COMILLA: Two persons, including a kid, were killed and another sustained injuries in Daudkandi and Sadar South Upazilas of the district on Thursday.Of the deceased, the child was identified as Taimon, 1, daughter of Ratna Begum of Satpara village of Daudkandi upazila.Daudkandi highway

COX’S BAZAR: Police detained two siblings of the gang of human traffickers from Hariakhali village of Teknaf Upazila of the district early Thursday.The detainees are Samad, 35, and his brother Hamod 30, sons of Sultan Ahmad of Hariakhali village of Sabrang Union of the upazila.M Ataur

DHAKA: Detained Ashraf Khan Tushar and driver Lovlu were produced before the court with a 10-day remand plea for interrogation over the gang rape of a Garo woman inside a running microbus in Kuril-Bishwa road area.Investigation Officer, also officer-in-charge of Bhatara Thana, produced

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed June 8 for charge hearing against 51 Destiny people, including the company’s Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4,119 crore.The court of senior special judge of Dhaka Quamrul Hasan Moll fixed the date on May 27.On May 4,

DHAKA: An unidentified youth was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel at Motijheel in city in the wee hours of Thursday.The incident took place in a motor garage on the opposite side of Sadeq Hossain Community Center in the area around 1am.Sub-Inspector of

CHITTAGONG: A total of 45 leaders and activists of BNP were released on bail from Chittagong Central Jail in Chittagong on Wednesday afternoon.The released BNP men were arrested from the port city’s Nasiman Bhaban on January 5. However, law enforcers arrested around 300 leaders and

GAZIPUR: Conductor and helper allegedly killed a 25-year-old passenger and injured his brother by throwing them off the bus over fare dispute at Chandana intersection of the district Wednesday noon.The deceased was identified as Sujit Roy, 25, son of one Nikhil Chandra Roy, hailed from

DHAKA: War crimes accused M Shamsuddoha died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday.He was 90.Dhaka Central Jail senior jail super Forman Ali told banglanews that they admitted Shamsuddoha at DMCH on Monday.He also said Shamsuddoha was an accused for crimes against

DHAKA: The northeast portion of the basement of Sundarban Hotel in city fell down hours after the collapse of a part of its adjacent under-construction NBL Twin Tower.The incident took place around 3:45pm.Earlier in the morning, several parts of an under-construction multistoried building

DHAKA: The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry on Wednesday proposed setting up of Special Tribunal in all seven divisions of the country to put a stop to human trafficking.Law Minister Anisul Huq disclosed the matter to journalists at his secretariat office at noon.He further

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the government to rescue Bangladeshi migrants stranded at sea and those found in Thailand forests dead or alive. The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi Ijarul Haque Akand on Wednesday heard the

DHAKA: Thailand will host a regional meeting on May 29 on the flow of migrants through the Bay of Bengal, the Thai foreign ministry said, as it grapples with an ‘unprecedented’ human-trafficking crisis.‘The special meeting is an urgent call for the region to... work together to

DHAKA: Forbes magazine has published the list of World’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2015.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ranked 59th on the Forbes list. She was ranked 47th last year.German chancellor Angela Merkel was ranked as the World’s Most Powerful Woman and former

DHAKA: Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Limited managing director Nowshad Islam said the place is very risky as gas emissions are still on the spot following collapse of a part of Sonargaon road and under construction NBL Tower.He said while visiting the scene located at CR Dutta

DHAKA: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and India is expected to be signed for cooperation in quick prevention of human trafficking, rescue, repatriation and resettlement of victims.The MoU will be signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an unidentified man from the pavement of city’s Ramna Park area on Wednesday.Ramna Thana sub-inspector (SI) Toukinuzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said they recovered the body of an unidentified man this morning and sent it to Dhaka Medical

COX’S BAZAR: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two members of a human trafficking gang from Islamabad area under Sadar Upazila of district early Wednesday.The traffickers were identified as Nur Hafez, 20, son of Nur Mohammad, of Bazarpara of Teknaf Upazila, and Hasan Sharif, son of

DHAKA: A total of 9,593 Bangladeshi peacekeepers are currently working in 122 countries.Speakers made the disclosure at a seminar on ‘Success of Bangladesh in United Nations Peacekeeping Mission’ at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Wednesday.Foreign ministry assistant secretary Abdul Wadud

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained a Myanmar citizen with 30,400 pieces of yaba tablet in Damdamiya area of Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.The man has been identified as Shamsul (20), son of Kala Mia.Teknaf BGB-42 captain Lieutenant Colonel Abu Jaar

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to build Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) as a strategically strong force through modernization.The premier came up with the determination while addressing a program on occasion of induction of the three L-410 transport-training aircrafts