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

FARIDPUR: Two suspected robbers were lynched by angry mobs in Boalmari upazila on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Milon, 30 and Murad, 28, hailed from Chandpur union of the district.Police said locals were guarding the village Hatkholarchar after robbing spree in the area. On

DHAKA: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) distributed aid to 3,000 families displaced by floods in Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar.In response to an appeal from the local administration and public representatives, UNHCR on July 4 provided 600 plastic sheets, 1200 jerry cans, 1000 solar lanterns

GAIBANDHA: A judicial magistrate court on Sunday noon issued an arrest warrant against 10 people including Gaibandha Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Raziur Rahman over the beating of court employees.Chief Judicial Magistrate Court judge Wahiduzzaman passed the order Sunday noon.Moreover, he

DHAKA: Directorate of Food submitted their report to the High Court (HC) claiming that the wheat imported from Brazil is fit for consumption.However, the HC has fixed July 8 as date of its order on writ filed in this regard.A bench of Justice Kazi Reza-ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher

FROM NATIONAL PARLIAMENT: Rail minister Mazibul Hoque admitted that many of railway houses are still remained under occupation across the country.According to the minister, they have identified 4,538 houses as occupied so far.Mazibul made the disclosure when replying to a question by

DHAKA: A group of muggers snatched Tk 1-lakh from a businessman on Dilkusha Road in city’s Motijheel area on Sunday noon.The victim, identified as Nurul Islam Mirdha, told banglanews that he was going to buy a ticket from Biman Bangladesh Airlines office in Motijheel by a rickshaw.Two

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion members held a man with 817-gram gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Sunday.The detainee has been identified as Nasiruddin (37), a resident of Chittagong.Confirming the matter, Armed Police Battalion assistant police super (media)

DHAKA: A group of masked miscreants shot an employee of a Bkash agent office and snatched Taka over 3 lakh from city’s Badda area.The incident took place at 12:45pm in Purba Badda.The victim has been identified as Faisal (27), a sales officer of Fox Globe Distribution, a resident of

DHAKA: Police held a drug peddler with 20,000 pieces of yaba tablets from city’s Jatrabari area Sunday noon.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional police commissioner SM Jahangir Alam Sarker confirmed the matter to banglanews.The detailed information will be disclosed later at a

SIRAJGANJ: Police seized 600 bottles of Phensedyl and held driver and helper of a truck for carrying the illegal drug in Sirajganj on Sunday early morning.Police also seized the vehicle.The detainees have been identified as Arif Hossain (24), truck driver and son of Maleque Hossain of

DHAKA: With the exchange of enclaves in the pipeline between India and Bangladesh, both nations have put a bar on sale and purchase of land in the enclaves to prevent any illegal transaction in the interim period till August 1 when the formal handover will take place.Authorities fear that

DHAKA: Weeks after signing of an agreement by New Delhi and Dhaka on telecommunication links, India on Saturday announced that work will start next week to operationalise the system. “Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to start work next week to link Akhaura

MYMENSINGH: Police detained two more persons early Sunday for their involvement in sensational four-murder case in Nandail of Mymensingh. Additional Police Super (North) Syed Harun-Or-Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews. They were directly involved in the murder, he added.Meanwhile

DHAKA: Two police officials were killed and two others sustained injuries in a road crash in South Keraniganj of the district on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Mohsin, 40, an assistant sub-inspector of police and constable Kamrul, 30.South Keraniganj Thana

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a drug dealer after seizing some 178,200 pieces of contraband yaba tablets from a truck at Savar early Sunday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Rab-4 operation officer ASP Sumon Ahmed Shaon said, “Acting on tip-off Rab team raided the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hosted an iftar party for judges, diplomats, government officials and employees of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) at her official residence Ganabhaban in city Saturday evening.Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, former president HM Ershad, cabinet