BARISAL: A leader of 'Sarbahara' extremist group was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Babuganj upazila at 4:30pm Thursday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil alias Kana Jalil, second-in-command of 'Sarbahara' Kamrul group. Captain Abul Bashar of Rab-8

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC observed the National Mourning Day on Thursday, marking the 39th death anniversary of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with due solemnity. The day began with the hoisting of the National Flag at half-mast on the Embassy

DHAKA: Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu said that criticisms of the broadcast policy are not acceptable as the government is working for ensuring the freedom of the journalists. He came up with the assertion in a discussion marking national mourning day at the Press Institute of

DHAKA: Japanese Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Norihiko Ishiguro expressed their interest to invest more in Power and Energy sector of Bangladesh. They are also interested to invest in those sectors which were affected by the treat of climate change. Norihiko made the

DHAKA: Music director Shawkat Ali Emon was arrested and sent to jail with the allegation of releasing nude pictures and videos of girls. He was arrested from his Bailey road residence in city early Thursday. He was produced before the chief metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday

DHAKA: Dhaka-15 (Mirpur) constituency Lawmaker Kamal Ahmed Majumdar on Thursday filed six separate defamation cases against three national dailies accusing them of publishing defamatory news against him. The newspapers include two Banlga dailies Prothom Alo and Kaler Kantha, and an

DHAKA: Transport Owners’ Association of the southern region on Thursday has called for an indefinite strike from Sunday in protest against setting fire to some buses by local people in Sreenagar of Munshiganj. Sayedabad Paribahan Malik Samity president Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday has filed a case against three people including two former State Ministers on an allegation of amassing wealth illegally. The accused are Abdul Mannan Khan, former State Minister for Housing and Public Works Affairs, and Talukder

DHAKA: Custom intelligence officials seized 36 gold bars weighing 4.2 kilograms from a passenger of a Fly Dubai flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday.  The detainee is Khorshed Alam.   Customs intelligence and investigation department director

ISHWARDI, PANBA: A woman and her son were electrocuted in Sara Gopalpur area under Ishwardi Upazila of the district early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Lili Begum, 55 and her son Ramjan Ali, 28.  Sources said that Ramjan Ali was electrocuted first then his mother went to

DHAKA: National Board of Revenue (NRB) has taken decision to collect tax at source from the foreign consultancy firms engaged in several development projects in the country. These firms will have to pay 5 percent tax at source either before the signing the project deals or during the

DHAKA: The third session of 10th National Parliament will began on September 1. The session can continue from seven to 15 working days. Nine bills are expected to be tabled in the parliament during the session. The bill includes High-Tech Park Authority (amendment) bill, DNA bill and

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court framed charge against 13 members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-Al Islami (Huji), including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, for bomb explosion on a CPB rally at Paltan in the city. Dhaka third additional metropolitan judge Md Imrul Kayes passed the order

KISHOREGANJ: Three people were killed and 25 others injured in a road crash in Baratia area under Pakundia upazila of the district on Thursday morning.Of the deceased, one was identified as Swapon, a businessman. Police and local sources said that a Dhaka-bound passenger bus collided

MANIKGANJ: Two kids were killed in a road accident at Garadia bus stand under Singair Upazila on Thursday noon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Officer-in-Charge of Singair Thana Syeduzzaman said, “A rashly driven truck

DHAKA: An articulated bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) caught fire in-front of Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday noon. On information, four firefighting units rushed to the spot and are trying to douse the fire.  Confirming the matter, Airport

DHAKA: Abdul Awal Thaukur, assistant editor of Bengali newspaper Daily Inqilab, was rescued an hour after he was kidnapped at gunpoint from Kalabagan of the city on Thursday. A patrol team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police also detained several kidnapers and seized a private car. A reporter

KUSHTIA: The law enforcers started drive to evict Illegal establishments adjacent to Shilaidaha Kuthibari of the district on Thursday morning.  Local administration is conducting the drive, started around 8:00am, in presence of Joint Secretary of Cultural Affairs Ministry.   A total

CHITTAGONG: A man was killed and two others were injured as an express train hit a truck at level crossing in city gate area of the port city on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Sajib, 6, helper of the truck driver.     Sources said that Nasirabad Express train,

DHAKA: The day of the deadly grenade attack on Awami League rally on the city’s Bangabandhu Avenue on August 21, 2004 has come once again.That attack was apparently targeted to kill Sheikh Hasina, the then opposition leader and now the incumbent Prime Minster, who nearly ended her