DHAKA: Nur Hossain, the prime accused in the sensational seven-murder case in Narayanganj, has been brought back from India on Thursday night.Indian Border security force handed over Nur Hossain to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Benapole check post around 11:20pm.Later, he was

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Law enforcers are ready to receive gruesome Narayanganj seven-murder case key accused Nur Hossain Thursday night.Members Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police are staying at Benapole check-post to receive the accused from the India

DHAKA: UN Development Progamme (UNDP) has launched a pilot project with Bangladesh Road and Transport Corporation (BRTC) to increase the reliability of the BRTC busses.Working with GoB, a local Bangladesh Start-up focused on providing real-time traffic data, UNDP & BRTC worked to equip

DHAKA: Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali paid a visit to Germany embassy in Dhaka signing the condolence book opened in memory of the former German Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Thursday afternoon.The FM wrote, ‘On behalf of the government and people of Bangladesh,

DHAKA: EU ambassador and also European Union delegation head to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon expressed his satisfaction regarding the signing of the satellite contract between Bangladesh and Cannes-based Franco-Italian aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space.In a statement issued on

FROM ALTAFUNNESA PLAYGROUND, BOGRA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina commented that though her ruling party could secure only one or two parliamentary seats in Bogra district, they did not ignore the development in the area.‘We have introduced many modern facilities here,’ she added.The

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon announced to free the footpaths in city’s Gulistan area.The mayor made the announcement while talking to the hawker leaders at Nagar Bhaban Thursday noon.He said, ‘No hawker will setup their makeshift shops on footpaths

DHAKA: The appellate division canceled the High Court (HC) order that asked Tangail-3 constituency MP Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and his brother Tangail municipality mayor Shahidur Rahman Mukti to surrender before court in freedom fighter Faruk killing case.The three-member bench of the

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon announced to free the footpaths in city’s Gulistan area.The mayor made the announcement while talking to the hawker leaders at Nagar Bhaban Thursday noon.He said, ‘No hawker will setup their makeshift shops on footpaths

DHAKA: No income tax has to be given in renewing the registration numbers and fitness certificates of motor-vehicles for government departments, divisions or under government regulated projects.Recently, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a gazette notification, signed by second

DHAKA: The kulkhwani of noted painter Asma Kibria, also wife of slain finance minister Shah AMS Kibria, will be held in city on Friday (November 13).On this occasion, a Dua mahfil will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asr prayers.Her son Reza Kibria, also chief editor of ‘Weekly

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized 16,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.BGB said that on a tip-off, they conducted an anti-smuggling drive at Teknaf transit ghat this morning.According to them, sensing the presence of law

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained 12 Bangladeshi men and women from Benapole frontier as they were entering the country from India illegally.Benapole check-post ICP camp subedar Jalal Uddin told banglanews that they detained the Bangladeshis from Sadipur

BOGRA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the armed forces to work in such a manner that helps country become proud.She made the assertion while addressing a program organized at Bogra Cantonment to handover National Standards (flags) to 12 lancers in the morning.Earlier, the

DHAKA: A person was killed and another one injured in a clash that ensued between two groups of cable businesspersons in city’s Khilgaon area Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Hafez.Khilgaon Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Kazi Mainul told banglanews that Hafez group

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday handed down death sentence to Oishee Rahman in a case filed for killing father Special Branch (SB) inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and mother Shapna Rahman.Of the two other accused, Oishee’s friend Asaduzzaman Jony was awarded two years’ jail for providing

BOGRA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will go to Bogra on Thursday as her visit in two tenures.Local units of ruling Awami League (AL) and its grand alliance are working tirelessly to make the visit successful.District AL joint general secretary T Zaman Niketa told banglanews that the PM

DHAKA: Cuban ambassador to Bangladesh Abelardo Rafael Cueto Sosa paid a farewell call on foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali at the latter’s office on Wednesday.A press release, issued by the ministry, said.Mahmood Ali appreciated the unequivocal support and encouragement of Cuban people

DHAKA: The US Department of State extended the travel alert to its citizens’ upto February 2 of 2016 while visiting Bangladesh saying there is reliable information to suggest that terrorist attacks could occur against foreigners in the country.The alert that was updated early Wednesday

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police and narcotic control department personnel arrested two drug peddlers with 40,000 pieces of yaba tablets from city’s Jatrabari area.The arrestees were identified as Mohammad Zahurul Islam and Mohammad Maidul Islam.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)