DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries in a gas pipeline explosion in city’s Kafrul area on September 26, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital Monday morning.Quoting the attending doctors of DMCH, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sentu Chandra Das of police

DHAKA: Cricketer Shahadat Hossain surrendered before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in a case filed on allegation of ‘torturing housemaid’.After surrender on Monday morning, he filed bail petition before the court.Earlier, Mirpur Model Thana police detained Jesmin Jahan

ISHWARDI, PABNA: Unidentified assailants murdered a sub-inspector (SI) of Bangladesh police in Pakshi area of Pabna district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Sujaul Islam, in-charge of Pakshi police outpost.Police recovered his body tied up hand and leg from a banana garden

DHAKA: Police detained three persons, including a woman, from city’s Uttara area Sunday midnight on charges of cheating people identifying themselves as members of Detective Branch (DB) of police.The detainees have been identified as Abu Bakar Sutlan, Jahidur Rahman and Ruma

COX’S BAZAR: Two army men were killed in a road accident in Khutakhali area in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as 10-ECB members Shafiqul Islam and Nayeem Uddin.Chakaria Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Prabhash Chandra Dhar

DHAKA: As part of the events commemorating the international day of non-violence, UNDP convened a stakeholder forum to discuss the early findings of research commissioned on the impact of political violence.A wide range of national and international representatives attended the event,

SYLHET: A Bangladeshi was shot to death and one injured in Afton city of South Africa on Friday (2 October) night.The person was identified as Junel Ahmad (40), son of Abul Hossin of Sylhet metropolitan city.Confirming the matter, family sources told banglanews that Junel went to South

CHITTAGONG: US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat said Bangladesh’s steps will help the nation fight many forms of transnational crimes, including terrorism.The envoy made this assertion at the closing ceremony of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) at School of

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed October 12 to take into cognizance the formal charges brought against five ‘razakars’ of Kirshoreganj for their alleged crimes against humanity in 1971.The three-member tribunal led by chairman Justice Mohammad Anwar ul Haque

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved the charge-sheet against an assistant revenue officer, M Maniruzzaman, for getting job showing fake freedom fighter (FF) certificate.The commission will submit the charge-sheet before the court soon, the ACC confirmed to

DHAKA: Law Minister Anisul Huq said the government will take steps to formulate new Contempt of Court law as soon as possible.He came up with assertion while addressing a workshop organized by Law Reporters’ Forum at the auditorium of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in city on

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Coast Guard personnel may be deployed if necessary.The minister made this assertion after a meeting on the security during the upcoming puja festival. The meeting was held at his office in the

CHANDPUR: A mobile court on Sunday sentenced 28 fishermen different terms of imprisonment for catching fish defying ongoing ban.Of them, 19 got one year’s jail term while nine others were awarded one month’s imprisonment, reports banglanews correspondent.On Saturday night, the 28

DHAKA: Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan has asked the police administration to provide security to the foreigners.The minister informed the media at his office in the secretariat in city on Sunday.He said that he has asked to the police administration to provide security to the nationals of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina smelled involvement of BNP-Jamaat in killing the two foreign nationals saying that the remarks of a BNP leader and his reactions over the killing of an Italian aid worker are giving such indication.“Both of the murders were well-planed as similar

DHAKA: Bangladesh Railway Thana police held a young man with 2,800 pieces of yaba tablets from Kamlapur Railway Station in city on Sunday.The detainee has been identified as Nikkon Barua (35).Railway Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abdul Majid told banglanews that Nikkon was a passenger of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has achieved success in solving the challenges of power and energy, to tackle climate change and in terms of the use of marine resources.Bangladesh has received widespread praise at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh on Sunday seized 169 turtles smuggled to Bangladesh through Benapole border from India.BGB-26 Nayek Subader Abdur Rahim told banglanews that acting of tip off, a team of BGB recovered the turtles from Baropota bazaar on

RANGPUR: A case has been filed against three unnamed assailants over the killing of Japanese citizen in Kawnia upazila of the district.Kownia Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Rezaul Karim confirmed the matter to banglanews. Earlier, unidentified assailants shot Kunio Hoshi, a Japanese

DHAKA: The ‘Islamic State’ has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Japanese man in Bangladesh on Saturday.The group has claimed responsibility, according to the SITE intelligence group, which monitors jihadist postings online. The report could not be independently confirmed,