DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) nabbed a youth with 10,000 pieces of yaba tablets conducting a drive in city’s Kalabagan area on Tuesday.The detainee is identified as Wali Hasan Dipta (19).DB anti-narcotics team (Dhaka south) made the disclosure at DMP

NETROKONA: A district court on Tuesday pronounced death sentence to a man, who killed his 4-year old son.The murdered son was identified as Sharif Sakib (4), while the man was Abu Hanif, hailed from Minakikanda village under Durgapur upazila of Netrokona district.Additional session judge

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 sentenced Sheikh Sirajul Islam alias Siraj Master to death and Khan Akram Hossain to imprisonment unto death for their crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.The three-member tribunal led by Justice Enayetur Rahim

DHAKA: Tight security measures have been taken around tribunal Tuesday as International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is set to pronounce verdict war crimes cases against Khan Akram Hossain and Sheikh Sirajul Islam alias Siraj Master of Bagerhat. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Ramna Zone

MADARIPUR: Two banana traders were killed in a collision between two trucks on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Kamaldi bridge area under Rajoir upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Abdul Alim, 26 and Abdul Wahid 37, hailed from Kushtia.Police and locals said that a

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 is set to pronounce its verdict on Khan Akram Hossain and Sheikh Sirajul Islam alias Siraj Master on Tuesday in a case for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.The three-member tribunal led by Justice Enayetur Rahim

SIRAJGANJ: Three members of a family were found dead, floating on the water of Chalanbil in Tarash on Tuesday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately however locals informed police that those bodies are of a man, his daughter and son.Sub-Inspector of Tarash

DHAKA: Mob-beat killed a bus driver of Shyamoli Parabahan in city’s Sayedabad area early Tuesday.The deceased driver was identified as Shibu Chandra Dey alias Debanath Bhai, 45, hailed from Jaflong of Sylhet.Helper of the bus Shamim told banglanews they started their journey for Chhatak

DHAKA: Two people were killed as an oil-carrying lorry turned turtle in city’s Khilgaon area Monday evening.Identities of the victims could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter Khilgaon Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman Bhuiyan to banglanews that the

DHAKA: Speed limit on all highways across country has been fixed at maximum 80-km to avert accidents.National Road Safety Council took the decision on Monday in its 23rd meeting.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader chaired the meeting at Engineers’ Institution in the

DHAKA: Narcotics control department held two with 60,000 pieces of yaba tablets from city’s Baridhara area on Monday afternoon.The detainees were identified as Mohammad Shanto (25) and Mohammad Sabbir (47).Confirming the matter to banglanews narcotics control department (south)

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested a person with 2,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Shah Amanat Bridge area of port city Chittagong on Monday early morning.The arrestee was identified as Afzal Hossain (33), son of Abdur Razzak Mollah of Madaripur district and a resident of Arambagh in

DHAKA: Metropolitan police (DMP) joint commissioner Monirul Islam on Monday observed that two persons were the prime architects of killing the bloggers so far.The two were identified as Tamim Al Adnani and Rezaul Islam Rana, members of a banned extremist outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team.The

DHAKA: Dr. Ferdinand von Weyhe, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh on Monday said the German Government strongly condemned the murder of Niladri Chaterjee (Niloy Nil) that occurred last Friday (August 7).Dr. Ferdinand von Weyhe came up

DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) of police joint-commissioner Monirul Islam categorically said that the law enforcers are monitoring the bloggers.The bloggers will be punished whether they made derogatory comments on religion, he added.The police official made the assertions on

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A 15-member high-level delegation of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has reached India on Monday morning to take part in a training course on border management.India’s Border Security Force (BSF)-40 commanding officer colonel Bargendar Singh received the BGB delegation

MEHERPUR: Dead bodies of two schoolgirls, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Bhoirab River, from near the Tasikpur ghat in Mujibnagar upazila of the district Monday morning.Fire service diver Billal Hossian recovered the bodies around 7:30am.The deceased were identified as

KHULNA: A court here granted 5-day remand for the prime accused Sharif and his aide Mintu in boy Rakib killing case.Metropolitan Judge Faruk Iqbal passed the order following police plea on Monday.On Sunday, these two accused were shifted to jail from Khulna Medical College Hospital, where

NILPHAMARI: A man and his son were electrocuted in Kanchanpara area of Charaikhola union under Nilphamir sadar on Monday.The deceased were identified as Makbul Hassian and his son Manwar Hossain of Kanchanpara. BDST: 1156 HRS, AUG 10, 2015RS/SMS

BAGERHAT: A district court on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his father at their house in Morelganj upazila.The condemned convict is-- M Badsha Gazi, 45.In absence of the accused, District and session judge M Mizanur Rahman Khan passed the verdict around 11am.According to