NETROKONA: A Netrokona court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to four persons for their involvement in killing of a man in the district.District and Sessions Judge Dr AKM Abul Kashem, also judge of Woman and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, passed the order around 1:00pm.The

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday published the full judgement of cancellation of Quader Mollah’s review petition.The five-member bench of the SC led by Justice M Mozammel Hossain published the full verdict in the noon.The other judges of the bench are,

DHAKA: As a part of drive against jaywalking in the capital, the mobile court fined over 200 people at Karwanbazar and Banglamotor areas for not using foot over-bridge, zebra-crossing and underpass.Dhaka district administration executive magistrate Sarwar Alam led the court, which

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) commissioner Shamsuddin said they want to be reconfirmed about all information, acquired from detainees, over the killing of Rajshahi University professor AKM Shafiul Islam.Shamsuddin was addressing a press conference at RMP Headquarters

BOGRA: Seven people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents in Adamdighi and Kahaloo upazilas of the district on Monday night.Kahaloo Thaana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Kamruzzaman told banglanews that a locally made human hauler ‘votvoti’ plunged into a

DHAKA: The countrywide dawn to dusk hartal called by Nationalist Democratic Front (NDF) demanding the arrest of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique, is underway on Tuesday.However, the thoroughfares’ were seen busy like other days’ morning.Inter-district buses were seen leaving

DHAKA: Nationalist Democratic Front (NDF) alliance led by National People’s Party (NPP) called countrywide daylong hartal for Tuesday to press home their demand of Latif Siddique.NDF President Shawkat Hossain Nilu told to banglanews on Monday night that they would observe

DHAKA: A young girl died after falling from a high-rise building in city’s Azimpur area on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Najat Faija Swagata, 18, daughter of Nazibul Haque, hailed from city’s Dholaikhal area.Sources told banglanews that Swagata, a student of Dhaka

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is set to introduce Garments Industries Transparency Initiative (GITI) system aiming to ensure more transparency in RMG sector.Transparency International (TI) founder Dr Peter Eigen said in his keynote paper at a press conference at

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of an 8-year old boy from a water tank in city’s Dakkhin Khan area on Monday after three days of his missing.The victim was identified as Farhad, son of Abdur Rashid Sarder, of the area.Sub-Inspector (SI) Aziz and also Duty Officer of Dakkhin Khan Thana

DHAKA: National Democratic Front (NDF) threatened to observe countrywide hartal on Tuesday if the government does not arrest Latif Siddique by Monday evening. NDF president Shawkat Hossain Nilu made the declaration at a press conference at the National Press Club at noon.The party

DHAKA: Dhaka has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the city with most cycle rickshaws.  The recognition came few days after the Guinness Book authority contacted with environment activist Syed Saiful Alam asking for some information on rickshaws in Dhaka city.

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday said it is not necessary to take the Speaker’s permission in arresting Latif Siddique.She made the comment Monday afternoon before starting the Parliament session.Shirin said it requires Speaker’s nod while arresting a Member of

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Monday placed eight people on a one-day remand in a case of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Professor AKM Shafiul Islam killing.Judge Sharmin Akhter of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 passed the remand order after police produced them before the

MANIKGANJ: At least 12 people including women and children were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in a village fair in Bangala under Singair upazila on Monday.Locals said a balloon seller was carrying a gas cylinder to puff his balloons in the fair. Suddenly, the gas cylinder blasted

KATMANDU (NEPAL): The old memories remind many events though the time gap is of only one year. The leaders of South Asian region sit together with a determination to go ahead through meetings, discussions, bi-lateral meetings and analyzing the relations and finally passed time in

FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Some 117 Bangladeshi workers at a Chinese hand-gloves manufacturing company ‘Supermax Glove Manufacturing SDN BHD’ are passing their days with many difficulties.They were allegedly tortured by the authorities of the company.The workers became jobless and running

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the administration to take immediate action against anarchists disregarding their political identity. She told the Rajshahi and Sylhet divisional commissioners and Pabna and Moulvibazar district coordination committees through video

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Professor Yunus addressed as chief guest at the celebration of 4th anniversary of social enterprise UK held at British parliament building to celebrate the occasion of Social Enterprise Day on November 20.Yunus congratulated the Houses of Parliament for their

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam has called countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday demanding arrest of Latif Siddique by Wednesday.More to follow…BDST: 1434 HRS, NOV 24, 2014