DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed two accused in a case filed for killing former chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) engineer Khijir Khan on a two-day remand.Dhaka metropolitan magistrate Rashed Talukder passed the order after hearing a 10-day remand petition filed by

FROM KURIGRAM: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that her incumbent government has solved the 68-year old suffering of erstwhile enclave people in the country.The PM made this assertion while addressing a mass rally at Kurigram Sadar Government College ground on Thursday afternoon.She

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said that Bangladesh’s role at COP-21 is up due to the PM Sheikh Hasina’s reception of UN-sponsored ‘Champion of the Earth’.The anti-graft body made this remark at a press conference in its conference hall in city on

SIRAJGANJ: Police detained three brothers with 3,200 pieces of yaba tablets from Dargapara in Shahjadpur municipality area of Sirajganj district.The detainees are identified as Tipu Sultan (30), Nazim (35) and Nazmul (40), sons of Golam Azam. They were held from their house on Thursday

SAVAR, DHAKA: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Moragang area of Ashulia in Savar on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Majid Akand, 60, passenger of a taxicab, hailed from Targachh area of Gazipur district and its driver Sumon, 38.Confirming

DHAKA: Kamrul Islam, the prime accused of minor boy Sheikh Samiul Alam Rajon killing case, has been brought back home from Saudi Arabia on Thursday.Three police officials along the accused landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 3:00pm.Earlier on October 11, they went to

DHAKA:  State Prosecution filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a hearing date immediately for the review petitions of condemned war criminals Ali Ahsan Mujahid and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.The plea was filed to the Vacation Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Justice Syed

DHAKA: The High Commission of India celebrated the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) and Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in city on Wednesday (October 14).Bangladesh commerce minister Tofail Ahmed

KURIGRAM: The dwellers of erstwhile enclave are now the citizens of Bangladesh. Dasiarchhara is no longer an enclave; rather this area is a part of Bangladesh’s Phulbari upazila.“Phulbari is now a flower garden and each and every dwellers of this area are flowers.”Prime Minister

BANDARBAN: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained three miscreants with three AK-47 rifles in Bandarban town on Thursday.Moreover, the law enforcers seized several rounds of bullets and some cell phone sets from the detainees’ possession.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

GAIBANDHA: A Court here Thursday sent Sundarganj MP Manjurul Islam Liton to jail after rejecting his bail plea in a case filed for shooting a boy.Earlier in the day, police produced him before the court amid sporadic clashes with his supporters.A DB team picked up the lawmaker from a

GAIBANDHA: Police and the supporters of Gaibandha-1 (Sundarganj) lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton locked into sporadic clashes while taking the lawmaker to district court Thursday morning.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of district DB police Shamim Hossain Sardar confirmed the matter to banglanews.He

DHAKA: The phone and fax numbers of popular online news portal Banglanews24.com has changed.Henceforth, the new phone numbers of Banglanews24.com are +880 2 843 2181-2 and the new fax number is +880 2 843 2346.Correspondents, readers and other interested persons have been requested to

DHAKA: The government has asked Dr Nasim Ahmed, the commercial councilor to Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra, Australia, to return to the country.Foreign Ministry source confirmed that a letter has already been sent to him asking to come back with family.Dr Nasim was asked to return

BRAHMANBARIA: A Bangladeshi youth was electrocuted in Yanbu’ al Bahr in the Al Madinah province of western Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as M Ashraful Haque Noman, 30, son of one retired army person Manuril Haque Kalam, hailed from Madhya Para Poa Pukur Par area

BRAHMANBARIA: A Bangladeshi was killed in a road accident in Bahrain on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Arju Mia, 50, hailed from Arifail village under Sarail Upazila of the district.Quoting a colleague of Arju Mia, his son Faruq confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said

DHAKA: The National Moon Sighting Committee on Wednesday announced that holy Ashura would be observed across the country on October 24.The Arabic Hijri year 1437 will start from Thursday (October 15).Ashura is observed on the 10th of Muharram to commemorate the Karbala tragedy in which

RANGAMATI: A district court on Wednesday placed Dr Renin Su, top leader of Arakan Army, on five-day remand.Judicial magistrate Sabrina Alam passed the remand order when police produced him before the court with 10-day remand plea.Earlier around 3:00am on Wednesday, joint forces arrested

DHAKA: Railways minister Mazibul Hoque said that the government is planning to introduce circular train around the city to ease traffic congestion.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given her approval in this regard, he added.The minister made this disclosure at ‘Meet the Press’ of

NARSINGDI: At least five people were killed as two passenger buses collided head-on in Balab upazila of Narsingdi district.The accident took place around 4:15pm on Wednesday.Belab Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Badrul Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1737/1754 HRS, OCT 14,