Thursday, 16 Jan, 2025

National

Arms-ammo recovered again from Satchhari

HABIGANJ: Rapid Action Battalion recovered huge amount of arms and ammunitions from deep forest of Satchhari in the district on Sunday night. Huge amount of arms and ammo including 54 anti-tank shells of canon, a barrel of machine gun and 633 rounds bullets of machine gun and rifle were

Dacoit kills youth in Munshiganj

MUNSHIGANJ: A youth was shot dead by robbers in Shekhernagar Bazar area under Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on Monday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Sources said that some 15/20 robbers started looting the houses in the area around 3:30am.

BD to give CBMP proposal to Myanmar

DHAKA: Bangladesh is likely to give an agreement proposal to neighbour Myanmar about Coordinated Border Management Plan (CBMP) to reduce dispute and tension in the border line of the two countries.   Bangladesh will raise the issue in a director general level meeting of Border Guard

One more held over Ekram murder

FENI: In a latest development in Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul killing case, police arrested another accused, who incepted the car of Ekramul, from Birinchi area of the district town on Sunday night. The detainee is Saiful Islam Papan, 17. Confirming the matter, Feni Model Thana

3 killed in Manikganj road crash

MANIKGANJ: Three people were killed when a truck overturned in Shibaloy upazila of the district early Monday. The deceased were identified as Khalil Uddin, 60, Shamidul, 30 and Soyra, 40 of Alokdia char of the upazila. The accident took place around 5:00am, reported our Manikganj

2 RAB men held in city

DHAKA: Five people, including two members of Rapid Action Battalion, were held while they were grabbing land for a person illegally. The detained RAB men are Abdullah Al Mamun and Mizanur Rahman. Later, they were handed over to Uttarkhan Thana police. Uttarkhan Thana Officer-In-Charge

Govt to formulate strong law to stop formalin

FROM PARLIAMENT: Commerce Minster Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the existing law would be made tougher by amending to stop misuse of formalin. The minister made the assertion in response to a question from Chittagong-2 constituency lawmaker Najibul Bashar Maizbhandari standing on a point

Teesta deal to be signed soon: Minister

DHAKA: Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Sunday said India was formally invited for a meeting of the Joint River Commission.A meeting in this regard would be held and the Teesta deal would be signed soon, he said.The Jatiya Party lawmaker came up with his hopes while talking

ICT recruitment rules approved

DHAKA: The government has given approval the recruitment rules for the investigation organization’s officer and employee of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The approval came from a meeting of the secretary-level committee on administrative development on Sunday. Cabinet

2 siblings drown in M’bazar

MOULVIBAZAR: Two siblings drowned in a pond at Raipur village of Kanakpur union under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.  The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately but their ages were between 7 and 8.  Local sources said a brother and her sister drowned at

‘Fatwa can’t stop family planning’

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Sunday said the country’s alem-ulama (Islamic scholars) would no longer be able to cheat mothers over taking family planning by issuing ‘fatwa’. Nasim was addressing a program tilted “Lunching Ceremony of Update Union

No plan to make RAB independent

FROM PARLIAMENT: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Sunday said there is plan to make Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) an independent force as the force is an organizational unit of police. The elite force is being controlled by the Home Ministry. The home minister came up

Jail super among 9 sued in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: Nine people, including a senior superintendent and the jailer of Chittagong Central Jail, were sued over the death of a prisoner in the district on Sunday. Plaintiff Yakub Kaisar, younger brother of Zakir Hossain, 30–a convicted kidnapper who allegedly committed suicide

Mozammel new GM of east zone

DHAKA: Bangladesh Railway appointed Mozammel Haque as new General Manager for East Zone. Ministry for Railways issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday where it said Mozammel Haque was appointed for east zone and present GM Makbul Ahmed was appointed as General Manager of

DMP to ensure formalin free foods from Wednesday

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will operate drives from Wednesday to ensure selling of hygienic food for 2-crore city dwellers. Eight check-posts will be setup in 8 entry points of the capital to detect formalin and carbide used fruits and foods as well. DMP commissioner Benazir

East zone GM, chief engr among 9 transferred

DHAKA: Nine officials of Bangladesh Railway’s Eastern Zone, including its general manager (GM) Makbul Ahmed and Chief Engineer Mahbubul Haque have been transferred. Railway ministry information officer Shariful Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday noon. As a routine

Head-on collision kills 2 in Rajbari

FARIDPUR: Two people were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Goalando municipality of Rajbari district early Sunday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Abdul Halim, 45, driver of Diganta Paribahan, hailed from Sonadanga of Khulna. Sources said a Khulna-bound bus of

Mobile apps to ease national ID cards

DHAKA: Election commission (EC) has been installing a new mobile-friendly application to make easy the issuance of National Identity cards, the process of collecting, amendment etc. EC sources said the step was taken to spread the service to margin-level people. Information and

Bangladeshi killed in KSA road crash

FARIDPUR: A Bangladeshi was run over by a speedy car in Dammam of Saud Arabia on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Hanif Matabbar, 36, son of Abdul Matabbar of Sadarpur upazla of Faridpur. The accident took place on Jamrail highway of Dammam city. Family sources told banglanews

Mother, girl allegedly killed in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ: A woman and her minor daughter were allegedly killed by her husband in Bijoynagar village under Harirampur upazila Sunday. The deceased were identified as Sabila Begum, 25 and her daughter 7.  Locals said that neighbors found their bodies hanged from the ceiling and