DHAKA: A case was filed with Sher-e-bangla Nagar Thana over the killing incident of Channel I program presenter Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqui. Victim’s son Faisal Faruqui filed the case early Thursday.  The case number was 27. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana Police Inspector (Investigation)

DHAKA: The US embassy in Dhaka will remain closed on the occasion of America’s Labor Day, said a press release. According to the release, the embassy’s consular section, Archer K Blood American Center Library as well as student advising center will be closed on the US national day.

CHUADANGA: Police recovered beheaded body of an extremist leader from Batiapara village under Alamdanga upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Tokan alias Kayar Tokan, 40, a top leader of Purba Bangla Communist Party (ML Jonojuddha), son of late

SUNAMGANJ: Around 86,750 people have been marooned in 11 upazilas as incessant rains and the onrush of water from upstream in the Surma River.  Among the 11 upazilas, eight were affected severely. These are- Tahirpur, Biswambhar, Doarabazar, Jamalganj, Sunamganj, Sunamganj Sadar,

DHAKA: A college girl allegedly committed suicide in Nursing College Hostel adjacent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Nur Nahar, 19, a second year student of Nursing College under Dhaka Medical College Hospital.  Sources said

CHUADANGA: Unidentified miscreants exploded four powerful bombs at the platform of Darshana Railway Station on Wednesday night.The explosion took place at 8:45pm on the day. Police also recovered another fresh bomb from the spot.No causality was reported.Following the explosions, panic

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to submit charge-sheet against Dr Khandaker Shawkat Hossain, secretary of expatriate welfare and foreign employment ministry, and nine others for alleged involvement in taking plots through forgery.ACC sources said that ACC found

DHAKA: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) gave permission to United Airways and Best Airlines to run their jets with expired old machineries. The authority, which is responsible to keep the aviation industry secured, avoided the responsibilities through irregularities and

Perhaps art, culture and festival are the only areas where Dhaka can evenly match or in my opinion can challenge Melbourne. Dhaka has the proud inheritance of a very rich culture. Very old city situated on the Bank of Buriganga River has a very rich history. Original Dhakaiyas still

FROM BAHRAIN: A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed in a road accident in Manama of Bahrain on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mahsin Mia, 44, son of Abdul Hamid. His Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) number is 701043830Local sources said that on that day, Mahsin Mia, who worked

FROM EAST RAZABAJAR: The body of slain Channel I program presenter Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqui has been taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Thursday for autopsy. By an ambulance of Ali Medical Services, the body was shifted to the hospital from victim’s East Razabazar

FROM EAST RAJABAJAR: Islami Chhatra Sena called day long hartal in Dhaka city for Sunday protesting the killing incident of Channel I program presenter Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqui.  Islami Chhatra Sena Secretary Imran Tushar declared the programme at 12:15am on Wednesday.  Earlier,

DHAKA: The new-born baby that went missing from Dhaka Medical College Hospital a week back has been recovered by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) early Thursday from Gazipur a day into High Court order for judicial inquiry.  Confirming the matter RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Major

DHAKA: Miscreants stabbed a program presenter of Channel I, one of the leading private television channels of the country, to death at East Rajabazar in the city on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Kazi Faruqui, presenter of an Islamic program ‘Hajj Kafela’.

GOPALGANJ: Two minors drowned at Bandhabari and Khagbari villages of Kotalipara upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Marufa, 2, daughter of Selim Goldar, and Monisha Roy, 1, daughter of one school teacher Debabrata Roy. Local sources said Marufa

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and nine other reputable women were given ‘Ananya’ Award 2013 for their outstanding contributions to the society. The other awardees include Roma Chowdhury (freedom fighter and writer on country’s liberation war), Naznin Sultana (first

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Wednesday urged media to behave responsibly towards society and state. “Freedom is good but it is not willfulness. Media should behave responsibly towards society and the country,” she said. The premier made

JESSORE: Angry mob lynched a snatcher and injured another one in Nazir Shankarpur passport office area of Kotwali Thana in the district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Suman Mollah, 20, son of Rabiul Mollah in Bezpara area of the district. Officer-in-Charge of

DHAKA: Myanmar deputy foreign minister U Thant Kyaw will head a seven-member team to attend the 8th bilateral meeting to be held in Dhaka on August 31. The visiting team is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Thursday night. According to the

DHAKA: Miscreants snatched Tk 600,000 lakh from a businessman in Banani Lake area in city on Wednesday afternoon. Officer-in-Charge of Gulshan Thana Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews. The miscreants carried the businessman in a microbus in pre-planned way and later left