LAXMIPUR: A court here awarded death sentence to 10 people in the school girl Sima murder case. Judge Manjurul Basid of the District and Session Judge Court passed the order around 2:00pm Tuesday. BDST: 1442 HRS, SEP 16, 2014

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned former chairman of the National Housing Authority Golam Nabi and 12 others. ACC on Tuesday morning sent the notice to their addresses asking them to appear before its head office on September 22. ACC deputy director and investigation

GOPALGANJ: Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road crash on Dhaka-Khulna highway under Muksudpur Upazila of the district on Tuesday.  The deceased were identified as Nur Alam Mollah, 32, son of Sahjahan Mollah and Sabuj Mollah, 22, son of Aktar Mollah.  Sources said

DHAKA: Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is likely to pass the much-talked-about ‘Constitution (16th amendment) Bill-2014’ on Wednesday to restore its authority of impeaching the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapability. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque

JHENAIDAH: A fugitive was killed in a gunfight with police in Patbila area under Kaliganj Upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Motiar Rahman alias dacoit Moti 45, hailed from Gobrapara village under Harinakunda Upazila of the district.  Confirming the

SUNAMGANJ: A Sunamganj court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to son Muslem Uddin in a case over killing his father Hasmat Ali. Additional District and Session Judge Quazi Abdul Hannan passed the verdict around 12:00pm. BDST: 1244 HRS, SEP 16, 2014

MANIKGANJ: Police on Tuesday morning charged baton and opened blank fire on locals’ procession, brought out demanding non-stop gas supply in the district.  The rally led by Municipal Mayor Ramzan Ali tried to besiege Mankiganj office of Titas Gas and police opened blank fire control

DHAKA: International Ozone Day is being celebrated in the country through various programmes like elsewhere in the world.  The theme of the day for this year is ‘Ozone Layer Protection: The Mission Goes On’.  This year’s theme seeks to galvanise all stakeholders to increase

COX’S BAZAR: Two policemen were hurt while a drug peddler sustained bullet injury in a gunfight in Hoyikong area under Teknaf Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The injured are - Syed Hossain, Mohammad Aktar, Mahiuddin and two police Constable Belal and Azizul.  The

DHAKA: A student committed suicide hanging himself from ceiling fan in city’s Kafrul Thana area early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Iftekhar Hasan Shamim, 20, student of Government Titumir College, hailed from Matlab Upazila of Chandpur.  Confirming the matter Kafrul Thana

RANGPUR: An indefinite strike, called by District Motor Workers' Union, is underway on Rangpur-Dhaka route of the district from Tuesday morning.  Rangpur District Motor Workers’ Union General Secretary MA Majid in press conference declared the strike on Monday at 10:00pm.  Earlier

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an unidentified male teenager aged about 12 in Mohammadpur area of the city on early Tuesday. Mohammadpur Thana Officer-In-Charge Azizul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews. The body was recovered from the road no. 11 of Chandrima Housing of the area

NEW YORK: United State increased non-immigrant visa application fees in various categories from $400 to $2,350.  But the US government decreased visa fees in some categories also to attract investors and businessmen.  Foreign Ministry of the country said that the fee increased due to

RUPGANJ (NARAYANGANJ): At least five people, including child and woman, were killed in a road accident on Asian Highway bypass in Daudpur union under Rupganj upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Quoting locals, Officer-in-Charge

BAHRAIN: Two Bangladeshis died in two separate incidents in Bahrain. The deceased were identified as Abul Bashar, 47, son of one late Abid Mia, hailed from Gauripur village under Daudkandi upazila of Comilla district and Farid, 43, son of one Jihad, hailed from Dudhhali village under

DHAKA: Police recovered hanging bodies of two siblings at their residence in Uttra area of the city early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Alim 15 and his sister Chirosree Zaman, 18. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Uttara West Thana on-duty officer Mazedur Rahman said

NOAKHALI: A Noakhali court awarded life-term imprisonment to seven people of a family, including two siblings, in a case of killing a businessman in Eklashpur Bazar area Begumganj upazila of the district.District and Sessions Judge M Abdul Kuddus Mia handed down the order on Monday

DHAKA: A law, with provision of a two-year jail term for anyone involved in marrying a girl aged under 18, has been approved in a bid to cut the country’s high child marriage rate.The new law comes days after new United Nations figures showed two-third of girls marry before they

PABNA: The government has taken initiatives to renovate the ancestral house of legendary actress of Bangla film late Suchitra Sen in the district.Archeology Department’s Rajshahi regional director Badrul Alam and his team visited the building on Monday.Badrul Alam said that cultural

DHAKA: Former Secretary for Information Commission Nepal Chandra Sarker and Professor Khurshida Begum of Government and Politics Department of Jahangirnagar University were appointed as commissioners of the Information Commission.A press release issued by the secretariat disclosed the