DHAKA: Government is set to deploy Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel from early Monday in municipal election areas till January 1.They will be working as striking force during the polls.Election Commission (EC) sources confirmed the matter saying that among the 234 municipality six

DHAKA: Housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain categorically said that solar panels will be installed at all government offices by two years.He made this disclosure while speaking as chief guest at a seminar titled ‘Prospect of solar panel installation on rooftop’

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal categorically said that a special drive will be conducted to curb militancy in the country.He made this disclosure to the media at his secretariat office in city on Sunday.‘The drive will begin just after the municipal polls,’ the minister

GAIBANDHA: Three passengers of a rickshaw van were killed in a road accident in Bairi Harinmari area in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday.Palashbari thana police said a truck ran over the rickshaw van after it turned turtle in the area, leaving three people dead.BDST: 1549 HRS,

DHAKA: The investigation team of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) published the final probe report against six Razakars including Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara Aziz of Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district.Chief coordinator of the team Abdul Hannan Khan, Sanaul

DHAKA: The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will start investigation into the war crimes allegations against 195 Pakistanis.Data collection against them is going on and investigation will begin after receiving government instruction.At a press conference,

SYLHET: Four people were killed and scores reportedly injured in a road accident in Mogla Bazar area on Sylhet-Fenchuganj road early hours of Sunday.The deceased were identified as Dhruba Joyti Das, 36, Pubali Bank officer of Bianibazar Charkhai branch, Adil Chowdhury, 34, Sanjit Das, 30,

DHAKA: Dhaka Customs Authorities held a passenger with four kilograms of gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday night. M Russel, 25, hailed from Comilla, arrived at the airport in a flight of Malaysian Airlines around 9:30pm. Dhaka Customs assistant commissioner

FARIDPUR: Shamsur Rahman Shelu, retired professor of physics who served in many colleges, has been buried in the family graveyard at Charkamalapur in Faridpur district after asr prayers on Saturday.He breathed his last due to cardiac arrest in the capital on Friday night at the age of

DHAKA: Impending municipal polls will be an acid test to find out which party, whether ruling Awami League or opposition BNP, is more popular in the country now.Besides, arranging local government polls through allotting party symbols to the candidates will ensure free and fair municipal

DHAKA: The ages-old Rohynga repatriation has now become uncertain. Myanmar at the moment does not want to say anything though they were expected to take 2,415 Rohyngas at the first phase.This has been confirmed by sources from Bangladesh foreign ministry.After several meetings, finally

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members on Saturday afternoon detained 32 Bangladeshi nationals including women and children, as they entered Bangladesh from India illegally.They were held from Sadipur village in Benapole near Indian border.Confirming the matter to

FARIDPUR: Shamsur Rahman Shelu, retired professor of physics who served in many colleges, breathed his last due to cardiac arrest in the capital on Friday night.He was 70.He left behind two sons, four brothers, four sisters, relatives, hundreds of well-wishers and students to mourn his

CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh Lighterage Workers Union has called off their countrywide indefinite strike on Saturday.The strike, which was called on Friday, has been withdrawn following the rescue of the master and sukani, who were earlier kidnapped in the bay.Bangladesh Lighterage Workers

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested at least 77 people, including warranted accused, conducting nightlong drives across Chittagong district Saturday.District additional police super (special branch) Kazi Abdul Awal said that they also seized 150-g marijuana during the drive.Among the arrestees,

RAJSHAHI:  Four people received severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion on Rajshahi Cadet College campus on Saturday morning. The injured are Waheduzzaman, 30, head plumber of Cadet College, assistant mission Manjur Rahman, 28, Rubel, 45, son of Hossain Ali of Shiroil Coloni

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid Saturday asked judges to reduce the delay in justice as well as the number of pending cases, terming it the main challenges of the country’s judicial system.He also asked the judges to pay highest sincerity in establishing rule of law while discharging their

SYLHET: President Abdul Hamid is set to visit Sylhet on Saturday afternoon to join reunion of former cadets of Sylhet Cadet College. It will be his first visit as the president of the country.A helicopter, carrying the president and his entourage members, is scheduled to land at Sylhet

GAZIPUR: Two young men were killed in a road accident on Dhaka bypass road in Mirerbazar area of Gazipur City Corporation on Friday night.One of the deceased was identified as Swapan, 30, son of Surja Mohan of Ulukhola area of Gazipur.Joydebpur Thana’s Pubail police camp in-charge M

DHAKA: Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was celebrated on Friday (December 25) across the country with religious zeal and fervor.The celebration started on the eve of 12 Rabiul Awal of Hijri calendar with discussions, milad-mahfil and