DHAKA: The newly appointed David Meale has joined the US Embassy in Dhaka as its new Deputy Chief of Mission.  The US embassy, in a press release, confirmed the matter.Meale was previously the Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.  With over 20 years in

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court awarded death penalty to six people and life-time imprisonment to another in a murder case in the district.Narayanganj Additional District and Session Judge Court Justice Mamunur Rashid passed the order in a crowded court on Monday morning.The convicts

MOULVIBAZAR: Two people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus overturned in Baruna area of Kalapur union under Srimangal upazila of the district on Monday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Local sources said that Srimangal-bound the bus turned

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: The launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed after a nine-hour disruption due to rough weather on Monday morning.The authority restarted the ferry service from 6:00am.Earlier, the authority halted the ferry services around 8:45pm to avoid accidents due

DHAKA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive detained seven people along with a pistol, two magazines and 15-round bullets from city’s Rampura area early Monday.Operation Officer of Rab-3 and Assistant Superintendent of Police Rabiul Karim said acting on tip-off elite

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GOALANDA, RAJBARI: The launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed after a nine-hour disruption due to rough weather on Monday morning. The authority restarted the ferry service from 6:00am. Earlier, the authority halted the ferry services around 8:45pm to avoid accidents

TANGAIL: Police detained a fake magistrate with three others while running a mobile court in Natun Bazar area under Dhanbari upazila of the district on Sunday night.The detainees are- Fake Magistrate Murad Hossain, 30, son of Muktar Hossain, Zitu Mia, 25, son of Abdul Kuddus Mia,

RIYADH: More than 200 illegal Bangladeshi workers were held in a series of raids across Saudi Arabia following the ongoing drives against illegal immigrants recently. The drives were held by the law enforcers of the country in several places of Riyadh and its outskirts industrial areas.

DHAKA: The Airport Armed Police personnel detained a man along with gold bars worth Tk 45 lakh at Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday. The detainee is Abdur Razzak, son of late Amir Mollah of Alamnagar village in Char Bhadrashan upazila of Faridpur district. Police

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has decided that it will also give national ID cards through online with a view to reaching their service to people’s door. Before implementing the decision, they will hold meeting with experts of Dhaka University, BUET, Computer Council, BASIS and

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recorded the statement of five government officials, including power, energy and mineral resources secretary Abu Bakar Siddique, regarding Tk 150-crore taka corruption. A three-member team led by ACC chairman Mohammad Badiuzzaman conducted the

DHAKA: The Parliamentary Committee finalized the report of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Bill-2014 keeping provision of punishment for unauthorized test, preserve of DNA. The violators, in this regard, will be jailed up to five years and Tk 300,000 fine. For DNA profiling without

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel detained two men with a good number of pirated pornographic compact discs (CDs). They also seized Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) making equipments during the drive in city’s Paltan area on Sunday noon. The detainees are Ibrahim and Uzzal.

DHAKA: 11 members of Uranium smuggling gang were placed on 5-day remand for police interrogation. Magistrate Anwar Sadat passed the order remand after the hearing when police produced them before the court with seven-day remand plea. Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited the residence of slain Awami League leader Ivy Rahman, who was killed in August 21 grenade attack.  The premier visited at Ivy Tower in city’s Gulshan area to attend a Doa mahfil at 5:20pm Sunday. Earlier in the morning, she along with

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard personnel seized 200,000 pieces yaba tablets worth of Tk 10 crore from KAFCO area on river Karnaphuli in the district early Sunday. Sources said, on suspicion, a patrol team of Coast Guard signaled a boat to stop around 2:00am Sunday but people on-board tried to

DHAKA: A deal has been signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board and Indian Company Larsen & Toubro to set up 225-megawatt (dual fuel) power plant at Shikal Baha in the port city Chittagong.  Power Secretary Manwar Islam, Petrobangla Chairman Dr Hussain Mansur and Larsen &

SUNAMGANJ: Border Security Force (BSF) of India detained three Bangladeshi nationals from Laurergorh frontier under Tahirpur upazila of the district on Sunday noon. The identities of the victim could not be known immediately.  Sources said the people went to the area to collect

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed case against eight people, including former mayor of the then Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Sadeque Hossain Khoka, for irregularities in shop allotment.  ACC Assistant Director M Mahbubul Alam filed the case with Shahbagh Thana on Sunday