DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned former state minister for Housing and Public Works ministry Alamgir Kabir in BNP led government’s tenure. ACC deputy director and also investigation officer Jatan Kumar Roy issued the letter on Sunday afternoon. He said Alamgir

CHITTAGONG: Two workers were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Noapara area under Raojan upazila of the district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Jamal, 28, son of Mohammad Shahidul and Mohammad Akter, 24, son of Mohammad Hadis Mia, hailed from

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory in BSCIC area in Tongi of the district on Sunday.Local sources said that factory workers noticed the blaze at the ground floor of Northern Corporation Limited at the noon.On information, four fire fighting units rushed in and

CHUADANGA: Border Security Force (BSF) of India detained two Bangladeshi nationals from Munshipur and Benipur border areas under Damurhuda and Jiban Nagar upazila of the district on Sunday. The detainees are cattle traders--Nabageju, 40 and Jhontu Mia, 36. BGB sources said BSF personnel

DHAKA: The slum dwellers hurled brickbats aiming Railway authorities and Railway Thana police, the evictors of illegal establishments adjacent to the rail lines from Malibagh to Moghbazar areas in city on Sunday. Kamlapur Thana Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam said the slum dwellers thought

DHAKA: The Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) is an important platform for inter-country cooperation and regional stability and peace, said US Army Pacific Commanding General Vincent K Brooks   The US general was addressing the 38th PAMS in a city hotel in the mourning. General

DHAKA: Liberation War Affairs Ministry has cancelled fake freedom fighter certificates of four secretaries and a joint secretary The decision came from a meeting of National Freedom Fighter Council at Moghbazar in the city on Sunday.  The secretaries’ are Neaz Uddin Mia, former

DHAKA: The Court has framed the charge in Ramna bomb blast case with the inclusion of new section. Earlier on September 4, special PP Abu Abdullah Bhuiyan appealed to judge Shahed Nur Uddin of 1st speedy trial tribunal for the additional inclusion of section-6 with section-3 in explosive

KISHOREGANJ: Miscreants slaughtered an auto-rickshaw driver and stole his vehicle in Uttar Mumurdia under Katiadi upazila of the district sometimes between Saturday and Sunday. The deceased was identified as the Roni Mian, 22, son of Mahtab Uddin of Betir village of the upazila. Katiadi

KISHOREGANJ: Miscreants slaughtered an auto-rickshaw driver and stole his vehicle in Uttar Mumurdia under Katiadi upazila of the district sometimes between Saturday and Sunday. The deceased was identified as the Roni Mian, 22, son of Mahtab Uddin of Betir village of the upazila. Katiadi

DHAKA: The law enforcers started drives to evict illegal establishments adjacent to the rail lines from Malibagh to Moghbazar areas for the third day in city on Sunday morning.Railway authorities and Railway Thana police are jointly conducting the drives that started from 9:00am, it

JESSORE: A suspected robber was killed and two policemen injured in a gunfight in Aminpur graveyard area under Manirampur upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Osman, 35, son of Azibar Dafadar, hailed from Hasadanga village of the upazila. The injured

DHAKA: An unidentified youth was killed in a gunfight with the Detective Branch (DB) of police in the city’s Mugda Model Town area early Sunday.DB assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sanjay Kumar Sheel told banglanews, police had information that a deal of arms trading was underway in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday assured that government would do ‘everything’ for protecting tigers and called the other countries’ to continue efforts to preserve this endangered species.The premier came up with the assurance while addressing the inaugural session

DHAKA: Local hoodlums knifed a youth to death in Mugda Maniknagar area of the city on Saturday night.The victim was identified as Sujon, 22, a laborer, was a resident of Nazimuddin area in Maniknagar.Abdul Manna, father of Sujon’s friend told banglanews, local hooligan Mohammad Ali

DHAKA: An Awami League leader, who sustained injuries when miscreants chopped him with lethal weapon at Azimpur Chhapra mosque area, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Sahabuddin Sabu, 45, Awami League leader of Lalbagh ward No. 26.

DHAKA:  The 38th Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) began in the city Sunday emphasizing on united cooperation in suppressing international militancy and terrorism.Curtain of the event was unveiled in the city’s Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the morning.At the inaugural

DHAKA: The external publicity wing of foreign affairs ministry protested the published reports on summoning of Bangladesh deputy high commissioner by the chief minister of Indian state of West Bengal.“Attention has been drawn to some media reporting about summoning of Bangladesh

JHEENAIDAH: A couple was found dead at a clinic of Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.On information, police recovered the bodies, said a spot account of the accident.The deceased were identified as Jewel Hossain, 31, son of Jhontu Fakir and Jewel’s wife Nasrin Khatun,

DHAKA: Member Secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports Anu Muhammad on Saturday alleged that the government is providing assets, including Bay of Bengal, to India, America, China and Japan.“The government is providing assets,