DHAKA: A strong earthquake has jolted some parts of the Bangladesh and India at 1:08am Tuesday.Tremor felt in Dhaka. There were no immediate reports of causalities or damage so far.The magnitude and the epicenter of the earthquake were not known immediately.Meanwhile, major tremors felt

CHITTAGONG: Crime Investigation Department (CID) personnel detained three human traffickers with 33 fake passports in Chittagong.They were detained from Halishahar Thana of the port city at Monday night.CID Chittagong Zone special police super (SSP) Mohammad Muslim Uddin told banglanews

CHITTAGONG: Customs intelligence seized 325 gold bars weighing 38-kg from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Tuesday morning.Intelligence sources said that 288 gold bars were found in an abandon condition at a toilet in the airport.Moreover, 37 gold bars were seized from a

SYLHET: Ananta Bijoy Das, a blogger and one of the organizers of Ganojagoron Mancho from Sylhet, was hacked dead by unidentified miscreants at Subidbazar area in the city on Tuesday morning.Witnesses said that four masked miscreants chased Ananta when he was going to office. And later

DHAKA: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) called on Southeast Asian governments on Tuesday to find and rescue thousands of migrants who are believed to be stranded at sea and at risk of death.Campaigners fear as many as 8,000 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar – among

BRAHMANBARIA: A Bangladeshi expatriate was allegedly gunned down by political rivals in Beirut, capital city of Lebanon, over forming committee for the local unit of Awami League (AL) there.The victim was identified as Sazib Shikdar, 23, son of Shamshu Shikdar of Harashpur village under

COX’S BAZAR: A black listed human trafficker was killed in a gunfight with police in Bhumirghona area under Sadar Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Belal Hossain, 38, son of Mostak Ahmed of Kawarpara village of the upazila.Police sources said that

DHAKA: A fire broke out at the 11th floor of Banalata Bhaban on Staff Road of Dhaka Cantonment area Monday evening.Nine units of Fire Service brought the blaze under control around 7:20pm.Fire Service control room in-charge Enayet Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.No causality

DHAKA: At least four people were killed in separate incidents, including road accidents, in different areas in city on Monday.An unidentified girl (20) was killed as a passenger bus hit her at Jatrabari intersection this afternoon.Jatrabari Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Abani Shangkar Kar

DHAKA: The Dhaka metropolitan session judge court on Monday shifted the murder case of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider to the speedy trial tribunal.Magistrate Ruhul Amin shifted the case. Henceforth, the hearing of the case will be held at the court of Sayeed Ahmed, judge of speedy trial

DHAKA: A fire broke out at the 11th floor of Banalata Bhaban on Staff Road of Dhaka Cantonment area Monday evening.Fire Service control room in-charge Enayet Hossain told banglanews that six units were trying to douse the blaze.No causality has been reported in the incident, he

DHAKA: Nayek Anis has been suspended Monday for humiliating a girl during Sunday’s Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Headquarters gherao program.DMP issued the suspension order on Monday, said its Deputy Commission (Media) SM Jahangir.On Sunday, police force dispersed demonstrators, who

TANGAIL: Two people were killed and one injured as a truck plunged into a ditch in Gharinda area of sadar upazila in Tangail district on Monday afternoon.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that the accident took place on Dhaka-Tangail highway at

BHOLA: Missing people of the capsized cargo ship were rescued from river Meghna near Patarchar of Manpura upazila in Bhola district on Monday.The vessel ‘Mia Jamir Shah’, with goods including rice and pulse, was heading towards Manpura from Barisal and capsized in the river off

DHAKA: The Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Greg Wilcock handed over Tk2.6-crore approximately (around AUD 450,000) to 13 NGOs involved in community development in Bangladesh.The money was approved as a grant under the Direct Aid Program (DAP) 2014-15 of the Australian High

DHAKA: The cabinet on Monday gave an approval in principle to the draft of Rabindra University, Bangladesh Act-2015.The approval came from a cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at secretariat in city.Cabinet Secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan confirmed the matter to

COX’S BAZAR: Police detained three members of a human trafficking gang in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Monday.The traffickers include Khair Hossain (45), son of Ali Hossain, Abdur Rahman (35), son of late Haji Abul Kashem and Ali Hossain (30), son of Ali Ahmed of Sabrang

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Monday adjourned the rule hearing on contempt charge against 23 eminent personalities for issuing statement against British journalist David Bergman’s punishment. The three-member ICT-2, headed by its chairman Justice Obaidul   Hasan

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Monday upheld the High Court order that declared illegal the use of national anthem tune as ring tone or welcome tune in mobile phones. But, the apex court reduced fine imposed by High Court by Tk 30 lakh to Tk 50 lakh each to mobile

BHOLA: At least five people went missing as a cargo ship sank off Meghna River near to Patarchar under Manpura Upazila of the district on Monday.The vessel named Jamir Shah, carrying different goods including rice and pulse, was heading toward Manpura from Barisal and capsized off the