COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members destroyed narcotics worth of over Tk 46 crore in Teknaf of the district on Thursday.The huge amounts of narcotics were destroyed in front of BGB office at 2:00pm on the day.According to the sources, the narcotics include yaba,

KISHOREGANJ: Over 200 bullets and five bayonets, believed to be hidden during the country’s war of independence, have been unearthed in Ahutia village under Pakundia upazila of the district on Thursday.Police sources said that a group of day labourers discovered the ammunition in an

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday extended time for about two months more for Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to further investigation into General Manzoor murder case and ordered to submit the report on March 12.The court of Additional district and session judge-1 SM Saiful

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): A restriction has been imposed at Benapole check-post in Jessore on visitors who want to attend Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh with tourist visa.The land port immigration authorities imposed the restriction from 10:00am on Thursday.This restriction has resulted over 400

DHAKA: Newly appointed director general of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed assured of giving security in plying of all kinds of passenger bus, goods-laden trucks during ongoing blockade, enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance.He made the statement while talking to reporters

DHAKA: Miscreants torched a bus at Banasree area in the capital during 3rd day of 20-party’s blockade at 11:45pm Thursday.Fire service control room confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witness said that a group of 4/5 miscreants set fire to the bus and fled the scene at once. None was

DHAKA: A court here sent cricketer Rubel Hossain to jail rejecting his bail plea in a sexual assault case filed by actress Naznin Aktar Happy.Judge Anwar Sadar of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed order on Thursday after Rubel surrendered before the court.On December 13,

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court ordered to quiz ETV chairman Abdus Salam at jail gate in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar Suchona passed the order after rejecting remand and bail pleas Thursday.On Tuesday mid night, Detective Branch police

FENI: Miscreants Thursday set fire to village home of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque, who jointly banned publishing of BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman’s speeches and statements Wednesday.In the early hours of the day, the Kachari Ghor of the house, located at Choumuhoni village

BARISAL: Four people, including a Swechhasebok League leader and a customs official, were killed and five others injured in separate accidents in Sadar and Ujirpur upazilas of the district on Thursday morning.Of the deceased, two were identified as general secretary of Tungipara

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the constitution of Bangladesh is the best one in the world.She made this comment while addressing the 19th Biennial Conference of Bangladesh Economic Association at Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in the city

JOYPURHAT: The railway communication of Joypurhat with Dhaka and Rajshahi has been restored after nearly a four-hour halt following the removal of several fishplates from the railway tracks early Thursday.The rail service resumed around 10:15am, said Nurul Islam, main master of Joypurhat

DHAKA: Cricketer Rubel Hossain surrendered before court and sought bail in a sexual assault case filed by actress Naznin Aktar Happy.Judge Anwar Sadar of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court will hear the bail plea at 11:00am Thursday.On December 13, 2014, Happy filed the case with

JPYPURHAT: The rail communication on Rajshahi-Dhaka route has been suspended as miscreants removed several fishplates from the railway tracks early Thursday, during third-day of countrywide blockade.Being informed, other stations were informed about the removal of fishplates of 35-feet

DHAKA: Two activists of Jubo Dal, youth wing of BNP, were reportedly shot dead in a clash with law enforcing in Chowmuhani Bazar area under Begumganj upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rubel, 25 and Mohin Uddin, 30.Jubo Dal upazila unit convener

GAZIPUR: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has reportedly assured to withdraw the ongoing indefinite nationwide road-train-waterway blockade imposed by the BNP-led 20-party alliance at any moment due to Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after Hajj.Millions of devotees from

DHAKA: Three cocktails were blasted one after another in city’s Gulshan area on Wednesday afternoon.Witnesses told banglanews that miscreants hurled the cocktails in front of Gulshan-2 Kanchabazar at 3:20pm.But, no one was injured in the blasts, sources added.Witnesses said the

SYLHET: Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury was suspended by local government division of LGRD ministry on Wednesday.A competent source confirmed the matter to banglanews.Chief executive of SCC Enamul Habib told banglanews that he heard the matter.He also said,

GAIBANDHA: Over 150 vehicles were vandalized in attacks in Palashbari upazila of the district from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, the first and second day of the nationwide indefinite rail-road-waterway blockade, called by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.Sources told banglanews that

DHAKA: Commuters experienced traffic congestion in the city on Wednesday, the second day of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-called nationwide blockade for indefinite period.Vehicular movement was seen halted for sometimes on several areas, including Bijoy Sarani, Karwan Bazar, Gulistan