DHAKA: National team cricketer Shahdat Hossain Rajib and his wife Nitya Shahdat were sued for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old maid on Sunday night.The maid was found injured in Kalshi Journalist residential area around 8:00pm. On information, police rescued the girl.The minor girl

DHAKA: The British High Commission opened a Consular Information Corner in the British Council office in Chittagong on Sunday.The information corner will hold leaflets explaining the assistance that is offered to British Nationals overseas and provide helpful advice to British Nationals

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) will commence the program of updating voter lists in city from Monday (September 07).EC public relations department director SM Asaduzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday.He said the commission has completed collecting information from door to

SIRAJGANJ: At least three people, including a child, were killed as a bus and a truck collided head-on in Kashimpur area on Sirajganj-Dhaka highway in Sirajganj district.The accident took place around 5:45pm on Sunday.It has also left 20 more people injured, who are now admitted at Sadar

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized more 1.50-lakh pieces of yaba tablets from Anwara upazila of Chittagong district.The elite force conducted a drive following the information provided by an arrestee Amir Hossain and seized the haul around 3:00pm Sunday.However, RAB

DHAKA: Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali expressed his condolence for the death of Bahrain soldiers in Yemen conflict.‘I am deeply saddened and shocked to learn the news of martyrdom of five members of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Bahrain during their fight

DHAKA: Bangladesh expressed its condolences to the United Arab Emirates who lost forty-five soldiers during their fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday.In a statement, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said, “We, the people and the government of Bangladesh, express our deepest

KHULNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction of warships at Khulna Shipyard in Khulna district on Sunday noon.Earlier in the day, she was present as chief guest at the ceremony of LCT-103 and LCT-105 inclusion in the Navy at Mongla Naval berth in the district.She also

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court placed businessman Enamul Haque who was detained on allegation of providing financial support to militant organization Shaheed Hamza Brigade on five day remand.Banshkhali senior judicial magistrate Sajjad Hossain passed the order on Sunday after hearing a

DHAKA: The outgoing ambassador of Thailand to Dhaka Madurapochana Ittarong called on foreign minister A H Mahmood Ali at the ministry Sunday.During this farewell call on, the FM expressed his gratitude on behalf of the government of Bangladesh to the Thai government for holding the

KHULNA: A Khulna court on Sunday accepted the chargesheet submitted against three accused in 13-year-old boy Rakib killing case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Faruk Iqbal later fixed September 22 for next hearing and sent the case to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court for trial.On

DHAKA: Muggers shot a crockery businessman snatching Tk 5 lakh from him in capital’s Shyampur area on Sunday noon.Three men riding a motorcycle opened fire at Mohamad Sumon, owner of Siam Crockery’s of a Jurain market, in front of the Savar Bombay Factory at 12:00pm, said witness Abul

DHAKA: Members of Crime Investigation Department (CID) seized a full-length tiger hide, bones and a vanity-bag made of tiger hide from a market in Gulshan-2 in city.CID senior assistant police super Rayhanul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday noon.He said that on a

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members nabbed seven Bangladeshi nationals, who were trying to enter India illegally through Benapole border in Jessore district.They were detained Sunday morning from Putkhali Char on the border. But no trafficker was arrested in the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court has granted bail to Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of death row war crimes convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Qaisarul Alam’s court passed the order on Sunday noon.Earlier, Hummam was produced before the court and lawyer

DHAKA: A schoolboy was ran over by a speedy truck adjacent to Dhaka Match Factory in capital’s Kadamtoli area on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabiul, 12, class-V student of Batchar government primary school.Kadamtali Thana sub-inspector M Saleh Ahmed confirmed the

MONGLA, BAGERHAT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government has taken both short and long-term plans to make Bangladesh Navy more effective.The plan will be implemented within 2030, the premier added.She was addressing to Navy officials after commissioning three ships -- BNS Khan

DHAKA: There is no bar to release of Rana Plaza, the movie based on the gruesome accident on April 24 in 2013, as the Supreme Court stayed the High Court order that issued six-month ban on it’s screening.Four members Appellate Division led by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha (SK

DHAKA: A man was actually sandwiched by two passenger buses in capital’s Jatrabari area on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 45, according to documents and mobile phone carried by the man.Pedestrian Mizanur Rahman also witness of the accident, told banglanews

The Dhaka city drainage system, waste disposal management is in deep crisis. Even a moderate rain now makes Dhaka flooded for hours. It comes as curse for commuters, office goers, schoolchildren and in fact life almost comes to a standstill. It makes situation worse as in normal working