DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission will introduce a separate cell to loke after the graft of former and current ministers and Members of Parliament if necessary. The commission will take necessary steps if get any proof.ACC secretary Mohammad Fayzur Rahman categorically said on Monday in a

CHITTAGONG: Miscreants hacked a woman along with her daughter to death at their residence in Agrabad area of Doublemuring thana in the port city on Monday.The deceased were identified as Rezia Khatun, 50, wife of Rezaul Karim, the director of FN Trading Corporation, and their daughter

CHUADANGA: Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) shot a cattle trader to death in Munshipur border area in Damurhuda upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Ahad Ali, 29, son of late Ayub Ali of Kutubpur village of the upazila.Sources of Border Guard Bangladesh

DHAKA: Eight women migrant workers, who worked as housemaid in Jordan, came back home Sunday night as they were tortured and given payment less than their contacts there.The workers burst into tears before their relatives when they arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at

DHAKA: Udichi Shilpi Goshthi, leading cultural group of Bangladesh, will take part the ‘Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla’ event as the government refused to accept the donation of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited for the event, says a press release.The release, signed by its central president

RAJBARI: Two people, a leader of ruling Awami League, were shot to death by unidentified assailants at Machpara union under Pangsha upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased were identified as Mahbbat Hossain Dulal Khandakar, 52, Khoksha thana AL assistant general secretary and

NARAYANGANJ: Two people were found dead in Shitalakhya River in the district on Sunday.  On information, police recovered two bodies from Shitalakhya River.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Akhter Morshed, Officer-in-Charge of Bandar Thana, told banglanews both

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah adjourned the parliament till 5:00pm Monday.Earlier in the day, the sitting of the parliament resumed at 5:17pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Chaudury in the chair.The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.On the day, 48 women

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Sunday said the government has already initiated the investigation of extrajudicial killings.The law minister came up with the disclosure while addressing “Meet the Press” at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, organized by Law Reporters’ Forum.The

DHAKA: A mechanic worker was killed by a gang of Agyan Party in Farmgate area in city on Sunday after being senseless.The deceased was identified as M Shafique, 38, son of M Ali hailed from Islampur village of Shahadatpur under Sirajganj. Tejgaon Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector Mozammel

DHAKA: In consistent with the posts, own rank badge for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was introduced on Sunday in order to reforming.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorned the new rank badges to BGB Director General Major General Aziz Ahmed at her office in the morning.The other

DHAKA: Four people, including two Awami League men, were killed and scores injured in violence in Munshiganj, Jhalokati, Brahmanbaria and Comilla districts during fourth phase of upazila election Sunday.Banglanews Comilla Correspondent reports: A Jubo Dal activist was killed in Barura

BRAHMANBARIA: An Awami league activist was killed in a clash with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men at Akhaura upazila in the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Hadis Mia, 30, son of Aftab Miah, hailed from Taraganj of the upazila.Lieutenant Colonel Ershadul

DHAKA: Sir Jim Bolger, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister, on Sunday said the New Zealand government would continue its support to guide their continued efforts to know each other better and forge stronger bilateral relations based on cooperation in different areas.The special envoy came

JHALOKATI: A Juba League activist was killed in polls violence between ruling Awami League and BNP in Rajapur upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, 28, activist of local Juba League activist.Officer-in-Charge of Rajapur Thana Nazrul

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) on Sunday placed a complaint against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) to the Home Affairs Ministry for beating of an Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).EC alleged that Lauhajang Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector Emdad beat Dr ATM Mahbubul Karim, the UNO of Gazaria

DHAKA: Counting is going on after voting in 91 upazilas of 43 districts in fourth phase of elections on Sunday amid stray incidents of violence.The counting of votes started immediately after the end of voting at 4:00pm.The voting began at 8:00am and continued for eight hours without any

DHAKA: The government will not take financial assistance from Islami Bank for the program of singing national anthem ‘Aamar Sonar Bangla’ by hundreds of thousands of people on the occasion of upcoming Independence Day that falls on March 26.The disclosure came from a statement signed

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at garment factory in city’s Farmgate area, near to Purnima Cinema Hall, on Sunday afternoon.Local sources said that the fire broke out at the seventh floor of a multi-storey building in the area around 2:10pm.On information, three units of fire

DHAKA: BNP led 19-party alliance called hartal in three upazilas of Khulna, Feni and Barisal districts for Monday protesting the vote manipulation in the ongoing fourth phase upazila election.In Barisal, BNP-backed candidate SM Afjal Hossain, Awami League rebel candidate Jothindranath