DHAKA: In the first ever visit of its kind, the Heads of Diplomatic Missions of Bhutan, India and Nepal resident in Dhaka and accredited to Bangladesh will travel together from Dhaka to India, Bhutan and Nepal.They will travel along the land route with the objective of highlighting

DHAKA: Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Thursday categorically said it is the rights of Appellate Divisions to decide whether the judgement against death convict Kamaruzzaman was summary or full.The chief law officer of the state made the observation while talking to journalists at

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested Ramna blasts death row convict Abu Bakr Siddique alias Selim Hawlader, also banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) top leader.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested from Keraniganj Thursday early morning.Selim Hawlader is also a

DHAKA: At least four people were killed and two others injured in separate accidents in Chittagong and Pabna on Thursday.Our Chittagong correspondent reports- a man and a woman were killed and two others injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Bashbaria of Sitakundo.The

COMILLA: A Sub-Inspector of Detective Branch (DB) of Police was shot at head from point-blank range by the district’s top hijacker Zira Sumon around 11:45am on Thursday.The injured was identified as SI Firoz. Another DB SI Shahidul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Local

NARAYANGANJ: Two Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel gave confessional statement before the court over senseational Narayanganj 7-murder case. They disclosed the number of RAB personnel participated in kidnapping and killing of seven persons including Narayanganj City Corporation

SATKHIRA: A commander of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was killed here in smugglers’ attack at Bhomra immigration check-post on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Subedar Nazrul Islam, 45, the commander of Bhomra BGB camp. Sources told banglanews that the BGB man died around

DHAKA: Shishir Munir, lawyer of death row convict Kamaruzzaman categorically said that law minister can’t order jail authority to be ready for executing verdict. He came up with the claim after meeting Kamaruzzaman in the jail on Thursday morning. Shishir Munir said, “Law

DHAKA: Health Secretary MM Niazuddin Thursday resigned over fake freedom fighter certificate controversy. Sources told banglanews that the health secretary is going to take the voluntary retirement. MM Niaz Uddin is one of the five secretaries against whom there are allegations of

DHAKA: A 5-member defence lawyers team led by Shishir Monir met death convict Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzamn at Dhaka Central Jail for some important advice on the case on Thursday morning.  The other members of the team are- advocate Matiur Rahman Akand, SC lawyer Barrister Ehsan A

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) officials of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained the media wing chief of Ansarullah Bangla Team from Kamalapur area Thursday. DMP Media Centre, in a statement, confirmed the matter. However, law enforcers are yet to disclose the identity of the detainee.

DHAKA: Fire broke out in a three-storey residential building beside Siddheswari Kali Mandir (Temple) in city Thursday morning. On information, three fire fighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after trying frantically for one hour. The sources of fire

DHAKA: A prisoner transfer agreement between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bangladesh is expected to take effect in the first quarter of next year, reports UAE government-owned English-language daily The National on Wednesday.Mohammed Imran, Bangladesh’s ambassador to the UAE,

DHAKA: A female apparel worker and her minor daughter were killed when a train crushed them under its wheel in Khilkhet rail crossing of the city on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rima Akhter, 24, wife of Nurul Islam, and Taslima Akhter, 05. Mahmuda Akhter, mother of Riman,

DHAKA: A private university student allegedly killed himself by drinking poison at his rented house in Mogbazaar area of the city Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Masum, 26, who was a Civil Engineering student at a private university in the city. One Nazrul Islam, who was

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid will visit China on Thursday to attend an international meet upon the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Hamid will to take part the event titled ‘Dialogue on Strengthening Connectivity Partnership’, to be held in Beijing. The

DHAKA: Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami allegedly torched at least three buses in different places of the city during the hartal hours on Wednesday. In Azimpur, a passenger bus was set fire in front of Azimpur Maternity Hospital around 8:15pm. Enayet Hossain of Fire Service and

DHAKA: A mother along with her minor son was found dead in Moddhya Paikpara area of Mirpur in the city on Wednesday evening.  The deceased were identified as Irin Akhter Arju, 30, and her son Amir Hossain, 07. Police, meanwhile, nabbed killer suspect -- Aman Ullah, husband of Irin. 

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday evening.According to the sources, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a courtesy call on the President at 7:15pm.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, might have briefed the President

DHAKA: The lawyers of war crimes convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzamn were given permission to meet him on Thursday.Advocate Gazi MH Tamin of ‘Consulta Jury Chamber’ brought the application to senior jail super of Dhaka Central Jail on Wednesday evening.Later, Tamin