COMILLA: A Comilla court on Tuesday awarded capital punishment to three persons and life-term imprisonment to five others in a murder case in the district.Judge Chaman Chowdhury of Comilla Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4 passed the order around 12:30pm.The capital

COMILLA: At least eight people including two minors were killed and scores of people injured in a road accident in Nayabazar area under Chauddagram upazila of the district on Tuesday evening. The deceased are Jesmin, 40, wife of Abdur Rob, their daughter Doli, 12, Kulsum, 35, wife of

NARAYANGANJ: Police on Tuesday arrested four persons as they allegedly raped a maid detaining in a house in Fatullah.The arrestees are Sumon, Rabbi, Imran, and Asif; residents of that area.Sources told banglanews that the four were nabbed at noon following a case filed with the local

DHAKA: Naval official Commodore M Mozammel Haque has been made the chairman of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) replacing Dr M Shamsuddoha Khandaker.Public administration ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Tuesday.However, former deputy

GOPALGANJ: A college student was killed in a road accident in Haridaspur area under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Salahuddin Mollah, 18, student of Ideal Commerce College and son of Kashem Mollah of the area.Police sources said that a

DHAKA: An unidentified person was killed in a road accident in city’s Sabujbagh area on Tuesday afternoon.The ill-fated man was aged around 40 years.Police sources said a rashly driven passenger bus knocked him down in the area around 2:00pm, leaving him dead on the spot.However, police

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A district court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to two people for killing a minor girl in the district.The convicts are Shihab Reza and Sagar Ahmed.District Woman and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 Judge Kabita Khanam passed the order.The statement said the

MUNSHIGANJ: An alleged terrorist was killed in a gunfight with police in Baghra area of Sreenagar upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shahin, 39, member of a local miscreant gang called Tazel Group.Sreenagar Thana Officer-in-Charge Mahbubur Rahman told

DHAKA: Former commerce minister Lieutenant Colonel (retd) Faruk Khan on Tuesday categorically said Bangladesh Army would not make any mistake by interfering in the country’s political affairs.The ruling Awami League leader made the assertion while addressing a human chain program in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC organized two-day long program to celebrate the Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21 of 2015 in a befitting manner.External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on

DHAKA: Two unidentified men were killed and three others injured as a microbus rammed into a motorcycle at Mohakhali in the capital on Tuesday noon.Confirming the mater to banglanews, Sub-Inspector of Tejgaon Thana Ramzan said the accident left five people injured and two of them

JESSORE: Miscreants shot dead a Union Parishad chairman in the Sadar upazila of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mosharraf Hossain, 50, chairman of Isali union parishad under the Sadar upazila and a local Awami League leader.Officer-in-Charge of Jessore Kotowali

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said nobody got clemency for corruption in the past and vowed that none will also be spared for it in the future.She also mentioned her government’s initiatives in establishing rule of law in every sector.The premier made the assertions at

DHAKA: Former Jatiya Party lawmaker absconding Engineer Abdul Jabbar was sentenced to jail until death for his involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.The three-member International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) -1 led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the verdict

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s personal secretary-1 Abdul Maleque has been appointed as acting secretary of local government division.Public administration ministry made a notification regarding the appointment on Tuesday.Moreover, President Abdul Hamid’s personal secretary

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s personal secretary-1 Abdul Maleque has been appointed as acting secretary of local government division.Public administration ministry made a notification regarding the appointment on Tuesday.Moreover, President Abdul Hamid’s personal secretary

DHAKA: Judges of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 reading out the verdict in war crime case against absconding former Jatiya party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar.The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim started reading the verdict at 11:10am Tuesday. On December 3 of 2014,

MYMENSINGH: A student of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) died Monday evening after falling off the roof of her residence.The deceased was identified as Nawrin, 21, a third year student of dental department and daughter of former deputy director of Planning Division Dr M

BHOLA AND BARISAL: A passenger launch with 2,000 people on board has been tapped in the River Meghna in Kaliganj area of Bhola early Tuesday as its engine developed technical glitch.Trapped MV Sonargaon, carrying nearly 2,000 devotees, was going to Chormonai in Barisa from Chittagong to

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will deliver its verdict Tuesday morning in war crime case against absconding former Jatiya party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar.The three-member tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim will pronounce the verdict as per the cause list. On December 3