DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approved charge sheet against Teletalk Deputy General Manager (DGM) Abul Kalam and Assistant Manager SM Tarek Rahman on the allegation of damaging documents of corruption and misappropriation of power. The anti-graft body, in a regular meeting

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a leather factory in-front of Hazaribagh Thana in city Thursday. Fire Service and Civil Defense control room Officer-in-Charge M Enayet said, “Excess heat of a machine caused the fire at the factory on the fifth floor of the 4-storey Chuydhury Bhaban in the

KHAGRACHHARI: Two activists of United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) were shot dead by miscreants in Naniarchar upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Rangamati Police Super Amena Begum confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The main construction work of much-talked about Elevated Expressway will begin in the last week of September, said communications minister Obaidul Quader. For Padma Bridge construction, a deal is expected to be signed with China Bridge Company by this month, the minister added.

DHAKA: Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain asked authorities concerned to regularize the job of the 372 staffs of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK), who were recruited temporarily in 1996. He ordered it during a sudden visit to RAJUK Bhaban in the city around

THAKURGAON: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Molani frontier under Haripur upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Monir Hossain, 22, son of Khalil Udiin, hailed from Maradhar village of the upazila. Sources

MEHERPUR: Four people were killed and 40 others injured as a passenger bus overturned at Meherpur government college intersection of the district on Thursday morning.  The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 26, Shato, 23, Sirajul Islam, 53 and Shariful, 40. The accident took

DHAKA: The seven Bangladeshi crew members returned home on Thursday morning, who were on board the Malaysian ship, MV Albedo, hijacked more than three and a half years ago. The crews are-Golam Mostafa, Habibur Rahman, Abul Kashem Sakar, Nurul Haque, Limon Sarkar, Aminul Islam and Jakir

SYLHET:  The Truck Owners and Workers Union on Wednesday announced a 72-hour non-stop strike across the district from 6:00am on June 16. The announcement came through a press release sighed by union assistant general secretary Rahmat Ali Tarek after an emergency meeting held at its head

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 47 Bangladeshi people from Benapole frontier in the district on Wednesday evening. They were detained from Putkhali, Goga and Kaiba village of the frontier and hails from Jessore, Norail, Satkhira, Khulna and Bagerhat

NOAKHALI: A young football fan was electrocuted in Rampur village of Begumganj upazila while he was hanging the Brazilian flag on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sabuj, 24, son of Lutfar Rahman of the village. Locals said Sabuj came in contact with an uncovered electric wire

DHAKA: Recently regularized five High Court division judges took oath at 10:00am Thursday.  The judges are Justice Ashish Ranjan Das, Justice Mahmudul Haque, Justice Md Badruzzaman, Justice Jafar Ahmed and Justice Kazi M Ejarul Haque Akondo. Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain

DHAKA: Five judges, who have been regular in the High Court division of the Supreme Court (SC), will take oath on Thursday.  Registrar of the Supreme Court AKM Shamsul Islam made the disclosure to banglanews on Wednesday.  Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain will administer the oath at

COX’SBAZAR: At least five people were killed and 25 others injured in a Thai ship in the Bay of Bengal as human traffickers attacked 320 people, who were going to Malaysia “illegally”. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Coast Guard Station Commander

SUNAMGANJ: Two minor boys drowned in separate incidents on Shalla upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased were Riyad, 5, son of Abdur Rahman of Chhabbisha village and Palash, 3, son of Abdul Malek of Narkila village of the upazila. Police said Riyad drowned in the pond while

DHAKA: Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju on Wednesday said the government moved to use Bangladesh Navy for planting huge number of trees in coastal areas. The initiative came after an order from Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina with a view to preventing the natural disaster.

FENI: A Feni court on Wednesday placed Shooter Rasel, accused in Fulgazi chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder case, on a 5-day remand.  Senior Judicial Magistrate Khairul Amin passed the order at 3:30 pm when the investigation officer wanted 10-day remand. The Detective Branch (DB) of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Education Ministry in the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon after the whole day power disturbance. The fire erupted in a room beside the education secretary’s room in the stair between 18th and 20th floor of No. 6 building around 4:40 pm. An electric box

KHULNA: A prize giving ceremony and a discussion were held at a hotel of the city Tuesday on the occasion of closing ceremony of Bashundhara Khata (Exercise Book) Trade Scheme-2013. Police Bureau Investigation Additional Superintendent of Police ARM Alif attended the function as the

DHAKA: Seven Bangladeshi crew members, who were released by the Somali pirates on June 6, will reach Dhaka on Thursday morning by Emirates flight No EK-582.  High officials of the government will receive them around 8:40am. Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the disclosure through a