Friday, 29 Mar, 2024

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4 held with 18,000 Yaba in Cox’s Bazar

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held here four persons, including two women, with 17, 948 pieces of Yaba tablets from Degillar Beel, a vast water body, at Sabrang village in Teknaf of the district. The detainee were identified as Aziza Khatun, 20, wife of Abdul Amin, Fatema,

Bashundhara City Raffle Draw: F-106952 Wins Tata Indigo

DHAKA: Ticket no ‘F-106952’ won a brand new Tata Indigo ECS 1193cc Car in the results of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall’s 19th ‘Grand Eid Raffle Draw’ on Wednesday. The results of the raffle draw were announced at 4:00pm on the open stage of the shopping mall in city’s

Tribute being paid to Firoza Begum

DHAKA: People from all walks of life are paying their tribute to the Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum at the Central Shaheed Minar premises on Wednesday afternnon.The body of the Firoza Begum, who died at a city hospital on Tuesday, has been brought here at 1:30pm.However, her body

Defamation suit against AK Khandaker

BRAHMANBARIA: A defamation lawsuit has been filed against AK Khandaker, deputy chief of the liberation forces in 1971, for his derogatory remark on Bangabandhu in his book ‘1971: Bhitore Baire’ (1971: Ins and Outs).The book, that has created widespread criticism, commented

DMP boss seeks ‘unconditional apology’

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Wednesday sought ‘unconditional apology’ before the High Court on a contempt of court allegation and explained his failure to obey its order on Wednesday morning.Earlier, Benazir and two other DMP officials

Lightning kills 2 siblings in Thakurgaon

THAKURGAON: Two siblings died here and four more were injured after thunderbolt attacked them in Ranisankail upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sumon Roy, 7, and Sanatan Roy, 5 -- sons of Sudharam Roy, residing in Narayanpur village of the

‘Limiting guns and pills thwart self-harm’

DHAKA: Every 40 seconds, someone in the world commits suicide and in light of this fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a simple goal: reducing the rate of suicide in each country by a full 10 percent by 2020. To help make this ambitious achievement possible, WHO

Defense testifies Joj Mia’s mother

DHAKA: Defense lawyers started testifying Jobeda Khatun, mother of Joj Mia, at a special court in the city on Wednesday morning in August 21 grenade attack case.Sources told banglanews that the cross-examination of Joj Mia’s mother began around 11:30pm at the makeshift court, set up

Construction worker shot in city

DHAKA: A construction worker sustained bullet injuries at Tejkunipara of Tejgaon in the capital on Wednesday.The victim is Harun-or-Rashid, 45.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place in the morning at an under-construction building of Avenue Builders.Co-workers of the victim

PM explains objective of Broadcast policy

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina said that the broadcast policy has been formulated with the aim of the improving the sector.A commission will be formed soon following the policy, she added.The PM said while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first course of Bangladesh Film and

DMP commissioner at HC

DHAKA: Three officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, including its commissioner Benazir Ahmed, appeared before the High Court on Wednesday morning.The other two are DMP deputy commissioner (Lalbagh Zone) and DMP’s Lalbagh Thana officer-in-charge. They are now staying at the office

Firoza di always in our hearts: Mamata

KOLKATA: India’s West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also condoled on legendary Bangladeshi singer Firoza Begum's death. Sources told banglanews that she, just after getting the news, expressed her deep condolence to Abida Islam, Bangladesh deputy-high commissioner to Kolkata.

Firoza Begum to be buried at Banani graveyard

DHAKA: Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum, who died at a city’s hospital on Tuesday, will be laid to rest at the city’s Banani graveyard after Asr prayers on Wednesday. The body was taken to her residence in city’s Indira Road area in the morning. Later, she will be kept at Central

Gulshan’s 8,000 phone numbers being changed

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) is going to change about 8,000 telephone numbers under its Gulshan NEC Telephone Exchange of the city on September 14. The matter was disclosed in a press note issued on Tuesday. All previous numbers starting with digit

Dad, son killed in Naogaon road crash

NAOGAON: A man and his son were killed in a road accident in on Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Kusumba area under Manda upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The deceased were identified as Ehtesham, 40, and his son Shuvo, 12. They were hailed from School Para area of Mahadebpur upazila

BD to exchange doctors with India

DHAKA: Bangladesh will exchange specialists and doctors with India for ensuring advanced health service between these two countries. Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim came up with the disclosure in a bilateral meeting with the Health Minister of India Harsh Vardhan on

BSF returns 4 BD women, kid

HILI, DINAJPUR: The members of Border Security Force (BSF) returned three women and a kid from India in Kamal Gate area in Hili frontier of the district on Tuesday. They are Uzala Begum, 36, wife of Taslim Sardar at Poradah village of Mirpur upazila in Kushtia district, Shakila Beowa,

BSF held BD national in Kurigram

KURIGRAM: Border Security Force (BSF) of India detained a Bangladeshi national from Kashipur border area under Phulbari upazila of the district on Tuesday. The detainee is Prafulla Chandra, 35, son of Adhir Chandra, resident of the area. Sources said that BSF personnel held Prafulla

2 commit suicide in city

DHAKA: Two women committed suicide in Kafrul and Eskaton areas of the city on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Shuvadra Poly, 18, daughter of Ram Charan Das, resident of Kafrul and Mariam Yasmin, 32, wife of Kazi Anisur Rahman, resident of New Eskaton Road in the city. Poly’s

Energy secy among 5 exempted

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) exempted five people, including energy and mineral resources ministry secretary also former BPC chairman Abu Bakar Siddique, in embezzling Tk 150 crore from Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).The decision came after a meeting in ACC