RAJSHAHI:  A Rajshahi court sent five accused to jail after two-day remand in Rajshahi University (RU) teacher AKM Shafiul Islam murder case.Assistant Commissioner Ifte Khair Alam, spokesperson of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday.Answering a

DHAKA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her approval to the Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) on Thursday.She made the declaration at a program at Dinhata in Coochbehar district of India, bordering Bangladesh, while inaugurating several state government

NARAYANGANJ: A Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel gave confessional statement before the court over sensational Narayanganj 7-murder case. Former assistant sub-inspector Bazlur Rahman of RAB-11 gave the statement to the court of Narayanganj senior Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul

CHITTAGONG: A motorcyclist was killed as a bus knocked him down in Banshkhali upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ayub, 50. After the accident, locals set fire to the bus and blockaded the road. Banshkhali Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Ali

JESSORE: A Jessore court on Thursday placed Paritash Biswas, chairman of Sundali union Parisad, on one-day remand in a case of killing freedom fighter Mollah Oliar Rahman, councilor of Nawapara municipality in the district. Senior Judicial Magistrate Milton Hossain passed the remand

TANGAIL: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Sakhipur-Sagardighi road in Beltoli area in Sakhipur upazila of the district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 32, son of one Asgar Ali, hailed from Sakhipur municipality. Quoting witnesses, Sub-Inspector

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the media on Friday afternoon over her recent Malaysia visit and the SAARC Summit held in Nepal. The press conference will be held at 4:00pm at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the PM. Media Adviser to the premier Iqbal Sobhan

JESSORE: The re-autopsy of Dr Shamarukh Mahjabin, daughter-in-law of former Awami League lawmaker Tipu Sultan, ended on Thursday afternoon. Acting supervisor of 250-Bed Hospital of Jessore Dr Yakub Ali Mollah told banglanews that the doctors completed the post-mortem at the hospital

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Road Transport Workers' League (BRTWL) on Thursday organized protest programs featuring human chain, procession and effigy burning of British journalist David Bergman for his controversial remarks on Liberation War. They organized the protest

DHAKA: The Global Social Business Summit took place in Mexico City from November 27-28.  It was inaugurated by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on the morning of November 27 at Expo Bancomer convention centre in Mexico City.   Professor Yunus made a keynote speech highlighting

NEW YORK: Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has expressed hope that every family in Bangladesh would get equal support for ensuring sustainable development in the country.She also hoped that like others, mentally and physically challenged people also will

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday sentenced SOM Kalim Ullah, former managing director (MD) of state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), to four months’ imprisonment on charge of contempt of court. An HC bench comprising Justice MR Hasan passed the order. The

DHAKA:  Certificate awarding ceremony for the Officers’ Gunnery Staff Course (Field) –16 was held Thursday at Artillery Centre and School, Halishahar, Chittagong.  General Officer Commanding, Army Training and Doctrine Command Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, BB, SBP,

DHAKA:  Certificate awarding ceremony for the Officers’ Gunnery Staff Course (Field) –16 was held Thursday at Artillery Centre and School, Halishahar, Chittagong. General Officer Commanding, Army Training and Doctrine Command Lieutenant General Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy, BB, SBP,

DHAKA: Since the government is set to constitute ‘Bangladesh Food Safety Authority’ (BFSA) within a week or two, recruitment process is underway.Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam on Thursday came up with the development while addressing an inaugural session of a workshop on food

JESSORE: The body of Dr Shamarukh Mahjabin, daughter-in-law of former Awami League MP Tipu Sultan, has been dug out from the grave on Thursday for a re-autopsy. The body was exhumed from Karbala graveyard of the town at 11:15am and sent to Jessore 250-seated Hospital morgue after 21-day

MALAYSIA: Concluding three-day official visiting to Malaysia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Dhaka Thursday. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 1:40pm carrying the premier and members of her entourage. Earlier in the day,

COMILLA: Rail communication on Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet routes was restored after three hours of disruption following a train derailment in Moynamoti of Comilla district on Thursday morning. Train service resumed around 1:00pm after a rescue train from Laksham managed to

DHAKA: New Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata Zokey Ahad is “hopeful” that the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) will complete its usual round in Indian Parliament and “finally get settled.”Talking to media persons, he also said: “Both countries are now confident,

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned businessman Moosa Bin Shamser alias Prince Moosa for quizzing him on allegation of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering. A letter signed by ACC deputy director Meer M Joynul Abedin Shibli was sent to Moosa asking him to appear