RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Monday placed eight people on a one-day remand in a case of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Professor AKM Shafiul Islam killing.Judge Sharmin Akhter of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 passed the remand order after police produced them before the

MANIKGANJ: At least 12 people including women and children were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in a village fair in Bangala under Singair upazila on Monday.Locals said a balloon seller was carrying a gas cylinder to puff his balloons in the fair. Suddenly, the gas cylinder blasted

KATMANDU (NEPAL): The old memories remind many events though the time gap is of only one year. The leaders of South Asian region sit together with a determination to go ahead through meetings, discussions, bi-lateral meetings and analyzing the relations and finally passed time in

FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Some 117 Bangladeshi workers at a Chinese hand-gloves manufacturing company ‘Supermax Glove Manufacturing SDN BHD’ are passing their days with many difficulties.They were allegedly tortured by the authorities of the company.The workers became jobless and running

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the administration to take immediate action against anarchists disregarding their political identity. She told the Rajshahi and Sylhet divisional commissioners and Pabna and Moulvibazar district coordination committees through video

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Professor Yunus addressed as chief guest at the celebration of 4th anniversary of social enterprise UK held at British parliament building to celebrate the occasion of Social Enterprise Day on November 20.Yunus congratulated the Houses of Parliament for their

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam has called countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday demanding arrest of Latif Siddique by Wednesday.More to follow…BDST: 1434 HRS, NOV 24, 2014

NARAYANGANJ: A district court Monday sentenced two men to death and one to life imprisonment for killing one trader Nazrul Islam.Additional district and session judge (first court) Mamunur Rashid passed the vedict around 11:30am.The death convicts are – Rana Mia and Moslehuddin,

DHAKA: Just one hour after confirming the presences of Abdul Latif Siddique at High Court (HC) for his bail appeal, his counsel Nurul Islam Suzon MP now denied his speech.       Earlier in the day, Nurul Islam Suzon acknowledged that Latif Siddque reached at HC around 10:30am

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced its sixth verdict Monday awarding death penalty to ousted Awami League leader, also former Jamaat leader Mobarak Hossain of Brahmanbaria for his crimes against humanity in 1971.The tribunal chief Justice M Enayetur Rahim gave

RAJSHAHI: Miscreants slaughtered a youth and his mother in Deolia village under Bagmara upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Jahidur Rahman Jahid, 25, student of MA of Rajshahi College and his mother Akhlima Begum, 50, wife of one Mojibar Rahman of the area.On

BAGERHAT: A tourist ship MV Saidul was capsized into Shela river in Harintana area under Chandpai Forest Station range in the East Sundarbans early Monday. However, none was reportedly injured or went missing in the incident as there was no tourist in the vessel.Forest official source

DHAKA: Expelled minister Latif Siddique reached at High Court on Monday morning to seek anticipatory bail as several lower courts issued arrest warrants against him in cases filed over comments demeaning hajj, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and Tablighi Jamaat.Lawyer Nurul Islam Suzon MP told

BRAHMANBARIA: A fire that broke out in a microwave station room of state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) in Bhadughar area of the district on Monday morning.The fire has disrupted telecommunication and internet services of more than 4,000 clients in the area.The

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: The chiefs of seven countries are going to be under the same roof for couple of days regarding 18th SAARC summit that will be held in Kathmandu, the capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.The leaders of seven countries except Nepal will stay at Crowne Plaza

MIRSARAI (CHITTAGONG): A Bangladeshi Taxi Cab driver was killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Altaf Hossain, 28, son of one Ekramul Haque, hailed from Dakkhin Talbaria village under Mirsarai municipality of the district.Councilor of

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-1) reading out the verdict of former Bbaria AL leader Mobarak Hossain on his crimes against humanity in 1971 Liberation War.The tribunal led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim is reading the verdict.On June 2, ICT kept the case on CAV [Curia Advisari

DHAKA: National People’s Party (NPP) and Nationalist Democratic Front (NDF) have reiterated their prescheduled program of calling countrywide hartal for Tuesday (November 25) if the government does not arrest Latif Siddique by Monday.NDF president Shawkat Hossain Nilu confirmed the

DHAKA: Five officials, including deputy general manager (DGM) of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, confessed their guilt over the allegation of gold smuggling.They gave confessional statement when they were produced before Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on

DHAKA: Abdul Latif Siddique, recently sacked as minister for his remarks on hajj, Prophet Muhammad (SM) and Tabligh Jamaat, returned home on Sunday night.The expelled Awami League leader landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Indian Airlines at 8:40pm, Asma