DHAKA:  Government has defunct one of the two International Crimes Tribunals, which were formed to try crimes against humanity committed during liberation war.Law Ministry has decided to keep functional the ICT-1 to try rests of allegations on wartime crimes against humanity.Law

DHAAK: The US Chargé D’affaires David Meale commented that the joint exercise between Bangladesh and the US has better prepared them for the inevitable earthquake that will strike Bangladesh.The envoy made this comment at Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange (DREE) program at Army

DHAKA: The Socceroos have ripped Bangladesh to shreds in their World Cup qualifier, cruising to a 5-0 victory in Perth.The reigning Asian Cup champions were never troubled on Thursday night against the world's 173rd-ranked side, who were well off the pace in just about every department,

DHAKA: Bangladesh and the United States (US) will hold fourth security dialogue in Washington on September 11 aiming to expand the robust bilateral relationship between two nations.Mizanur Rahman, secretary (bilateral) of the foreign ministry, will lead a 10-member Bangladesh delegation

RIYADH: Two Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims died on Wednesday (September 2) totaling the number of dead to 14.Bangladesh Hajj Mission help desk confirmed the matter to banglanews24.com on Thursday.According to the officials, Md Hamed Howlader (66), Pilgrim ID No 0924266 and Passport No

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge-sheet in a case against 14 people, including managing director (MD) of Bismillah Towel Limited Khwaja Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, for their alleged involvement in Tk 110-crore embezzlement.The commission at its regular

PABNA: A district court on Thursday noon granted two-day remand for six accused of killing three by mob beating on suspicion of child-pickers in Santhia upazila of Pabna district.Senior judicial magistrate court-3 judge AKM Rawshan Jahan passed the order after the hearing.Santhia Thana

DHAKA: The government is planning to supply arms to the field level officials of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) to ensure their security.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure while addressing a conference of DNC officials at its headquarters in city on

DHAKA: Advance train tickets for the home-bound people during Eid-ul-Azha will be sold from September 15 to 19.Railway minister Mazibul Hoque disclosed the matter at a press briefing at Rail Bhaban in city on Thursday noon.He also added that the return tickets will be sold from September

DHAKA: Advance train tickets for the home-bound people during Eid-ul-Azha will be sold from September 15 to 19.Railway minister Mazibul Hoque disclosed the matter at a press briefing at Rail Bhaban in city on Thursday noon.He also added that the return tickets will be sold from September

DHAKA: A Dhaka court framed charges against 13 accused, including Tazreen Fashion MD Delwar Hossian, his wife Mahmuda Akter in a case filed over his factory fire that killed 112 workers in 2012.Dhaka district and session judge SM Kuddus Zaman passed the order on Thursday after indictment

COX’S BAZAR: Police detained a drug trader with 10,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Nazirpara area of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar district early Thursday.The detainee is identified as Chan Mia, son of late Mujahar Mia of the area.Confirming the matter, Teknaf Thana officer-in-charge

SATKHIRA: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truck carrying 1,500-kg hilsa fish to be smuggled to India through border in Satkhira district on Thursday morning.Confirming the matter to banglanews BGB 38-Battalion deputy commander Major Mozammel Haque said that on tip-off

AKHAURA, BRAHMANBARIA: Rail communications of Chittagong resumed with Dhaka and Sylhet after about one hour halt as five bogies of a container train derailed near Akhaura outer station at 10:45am Thursday.Akhaura railway junction Senior Assistant Mustafizur Rahman confirmed the matter to

AKHAURA, BRAHMANBARIA: Rail communications of Chittagong halted with Dhaka and Sylhet as five bogies of a container train derailed near Akhaura outer station at 10:45am Thursday.Akhaura locoshed In-Charge Enamul Haque Bhuiyan confirmed the matter to banglanews.A rescue train has started

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The Dhaka University administration early Thursday handed over three of its students to Shahbagh Thana police over an allegation of sexual harassment to a female student.The detainees were first year students Ratul Hasan Nayeem, Amirul Islam and Nazmul Shakib.Acting

DHAKA: At least two people were killed and another one injured in a road accident at Kakrail area in city early Thursday.The deceased could not be known immediately.Sub-Inspector (SI) of Ramna Thana Altaf Hossain told banglanews that an auto-rickshaw broke into the wall of Janashakti

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: At least three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured in a road accident in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday morning (local time).The deceased were identified as Muhammad Akhter Hossain, son of one Abdul Halim, hailed from Katirhat area under

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: At least three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured in a road accident in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday morning (local time).The deceased were identified as Muhammad Akhter Hossain, son of one Abdul Halim, hailed from Katirhat area under

DHAKA: Environment and forest minister Anwar Hossain said that a Crime Control Unit (CCU), combined with law enforcing agencies and led by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), has been formed to prevent animal smuggling in the country.He made this disclosure while answering a query by MP Nizam