CHITTAGONG: A Quartermaster of Lighterage ABM Afsar Uddin- 2 was found dead in the port’s outrage anchorage on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Pitul Gazi, 35, son of one Belayet Hossein Gazi, resident of Durgapur village under Muksedpur Thana of Gopalganj district.

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved three new development projects costing TK 829 crores.  With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in chair, the meeting of ECNEC approved the projects at the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla

DHAKA: A Dhaka court fixed September 2 as the date for indictment hearing in blogger and online activist Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case.  Dhaka-5 Additional Metropolitan Session Judge SM Ziaur Rahman fixed the date on Tuesday.  On January 28, Detective Police inspector Nibaran Chandra

DHAKA: The physical condition of historic Language Movement veteran Abdul Matin deteriorated.The 88-year old language veteran is now in unconscious condition at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in city.Doctors said Matin might be gone

DHAKA: National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started collecting Green Tax from various factories, which are liable for environmental pollution.  Environment department has already sent a list of 2,500 factories to NBR in response to a request of NBR’s Value Added Tax (VAT) wing.  NBR

DHAKA: After blasting cocktails miscreants snatched Tk 20 lakhs from a trader in Maghbazar area of the city at 10:15am Tuesday. Ramna Thana Sub-Inspector AK Azad confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 1232 HRS, AUG 19, 2014

Bagerhat: Six people to walk gallows and seven others jailed for life in a murder case. District and Session Judge SM Solaiman passed the order at 12.30pm Tuesday. BDST: 1243 HRS, AUG 19, 2014

BARISAL: Miscreants chopped the general secretary of Barisal Press Club, also bureau chief of Dainik Samakal Pulak Chatterjee in the town early Tuesday.  Police nabbed a person in this connection and recovered an abandoned local weapon from in front of Barisal College. Pulak Chatterjee

DUBAI: No work permit at United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Bangladeshi workers would possibly be issued before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to the Gulf country in October. Akm Mizanur Rahman, First Secretary at the Bangladeshi Consulate to Dubai, confirmed the matter

RIYADH: State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday categorically said law and order situation is completely under the control of the government.He also said, “No one, who has committed crimes, will be spared. And due to this unflinching mentality of the

DHAKA: Shafiur Rahman Farabi alias ‘Extremist Farabi’ on Sunday night threatened to kill Noeem Nizam, Editor of popular national daily Bangladesh Pratidin. Noeem Nizam has filed a general diary (GD) with Bhatara Thana in city. Farabi posted a status on his Facebook account ‘Farabi

NARAYANGANJ: Two more Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers gave confessional statements to two Narayanganj courts on Monday afternoon under the section 164. Major Suruj of RAB-11 gave statements to Magistrate Chandni Rupam and Sub-Inspector Palas Goldar of RAB-11 gave statements to

BRAHMANBARIA: The rail communications of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet were halted for two hours as the last two compartments of Subarna Express were disconnected from the train here on Monday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Akhaura railway junction cabin master Jasim Uddin told

DHAKA: Former lawmaker from Feni-3 constituency Mosharraf Hossain, also former president of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA), breathed his last on Monday evening. Mosharraf Hossain was under medication in a city hospital where he passed away. He was

LONDON: President Abdul Hamid has reached in London on Sunday evening on a seven-day visit for his eye treatment.Bangladeshi High Commissioner in United Kingdom Mijarul Kayes and his wife, president of UK Awami League Sultan Sharif and its general secretary Syed Faruk welcomed Abdul

DHAKA: Cabinet on Monday approved National Shrimp Policy-2014. The premier Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting at the secretariat. The cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan disclosed the matter to media after the meeting. He said that shrimp, the second largest export

SYLHET: A man killed his wife and son by drowning in water at Inat Alipur under Surma upazila of the district on Monday.Locals, however, handed over the alleged killer Nonu Miah, son of Aiub Ali, residing in that village, to the police.The deceased of the incident were identified as

DINAJPUR: Police detained two Bangladeshis from Hili border under Hakimpur upazila of the district when they tried to intrude into Indian territory on Monday.The detainees are Rais Uddin, 32, son of M Rashid and Altaf Ali Huddu, son of Ashraf Ali. Both hailed from Nilphamari’s

DHAKA: Seven ministers will get further notice shortly to vacate flats in the MP buildings (NAM flats) at Manik Mia Avenue and Nakhalpara in city. The ministers who are asked to vacate their flats include – shipping minister Shahjahan Khan, communications minister Obaidul Quader, land

DHAKA: A freedom fighter from Tangail faced sudden death in front of the Secretariat gate on Monday morning.The deceased freedom fighter was identified as Mohammad Ali, also former Subedar of Bangladesh Army, hailed from Sabalia village of Tangail Sadar.Quoting witnesses, Sub-Inspector