DHAKA: Bangladesh has become a smuggling hub for those who carry illegal gold from the Middle East countries and channeled to neighboring India a, country’s customs intelligence chief said. The customs intelligence boss’ acknowledgment came amid a series of serial illegal gold

DHAKA: Hundreds of commuters have remained stuck on Airport Road in the city due to long tailback flowing a cement laden covered van turned turtle in front of BRTA office of Khilkhet on Thursday morning.  Local sources said that the accident took place around 7:30am.  Confirming the

JHENAIDAH:  Indian Border Security Force shot dead a Bangladesh national in Kusumpur border under Moheshpur upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ziarul alias Razu Ahmed, 25, son of Zakir Hossain of Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga district.

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP), in separate drives, detained five militants with equipments of remote controlled bomb from several places of the city on Wednesday night. Amongst them two are the members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned

FROM UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was called in the Panel-1 Discussion of High-level Event on the UN Secretary General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) at Trusteeship Council, UN Headquarters as Bangladesh is the champion.  World

GAZIPUR: Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by angry mob in Boardbazar area of Joydebpur Thana of the district on Wednesday. One of the deceased was identified as Saddam Hossain, 24, son of Arman Ali of Sanarpar village of Sadar upazila. Sub-inspector Mobarak Hossain of Bhogra

DHAKA: The flights operation of United Airways will be shut down due to the shortage of fuel and in-flight foods on Thursday. The disclosure came from a press conference held at the main office at Uttara around 7:00pm Wednesday. Earlier, two directors of the airways resigned as they

LALMONIRHAT: A Lalmonirhat court on Wednesday awarded life-term imprisonment to three accused in a rape case in the district.  The convicts were also fined Tk 100,000, in default, they have to serve six-month more imprisonment. Justice Siddiqul Arefin Chowdhury of Lalmonirhat District

MANIKGANJ: A district court on Wednesday fixed November 23 to record the deposition in a case of a road accident that killed noted filmmaker Tareq Masud, chief executive officer (CEO) of ATN News Mishuk Munier and three others. Catherine Masud, wife of Tareq Masud, painter Dhali Al Mamun

DHAKA: No culprit can now flee after an accident on the Dhaka-Aricha and Dhaka-Tangail highways as the police will monitor it. Vehicles will be monitored through online as 16 internet protocol (IP) cameras have been installed on the highways. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday fixed November 20 as the date of hearing to frame charges against five accused, including the Hefazat-e-Islam Nayeb-Ameer Mufti Izhar and his son Harun Izhar. First additional metropolitan session Judge Zannatul Ferdaus fixed the date.

DHAKA: The Dhaka Cyber Tribunal on Wednesday denied bail to Bengali ‘Daily Inqilab’ news editor Rabiullah Robi in a case under the Information and Communication Technology Act. Judge KM Shamsul Haque passed the order after the hearing of bail petition. On January 16, police arrested

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken decision to begin investigation against ex-army official Major General (retd) Jalaluddin Ahmed for his alleged involvement in embezzling of Tk 82 crore in the name of Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited. ACC deputy director (public

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday summoned nine police officials for interrogation over the stealing gold bars that were recovered from Rampura in city on March 13. Deputy Director of the anti-graft body of the country Jatan Kumar Roy, also investigation officer,

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed four accused in Gopibagh 6-murder case in 4-day remand.  Judge of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court Yusus Khan passed the order in response to 10-day remand plea by Detective Branch (DB) inspector Abual Matubbar.  The accused are Azmir, Golam

KHULNA: Police detained five members of banned Islamist outfit 'Allahor Dal' along with their district chief on Tuesday mid night from a house in Tajpur village under Phultala upazila. The detainees were identified as Abdur Rahim, 28, Md Selim, 23, Ali Hossain, 24 and Biswajit Debnath

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) Wednesday upheld a government decision not to regularize the job of formal additional justice ABM Altaf Hossain as a judge at the HC. A HC vacation bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Muhammad Ullah handed down the order after rejecting writ

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh personnel detained eight Bangladesh nationals in Komorpur border area of the district on Wednesday morning when they were trying to enter into the country illegally. The detainees were identified as Mjibur Rahman, 50, Sabuj Sardar, 28, Fazlur Rahma, 30,

DHAKA: Airtel Bangladesh Ltd, one of the fastest growing mobile operators of the country, launched a new innovative prepaid package called ‘Sobai Ek’. All prepaid customers under this package will be able to call any numbers at one paisa per second at any time without any hidden

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said homebound people will not face any sufferings from hardship in their travels during Eid-ul-Azha. The minister said road communications will remain normal in the Eid and all arrangements have been taken in this