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Man held with 1.5kg gold at Shahjalal

DHAKA: Custom intelligence officials held one person with 1.5-kilogram gold early Wednesday from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city.Sources told banglanews that the detainee Ziaur Rahman, 40, came from Kuala Lumpur by a Malaysian Airlines fight.Custom intelligence Director

‘Militancy doesn’t exist in Islam’

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Islam doesn’t support militancy as it is a religion of peace and the incumbent government is promoting Islam. The premier, also ruling Awami League president, made the observation while inaugurating a hajj camp in city’s Ashkona in

PM for constructing concrete road

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, asked the authorities concerned to construct all roads with concrete gradually. The premier made the plea in the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the capital on Tuesday. The

Sirajganj road crashes kill 2

SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including a police constable, were killed in two separate road accidents in Salanga and Kamarkhanda upazilas of the district on Tuesday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Habibur Rahman, 48, police constable of Hatikumrul Highway Thana. Police sergeant Iqbal

Engineer commits “suicide” in Pabna

PABNA: An engineer committed suicide over family feud by jumping under a train in Bhangura upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rasel Ahmed Rubel, 35, son of Jalal Uddin, of Dhanbandi village of the upazila.Locals told banglanews that the incident took place

HC clears foreign TV channels in BD

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday cleared way for government-approved distributors to telecast foreign television channels in the country by rejecting the writ petition seeking its directives to ban on telecasting son Indian channels in Bangladesh. An HC vocation bench of Justice Sheikh

Lightning kills minor in city

DHAKA: A minor school boy was killed as lightning struck him in Diabari area of Mirpur in the capital on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as M Sagar, 11, student of class (II) and son of Ashraf Uddin. Luky, Sister-in-law of the deceased, said that Sagar was struck by lightning while

Snakes bite 50 more in Meherpur

MEHERPUR: Villagers are passing days in fear as snakes bit over 50 people in Madandanga village under Sadar upazila of the district in two days (Sunday and Monday).The fear compelled the people to leave home and they took shelter at their relatives’ house in neighboring area.

Navy Warship Catches Fire in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A fire broke out at Bangladesh Navy Warship BNS Umar Farooq due to electric short circuit at Esha Khan Base on Tuesday afternoon. Captain Nazmul Haq told banglanews that the fire originated from an electric short circuit at kitchen of the ship 2:00pm. Fire Service Assistant

6 Oriental Bank officials among 7 jailed

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent seven people, including six officials of Oriental Bank (currently ICB Islami Bank Ltd), to jail for different terms. Special Judge of Dhaka-4 Aminul Islam passed the order in the noon. The Orient Bank officials are Senior Vice-President Shah Mohammad

‘Border killing to be zero’

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Aziz Ahmed on Tuesday categorically said border killing would be brought down to “zero”. He came up with the assertion in a press conference at BGB Headquarters at Pilkhana in the city. Aziz Ahmed also said, “BGB

3-day holiday for Durga Puja demanded

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Moha Jote leaders demanded to the government to announce three-day holiday for Durga Puja. The leaders also demanded for 60 reserved seats at Jatiya Sangsad for Hindu community of the country. Leaders of the organization made the demand in a press release

Worker electrocuted in Ctg

Chittagong: A worker was electrocuted while working in a hotel, opposite to MA Aziz stadium, in Kajir Deuri of Kotwali Thana of the port city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Zobayer, 21.Nayek Abul Bashar, In-Charge of Chittagong Medical College and Hospital Police

Truck kills cop in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ: A rashly driven truck ran over a police constable on Hatikumrul-Banpara highway in Harinchara area under Salanga Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahman, 48, a constable of Hatikumrul Highway Thana, son of Altaf Ali, hailed

Teenage girl found dead in City

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an unidentified girl aged about 15 from Farmgate area in the city on Tuesday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana Sub-Inspector Sanjib Kumar said, “On information, police recovered the body from beside a heap of trash on a

565kg gold recovered in 2013-14FY

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence seized some 565.75kg gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the fiscal year 2013-14. The price of the seized gold is around Tk 255.81 crore. Till April of the current fiscal year (2014-15) some 159kg gold, worth Tk around 71.25 crore, was

Cargo ship sinks in Meghna, 12 rescued

CHANDPUR: A cargo ship capsized in Meghna River in Puranbazar area of the district on Tuesday morning. Sources said that the goods laden cargo ship was hit by another cargo ship and capsized in the area around 7:30am. The cargo was carrying some 1200 tons cement clinker. Meanwhile, 12

Bus strike in Rangamati Wednesday

RANGAMATI: Rangamati Bus Owners Association and Bus Sramik Union on Tuesday called bus strike for Wednesday demanding penalty of attackers during clash between transport workers and local shopkeepers at old bus stand area. Bus Owners Association president Moinuddin Selim confirmed the

Living In Heaven and Hell || Part-5

Melbourne has small shires (City Councils) which are solely responsible for all kind of socio economic activities in the command area. The mayors of the city council and councilors are elected by the people and they are accountable to the taxpayers. Melbourne City Council act as

Families to be compensated

KUALALAMPUR: The families of three Bangladeshi workers, who killed in recent construction accident, will be compensated by Malaysian government. Malaysian Minister of Human Resources Datuk Dr S Subramaniam came up with the assurance while addressing a conference of at Kuala Lumpur on