BARGUNA: Sea robbers in the Bay of Bengal abducted at least 50 fishermen along with 25 fishing trawlers from Fairway Boya area, some 110km south-west from Patharghata of the district, early Tuesday.District fishing trawler owners’ association president Golam Mostafa confirmed the matter

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her incumbent government was working to turn Bangladesh into a new tourist hotspot of the world.She also announced the inauguration of Bangladesh Tourism Year-2016.The PM was addressing the inauguration ceremony of a two-day program on

COMILLA: A team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-11 detained two people along with foreign made pistols from Chauddagram Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The detainees were identified as Iman Ali, 40, hailed from Felna village and Abul Khair Majumber, 42, from Chatiani village of the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday placed three detainees on an eight-day remand for each in a case filed over the murder of Italy national Cesare Tavella.The court of metropolitan magistrate Mahbubur Rahman placed them on remand after the Detective Branch (DB) of police inspector Jihad

DHAKA: The government has approved a proposal on expansion of National Service Program in 20 more districts aiming to create employment opportunity for educated youths.The approval came from a regular meeting of cabinet at secretariat on Monday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the

DHAKA: Civil aviation and tourism ministry said no alert has been issued at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city.The ministry said this through a press release on Monday noon. According to the press statement, sent by information and public relations officer M Shefayet Hossain

JAMALPUR: Seven people, including three members of a family, were killed and one injured as a train hit an auto-rickshaw carrying them in Melandah uapzila of the district on Monday.Of the deceased of the family were identified as Jarina Begum, 55, wife of one Rais Uddin, daughter Brishti,

DHAKA: Italian citizen Cesare Tavella was killed following the order of a so-called ‘Big Brother’, commented Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia.‘The so-called big brother is a political leader,’ he added.The DMP boss made this assertion at a press

DHAKA: Shahjalal International Airport has been put on red alert on Monday following recent bomb attack, killing in the city.APBN senior ASP Alamgir Hossain Shimul told banglanews that security measures have been boosted at airport.Visitors’ entry has been restricted in the airport.

NOAKHALI:  Three people were killed when they inhaled toxic gas of a septic tank in Natun Bazar area of Char Kakra union in Companyganj upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Companyganj Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Sajedur

MEHERPUR: Police, in last 24-hour drives, arrested 28 warranted accused from Sadar, Gangni and Mujibnagar Thanas of Meherpur district. Sadar thana officer-on-charge (OC) Ahsan Habib, Gangni Thana OC Akram Hossian and Mujibnagar Thana OC Abu Salek conducted the drives in respective areas

RAJBARI: A suspected criminal was killed in a ‘gunfight’ between criminal gang and police at Daulatdia in Goalanda upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Arshad Bepari, 25, son of Shahjuddin Bepari of  Daulatdia union. Police claimed that Arshad was

DHAKA: Detective Branch police has detained four including three suspected killers of Italian citizen Tavella Caesar raiding in the capital early Monday.North Zone DB DC Sheikh Nazmul Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews. The motorbike used in the killing was also seized, he

JHENIDAH: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Sreerampur on Kushtia-Jhenidah highway early Monday.The deceased were identified as truck driver Abdur Rahman, 42, and covered-van helper Dalim Hossain, 36 while the injured are covered-van driver, 45, and truck

COX’S BAZAR: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained a youth with 30,000 pieces of yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar town on Sunday.The youth has been identified as Joynal Abedin (36), son of Mohammad Ali.RAB-7 commander Saud Hossain told banglanews that on tip-off they conducted a

THAKURGAON: At least two people were killed and six others injured as a three-wheeler and a tractor made head-on collision in Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon district.The deceased were identified as Sharif (35) of Haripur upazila and Liton (40) of Ranisankail.The injured, Aleya (29),

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on the director flight from Bangladesh to Turkey.She told the newly appointed Turkish ambassador to Bangladesh Devrim Ozturk made a courtesy call to her at PMO in city on Sunday.PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim informed the media after

DHAKA: Senior secretary of land ministry Mohammad Shafiul Alam has been made cabinet secretary.A gazette notification by public administration ministry said on Sunday evening.Earlier, the current cabinet secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain was appointed as World Bank’s ‘alternate

DHAKA: Senior secretary of land ministry Mohammad Shafiul Alam has been made cabinet secretary.A gazette notification by public administration ministry said on Sunday evening.Earlier, the current cabinet secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain was appointed as World Bank’s ‘alternate

DHAKA: India high commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran made a courtesy call to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday afternoon.The envoy praised the PM for the smooth implementation of land boundary agreement (LBA) sing by neighboring Bangladesh and India.The other steps of LBA will