DHAKA: The law enforcers have decided to arrest Mirpur Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Salauddin over the murder of Mahbubur Rahman Sujan, a Jhut (garments waste) trader of the area.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) official sources said this to banglanews on Monday.The sources said that

RAJSHAHI: Two brothers drowned at Mokhterpur village under Charghat upazila of the district on Monday noon.The deceased were identified as Marzan Ali, 8 and his younger brother Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 6, sons of one Tara Mia, a Habildar of Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah.Inspector

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong mobile court on Monday fined Agora, a reputed chain super shop, for selling date-expired products.The court also seized a huge amount of goods from Agora’s Afmi Plaza branch at Prabartak intersection of the port city.Led by executive magistrate Tamim Al Yamin,

DHAKA: A case was filed on public interest to stop making a vehicular stoppage and illegal occupation on pavements in front of Sheikh Mujib Medical University and BIRDEM Hospital.Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Prashanta Kumar Karmakar filed the case with Chief Metropolitan

DHAKA: Dr MA Hannan Firoze, former vice chancellor of Stamford University, was placed on a two-day fresh remand in a case in a case filed for attempting to kill ex-BCL president AKM Enamul Haque Shameem. After completion of six-day remand, police produced Dr Hannan, trustee broad

THAKURGAON: Border Security Force (BSF) of India returned teen age boy after two hour of abduction from Dabri frontier under Haripur Upazila of the district on Monday. The victim is- Wasim, 12, son of Altaf Hossain, hailed from Monnatuli Geruadangi village of Haripur Upazila. Local

DHAKA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader complained that some media outlets are publishing old pictures on roads and highways. The minister came up with the allegation while visiting Moghbazar-Mouchak flyover construction works in city on Monday noon. He said that almost 80 percent

DHAKA: Liberation War Affairs Ministry has cancelled Freedom Fighter certificate and gazette of 35 government employees.  The ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday. Liberation War Affairs Ministry deputy secretary M Salimullah signed in the notification as per the

SIRANGANJ: Two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Mohisluti under Tarash Upazila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Dipok, 42, son of Deben Haldar and Jakaria, 32, son of Abul Talukdar.  Sources said that a Dhaka-bound truck

DHAKA: The joint forces held 10 persons from Kamalapur railway station on Monday morning for their alleged involvement in selling advance train tickets on black market. The force included Rab, GRP, railway security, APBn and Ansar operated the drive around 9:30am. According to law

CHITTAGONG: Members of the Narcotic Department in a drive seized two drug dealers along with 6,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from Nasirabad area under Panchlaish Thana of the port city on Monday morning. The detainees are- Ziaur Rahman, 32 and Monir Hossain, 26.  Narcotic Department

DHAKA: Human Rights Watch on Monday in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said it government should disband the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), HRW published the news on its website.    Until it is disbanded, RAB should be made into an entirely civilian force by

INDIA: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) submitted a memorandum to the State Governor J.B Patnaik on Saturday against the State Cabinet's decision of giving refugee status to Bangladeshi nationals who face religious persecution in their country. On Saturday, after a meeting held by AGP President

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached London on Monday on three-day visit for attending Girl Summit 2014 in the UK capital scheduled for Tuesday.In the maiden girl summit, the Bangladesh premier is set to highlight her government’s firm pledges to eliminate child marriage for

SAVAR, DHAKA: Three people were killed and ten others injured in a head-on-collision between a bus and a truck in Srirampur of Dhamrai upazila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Sirajul Islam, 35, Kawsar, 28 and Biswajit, 26. Sources said that a

MEDINA: BNP senior vice-president Tarique Rahman, BJP chairman Andalib Rahman Partho and Jamaat leader Delawar Hossain Saydee’s elder son Masud Helali took iftar at Masjid-E-Nawabi in Medina on Sunday.A senior leader of expatriate BNP wishing anonymity said the three leaders spent

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: A mob lynched one suspected robber in Kalni area of Daudpur union under Rupganj upazila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sattar Mia, 25, son of Lal Mia of Sadar Upazila of the district.  Sources said that a gang of robbers stormed

DHAKA: Rejaul Mondal (65), is a permanent resident of Boyra Uttar Para village under the Baghda Block of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal and is a citizen of India.  But his Kitchen is in India and bed room in Bangladesh. Don’t be puzzled for it is a reality! Local people

BHOLA: Some 16 fishermen went missing as three fishing trawlers capsized near to Puber Char in Bay of Bengal adjacent to Char Fashion upazila due to storm on Sunday night. Char Fashion Dhalchar Fish Godown Somity president Nannu Matabbar told banglanews said that the accident took place

DHAKA: Civil Aviation Authority has declared Cox’s Bazar airport shut down till 10:00am of Monday as an accident-fallen aircraft has kept in the only runway of the airport. After the accident on Sunday, no aircraft can’t land or take off at the airport. Earlier, an aircraft of