GAIBANDHA: Three persons including a husband and wife were run over by a bus on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Fasitola area under Gobindaganj upazila.The deceased were identified as Ismail Hossain, 40, his wife Tara Begum, 28 and Alim Mia of Masta village.Witnesses said that a bus of Hanif

MANIKGANJ: A young man and his beloved woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves in Kasba area under Sadar upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 25 and Sweety Begum, 22, wife of Nazrul Islam of the same village.Local UP member Nazimuddin

DHAKA: Bangladesh will be forerunner in reaching Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) as it has already fulfilled the targets of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) within the stipulated time.Foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque made this expectation while talking to the media at foreign

NAWABGANJ (DHAKA): Two children drowned in a ditch at Sultanpur village under Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka district on Monday.The victims were identified as Munna, 7, son of one Monayem of Sultanpur village and Nirob, 6, son of one Nadim of Kunda village of the upazila.A local, Yusuf, said

DHAKA: Two additional judges of the High Court have been made permanent on Monday.The judges are Md Shahinur Islam and Kashifa Hossain. Law Ministry issued a circular in this regard. Besides, Justice Shahinur Islam is member of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).On July 31 in 2013,

DHAKA: The election commission (EC) will distribute smart national identity (NID) cards in place of existing laminated cards among the voters of Dhaka city first.Election commissioner Shahnewaz was talking to journalists at his secretariat office in city on Monday.He also expected that

DHAKA: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith categorically said the Pay Commission report would go to the cabinet by this month for final approval after the examination.He made the assertion in reply to a query of reporters at finance ministry conference room at secretariat in city on

MAGURA: A court here placed two accused on 1-day remand in the case filed for shooting a newborn in her mother’s womb and a man to death during Juba League faction clash.Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-1 Farha Mamun passed the order after police produced them before the court with

PATHARGHATA, BARGUNA: Bangladesh Navy detained 50 fishermen with three Indian trawlers on charge of intrusion into Bangladesh's maritime territory. They were captured from Kolagachhia point of Bay of Bengal on Monday noon, says Barguna District Fishing Trawler Owners’ Association

CHITTAGONG: Police detained 93 people including accused of several cases raiding in different upazilas on Sunday night.Additional Police Super (Special Branch) Muhammad Naimul Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews.He also said 53 liters locally-made liquor and 519 pieces of yaba

DHAKA: Police detained two people with 22,000 pieces of yaba tablets from city’s Jatrabari area.Moreover, law enforcers also seized a private car (Dhaka Metro Ga-31-0340) regarding the incident.The detainees were identified as Mohammad Shah Apple Islam and Mohammad Shahadat

GAZIPUR: At least six people injured as auto rickshaw drivers locked into a clash with police in Tongi college gate area on Monday morning.Locals said, as a part of countrywide protest against ban, auto rickshaw drivers and workers here tried to bring out a procession carrying sticks on

DHAKA: Cabinet gave final nod to ‘President’s Pension and Privileges Act-2015’ and draft of ‘The Bangladesh Coinage (Amendment) Act-2015’.The approval came at a regular weekly meeting of cabinet on Monday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.Cabinet secretary Moshrraf

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday imposed ban on unfit vehicles on all roads and highways across the country.An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahman passed the suo-moto order.The court also asked authorities concerned to take legal action

NETROKONA: A district court here awarded death penalty to a youth on charge of killing his father over land dispute.Judge of Additional Session Judges Court Md Abdul Hamid passed the order in presence of the accused Hekim, 40, on Monday.State prosecutor Abdul Kadir Bhuiyan said, “Hekim

DHAKA:  The Supreme Court asked Bangla daily ‘Dainik Janakantha’ editor Atiquallah Khan Masud and executive editor Swadesh Roy to explain before it by Sunday (August 9) regarding an article published in the daily.In response to summon, the duo appeared before the appellate division

DHAKA: In response to summon by the Supreme Court (SC), Bangla daily ‘Dainik Janakantha’ editor Atiquallah Khan Masud and executive editor Swadesh Roy appeared before it on Monday.    They will explain before an appealed division bench headed by Chief Justice SK Sinha regarding an

DHAKA: A man was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Abdul Kaiyum road of Baishcheck area in capital’s Kafrul area early Monday. Pallabi Zone assistant police commissioner jakir Hossain told banglanews that tipped-off that Salam, accused of 30 cases, along with his gang members

DHAKA: Three members of a family sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at their house caused by explosion in gas pipeline in Tulabagicha area of capital’s Jurain area early Monday.The injured are identified as Khorshed Alam, 40, (received 28 percent burns) his wife Jahura, 30,

DHAKA: Transport ministers of Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to commence bus service between the two neighboring countries.Bangladesh road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader and his Nepal counterpart Bimalendu Nidhi express their eagerness on the service in a meeting held in