DHAKA: Joint Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Monirul Islam on Tuesday said they have identified those involved with the murder of blogger Avijit Roy and started operations to detain them.Monirul Islam was talking to journalists at noon.He further said, “We have

DHAKA: Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam has been removed as Local Government and Rural Development Minister on Tuesday.A reliable source in the secretariat confirmed the matter to banglanews.The source also said Minister for Expatriates' Welfare & Overseas Employment.

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) is set to pronounce its verdict Wednesday on second chance for admission at Dhaka University. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo fixed the date on Tuesday.The same bench issued a rule on March 16 asking why the

DHAKA: Narcotics control department detained two youth with 11,500 pieces of yaba tablets in their possession in city’s Uttara area on Tuesday morning.The detainees have been identified as Rezaul (25) and Samsu (20).Confirming the matter to banglanews, narcotics control department

DHAKA: The government has taken a project to allocate Tk 6,076-crore among 300 Members of Parliament (MPs) for the development in their respective constituencies.The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting on ‘Rural Infrastructural Development’ (2nd phase) on

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) Tuesday asked the Unilever Bangladesh to stop the illegal advertisements offering gold lockets for purchasing Lux soap.An HC bench comprising Justice Moinul Hossain Chowdhury and M Ashraful Kamal passed the order following a writ public litigation.The court also

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) -2 has fixed July 12 (Sunday) to deliver the order on the contempt charge against Gana Sasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury.A three-member tribunal, led by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan fixed that date as hearing on petitions of

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division fixed July 29 for pronouncing verdict on appeal of Salauddin Quader (SQ) Chowdhury filed challenging death penalty for war crimes.An SC bench led by Chief Justice Sk Sinha passed the order on Tuesday after end of hearings.On October 29 of 2013,

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued arrest warrant against Mohammad Hossain and Moslem Prodhan razakars of Kishoreganj in war crimes cases.A 3-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order following a petition of prosecutor Turin Afroz on Tuesday.BDST: 1227

DHAKA: A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of Awami League leader Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s minister post and parliamentary membership.Advocate Yunos Ali Akanda filed the writ on Tuesday morning.The writ will be submitted before the bench

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 detained five people including three members of international human trafficking gang from Uttara of the capital in Monday nightlong drive.Rab team also rescued nine women and seized 195 passports at the time.Rab-2 Operation Officer Senior ASP Maruf

NATORE: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained three persons with a revolver, a light machine gun and seven rounds of bullets raiding in Naopara village under Boraigram upazila on Monday night.Rab-5 Bagmara Camp In-Charge ASP Naser Al Zaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1008

NAOGAON: Four people including two members of a family died inhaling toxic gas of a septic tank in Goali village under Sadar Upazila on Tuesday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said they got down in the tank at night to clean it and later died

DHAKA: National Identity Cards (NID) and passports will be delivered to the residents of enclaves. Allocation in this sector will be increased, if necessary.State minister for foreign affairs informed banglanews on Monday.He said that the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina several times

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted an iftar program for leaders of several political parties at her Ganabhaban official residence in city on Monday evening.PM’s special envoy and also opposition Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, commerce

GAIBANDHA: Sadar Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rajiur Rahman has been show caused and eight police men suspended on Sunday for their alleged attempt to kill three court officials. Additional Police Super Faruk Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews in the afternoon.Meanwhile the cops

DHAMRAI (DHAKA): A group of muggers snatched Tk 7 lakh from a businessman in broad daylight in Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka district on Monday.The incident took place in front of Islami Bank Kalampur Branch in Dhamrai.Police and locals said that a corrugated iron sheet businessman Abul Kalam

CHITTAGONG: Police detained six people with 26 gold bars in their possession from Panchlaish Thana Forest Gate area in Chittagong port city on Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, port city police deputy-commissioner (North) Paritosh Ghosh said that on tip-off, police checked a

DHAKA: Lawmaker Nurjahan Begum raised demand in the parliament to impose ban on Nestle’s Maggi noodles as the company failed to maintain safety standard.Maggi noodles have been banned in India, Singapore and Nepal following the allegations of high levels of lead and MSG, she said

COX’S BAZAR:  Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two Indian human traffickers from link road area of the district Sunday.During the drive, the elite force also rescued two young ladies from their grip. RAB-7 Cox’s Bazar camp commanding officer Major Ahmed Hossian Mohiuddin, in a