DHAKA: Detective Branch Police arrested one more listed accused of sensational Moghbazar triple murder case.The detainee is Arif Hawlader.Confirming the matter to banglanews, DC of DB South Krisnopodo Roy said, Arif was arrested from Demra of the capital on Tuesday night.On August 27,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the authorities concerned to show zero tolerance to food adulteration.She also ordered them to keep the use of formalin and any harmful chemicals in food items in close surveillance.A letter from Prime Minister Office (PMO), in this regard,

DHAKA: Gold was being headlines one after one in past couple of months. Sometime from belt-buttons, or sometime from Chyawanprash’s bottle, following these on Wednesday gold was seized from a man’s trolley bag’s handle at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city.Sources

DHAKA: Passenger harassment at country’s three international airports including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport reached to the peak due to irregularities of immigration police.Allegations found that immigration polices were involved in harassing the legal passengers and

DHAKA: Mahbub Ara Gini, member of the parliament form Gaibandha-2 constituency, has been made whip of Jatiya Sangsad.On Tuesday night, President Abdul Hamid appointed her a whip.Ashraful Makbul, senior secretary of Jatiya Sangsad, coinfiemd the matter to banglanews on Wednesday. Regarding

DHAKA: World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to hold its upcoming 3-day meeting here in Dhaka participating by 11 South-East Asian countries health ministers to discuss key health issues facing the Region.However, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the meeting while

DHAKA: Security measures have been boosted in the premises of Alia Madrasa centering BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appearance before the court set up here.BNP chief Khaleda Zia is set to appear before the court at 11: 30am on Wednesday in Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft

DHAKA: Bangladesh and its long-day Asian friend Japan are going to face each other in the upcoming race to become the non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on 2015, said sources of foreign ministry.The sources added only an Asian country will be elected as

RAJBARI: Two children drowned here in the river Padma at Char Ramnagar village under Habaspur union at Pansha upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Setu, 7, daughter of Ainuddin and Safura, 8, daughter of Shukur Sheikh.Sources said Setu and Safura

NARAYANGANJ: Another Rapid Action Battalion-11 (RAB) member gave a confessional statement before a court on Tuesday over the Narayanganj gruesome 7-murder case. The RAB man, Lance-nayek Billal Hossain, gave the confessional statement before the court of Narayanganj Senior Judicial

DHAKA: The Amnesty International asked to Bangladeshi for immediate tackle a disturbing rise in forced disappearances over the past two years, stop the use of torture, and end their increasing crackdown on freedom of expression.The briefing sets out some of the key human rights

DHAKA: State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said Bangladesh is committed to work together with the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) for ensuring a blue, pro-people, pro-planet sustainable world for all.The state minister made the assertion while

DHAKA: The government has finalized the framework of Teesta River water-sharing agreement with India for the interim period.Water Resources Affairs Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud made the disclosure while addressing parliament in response to a query from M Abdul Latif on

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recommended canceling the fake freedom fighter certificate of five secretaries of different ministries.The ACC submitted the report in the commission on Tuesday afternoon.The five are secretary (OSD) KH Masud Siddique, joint secretary (OSD)

DHAKA: A schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in Jatrabari area of the capital on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Swarnali Akhter Lima, 14, daughter of Abdul Jalil, hailed from Shariatpur Sadar upazila, they were living at Tallabagh area of Dakkhin

GOPALGANJ: A freedom fighter (FF) was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Madhukhali area of Tungipara of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Moslem Daria, 67, of Penakhali village.Sources said a Bashbaria-bound human hauler locally known as

GOPALGANJ: A freedom fighter (FF) was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Madhukhali area of Tungipara of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Moslem Daria, 67, of Penakhali village.Sources said a Bashbaria-bound human hauler locally known

TANGAIL: Two people were killed in a road accident in Pakutia area at Ghatail upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Barek, 60 and Shukur, 45, hailed from Purba Pakutia village.Local sources said a rashly driven Dhaka-bound passenger bus of Binimoy

DHAKA: As announced by Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina of showing zero tolerance to food adulteration, law enforcers are expected to begin drive at the manufacturing factories across the country soon.Sources concerned confirmed the matter to banglanews.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and

COX’S BAZAR: Police and Coast Guard personnel in separate drive detained 13 fortune seekers along with three brokers from Bashkhali River and Nazirartek area in the district on Tuesday morning.  The detained brokers are- Arif, 30, son of Yakub Ali, Humaiyun Kabir, 28, son of Abu Taher