DHAKA: Bangladesh is importing huge amount of low quality papers though it has ability to produce and meet local demand and in some cases exporting high quality papers to abroad. A section of illegal businessmen is importing foreign papers in the name of bonded warehouse facility with

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 permitted to interrogate war crimes accused Abdul Latif Taluker at safe home for one day.  The 3-member ICT bench led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order after hearing on Wednesday.  On Monday, the prosecution submitted an appeal

NARAYNAGAJ: A balloon trader met a tragic death in a gas cylinder blast while washing the refill cylinder on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Kausar, 27, hailed from somewhere in Sylhet. Locals source that Kausar, who had been engaged in balloon trading for a long time,

NARAYANGANJ: Ex-RAB official Lt Col Tareque Sayeed Mohammad, one of the main accused of Narayanganj 7-murder case, was sent to jail on Wednesday after taking deposition in the killing of Narayanganj panel mayor Nazrul Islam and six others.  Tareque Sayeed was produced before the court

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserted that no resource is bigger than skilled human resources.“The government is giving priority to science and technology, technical education to make country’s manpower into human resources. Bangladesh will go ahead if the government able to

DHAKA: Customs authorities seized 7.5kg gold from four passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Wednesday. The detainees are- Jabed, 40, Kanchan, 39, Ahmed, 40, and Sagor, 41. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Customs Assistant Commissioner at the

NEW YORK: The reception which was scheduled to be accorded to Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has been cancelled due to confrontation of US Awami League. A competent source of president office confirmed the matter to banglanews. The president would not go to any controversial

CHITTAGONG: The Customs authorities recovered 6.5kg gold from two passengers at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Tuesday night. The detainees were identified as Helal Uddin and Nurul Aziz. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Customs Assistant Commissioner at

NARAYANGANJ: More than 50 shops and factories were gutted in a devastating fire which broke out at Deobhog market of the metropolitan early Wednesday. Sources said that the fire broke out at the tin-shed market around 4:00am and on information, six fire fighting units rushed to the spot

NATORE: A wife allegedly killed her husband in Baraigram of the district early Wednesday during a family dispute centering watching the running world cup football match. The deceased was identified as Selim Hossain, 25, residing in school para of the village Lakkhipur of the Thana.

DHAKA: State Minister for Labor and Employment Mujibul Haque, as part of a 5-day study tour to Germany, met with Gerd Müller, the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn on Monday. Secretary Mahbub Ahmed and other senior officials from the Ministry

DHAKA: Muggers snatched Tk 6 lakh from a travel agency worker and shot him in Mughda area of the city on Tuesday afternoon.  The victim was identified as Rubel Haque, resident of city’s old part Narinda.  Mugda Thana sub-inspector Sazzad Hossain said some muggers shot Rubel and

DHAKA: A deal has been signed on Tuesday with China Major Bridge Engineering Company (MBEC) to construct much-talked-about Padma Multipurpose Bridge. On behalf of MBEC and Padma Bridge Project, Leo Zimming and project director Shafiqul Islam signed the agreement in a city hotel on

DHAKA: Customs officials on Tuesday detained a person with 2.5 kilograms of gold bars worth about Tk 1.25 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The detainee is Khairul, 41, hailed from Kushtia. Airport customs assistant commissioner Shamsul Arefin Khan confirmed the matter to

KURIGRAM: A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidate was killed as lightning struck him at Rajibpur upazila in the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Khairul Islam, 17, son of Ershadul Haque of Velamari village under Mohanganj union of the upazila. Witness told

DHAKA: Shahjahan Ali Mollah, chairman of the investigation committee formed over sensational 7-murder at Narayanganj, Tuesday said they would travel Kolkata to interrogate Nur Hossain and his aides if it is required. Shahjahan Ali, also an additional secretary of the Ministry of Public

DHAKA: Three agreements and a memorandum of understanding (MoU)   between Bangladesh and Cambodia were signed on Tuesday.  The signing ceremony was held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s office at 3:30pm.  The agreements and MoU are Establishment of a Joint Commission for Promoting

COX’S BAZAR: At least three people killed and 15 others injured in a road accident in Dargah area of Cox’s Bazar Sadar on Tuesday. Of the deceased, two were identified as Jafor Alam, 55, of Rashidnagar under Ramu upazila, Shamsul Alam, 60, of Joaria Nala area of the upazila. Cox’s

DHAKA: Some six people were detained for their alleged involvement in gang rape in Ahmadnagar area under Mirpur of the city on Monday night. Police also held a woman who allegedly helped the “rapists”. The detainees Mahbub Ahad, Alamgir Hossain, Abu Bakar Siddique, Limon Anis

DHAKA: A clash between Bihari and local people locked into a clash in Bihari Canp area near Section-11 Bus Stand at Mirpur in the city on Tuesday noon.Witnesses said the Bihari people locked into an altercation with the local people over a trivial matter while they were coming from a