GAZIPUR: Police on Monday noon recovered 120 pieces of chocolate bombs in a bag left abandoned in Shripur upazila of Gazipur.Village Police member Helal Uddin told banglanews that he saw the bag left abandoned under a roadside tree near Shaitalia Bazar in Shripur.According to Helal, after

DHAKA: Farabi Shafiur Rahman has admitted his guilt of threatening to kill Blogger and writer Avijit Roy.He made the confession in primary quizzing of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab).Rab Media Wing officer Mufti Mahmud Khan made the disclosure in a press briefing at Rab Headquarters

BRAHMANBARIA: The rail communication through Dhaka-bound rail line from Chittagong and Sylhet halted for an hour on Monday due to flaws in wheels of a compartment of ‘Subarna Express’ train.Earlier, the concerned authorities detected problems with the wheels that could lead to a

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday framed charges against Obaidul Haque alias Abu Taher and Ataur Rahman Noni, Razakar leaders of Netrokona for six wartime crimes charges including murder, abduction and torture.When asked whether they were guilty, both Noni and

DHAKA: The High Court Monday issued a rule asking why blockade should not be declared unconstitutional.An HC bench comprising Justice kazi Reza Ul Haque and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur Rahman issued the rule at noon following a writ of four top business organizations.HC also asked the

DHAKA: Three officials of Janata Bank were injured as a cocktail was blasted at a staff bus of the bank in city’s Jatrabari area Monday morning.The injured were identified as Abdul Latif Mizi, 50, Asad Miah, 55, and Suresh Chandra, 40.Their fellow Shafiul Alam Bhulu told banglanews that

DHAKA: The Foreign Service officers can now marry foreign citizens as the cabinet has approved the Public Servant (Marriage with Foreign Nationals) Act -2015 in principle.   The approval came from a regular meeting of the government’s decision making body at secretariat on Monday with

HABIGANJ: The rail communication of Sylhet with other parts of the country resumed after a five-hour disruption due to derailment near Outer Signal of Rashidpur Rail Station under Bahubal Upazila on Monday.Earlier, the rail link have been cut-off as a compartment of a container train

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detained militant Farabi Shafiur Rahman from Jatrabari in Dhaka for his suspected involvement in Blogger Abijit Roy killing.Deputy Director of Rab Legal and Media wing Major Rumman Mahmud confirmed the matter saying he was detained on Monday morning and

DHAKA: A youth was killed and four others injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a house at Middle Badda in the capital on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ali Hossain, 25. The injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).DMCH Police Outpost In-Charge

DHAKA: Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka Monday as a part of his first phase 4-nation tour named “SAARC Yatra” to SAARC countries.Druk Air, the national carrier of the Royal Government of Bhutan, landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 11:15am. He started his

HABIGANJ: The rail communications of Sylhet from other parts of the country halted as a train compartment derailed near outer signal of Rashidpur Rail Station under Bahubal upazila on Monday.Rashidpur Station Master Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the accident

DHAKA: Can you imagine a Boishaki Mela in the capital Dhaka where there will be circus, dancing elephants-horses, merry go round, puppet show and daylong cultural program just like it happens in the village?Surely not, but this is really going to be happened as a 4-day Boishakhi Mela

DHAKA: A young man died after receiving injuries during a scuffle with his fellows near Bangshal Nazirabazar intersection in old Dhaka early Monday.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 25, worker of a shoe factory and son of Shamsul Haque in Nangalkot area of Comilla.Police of Dhaka

NOAKHALI: Miscreants chopped a young man to death at West Maizdi village under Sadar upazila of the district Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Redwan Hossain, son of Abdul Motaleb of the village.Noakhali Sadar Thana officer-in-Charge (OC) Anwar Hossain confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The government and UN Joint Sundarbans Oil Spill Response Mission formally released a report Sunday recommending further monitoring to analyze long term impacts of tanker capsize in river Shela of Sundarbans. It was released in a press conference in Centre on Integrated Rural

DHAKA: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, the USA ambassador to Dhaka, said that her country will continue its support in the socio-economic development of Bangladesh.The envoy came up with the assurance when she made a courtesy call to Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on

DHAKA: Bangladesh government on Sunday welcomed the US offer to help investigate the murder of blogger and writer Avijit Roy.Foreign ministry senior secretary Dr Mohammad Mozammel Haque Khan made the comment to banglanews regarding the US assistance.He said that it will be very good if

DHAKA: James K. Stewart, Deputy Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC), appreciated Bangladesh’s enhanced engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a State Party to the Rome Statute. The visiting ICC prosecutor made a call on Foreign Minister Abul Hassan

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) personnel recovered seven cocktails left abandoned in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on Sunday noon. RAB sources said that the law enforcers recovered the cocktails from a field in the area at 12:00 noon after being informed by locals. No one was