DHAKA: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Barrister Mahabubur Rahman has been withdrawn after two days of the murder of Rajshahi University professor Dr AKM Shafiul Islam.Meanwhile, Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) M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

DHAKA: Eminent economist Professor Rehman Sobhan on Sunday said the role of journalists is very important in raising concerns and awareness on Bangladesh’s status and progress as regards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Post-2015 International Development Agenda. Sobhan

DHAKA: Leader of the Opposition Raushan Ershad made a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at York Hotel in Singapore on Sunday.During the meeting, Raushan enquired about the health of the President, who is now in Singapore for a medical checkup. Raushan Ershad went to Singapore on

RAJSHAHI: Islamia College principal Humayan Ahmed was held and interrogated by Detective Branch (DB) of police on Sunday in connection with the killing of Professor AKM Shafiul Islam of sociology department of Rajshahi University.DB Police on suspicion held Humayan Ahmed from Binodpur

DHAKA: A group of muggers snatched Tk 10.20 lakh from a ‘bKash’ agent Faisal in city’s Jatrabari area at Sunday noon.The muggers hit the victim’s head by a pistol before snatching the money.Officer-in-Charge, Jatrabari Thana Prasenjit, confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has fixed Monday as the date of presenting arguments against Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdus Subhan on legal points.A three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on Sunday. However, prosecutor Ziad Al Malum

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday granted four-week anticipatory bail to ex-MP of Jessore-5 Tipu Sultan and his wife Dr Jesmin Ara Begum in a case filed against them on allegation of killing of their daughter-in-law Dr Samaruk Mehjabeen.A HC bench comprising Justice Syed AB Mahmudul Haq

TANGAIL: Five people, including a child, were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Shalla area of Kalihati upazila of the district on Sunday. Of the deceased, four were identified as Haider Ali, 40, of Sundarganj upazila and Haider Ali, 45, of Kukdhala village in Gaibandha