NARAYANGANJ: Law enforcers detained Ward Councilor Alangir Hossain of Narayanganj City Corporation over cheque scam from Paikpara area of Mobarak Shah Road in the town on Monday. The detainee is the councilor of Ward No-17 and son of Shafiqul Islam of the area. Officer-in-charge Manjur

SATKHIRA: Police, in a special drive, detained seven people with more than 100 motorbikes from the district on Monday. Mirpur Thana Sub-Inspector Rassel said that more than thousand bikes were stolen from Dhaka in last month.  Following these, Satkhira Sadar Thana started a special

DHAKA: Speaker of the 10th parliament did not give ruling to stop undemocratic behavior and unparliamentary words by the lawmakers of ruling and opposition benches during parliament session.Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) disclosed this at a report on ‘Parliament Watch:

DHAKA: Nur Hossain, the main accused of the Narayanganj seven-murder case, on Monday denied his involvement in the case.He made the assertion when police produced him before an Indian court in Barasat of West Bengal in the noon, local media reports.He said before the court that he has

DHAKA: The cabinet approved in principle the draft of Bangladesh EPZ Labour Act 2014 keeping the provision of right to form trade unions for workers.   The draft was approved in a cabinet meeting in city on Monday. Besides, Bangladesh Atomic Energy (amend) Law-2014 and Export Promotion

LAMA, BANDARBAN: Two minors were burnt alive after a fire broke out in their house at Kumari Chakkata village under Lama Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Sumi Aktar, 4 and Naima Aktar 1, daughter of Elias Ali. Sources said that keeping the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court awarded life-term imprisonment to two people for the involvement in a killing case. Dhaka District and Session Judge passed the order on Monday noon.  The convicts are former assistant professor of National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation

KHULNA: Patients continued to suffer as doctors in the district carried on their indefinite strike for the third consecutive day on Monday centering an attack and vandalism in Gazi Medical College Hospital. Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), Khulna private clinic diagnostic owners

DHAKA: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) wants to face former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s energy adviser Mahmudur Rahman and former foreign minister M Morshed Khan on Niko corruption issue.Recently, Canadian police has appealed to the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to quiz the

DHAKA: The advance sale of launch ticket will be started from July 17 to ease the journey of homebound passengers ahead of Eid-ul-fitr.Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said that special measures will be taken to ensure the safe journey of home bound people during Eid. Besides,

SUNAMGANJ: Three people were killed in a boat capsize in Mallikpur Surma Bridge area in the district on Monday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Laxmansree union parisad member of Sunamganj Sadar Upazila Nuruzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.

KOLKATA: Nur Hossain, main accused in sensational Narayanganj seven-murder, is set to be produced before West Bengal Indian court on Monday morning after completion of 14-day remand. Indian police will produce the detainee before the court around 1:00pm (Indian time) after fourteen days

DHAKA: The government is going to automate the National Board of Revenue (NBR) fully in 2014-15 fiscal year to make revenue collections transparent and reduce tax evasion. Recruitment, VAT, income tax, Tariff adjustment, customs and duty stations are going to make paperless.NBR will

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Sunday said patrol teams of marine police would be deployed at all ferry crossing points from July 15 in ensuring the security to homecoming people during Eid-ul-Fitr. The shipping minister told the journalists after a meeting related to

COX’S BAZAAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-42 members seized a Myanmar trawler with 170,000 pieces of yaba tablets on Naf’s confluence in Shah Parir Dweep area of the district on Sunday noon. BGB sources said, on suspicion, a patrolling team of BGB Battalion-42 signaled a trawler

KISHOREGANJ: General Registrar Officer (GRO) of a Joydebpur court was killed as Egaroshindhur Express train knocked her down in Kishoreganj Railway Station on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Ajufa Akhter, 38, wife of Abul Kashem of Gujadia village under Karimganj of the

KISHOREGANJ: A young football fan was electrocuted while hanging the Argentine flag at Nayakandi village under Karimganj upazila of the district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sabuj Mia, 17, son of Bachchu Mia.Locals said the victim came in contact with an uncovered live

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked communications ministry officials to plan roads construction considering the vehicular movement per second. Not only construction, but also maintenance costs will have to be included in the detail plan, she added. So, plan-programs should be

DHAKA: Railway Minister Mazibul Hoque said that the advance sale of train ticket is going to start from July 20 and will continue till July 24. The minister came up with the announcement in a press briefing in city on Sunday. The railway authority has taken special measures for safe and

DHAKA: Customs intelligence officials in two separate drives seized seven-kilogram gold bars and held two men at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday morning. The detainee is- Shahinur Alam and Monjurul Haque, 26. Confirming the matter, Customs Joint Commissioner Kazi Zia