DHAKA: The cabinet on Monday heard the audio tapes of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s telephone conversations, which “indicate instructions’ of violence”. Sources told banglanews that the policy making body also demanded immediate arrest of BNP chief after hearing the recorded

DHAKA: The government on Monday has formed core committee headed-by divisional commissioner in each division to maintain law and order situation across the country.Cabinet Division issued an order regarding the matter.As per jurisdiction, the committee will take necessary measure

DHAKA: Bangladesh intelligence officials have gathered proofs of anti-Bangladesh activities against the Assistant Visa Officer Mohammad Mazhar Khan of Pakistani High Commission to Dhaka. This has created uproar in the high-ups of the government. Earlier in January, Mazhar Khan was caught

DHAKA: The government has been tracking the conversations of some specific cell phones for several days. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was on the top of the list.Moreover, some active leaders of the party were also in the tracking net.Sources said that the government has collected

DINAJPUR: The members of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi youth and injured another in Achintapur frontier under Birampur upazila of the district on Monday.However, identities of the victims could not be known immediately.Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-29

CHITTAGONG: The Railway authorities cancelled the schedule of six trains as the rail communications remain snapped due to derailment of a train in Boro Takia area under Mirsarai Upazila on Monday.A four-member probe committee, headed-by divisional transport officer Firoj Iftekhar of

DHAKA: A four-day-long regional counterterrorism conference has started at the Dhaka Police Staff College in capital’s Mirpur area on Monday with a view to focus on good practices in the investigation and prosecution of terrorism cases.  The United States Department of Justice,

DHAKA: State-run Gas Transmission Company (GTCL) has proposed fixing the wheeling charge at 47 paisa increasing by 15 paisa per cubic square gas transmission.However, GTCL currently realizes at 32 paisa for per cubic meter.  GTCL placed the proposal in a mass hearing organized in

DHAKA: The government has given approval the draft of National Information and Communication Technology Policy-2015 keeping the specific work plan to enhance the standard of public services.The approval came a regular meeting of the cabinet held at secretariat with Prime Minister

DHAKA: The persons, who instigated and financed the miscreants for sabotage in the name of hartal-blockade, won’t be spared.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia issued the warning while inspecting security measures in front of National Press Club in the city

DHAKA: The customs intelligence officials seized gold, weighting 60 kilograms, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.Dr Mainul Khan, director general of Airport customs intelligence, confirmed the matter to banglanews.The authorities recovered the gold around 9:00am, said

LAXMIPUR: A victim of petrol bomb attack succumbed to his burn injuries when he was being taken to Dhaka for better treatment on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Liton, 35, son of Abdul Jabbar, hailed from Natore.Family sources said Liton came here to visit house of his

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Tholiara village under Sadar Upazila of the district early Monday. During the clash, two houses of the village were also set afire. Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas said

SIRAJGANJ: Three people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Parcola area under Shahjadpur Upazila of the district Monday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Sahad, 45, hailed from Shimultola and Ibrahim Hossain, 46, of Harirampur village of the

DHAKA: Dhaka University Journalists Association (DUJA) announced to hold a human chain on ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ premises at DU campus on Monday morning.The Journalists Association will hold the demonstration protesting the police torture to a journalist and a DU student for carrying

CHITTAGONG: At least 10 people were injured in a derailment of Chittagong-bound train from Mymensingh as miscreants removed pandrol clips of fishplates of rail tracks in Boro Takia area under Mirsarai Upazila of the district early Monday.Rail communications of Chittagong with Dhaka

DHAKA: At least three passenger buses have been torched at different places of the capital Sunday night. Sources told banglanews that the buses were torched on Johnson Road in city’s older section, Natun Bazar in Badda area and in Nilkhet during the ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal

DHAKA: A group of miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Nutun Bazar of city’s Badda area Sunday evening.Witnesses said some miscreants threw a petrol bomb at a Falgun Paribahan bus in the area around 6:45pm.However, there was no report of casualty as the passengers got down from

ASHULIA (DHAKA): A devastating fire broke out at a jute mill in Mojar Mill area of Ashulia on Sunday.Dhaka BEPZ Fire Brigade Senior Station Master Hamid Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witnesses said they saw the flame in a portion of Supreme Jute Mill. It was then spreading

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 30 men and women while they were trying to enter India illegally through Putkhali frontier area in Benapole of the district. The detainees, who were held in the drives conducted from 4:00am to 10:00am on Sunday, hailed