DHAKA: The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed on Tuesday night across the country with due religious fervour. The Muslim devotees will pass the night offering special prayers, reciting from the Holy Quran, holding milad mahfil, zikr, and other religious rituals

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided to honour nearly 2,000 Indian soldiers who were killed along with the freedom fighters in the 1971 Liberation war against Pakistan. Hasina will convey her decision in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Bangladesh

MADARIPUR: Two persons were killed as two groups of Awami League (AL) locked into a factional clash in Kutubpur area under Shibchar Upazila of the district Tuesday morning over establishing supremacy.The deceased were identified as Arshed Matubbar, 34, son of Dalil Uddin, and Shajahan

CHITTAGONG: Police on Tuesday detained a top human trafficker in Pinchari area under Basnhkhali Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The detainee was identified as Abdur Razzak, 40.District’s additional superintendent of police (ASP) (south) Habibur Rahman confirmed the matter to

LAKSHMIPUR: A terrorist ringleader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Vabaniganj area under Sadar Upazila of the district on the wee hours of Tuesday.The deceased was indentified as Nasir, chief of ‘Nasir Bahini’, son of late Tofail Ahmed, Dewpara

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami is cancelled.EC senior assistant secretary Md Atiar sent an information statement regarding the matter to Parliament secretariat.Earlier on August 1 of 2013, the High

DHAKA: The government on Monday appointed Councilor of Ward-21 of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Nizam-Ul-Azim as its acting mayor.RCC public relations officer Quazi Amirul Islam told banglanews that they received a message from the Local Government ministry in the evening in this

DHAKA: The cabinet Monday approved two protocols on Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Dhaka-Sylhet-Shillong-Guwahati bus services which are expected to be signed during Narendra Modi’s Dhaka tour.Besides, it gave approval to a draft of an agreement between Bangladesh Standards and Testing

DHAKA: Cabinet on Monday approved a strategy for giving social security to those who are autistic and also vulnerable.The cabinet approved the draft of ‘National Social Security Strategy’ with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.Cabinet secretary Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain

DHAKA: The customs officials of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday seized medicines worth Tk 50 lakhs from the Freight of the airport.Assistant Commissioner (preventive) of customs authority Shahiduzzaman Sarker confirmed the matter to banglanews.The drugs, which are used

DHAKA: Police on Monday submitted charge-sheets against 42 people, including building owner Sohel Rana, in two cases over the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed 1137 lives and injured scores, two years after the incident.The Criminal Investigation Department of police Senior Assistant

KOLKATA: A trial run of the Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala direct bus service began on Monday.The bus, carrying 12-member Indian delegation, left Karunamoyee Bus Terminal of Salt Lake in Kolkata and will cross over to Bangladesh later in the day and travel through the country and enter Tripura

DHAKA: The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) banned carrying of all types of firecrackers, explosives and other lethal objects in city from 6:00pm Tuesday, on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat.The restriction will be in force until further order, said a press release, issued on Monday and

DHAKA: Customs authorities seized 200 tablet PCs worth Tk 50 lakh which were brought deceitfully at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Monday.Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) assistant director Umme Nahida confirmed the matter to banglanews.She said

DHAKA: The government has changed office timings for government, semi-government and private institutes during Ramadan.The timing has been fixed at between 9am and 3:30pm on all working days.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on

DHAKA: A convicted prisoner died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) early Monday.After complaining of feeling unwell on Sunday midnight, the prisoner, Solaiman, was hurriedly shifted to the DMCH.Later, he breathed his last around 2:00pm at the hospital.DMCH duty prison guard

GAZIPUR: The ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur Upazila collapsed when fire that broke out at the building Sunday noon put itself out melting its steel-made floors.The fire was doused after 21-hours of frantic efforts, fire fighters however, claimed.On

DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective Branch of Police, in a drive, arrested three human traffickers from Dakkhinkhan and Fakirapool areas on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Golam Robbani, Shahadat Hossain alias Masud and Shafiqul Islam.A press conference, held in Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Customs department seized 120 cartons of foreign cigarettes from a passenger at Hazral Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Monday.Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House Preventive Unit Shahiduzzaman Sarkar confirmed the matter.He said a team of Dhaka Customs House

GAZIPUR: Despite frantic efforts of fire fighters for several hours, the fire that broke out at the ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur Upazila on Sunday noon was yet to be completely doused.Some floors of the ninth-storied building, made of steel,