DHAKA: A writ has been filed with High Court seeking veterinary surgeons to check the physical condition of the sacrificial cattle in city markets on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Advocate Monjil Morshedm on Monday, on behalf of a rights organization, filed the writ saying

DHAKA: The government has issued a gazette notification after canceling the certificates of freedom fighters of three secretaries and one joint secretary.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification canceling and suspending the gazettes on Monday.Besides, the

RANGPUR: Heavy rainfalls and onrush of water from the upstream triggered flash flood that marooned some 15,000 people in the district.Most of the areas went under flood water in Gangachara and Kaunia upazilas of the district.The Teesta River water is flowing 20-cm above of danger level

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid has given his approval and signed the constitution (16th Amendment) bill. After the President’s approval, the bill has turned into a law.A competent source from the Parliament Secretariat confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday.On September 17, a

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal blasted European Union (EU) for its resolution on dissolving Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).“We are a sovereign country and do not act as per prescription of someone else. We will take action against RAB,” he said.The ruling Awami

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan and BNP standing committee member, also former state minister for public works ministry, Mirza Abbas for corruption allegation in plot allocation. ACC Deputy Director Jatan Kumar Roy sent a notice to

DHAKA: Norlin Othman, Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, on Monday said hartal is a democratic right as Bangladesh is a democratic country.But it is also a barrier to the investment of the country, she said.The high commissioner made the observation in response to a query of

DHAKA: Six more Bangladeshi pilgrims, who went to perform holy hajj, died in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) between Saturday and Sunday.The death toll now increases to 21.The deceased include 16 men and five women. Of them, 15 breathed their lasts in Makkah, five in Madina and one in

DHAKA: Customs intelligence authority seized 24 gold bars, weighing 2.8 kilograms, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Monday. Sources said that the law enforcers detained the gold bars around 11:00am.The market price of seized gold is worth about Tk1.25 crore. BDST:

DHAKA: Pro-BNP lawyers on Monday locked four gates of the Supreme Court, protesting the restoration of parliament’s authority to impeach judges.The lawyers brought out a protest procession in Supreme Court Lawyer Association Building around 11:00am. Meanwhile, the lawyers locked three

FENI: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena cancelled his Feni visit due to 20-party’s countrywide hartal on Monday.Feni Deputy Commissioner Humayun Kabir confirmed the matter to banglanews.Dan W Mozena was scheduled to pay visit to some places in the district.BDST: 1126 HRS, SEP 22, 2014

RANGAMATI: A grenade was exploded at the premises of Parbatya Chattagram Ancholik Parisad office in the district early Monday. Sources said that the explosion took place under a Lichi tree near to second entrance of the parisad around 3:30am which broke the glasses and punctured the

GAIBANDHA: Police submitted charge sheet against 234 people in four cops killing case in Sundorganj.Officer-in-Charge of Sundorganj Thana Mozammel Haq placed the charge sheet before Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Monday.On February 28, 2013, Jamaat-Shibir men killed four police

DHAKA: Bangladesh was made  the chairman of credentioals committee of UN 69th general assembly and 29th specail session.The disclosure came from a press release. According tp the release, following the support of eight powerfull countries,  bangladesh has given the chairmanship of

DHAKA: Miscreants snatched camera of Banglanews photo journalist Jahidul Islam from Chankharpul area in city on Monday mroning. Victim said that his motorcycle went off suddenly in the area around 6:00am. Then a pulsar motorbike, riding by two youths, stopped beside me and snatched the

DHAKA: A 3-day-ling Seminar for Asia-Pacific parliaments on “Ending the cycle of violence against girls in Asia-Pacific” will start from September 23 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city.  The seminar will be jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the

DHAKA: A man was killed as a devastating fire raged through a high-rise in city's Fakirapul area early Monday.The deceased was identified as Ebadat Fakir, 45, a security guard of the building. Sources said that the fire originated at Paramount Height’ building around 12:30am and soon

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, left for New York on Sunday night to join in the 69th United Nations General Assembly.A flight of Emirates EK-585, carrying the prime minister and members of her 180-member entourage, took off from Hazrat

DHAKA: A gang of miscreants hurled a cocktail targeting the vehicle of Chandraganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Abdun Nur at Chandraganj Bazar under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday evening.None was reportedly injured in this incident but the car was partly damaged.Police and local

BRAHMANBARIA: A youth was killed at Champaknagar Union Parishad (UP) by-election violence in Bijoynagar upazila on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 25, son of Abdul Hekim of Satirpara village of the upazila.Witnesses told banglanews that the supporters of chairman