DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained five people from Mirpur area in city on charge of hatching conspiracy to create sabotage at government establishments.The detainees were identified as -- Abdur Rahim, Faruq Hossain, Mostafa Mollah, Shakhawat Hossain alias Shahar Ali and Qazi

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of police of Rangpur detained two officials of BRAC Bank’s Rajshahi branch on Thursday night over their alleged involvement with the murder of Japan national Hoshi Kunio.The detainees are -- sales and service officer Md. Sultan Nahid and credit card

KOLKATA: “We haven’t forgotten Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman; we will never forget him; he cannot be forgotten as he is the father of Bangladesh.”Chief Minister of India’s West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, came up with these assertions while inaugurating the unveiling program of

DHAKA: The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, a coalition of civil society organisations, has won the 2015 Nobel peace prize.Kaci Kullmann Five, the newly appointed chairman of the Norwegian Nobel committee, said the quartet had formed an alternative peaceful political process in 2013

CHITTAGONG: Two people, including a child, were killed and three others injured in a road crash on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway in Choumohani area under Patia upazila on Friday.Details about the deceased and injured could not be known immediately.Highway police Patia outpost in-charge

RANGPUR: The burial of Japanese national Hoshi Konio, who was shot dead on October 3, is yet to be decided, says District Administration.Earlier, Rangpur City Corporation Mayor Sharfuddin Ahmmed Jhantu told banglanews the Japanese man would be buried at Munshipara central graveyard in

RANGPUR: Japanese national Hoshi Konio, who was shot dead on October 3, will be buried at Munshipara central graveyard in Rangpur city on Friday noon.After Jumma prayer, his Namaz-e-Janaza will be held at Keramatia Mosque in the city and then he will be laid to rest, Rangpur City

GAZIPUR: Two Readymade Garment workers were killed and three others injured as a train hit them in Bhurulia area of Gazipur on Friday.One of the deceased was identified as M Ramjan Ali, 39, hailed from Khulna. All the dead and injured are deaf and workers of Keya Knit Composite factory

SIRAJGANJ: A suspected robber was killed in a gunfight between a gang of robber and members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Sadar upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Asadul, 27.RAB-12 Tangail company commander additional SP Mohiuddin Faruqui confirmed

LALMONIRHAT: A Bangladeshi villager was killed and three other sustained injuries in BSF firing at Durgapur border in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat early Friday.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 30, son of Abul Kashem of Chowratari village of Durgapur union.Durgapur UP

SYLHET:  Three members of a family were killed in a road accident at Osmaninagar on Sylhet-Dhaka highway on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Arju Mia, 55, and his sons Shahid Mia, 12 and Kaiyum, 9.Local sources said a speedy truck ran over Arju Mia and his two sons while

DHAKA: A city court issued an arrest warrant against Asian TV chairman Harun-or-Rashid over cheque falsification as 15 cheques of Tk 75 lakh issued by him to a businessman bounced.The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Nur Miah passed the order on Thursday.Plaintiff’s

DHAKA: The Bangladesh government has failed to provide the 500,000 housemaids it had promised earlier this year, with only 2,000 employed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) over the past six months.Because of the slow pace of hiring from Bangladesh, Saudi recruiters are looking to

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said police will arrest Gaibandha-1 constituency MP Manjurul Islam Liton on charge of shooting a boy if the lawmaker does not surrender to law.The minister came up with the warning while talking to reporters at his secretariat office in city on

GAIBANDHA: At least two people were killed and three injured as they were hit by a recklessly driven bus on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Gabindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Thursday afternoon.The deceased have been identified as Shahjahan Mia (38) and Alefa Begum (35) of Gobindaganj

DHAKA: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisting local cautionary signal number Three.According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the low over north of Bay of Bengal and its adjoining area concentrated into a well-marked low

NETROKONA: Miscreants stabbed a local journalist to death at Kutubpur village in Atpara upazila of Netrokona district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mushfikur Rahmna Tuhin, 38, district correspondent of Mymensingh-based weekly ‘Saptahik Aporadchitra’.Atpara Thana

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: The Border Security Force (BSF) of India allegedly shot dead a Bangladeshi at Fatepur frontier under Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, son of one Sentu Mia, hailed from Gaipara village of the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a number of projects including three power plants and two bridges on Thursday noon.The establishments were inaugurated through video conference.The PM inaugurated three power plants in Ashuganj to produce 476-MW.She also inaugurated Kazir

DHAKA: Bangladesh nationals, including migrant workers, were again strongly advised not to undertake any visit to Libya in view of the ongoing fighting and deteriorating security situation.External publicity wing of the foreign ministry on Thursday issued the notice through a press