DHAKA: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has denied the existence of camps of Indian militant outfits in the country while stating that Bangladesh has a trusted relation with India. The BGB's claim comes a few days after B D Sharma, special director general of Border Security Force

KHULNA: A listed terrorist was shot dead in a gun battle with police at Thukra village under Dumuria upazila of the district on Saturday dawn.  The deceased was identified as Litu Sardar, 35, son of Rezaul Sardar of the village.  Dumuria Thana sub-inspector Khairul Bashar and Nazrul

CHITTAGONG: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in front of PHP glass factory of Sitakunda upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Md Ali, 20, and Md Jafar, 24, of Bhatiary area of the upazila. Sergeant Zillur Rahman of

SAVAR, DHAKA: A man killed his three sons by feeding poison and then commits suicide hanging himself from ceiling fan over family feud in Savar on Friday noon. Officer-in-Charge of Savar Model Thana Dipok Kumar Saha confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 1927 HRS, JUNE 27, 2014

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, aslo Awami League (AL) president, claimed AL was established to fulfill people’s hopes and aspirations. History of AL says the party was established to fight all kinds of oppressions against the people of Bangladesh and show them the path to freedom

FENI: A 25-killomiter-long traffic gridlock on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway has unconfined in the evening after recovering the covered van on Friday. The traffic congestion had started to loose from 6:00 pm as police managed to lift up the van under the culvert. Officer-in-charge (OC)

DHAKA: Robbers allegedly looted about 55 bhori (tola) gold, 280 bhori silver and Tk 9.58 lakh from 11 jewelry shops in Nawabganj upazila of the district earlier Friday. Law enforcers held a robber, Julon Mandal, son of one Sambhu Mandal, hailed from Gokul Nagar village of the upazila.

CHITTAGONG: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader claimed on Friday that 3-Kilometer-long Karnaphuli Tunnel Project would be started from January next. The minister made the disclosure while visiting the airport area in Patenga of the city selected for the project. The project would be

FENI: Two persons were killed in a road crash at Kalipal under Sadar upazila of district on Friday. The identities of the deceased are yet to know, police told banglanews. Mohipal Highway Police Camp in-charge ASM Jahangir Alam said that the incident took place around 12:45pm on

MANIKGANJ: At least two people were killed when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Muljan area of Sadar upazila of the district on Friday morning. Details of the deceased could not be known immediately. Golra highway police sergeant Mehedi Hasan confirmed the

PABNA: Two farmers died here as lightning struck them during heavy rainfall in Ishwardi on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahman Mollah, 51, resided at Bayra village under Dashuria union and Abu Sayeed, 60, lived at Baghhasla village under Muladuli union of the

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been re-elected a member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) securing the highest votes in its elections held at the United Nations on Thursday. Ismat Jahan, Bangladeshi candidate for the election, was re-elected as a member

CHITTAGONG: MV Sundarban-1, a Lighterage ship, loaded with steel coil, has been sunk in Patenga Harinagar of the port city on Friday. Sources said that thought it sunk with 1500 tons of steel coils but the coast guard rescued all the 11 crews from the ship immediately. Witnesses told

CHUADANGA: In a cinematic style, miscreants kidnapped a college girl from the residence after chopping her mother to death in Damurhuda upazila of the district on Thursday. The deceased was Tahmina Khatun, 45, wife of Abdul Kader of Azimpur village of the upazila while the kidnapped girl

DHAKA: A ten storied building in city’s Dhanmondi area caught fire on early Friday.Sources of the fire service control room said that the fire originated at the building around 1:50am.On information, four units of firefighters from the Dhanmondi fire station rushed in and doused the

DHAKA: A 10-month pregnant woman was neglected by not giving trolley at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Thursday as she had no money. Monir Hossain took his wife, Mukta Begum, in the hospital for labour pain from Bhasantek Kajoler Tek area in city. Monir said, ‘There were enough

DHAKA: India External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj delivered a speech at a seminar, organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies on ‘India-Bangladesh Relations: A Framework for Cooperation’, at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel on Thursday. Here is her full speech

NARAYANGANJ: Selim Osman from Jatiya Party won in Narayanganj-5 constituency by-election on Thursday. According to the unofficial results from 140 polling centers, Selim Osman bagged 82, 856 votes while his nearest independent candidate SM Akram got 58,785 votes. Presiding officers have

DHAKA: Emdadul Haque Lal of MTnews24.com and Moshihur Rahman of Bangla daily Dinkal on Thursday were elected as president and general sectary respectively of Dhaka Court Reporters’ Association (DCRA). The election for the DCRA’s executive committee for 2014-15 session was held at the

FROM PARLIAMENT: Housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday said Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) had allocated plots for 336 Members of Parliament. According to the minister, a total of 336 MPs had got plots in last 22 years from 1991. Among them