DHAKA: The High Court on Monday summoned BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to appear before it on April 20 to explain his “derogatory comment” on the court.An HC bench comprising Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the suo motu order. On Sunday,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that her government was firmly committed to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Agreement completely.“The CHT region witnessed unrest and conflict for a long time before 1996. But Awami League government during its tenure

CHITTAGONG: A woman was killed and several others were injured in train accident in Abu Nagar area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Monday noon.                    The deceased was identified as Nasima Akter, 35, wife of Nazim Uddin of Ramu upazila of Cox’s

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing Managing director of Sonali Bank Prodip Kumar Datt and ABM Reza, brother of Chief Whip ASM Firoz, for giving loan to Patuakhali Jute Mill violating rules.After quizzing Sonali Bank Prodip Kumar Datt, ACC assistant director and

RANGPUR: The indefinite strike of students is underway at Begum Rokeya University, demanding three points in the district on Monday.The strike has begun from Monday at 10:00am.The students complained that there is no student’s hostel. Though two dormitories were built but authority kept

DHAKA: Professor Rolf Heuer, Director General of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), was conferred Doctor of Science degree by Dhaka University.President M Abdul Hamid, also the Chancellor of the university, handed over the degree to him in the 48th convocation of the

BANDARBAN: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered some 35,535 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Ashartali of Naikkhongchhari near Myanmar frontier.Confirming the matter to banglanews, BGB Commander Lieutenant Colonel Shafiqur Rahman said, acting on tip-off BGB men conducted

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion raided a fake saline factory and held five people for their alleged involvement in making fake saline in capital’s Badda area on Monday morning.Magistrate Anwar Pasha is leading the drive, started from 9:45am, along with a team of RAB-1.During the drive,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna has been named among top 22 in the list of 100 influential Asians topped by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have been named among top 5 in the

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in a drive, seized 27.76 kilogram of mortgaged gold jewelries in Chakaria upazila of the district on Sunday midnight.BGB-16 and police jointly conducted the drive in presence of a magistrate in a house of businessman at 12:00am and held three

CHITTAGONG: Customs officers held a man with 53 gold bars, worth about TK 2.5 crore, from Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Monday morning. The gold consignment, weighing 6.8 kilogram, was recovered from the passenger of Bangladesh Biman coming from Dubai, United Arab

DHAKA: At least 20 people were killed in separate incidents across the country on Sunday.The death list includes three policemen, two workers, an engineer, women, children and others that caused in separate train and road mishaps, incidents at sea beach and more. Three Bangladeshi were

DHAKA: Children under twelve will be allowed to carry up to $6,000 annually during traveling abroad under travel quota while an adult person can carry maximum $12,000 in a year.A circular was issued in this regard by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank on Sunday

DHAKA: The government has signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) of 110 million US dollars for the development of infrastructure and solar power installments in the country’s remote areas.Economic Relations Department (ERD) Secretary Mohamamd Mesbahuddin and ADB

DHAKA: Acting chief election commissioner Abdul Mobarak received death threat over mobile phone on Sunday afternoon.He got the threat at 12:10 noon.Mobarak’s personal secretary (PS) Alamgir Hossain filed a general diary (GD) with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in this

DHAKA: A mini-bus of Hanif Paribahan caught fire due to engine malfunctioning in front of Notre Dame College in city on Sunday noon.Locals douse the fire before fire fighters reached the spot.Nilufar Yasmin, Mobilizing Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defenses informed banglanews that

DHAKA: Police charged baton on a group of kids when they began making of a flash-mob for ICC World Twenty20 in front of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.The incident took place at 11:00am when students of Aloron International School at Mirpur tried to stage a flash-mob

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule against independent lawmaker Haji Selim asking him to explain within two weeks why contempt rule should not be issued for ignoring direction of the court. The court also asked him to explain why he should not be convicted in contempt of court

DHAKA: In a latest reshuffle in the administration, the government has ordered transfers and postings of six high officials and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Deputy Secretary.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.According to the order,

GAZIPUR: Two bodies were recovered separate incidents in Gazipur on Sunday.The identity of the deceased couldn’t be known immediately.Locals source that a body was thrown away from a running ambulance near Barsha Cinema Hall at Vogra area of the city. Later police being informed