NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court placed two former RAB officers Lieutenant Colonel Tarek Sayeed Mahmud and Major Arif Hossain on 5-day remand in sensational seven murder case. Senior Judicial Magistrate Shafiqul Islam put the duo on a fresh five-day remand on Friday in response to a
BANDARBAN: Myanmar Border Police (BGP, former NASAKA) exchanged fire with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Naikkhangchari frontier of the district on Friday. The gunfight started around 3:00pm near 52-international piller area at Panchhari border after BGP denied handing over body of a
DHAKA: Bodies of six Bangladeshis, out of nine who died in Saudi furniture shop fire, arrived Dhaka Friday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the bodies landed at Shahjalal Airport at 3:00pm. The bodies were handed over to families of the victims. Three more bodies are
SAVAR (DHAKA): A BRTC double-decker bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baliapur area in Savar upazila on Friday. The accident took place when the bus, coming from Dhaka, tried to overtake another BRTC double-decker bus in the area at 2:00pm, which left about 50
SATKHIRA: Two workers were electrocuted in Alipur Bazar of Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Billal Hossain, 22, son of Abdul Ahad of Chhoto Patra village of Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district and Shafikul Islam, 24, son of Nabab Ali of Kumira
DHAKA: Ferry services resumed on Mawa-Kawrakandi route after a halt following assault on a bus driver by ghat lineman on Friday. Workers of Munshganj Motor Owners Association decided to stop loading and unloading of goods on the ferry from 11:30am. Workers went back to their works after
FENI: A district court placed Awami League leader Belal Uddin, 45, who was held in Fulgazi Upazila chairman Ekramul murder case, on a five-day remand for police interrogation. Feni’s senior judicial magistrate Khairul Amin on Thursday night passed the order in response to a 7-day
DHAKA: Ferry services were halted on Mawa-Kawrakandi route protesting the assault of a bus driver, causing immense sufferings to passengers. As per decision to Munshganj Motor Owners Association, workers stopped ferry loading and unloading works from 11:30am Due to disruption of the
CHITTAGONG: Some 137 passengers escaped death after a plane of Air Arabia had emergency landing at Shah Amanat airport following technical error after 15 minutes it took off Friday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Wing Commander Nur-e-Alam said that authority started inspection in
DHAKA: International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved an ‘immediate disbursement’ of US$140.9 million to Bangladesh on Thursday. The approval came after IMF Executive Board completed the fourth review of Bangladesh’s economic program under a three-year arrangement supported by the
FROM IGC, GULSHAN : The flags of Bangladesh and India are likely to be flown atop of the North American highest mountain peak Mount McKinley locally known as Mount Denali. To hoist country’s flag, first Bangladeshi Mount Everest climber Musa Ibrahim and Indian mountain climber Satyarup
GAZIPUR: Unidentified miscreants chopped dead an activist of Swechchhasebok League in Rautkona area under Kapasia upazila of the district at 11:00am Friday. The deceased was identified as Humayun Kabir, 32. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sub-Inspector of Kapasia Thana Afzal
DHAKA: Customs officials detained a person with six kilograms of gold bars worth about TK 1.5 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday morning. The detainee is Arif Hossain, 29. Airport customs assistant commissioner Shamsul Arefin Khan confirmed the matter to
JESSORE: A drug trader was killed in a gunfight with police in Jhumjhumpur Moylakhana area of the district early Friday. The deceased was identified as Abu Taher, 40, son of late Sona Ullah of Jhumjhumpur, suburb of the district town. Kotwali thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Rafiqul Islam
DHAKA: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Thursday stressed on the need for enhanced commitment, responsibility and solidarity to durable peace and prosperity. Ali was addressing at the 17th session of the Ministerial Meeting of the NAM Coordinating Bureau at the Algeria’s capital city
DHAKA: 70 percent of Google’s employees are men and 61 percent of its U.S. employees are white, according to a workforce diversity report released by the company. Black workers accounted for 2 percent of the U.S. workforce, while Hispanics accounted for another 3 percent, according to
RIYADH: Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Md Shahidul Islam on Thursday joined the ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba at Makkah in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Earlier, the authorities concerned invited the embassy to take part in the progamme. Makkah’s governor Mishaal bin
NAOGAON: At least six people were killed and 29 others injured when thunderbolt struck them at a local paddy market in Saraswatipur under Mohadevpur upazila of the district on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Azizar Rahman, 40, of Shajadpur village of Sadar upazila of the
DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members nabbed six persons and seized 1.1-kg gold bars from them at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.Sources said, acting on tip-off, APBn members nabbed six persons from a flight from Riyadh and seized 1.1Kg gold bars.Senior SP
DHAKA: The holy Shab-e-Barat will be observed on June 13 as the moon of the holy month of Shaban was not seen in country’s sky Thursday. The National Moon Sighting Committee made the disclosure in the evening after sitting a meeting, Islamic Foundation sources said. The meeting was