BANDARBAN: A man was killed in an attack of bear in Nachalongpara area under Rowangchhari Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Mong Ching U Marma, 32.Local sources said that the victim with some others went to forest for hunting around 5:00am. Then

DHAKA: Human Rights Commission chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman said there are ‘foul plays with Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty to make people fools’.He said as chief guest at a roundtable on the rights of ethnic communities at CIRDAP auditorium Monday morning in city.‘There is no

DHAKA: The High Court Monday directed authorities concerned to issue directives to deputy commissioners for protecting canals, playgrounds and parks across the country. An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Reza-ul-Huq and Justice Altaf Hossain passed the order in response to litigation

DHAKA: A high-level investigation committee was formed to look into the alleged involvement of Rapid Action Batation-11 in abduction and murder of seven people including Narayanganj City panel mayor Nazrul Islam.RAB headquarters, on Monday, formed the four-member probe body headed by its

RAMU, COX’SBAZAR: Two robbers were killed in a gun fight with police in Army camp area near Ramu-Mircha road in the district early Monday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-Charge of Ramu Thana Saikul Ahammad confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: Anti Kidnapping squad detained eight fake policemen from Aftab Nagar area of Rampura in the city on Monday morning.The detainees are Tazal Mridha alias Suzan, 32, Jamal Uddin, 35, Shipon, 30, Yakub, 32, Mamun Khalifa, 28, Rubel, 25, Shimul Sardar, 27, Rafiqullah Sahed, 47.The law

PATUAKHALI: With recovery of one more body on Monday morning five-kilometer away from the spot of the launch capsize in the river Kolagachhia of the district Saturday, the death toll in the tragedy rose to 16. The identity of the body could not be known yet. Noticing the body was afloat

JOYPURHAT: Border Security Forces (BSF) of India shot dead a cattle trader in Hatkhola frontier under Panchbibi upazila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Jony Islam, 22, son of Anwar Hossain, hailed from Srimantapur village of Dharanji Union of the

HABIGANJ: Three people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Andiura area under Madhabpur upazila of the district on Monday morning. Of the deceased, one was identified as Ruhul Amin, 17. Locals said a Dhaka-bound microbus collided head-on

COX’S BAZAR: Some 107 police personnel were transferred from the district as a part of a new strategy of administration to curb Yaba smuggling through the area.  Of the transferred police 16 are Sub-Inspectors, 17 Assistant Sub-Inspectors and 74 are Constables.  Cox’s Bazar

DHAKA: A suspected mugger sustained bullet injury in police firing and four others were held in Abdullahpur Sluice-gate area of Uttara West thana in the city on Monday morning. The injured was Sabuz, 28. Sources said that the muggers attacked a student named Raihan Mahmud and snatched

JHENAIDAH: A top leader of district transport workers union was chopped to death by miscreants in Arappur area of the district town early Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Gaffar Biswas, 43, general secretary of Jhenaidah Bus-minibus workers union.Sadar Thana Sub-Inspector

NARAYANGANJ: Unidentified miscreants slaughtered a man and his wife at their house in Fatullla of Narayangaj on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Aman Ullah, 50 and his second wife Hosne Ara, 35. Confirming the matter to banglanews Fatullla Thana OC Akter Hossain said that two

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court on Sunday placed 15 people on remand in different terms in the sensational seven murder case in Narayanganj. Senior judicial magistrate of the district court KM Mohiuddin handed down the orders after police produced them before the court. Six will taken

DHAKA: A minor girl died after she slipped into an open manhole on Green Way lane near Nayatala Park area in the city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ananna, daughter of Serajul Islam, a resident of the area. Ramna Thana Sub-Inspector Imdadul Haque said, “The girl

DHAKA: Bhutanese Ambassador to Dhaka Bangladesh Aum Pema Choden paid a courtesy call on foreign ministry secretary Shahidul Islam in the city on Sunday. During their call, the ambassador asserted the secretary that she would work on enhancing the bilateral relation between two countries.

DHAKA: The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) claimed that GDP target in upcoming budget may decrease and it would remain under six percent. The CPD made the assertion at a media briefing at its budget recommendations for fiscal year 2014-15 at BRAC Inn Centre in the city on Sunday.  

DHAKA: Home-bound people, including businessmen, who travel regularly by bus on Dhaka-Barisal route have to suffer a lot as Eagle Pribahan (EP), one of the leading service providers, are using unfit vehicles on the vital route.Passengers accuse EP of lacking minimum service and showing

COMILLA: Three minors drowned in a pond in Nangolkot and Daudkandi upazilas of the district on Sunday.   The deceased were identified as Jannatul Ferdous, 6, daughter of Abdus Sattar and Samia Akhter, 7, daughter of Master Abdus Salam, residing of Nangolkot upazila and 18-moth-old

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has observed that online media is very much important as it provides news within a very short time. The minister came up with the observation while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a new online news portal at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in the