DHAKA: The recently withdrawn top 18 officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3, who were attached to the Headquarters, have been annexed to RAB-3 on Tuesday.  ATM Habibur Rahman, legal and media wing commander of RAB, confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday. He claimed that

DHAKA: In the spirit of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) hosted a meet and greet four Asian-American candidates running for the US House of Representatives, two of which included candidates of Indian descent.  The event, which took place at the Queens

DHAKA: Bangladesh got the full membership of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). All the members of CICA unanimously decided to accept Bangladesh as a full member. The membership will be formalized on May 20, right before the 4th Summit of CICA. 

DHAKA: A few officials of the DGFI in 2006 made arrangement for a safe exit of Maulana Tajuddin who had supplied grenades to Mufti Hannan for August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Sheikh Hasina’s rally, a prosecution witness told the court Tuesday. The officials arranged a fake passport

DHAKA: Bashundhara, country’s leading business conglomerate, honored 130 retailers with ‘Rising Star’ certificate for achieving outstanding performance in selling Bashundhara Khata (Exercise Books) for the year 2013. They were given certificate along with crest at a restaurant in

DHAKA: Recently removed additional attorney general MK Rahman Tuesday sought release from his position as coordinator of prosecution of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). MK Rahman himself carried his letter to the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry in this regard. The

DHAKA: After a long break of 23 years, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to the Green Passport arena.  On Tuesday she received her new passport.  On behalf of her, BNP chairperson’s advisory council member and former IGP Abdul Qaiyum and Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Mahbub

CHANDINA, COMILLA: Two cleaners died after inhaling poisonous gas in a septic tank in Chandina upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Kala Chan, 30 and Jabbar Mia, 35. Sources said they went inside a septic tank of a newly made home at 1:00pm and became

DHAKA: Crime Investigation Division (CID) of Police held a man with 50-kg explosives in Keraniganj Thana of the district on Tuesday. The detainee is Swapan, 42. Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Masudur Rahman said a team of CID detained the man from that area in

DHAKA: The elite force, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Tuesday faced another allegation of murder in Bhairab of Kishoreganj district. RAB-14 commanding officer Major Sakib Siddique of Bhairab RAB Camp tortured one Shahnoor Alam to death, members of the victim’s family alleged.  They

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday granted bail to domestic help Sumi, who was held in a case of SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman murder.Dhaka First Additional Sessions Judge and Children Court granted her bail at noon by giving to custody of his father and bond of Tk. 20

DHAKA: Five people were killed and 21 others injured in separate road crashes in Rangpur and Magura districts on Wednesday morning. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Banglanews Rangpur correspondent reports: Three passengers were killed and injured 15 others in a

DHAKA:  Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested owner of the launch, Pinak-6, that capsized near Mawa ghat in Munshiganj district with more than 250 passengers.   A team of RAB-7 picked up Abu Bakar Siddique from an apartment in Agrabad Housing Society of the Chittagong city around

BANDARBAN: Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) fired gunshots twice in Duwchari border area at Naikhongchhari of the district sometimes between Monday late night to Tuesday afternoon.Dochari union parishad chairman Rashid Ahmed told banglanews, “Following the death of Border Guard

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday inaugurated the operation of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) in 33 regional passport offices.The premier opened the operation through a video conference from Ganabhaban in the afternoon.Additional Director General of Bangladesh Immigration

DHAKA: Information minister Hasanul Haq Inu hoped that a committee for the broadcast policy act would be formed within a month. A commission would also be formed soon after the act, the minister added. Inu made the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting with Association of

DHAKA: Tuba Group Sramik Sangram Committee called for countrywide protest on Thursday if their demand is not meet by authorities of the group.  Leader of the committee and deputy general of Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Trade Union Jolly Talukder confirmed the matter to banglanews. She

DHAKA: Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) extended time till Thursday to pay the due wages and bonuses of Tuba Group workers.  President of BGMEA Atiqul Islam said this in a press conference in its office on Wednesday. He said BGMEA would pay the salary

NARSINGDI: At least eight people were killed and over 60 others injured as two passenger buses collided on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in BISIC industrial area in the district on Wednesday afternoon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately while more deaths feared as many

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed four-day remand to Aminul Islam alias Dish Babu for police interrogation for his alleged involvement in murder of Juba League leader Riazul Haque Khan Milki. Magistrate Shahriar Masud of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court passed the remand