CHITTAGONG: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) early Monday seized 100,000 pieces of yaba tablet worth Tk 4 crore from Shah Porir Dwip area under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.Moreover, the elite force personnel detained Abdul Amin, 26, son of Nurul Islam, residing in

DHAKA: The government has blocked three more popular online voice and messaging services—WhatsApp, Mypeople and Line—due to security purpose. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Monday blocked the popular services after blocking Viber and Tango. These five

CHITTAGONG: BNP-led 20-party alliance on Monday called a 36-hour shutdown from Tuesday morning in the districts of Chittagong division.Metropolitan BNP president and also convener of 20-party alliance Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury declared the hartal in the division.A press release from

BOGRA: Three persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Noymile area under Shajahanpur upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that a passenger bus collided head on with a truck on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday sent Ekushey Television (ETV) Limited chairman Abdus Salam to jail after he gave confessional statement in a sedition case.Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order after recording the statement of Abdus Salam for three hours when he was

DHAKA: Balloted and non-balloted hajj pilgrims, henceforth, can register their names by paying one-third of the total cost for performing hajj.The decision was adopted after approving the proposal of re-fixing the registration fee of hajj pilgrims in a cabinet meeting presided over by

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken the responsibility of medical treatment for SSC examinee Shahriar Hridoy and executive magistrate Abdul Quader Mia, who sustained injuries in bomb explosions in Feni during the countrywide blockade enforced by the BNP.Sheikh Hasina ordered the

DHAKA: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has briefed the diplomats of different countries Monday noon.Sources told banglanews that the meeting was held at state guesthouse Padma in the capital.Delegates of Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan and United States of America took part in the

DHAKA: The founding members of the ‘Stop Violence, Build a Peaceful Nation’ campaign condemned the recent violence in Bangladesh, said a statement issued by the organization. ‘Stop Violence, Build a Peaceful Nation’ issued a statement to media on Monday. The members also were

DHAKA: Ekushey Television (ETV) Limited Chairman Abdus Salam on Monday gave confessional statement in a sedition case. Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan recorded the statement of Abdus Salam after he was produced before the court after a five-day remand. Inspector of

DHAKA: The government has given approval of the draft of ‘Youth Organizations Act (Registration & Operation)-2015’ keeping the provision of punishment for forming youth organization without registration. The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on

SUNAMGANJ: Two persons were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in Kathoir area of the district on Monday afternoon. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Locals said that a rashly driven truck hit a human hauler in the area around 1:45pm, leaving 12

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and another one injured in a road accident in city’s Demra area on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Murshed, 24, son of Gulam Mustafa of the area.Police sources said that a rashly driven passenger bus crushed into the motorbike in the

BANDARBAN: Two workers were killed and five others injured as a jeep turned turtle in Okongjhiri area under Ruma upazila of the district on Monday noon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. The injured--M Shahjahan, 30, a contractor, M Helal, 28, M Abdullah, 29,

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a staff bus of Janata Bank in city’s Motijheel area on Monday afternoon.Sources said that a group of blockaders torched the bus in the area around 1:45pm.No one was reportedly injured in the incident.However, on information, two units of fire fighters rushed to

DHAKA: Some 142 domestic helps were killed in last three months across the country, said National Domestic Women Workers Union (NDWWU).Main coordinator of International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF) Abul Hossain highlighted the information in a press conference at Dhaka Reporters

DHAKA: Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court challenging the death penalty awarded to him for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.Challenging the verdict, Qaisar’s lawyers on Monday submitted an appeal to

DHAKA: Special Correspondent Shamim Khan of banglanews sustained head injuries as miscreants, from a train, threw brick-chips at him in Moghbazar Rail gate area of the city on Monday.Shamim said that some miscreants threw brick-chips at them while he, along with another banglanews

NILPHAMARI: Two siblings were killed in a clash over disputed land in Khamarpara of Domar upazila on Monday noon.The deceased were identified as Jahangir Alam, 41 and Jahidul Islam, 37, sons of Jamiar Rahman.Officer-in-Charge of Domar Tahana Moazzem Hossain confirmed the matter to

DHAKA:  Prime minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the demise of eminent hockey player Jummon Lusai.PM’s press wing sent a condolence massage to the media on Monday.Hasina, in her condolence message, said Jummon Lusai was a talented hockey player who got chance to play in