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

COMILLA: The body of BGB Nayek Mizanur Rahman has reached at his village home Boisherkut-Velanagar village of Mohanpur union under Debidhar upazila of the district on Monday noon. Some BGB high officials including regional commander Anisur Rhaman has taken the body by an ambulance. He

DHAKA: Police barred Ganajagaran Mancha activists from besieging the Law Ministry, as part of the previously declared movement, by reportedly attacking on a procession brought out by protesters on Monday.Police charged baton in the procession at Doyel Chattar of the University of Dhaka

DHAKA:  A special tribunal will pronounce any day the verdict of sacked Awami League leader Mobarak Hossain, for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war as arguments of both sides completed Monday. Three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1 led-by

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BANDARBAN: The namaz-e-janaza of deceased BGB Naik Mizanur Rahman was held at Naikkhangchari BGB-31 Battalion office premises in the district on Monday morning. The namaz-e janaza finished at 9:08am.  BGB-31 Battalion all officers and colleagues of Mizanur were attended in the

NOAKHALI: A Bangladeshi businessman was shot dead by the terrorists at Houghton Estate located in South Africa on Sunday. The deceased is Rahmat Ullah, 30, son of M Abdul of Kabithat municipality of Noakhali. Victim’s brother Shahid Ullah said three terrorists claimed extortion from

MANIKGANJ: A truck driver and his assistant were killed in a road accident at Singair bus stand on Sunday night. Details of the deceased could not be known till filing the report. Locals said a Dhaka-bound jute-laden truck turned turtle and fell into a roadside ditch at Singair bus

GAIBANDHA: A teenage boy was killed after falling in a septic tank in Ullapara area of Saghata upazila on Sunday noon. The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain, 15. Bhorotkhali Upazila Parishad Chairman Shamsul Azad said Shamim fell in septic tank of a newly constructed building

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members held 15 persons after 2.37kg gold bars were seized at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday. Sources said APBn members seized the gold from a flight from Riyadh. Later, 15 suspected were held from the spot. Senior Superintendent of

DHAKA: A young football fan was electrocuted in city’s Adabar area while he was hanging the Argentine flag on Sunday. The deceased was identified as M Nazim, 18, hailed from Bhola district. Uncle of the deceased Giasuddin said Nazim came in contact with an uncovered electric wire

FENI: A district court on Sunday placed Abdullahil Mahmud Shiblu on 5-day and Jahid Hossain 3-day remand for interrogation in Fulgazi chairman Ekramul Haque murder case. Senior Judicial Magistrate Khairul Amin passed the order at noon when police produced them before the court.

DHAKA: The agitating students of Jahangirnagar University seized three buses of Hanif Paribahan from the main gate of their campus on Sunday afternoon protesting of the killing of a student in road crash and beating them. Besides, Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association issued an

BRAHMANBARIYA: commanding officer of RAB-14 Major AZM Sakib Siddique, among 11 other personnel of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), was sued in Shahnur Alam murder case.  Mehedi Hasan, brother of Shahnur, filed the case with Nabinagar Court’s of Senior Judge Nazmun Nahar on Sunday noon