CHANDPUR: Railway police detained a passenger with 10 gold bars, weighing 100 tolas, from the Meghna Express train Saturday midnight.The detainee is identified as Mridul Kanti Dhar, 40, son of Juneram Dhar of Patia upazila of Chittagong.Chandpur railway thana assistant sub-inspector (ASI)

NOAKHALI: Brother and sister drowned at Sonaimuri of the district Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Nushu Akhter, 8, and his sister Imran, 5, son and daughter of one Najrul Islam, hailed from Bogadia village of the upazila.Residential Medical Officer (RMO) of Begumganj Upazila

HILI (DINAJPUR): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained five Indian citizens for intrusion through Hili border in Dinajpur district on Saturday.The detainees are Lichu Roy (30), son of Mono Roy, his wife Kajoli Roy, (26) and their two daughters Lipi Roy (5) and Popy Roy, (2), and

RIYADH: At least four Bangladeshis were killed and four others injured in a bomb attack at a mosque of Asir province in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on August 6.The deceased were identified as Afaz Uddin, hailed from Lakshmipur, M Jiban, hailed from Comilla, Moinul Mridha and Belal

DHAKA: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, has expressed eagerness to help in the investigation of blogger Niloy murder case.FBI sent a proposal to Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday, confirmed deputy

DHAKA: More than 200 Bangladeshis migrants, who came to Greece from Turkey with the help of traffickers, have been stranded at Kush Island of Greece for over three weeks.Several migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and some other countries tried to enter Greece capital Athens. Failing to

DHAKA: Miscreants renowned Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini Saturday received death threat over phone. An unidentified caller issued the threat calling her on phone on Saturday afternoon.She confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1708 HRS, AUG 8, 2015AKA

DHAKA: European Union (EU) ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon expressed his deep condemnation regarding the murder of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay alias Niloy.The envoy made the condemnation while exchanging views with readymade garments (RMG) owners at Bangladesh Garment

DHAKA: Expressing concern over the humanitarian crisis emanating from human trafficking, Bangladesh foreign minister informed ASEAN Regional Forum about his incumbent government’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach to the issue.The minister was addressing the 22nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

DHAKA: Detective Police (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in separate drives, detained five fake DB police and four robbers from Motijheel and Shahjahanpur areas of the city Friday night.The police also seized arms and ammunitions, microbus, two sets of police dress, one

GAZIPUR: Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said development is not possible by threatening life in earning livelihood.“We are running towards our goals. But development is not possible by taking dead bodies over the shoulder or threatening life to earn

DHAKA: The young activists of Gender and Transportation Bangladesh Working Team (GTBWT) said public transportation system should be secured, more available and accessible in Dhaka.Speakers said this during a human chain jointly organized by GTBWT and ESDO (Environment and Social

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Saturday said Bangladesh acts as bridge between South Asia and South East Asia.“Bangladesh has always maintained very friendly relations with her close neighbors and countries among the South East Asian countries. In fact, Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed authorities concerned to ensure exemplary punishment for child abusers.She made the directive on the occasion of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa and also her mother’s birth anniversary at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in city on

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 50,000 pieces of yaba tablets from Cox’s Bazar.The tablets were seized from 1 no sluice gate area on river Naf conducting overnight drives on early Saturday.Confirming the matter, Teknaf BGB-42 commander Lieutenant Colonel

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Three police were injured and a goon was shot during a gunfight near Hardinge Bridge in Pakshi of Iswardi upazila of Pabna district early Saturday.The thug, identified as Sonamoni, is now admitted at National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics Rehabilitation

DHAKA: Police, in separate drives, arrested 90 warranted accused with liquors and yaba tablets from different upazilas of Chittagong district.During the overnight drives, the law enforcers recovered 2,370 pieces of yaba tablets and 70 locally made liquor from Lohagara upazila.Chittagong

DHAKA: Doctors found 14 chopping injury marks on the body of slain blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy during completion of the autopsy on Saturday.Dr Mohammad Hossain of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) forensic department carried out the autopsy and the report was made by Khilgaon

COMILLA: Rail communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and other parts of the country were suspended on Saturday morning following derailment of three compartments of a freight train in Comila Sadar.The Dinajpur-bound train from Chittagong veered of tracks in Banasua area of Sadar upazila

DHAKA: Bangladesh Permanent Mission to UN is set unveil the cover of book written by Prime Minister’s political adviser HT Imam at its Bangabandhu auditorium in New York on Sunday.A discussion meeting will also be held at 3pm followed by the book-cover unveiling ceremony. HT Iman will