. Assistant Director General (operation) Colonel Ziaul Ahsan and Legal and Media wing director

DHAKA: The High Court exempted former Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda as the Daily Star authority sought pardon for publishing inaccurate news. Following the high court’s order, ATM Shamsul Huda appeared before the court on Tuesday where the lawyer on behalf of the

NETROKONA: A district court on Tuesday sentenced four people for lifetime for murder case of Abdur Rashid in the district.The convicts were also fined Tk 50,000 each, in default, they will also reward five-year more imprisonment. Netrokona Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Hamid passed the

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking ban on using of national flag other than constitutional institutions.Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Hasan MS Azim filed the writ petition on behalf of lawyer Kamal Hossain Miaji and M Shamsul Islam.The writ will be

DHAKA: The investigation of sensational case of abduction and murder of seven people, including city councilor Nazrul Islam in Narayanganj, is to be settled down shortly.The investigation team members and deputy secretary of law ministry Mizanur Rahman Khan came up with the disclosure on

DHAKA: Soon after Kolkata Knight Riders clinched the title of Indian Premier League-7, Shakib Al Hasan gave an exclusive interview to the renowned commentator Harsha Bhogle.  When Bhogle asked Shakib, how do you feel? Shakib replied, “Two times in three years, can’t feel

DHAKA: The first prey of the retractable spikes, set up on May 23 as an experiment on the VIP roads of the city in a bid to reduce road accidents, was a cabinet member.A cabinet member, without disclosing the name of the prey, confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday.Indicating all

DHAKA: Two people were electrocuted in North Badda and Shyampur-Kadamtali area in the city on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Helal Uddin, 15, son of Wahid Mia, hailed from Brahmanbaria and Mohammad Sujon, 25, resident of Merajnagar under Kadamtali of the

DHAKA: Travellers, from now on, can buy the tickets of intercity trains before five days instead of 10 days of their journey date. The procedure will start at every counter of stations and through mobile phone and internet from 9:00am of June 11. The railway ministry issued a notice in

FENI: A Feni court on Monday placed Zahid Chowdhury, joint general secretary of Fulgazi Upazila Awami League, on a three-day fresh remand in a case of killing upazila Chairman Ekramul Haque. Senior judicial magistrate Khairul Amin passed the order when investigation officer (IO) produced

DHAKA: Rapid action Battalion (Rab) arrested main accused of Madaripur double murder case from a hotel in Mohakhali area of the city on Monday. The arrestee is Saifur Rahmam Shahin. Operation officer Raihan Uddin Khan of Rab-2 confirmed the matter to banglanews. They will brief about

COMILLA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Nayek Mizanur Rahman, killed by Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP), laid to rest at family graveyard in Comilla’s Debidar on Monday.Border Guard Bangladesh Battalion-31 Nayek Mizanur was buried with state honor at 2:15pm after the second

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given approval of the work order of the main part of much-talked-about Padma Bridge. Communications Minister Obaidul Quader made the disclosure while talking to journalists at his secretariat office on Monday. He told the journalists that the work

DHAKA: A 10-year-old boy was found dead in Shah Ali Mazar area of Mirpur in the city Monday. One passerby Yeasin recovered the body. He told banglanews that the boy was found senseless and lying at the pavement adjacent to the Mazar.  Later, he rushed the boy to the Dhaka Medical

SAVAR: Two people, including a retired army person, sustained bullet injuries in miscreants firing in Burir Bazar area of Ashulia Thana on Monday noon. The victims are Raja Mia, 55, and a shop owner Yunus, 40. Witnesses said four miscreants riding two motorbikes intercepted Raja in the

DHAKA: National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reforms/Reorganisation (NICAR) on Monday gave approval to the proposal of forming two new upazilas, two municipalities and a thana. The approval came from the 109th meeting of NICAR with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to investigate into the Liberation War Honorary Crest scam. The anti-graft body took the decision in a regular meeting on Monday. ACC is also likely to quiz 12 officials of Liberation War Affairs Ministry for their alleged involvement

DHAKA: Ganajagaran Mancha Monday declared fresh demonstration programme after police foiled their prescheduled programme to besiege law ministry.  Mancha spokesman Dr Imran H Sarker announced the movement around 2:00pm at Doyel Chattar of the University of Dhaka campus. Amongst the

TANGAIL: Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar and Ghatail upazila of the district on Monday. Sub-inspector Anowar of Tangail Thana said that motorcyclist Rafiq, 35, of Shakhipur village was killed when a Korotia Sadad University’s bus rammed him in Ashekpur area

DHAKA: The cabinet approved in principle the draft of Foreign Donations (Voluntary activities) Regulation Act-2014 to ensure transparency in NGOs and voluntary organizations. The approval came from the regular meeting of cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at