DHAKA: Banglanews and Jahan International School will jointly organize an essay competition on the country’s war of independence for school students on the occasion of Victory Day.The interested students up to class X can email their essays in 800 words by November 30 at

BARGUNA: 17 fishermen from Barguna and a trawler had been missing in the Bay of Bengal for last 10 days.The trawler carrying the fishermen, fishing nets, several goods and fuel oil went missing on November 7, said M Babul Mridha, owner of the missing trawler ‘FB Israt’ on Monday.

DHAKA: Police recovered decomposed body of an unidentified middle-aged man under of the flyover in city’s Saydabad area.Sources told banglanews that locals discovered the body there around 1:00pm.Confirming the matter, Jatrabari Thana Sub-Inspector Nurjahan Akhter said that police, on

MOULVIBAZAR: A fire broke out at a police barrack in Gumra area of the district on Monday noon.Sources said the fire originated around 1:00pm from a cigarette filter at a depot of wastage of the barrack.Ashraful Islam, assistant superintendent of police (ASP), said that, on information,

DHAKA: A 6-member committee has been formed for assisting National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India to find out militants and exchange information regarding militancy.Home affairs ministry additional secretary (political) Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed will lead the committee.Senior

DHAKA: Miscreants snatched Tk 4.75 lakh from a businessman in Matuail area of the capital on Monday noon.The victim--Hafizur Rahman, 34--is owner of Tuhin Enterprise, a local rod and cement trading shop.Hafizur said a group of local terrorists--Sumon, Babu, Monir, Anwar—intercepted

DHAKA: The government has given approval of the draft of ‘Bangladesh Haor and Water Bodies Development Board Act 2014’.The approval came from a cabinet meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina in the chair.After the meeting, cabinet secretary M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan

DHAKA: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Barrister Mahabubur Rahman has been withdrawn after two days of the murder of Rajshahi University professor Dr AKM Shafiul Islam.Meanwhile, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) M Shamsuddin has been appointed as new

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: Police have detained 15 more persons on suspicion of their involvement in the killing of Rajshahi University’s sociology department teacher Dr AKM Safiul Islam.Police held them in several drives conducted in Rajshahi city early Monday.Motihar Thana

DHAKA: HT Imam, political adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, claimed that his recent remark over recruitment of Chhatra League men in government job has been distorted.He was addressing journalists in a press meeting at Awami League president’s Dhanmondi political office. HT

DHAKA: Prosecution submitted formal charges before International Crimes Tribunal 2 against alleged Razakar Forkan Mallick of Mirzaganj in Patuakhali on Monday.After the hearing, the tribunal led by chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan fixed November 30 for further order.According to the

DHAKA: To learn about the activities of banned militant outfits in Bangladesh, a two-member team from India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Dhaka on Monday.A flight of Air India landed at Shahjalal International Airport carrying the team members – NIA director

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DHAKA: Customs official detained a passenger with 1.1kg gold worth about Tk 55 lakh from Shahjalal International Airport Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, deputy director of Customs Mustafizur Ragman said, the detainee, Abdur Rahim, came from Dubai on Emirates flight at

NARAYANGANJ: A district court Monday sentenced six people to death for killing one Monir Hossain of Rupganj dated 7 years back. The death row convicts are—Soleman, Ripon, Jahangir, Akter Hossain, Ohid alias Roni and Akter Mia.Narayanganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Miazi Alam

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will not issue Smart Cards (digitized national ID) for citizens before March 2015 due to delay in getting World Bank’s (WB) approval to EC’s proposal on it.EC initiated the Identification System for Enhancing Access to Services (IDEA) Project in

GOPALGANJ: An elderly woman and her grandson were killed as a truck rammed their house in Razpat area under Kashiani upazila of the district on Monday morning.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said, a rashly driven truck rammed into a house as its

HABIGANJ: Law enforcers, in special drives early Monday, arrested 76 accused from nine thanas of the district.The drives were conducted from 12:00am to 5:00am.Assistant Superintendent of Police Masudur Rahman told banglanews, of the arrested 76, court issued arrest warrant against 72

NAOGAON: Vice-president of Sadar upazila Swechhasebak League and his brother were chopped to death by miscreants in Durgapur area of the town early Monday.The deceased were identified as Swechhasebak League leader Ohidur Rahman, 38 and his younger brother Shaheen Rahman, 34, hailed

DHAKA: The Department of Environment (DoE) on Sunday fined Tk 86 lakh to authorities concerned of three dyeing and a washing factories for polluting environment in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur and Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj district.The DoE conducted several drives in the areas