DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday deferred the cause-list to fix date for hearing on a rule in the Global Agro Trade Corporation (Gatco) corruption case against 24 people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM Hasan

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Wednesday provided TK10,000 each to arson victims who are undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.BGB director general major general Aziz Ahmed handed over the money to the victims while visiting the burn unit of the hospital on

DHAKA: U.S. Air Force and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) personnel now participating in the weeklong fourth COPE SOUTH 15, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored, bilateral tactical airlift exercise, at BAF Base, Bangabandhu, Bangladesh began on January 24, 2015. 80 U.S. airmen along with three

RUPGANJ, NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered bodies of two women, who allegedly committed suicide in Noapara and Rupsi of Rupganj, on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Piara Begum, 40, wife of Ali Akbar, hailed from Sherpur district and Shibu, 15, daughter of Abdur Rahim.

MAGURA: Driver and helper of a truck sustained burn injuries when blockaders hurled petrol bomb at the vehicle at Arpara bazaar in Shalikha Upazila early Wednesday.The burn victims are driver Milon, 35, son of Abdur Rashid of Benapole port Thana and his helper Imarul, 18, hailed from

SATKHIRA: A suspected robber was killed and two lawmen were also injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Avoytola village in Tala upazila of the district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, 38, son of Babar Ali while injured constables are Ajibur and Kabir

RANGPUR: The 48-hour hartals, enforced separately by Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, are underway in 16 districts of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions from Wednesday morning.  The general strike began at 6am on Wednesday and will end at 6am on Friday.Jamaat is

DHAKA: Veteran journalist Khondakar Ali Ashraf passed away after he suffered from old-age complexities at his Uttara residence on Tuesday afternoon. He was 79. He left behind his wife, two sons and relatives to mourn his death. Khondakar Ali Ashraf was also a senior member of the

NARAYANGANJ: Two people died and five others fell sick after taking excessive alcohol in Nanakhi Pashchimpara area under Sonargaon upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Khokon, 40, son of Kashem Ali and Anwar, 40, son of Abul Hashem, residents of the

DHAKA: An unidentified woman and a youth were killed in separate places in city on Tuesday afternoon.Of the deceased, one was identified as Bazlu, 27, son of Moksed Mia, hailed from Madaripur district.Bazlu’s younger brother Fardan said that a rashly driven truck knocked his brother in

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has moved to revive Global Agro Trade Corporation (Gatco) corruption case against 24 people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.  The anti-graft body on Tuesday pleaded to the High Court to start the hearing again over the case.ACC lawyer

    DHAKA: Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, was buried at Banani graveyard on Tuesday night after largely-attended funeral.The namaj-e-janaza was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the afternoon after Asr

DHAKA: A daylong training program on ‘Overview & Drafting of an Arbitration Clause’ was held at BIAC in city on Tuesday.Organized by BIAC, the program was attended, among others, by former Attorney General Barrister Fida M Kamal, Barrister Imtiaz Farooq and Barrister Nilufar Mannan as

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, was held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Asr prayer on Tuesday.Several thousands of BNP leaders and activists and its alliance along with people of all

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh has greeted Alexis Tsipras on the victory of the Syriza Party in the parliamentary elections of Greece.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, wrote a letter to Alexis Tsipras, president of Syriza Party of Greece, on Tuesday.She said, “On behalf

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint M Shahidul Islam, currently serving as Bangladesh Ambassador in Saudi Arabia, as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.M Shahidul Islam, a career diplomat, is a member of BCS (FA) Cadre 1984 batch.Before his current ambassadorial

DHAKA: Bangladesh has comparatively been advancing in hygienic sanitation usage among other South Asian counties as it has increased to 97 percent from that of 33 percent in a decade ago.The data was revealed at the inaugural session of the 7th Inter Country Working Group (ICWC)

JESSORE: A robber was killed and an additional superintendent of police was injured in a gunfight between law enforcers and robbers in Moniramur upazila of the district in the wee hours of Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mahabur, 30, son of one Motleb Ali, hailed from Shyamnagar

RANGPUR: Another victim, who sustained burn injuries in petrol bomb attack by miscreants in Dinajpur, died at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rashid, 30, helper of a truck.Director of the hospital Abdul Quader Khan told

DHAKA: The ‘gayenaba janaza’ of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of former president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chief Khaleda Zia, was held on Tuesday in different places of the country.Local units of BNP organized the ‘gayebana janaza’, a funeral prayer, as a part of the BNP central