GOPALGANJ: A former army person was hacked to death and his brother sustained injuries by their rivals at Shashabaria village under Sadar Upazila of the district early Tuesday over establishing supremacy in the area.The deceased was identified as Lakku Mollah, 63, while the injured was

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-2 will deliver the verdict on Wednesday in the case against Mahidur Rahman and Afsar Hossain Chutu for their alleged crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.ICT-2 on Tuesday fixed the date for procumbent of the verdict. Three-member ICT,

DHAKA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the best Malaysia could do right now is to call for a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders, and pressure Myanmar to accommodate the Rohingya community.The migrant crisis currently facing Malaysia can only be resolved by addressing the root problems in

KUALA LAMPUR: Fishermen towed 168 migrants, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas to safety from Tanjung Pura Valley of Langkat area of Medan state of Indonesia.Of the rescued, 96 claimed themselves as Bangladesh nationals.Witness Masud Rana, who lives in Indonesia with his family, told

HABIGANJ: Police on Tuesday arrested Abdur Razzak ‘razakar of Habiganj’ from Atangiri hill in Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar following the arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT) on Sunday.Abdur Razzak, hailed from Baniachong Upazila of Habiganj district, was

DHAKA: Government will confer the ‘friends of Bangladesh liberation war award’ to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his special contribution to country’s War of Independence in 1971.The honorary award is likely to be handed over to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in

LONDON: Eminent journalist and a prominent freedom fighter’s son Nadeem Qadir joined the office of the Press Minister of Bangladesh High Commission in the United Kingdom on Monday.Government last year made Nadeem press minister for two years. But he could not join on time due to

DHAKA: Authorities of Mohammadpur Preparatory School & College on Monday decided to sack cleaner Gopal Das for alleged sexual harassment of a Class-I girl.The decision was taken from a trustee board meeting on Monday, said Principal Belayet Hossain.He further said, “We took the decision

COMILLA: A man and his son were killed while his wife injured as a truck ran over them in Mainamati area under sadar upazila of Comilla district Monday.The deceased were identified as Delwar Hossain, 42, and his 4-year-old son Nayeem while identity of the injured could not be known. They

NOAKHALI: The alleged torture of three wives led a man to commit suicide at Monsadpur village under sadar upazila of the district Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain, 35, son of one Monohar Lai, hailed from Monsadpur village under Binadpur Union Parisad of the

MAGURA: In a move to reduce local disputes, clashes and conflicts, villagers submitted over 300 different types of locally-made weapons to police spontaneously in Sreepur upazila of the district on Monday.People from eight unions of the upazila brought their weapons including shield,

LONDON: Bangladesh-born British parliamentarian Rushanara Ali is set to compete for the deputy leader position of Labour Party of Britain.Her name, among others, was included as party leader Edward Miliband and deputy leader Harriet Harman announced to resign from their respective posts

DHAKA: Police recovered two bodies of a housewife and an unidentified man from different places in city on Monday.Body of a housewife Shahana Akhtar Fatema (20), wife of Kamal Hossain, was recovered from city’s Mirpur area in the morning.Citing the deceased’s family Mirpur thana

DHAKA: Government has approved the draft proposal for amendment to the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) (amendment) with India extending duration by five years and keeping a provision to include third party (country) targeting Nepal and Bhutan.The approval came from the

DHAKA: Police foiled gherao to two ministries of Gono Songhati Andolon on Monday demanding rescue of migrants who adrift at sea and arrest of human traffickers.The protesters tried to besiege the Home Ministry and Expatriate Welfare Ministry to press their demand to the government.More

DHAKA: The Indonesian city where about 1,500 migrants have landed after being abandoned at sea says it urgently needs help to care for them.The mayor of Langsa, in Aceh province, told the BBC that finances were tight, reports the bbc.com"We need some help, immediately, from our national

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has recommended reformation of city corporation election act.The non-government anti-graft watchdog made the recommendation on Monday morning.The organization published their report on the recently held Dhaka North, Dhaka South and

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court directed disposing of the High Court (HC) rule on the cancellation of a contact between the government and the Jamuna Resorts Ltd (JRL) authorities within 8 weeks. The apex court also said the stay order issued by the chamber judge asking

DHAKA: Class-4 employees started demonstrating at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in city on Monday.The demonstration, centering the appointment of an employee at the hospital general store, began at 11:45am in front of DMCH administration block.An agitating employee Shamsul

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel rescued six Bangladeshis, who were trying to go to Malaysia illegally, from the Bay of Bengal.The fortune seekers were rescued at the wee hour of Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews BGB public relations officer (PRO) Muhammad Mohsin