JHALAKATHI: Four people are feared dead and many others injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Biswashbari area under Rajapur upazila at 3:45pm Tuesday.Locals and law enforcers rushed to the spot and took part in the rescue operation.However, the injured were rushed

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 asked the government to initiate compensation schemes for Biranganas and war children to ensure their financial and social rehabilitation. The tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order while reviewing the death penalty to Syed

KOLKATA: President Abdul Hamid has invited Indian States of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to visit Bangladesh. Hamid extended his invitation to Mamata on Monday while they attended a dinner hosted by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhavan in honor of Bangladesh

DHAKA: In reaction to the death penalty to former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar, party chairman HM Ershad said that they believe in trial. Expressing instant reaction to banglanews, Jatiya Party chief said there is nothing to say about the verdict. “We believe in

NARAYANGANJ: Law enforcing agency personnel recovered the skeleton of a journalist from Sonargaon upazila of the district Monday evening.The identity of the deceased was confirmed as Abdur Rob, a Mirpur correspondent of ‘Aparadh Chitro’ from the identity card found at his

FENI: A fire broke out at Khaza Market, adjacent to the Chhagalnaiya municipality office in the district on Tuesday morning.On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the blaze, fire service sources added.Confirming the matter, Fire Service and Civil Defense

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to three men for killing an electrician named Rubel, concealing his body and claming extortion in Old Dhaka.  Judge M Rezaul Islam of Fifth Special Judge Court passed the order in the morning. BDST: 1238 HRS, DEC 23, 2014

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Tuesday awarded death penalty to Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, for committing crimes against humanity and other offences during the 1971 Liberation War. A three-member judge panel of ICT-2 led by Justice Obaidul

DHAKA: The 3rd death anniversary of veteran Awami League (AL) leader, also Liberation War organizer, Abdur Razzak is being observed on Tuesday with due respect. Abdur Razzak, a former minister, passed away at the age of 69 at King’s College Hospital of London on the day of 2011. AL

DHAKA: A three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan has started reading the verdict against Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, in a war crimes case filed against him for his deeds during the liberation war in 1971. ICT-2 chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan has

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government will set-up two training centres in Rajshahi and Chittagong for the jailers to make them more efficient.She made the pledge while addressing the inauguration ceremony of ‘Jatiya Kara Saptah-2014’ at Kara Campus

RANGPUR: At least two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway at Sholagari area under Pirganj upazila of the district Tuesday morning. Of the deceased, one was identified as Piar Ali, 32, hailed from Sothibari area of Mithapukur upazila.

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal, adjacent to the High Court in the city, has been covered under a tight security ahead of the verdict in war crimes cases against SM Qaisar. Sources told banglanews that the security measures were strengthened in the area since the dawn. Apart

DHAKA: Alleged war criminal Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, was taken to the court as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 is set to pronounce its verdict in a war crime case filed against him.He was taken to the court at 8:45am in prison van. On Monday

TANGAIL: District Anti-Social Activities Prevention Committee withdrew the daylong hartal for Wednesday called for protesting the reopening of a brothel in Kandapara area of the district. Committee president Maulana Abdul Aziz told banglanews that they have withdrawn the hartal

PABNA: Local Government Division of LGRD Ministry on Monday suspended the Atgharia Upazila Chairman Maulana Zahurul Islam, also district Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer as a Pabna court accepted a chargesheet in a case filed against him.The decision was implemented after the Local Government

FARIDPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed as a passenger bus rammed them in Dhuldi Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Moshiur Rahman Roman, 25, and his cousin Mohammad Joni, 26, residents of the district town.A passenger bus

TANGAIL: A 35-kilomiter tailback has been created on the Dhaka-Tangail highway due to road accident, stretching from Elenga to Mirzapur on Monday evening.The agitated locals blockaded the highway protesting the road accident.The tailback caused immense sufferings to the

DHAKA: A person was electrocuted in city’s Jatrabari area on Monday. The deceased was identified as Idris Ali, 50, resident of the area. Wife of the deceased Rokeya Begum said her husband came in contact in live electric wire while he was repairing electric bulbs at their house in the

JHALAKATHI: Two people, including a woman, were killed in a road crash in Bhairabpasha area under Nalchhiti upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Hannan Sharif, son of Sobhan Sharif and Hafiza Begum, wife of Hasan, residents of the upazila.Police sources said