Sunday, 12 Jan, 2025

National

Hafiz gets 10-yr imprisonment

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Monday sentenced Hafizur Rahman Khan to 10-year rigorous imprisonment in sensational Milon murder case.    Dhaka-3 Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge ABM Sajedur Rahman passed the verdict in a crowded court.   The court also fined Hafizur Tk 50,000, in default ordered

Cabinet not to take responsibility

DHAKA: Cabinet declined to take responsibilities of the scam of gold crests, which were designed for the foreign nationals for their contribution to Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.Cabinet secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan made the assertion after a cabinet meeting, chaired by

‘No more edu for just certificate’

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid, also Chancellor of Dhaka University, on Monday urged the students to relate intellectuality and creativity with the education.“There should be no education merely for getting certificates and passing through cramming rather education should relate

HC summons Gayeshwar

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday summoned BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy to appear before it on April 20 to explain his “derogatory comment” on the court.An HC bench comprising Kazi Rezaul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed the suo motu order. On Sunday,

PM for complete implementation

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that her government was firmly committed to implement the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Agreement completely.“The CHT region witnessed unrest and conflict for a long time before 1996. But Awami League government during its tenure

Train derailment kills 1 in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A woman was killed and several others were injured in train accident in Abu Nagar area under Mirsarai upazila of the district on Monday noon.                    The deceased was identified as Nasima Akter, 35, wife of Nazim Uddin of Ramu upazila of Cox’s

ACC quizzes Sonali MD,Chief whip’s brother

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing Managing director of Sonali Bank Prodip Kumar Datt and ABM Reza, brother of Chief Whip ASM Firoz, for giving loan to Patuakhali Jute Mill violating rules.After quizzing Sonali Bank Prodip Kumar Datt, ACC assistant director and

Indefinite strike underway at Rokeya varsity

RANGPUR: The indefinite strike of students is underway at Begum Rokeya University, demanding three points in the district on Monday.The strike has begun from Monday at 10:00am.The students complained that there is no student’s hostel. Though two dormitories were built but authority kept

CERN DG conferred Doctor of Science

DHAKA: Professor Rolf Heuer, Director General of European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), was conferred Doctor of Science degree by Dhaka University.President M Abdul Hamid, also the Chancellor of the university, handed over the degree to him in the 48th convocation of the

35,535 Yaba seized in Bandarban

BANDARBAN: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered some 35,535 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Ashartali of Naikkhongchhari near Myanmar frontier.Confirming the matter to banglanews, BGB Commander Lieutenant Colonel Shafiqur Rahman said, acting on tip-off BGB men conducted

Fake saline factory raided, held 5

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion raided a fake saline factory and held five people for their alleged involvement in making fake saline in capital’s Badda area on Monday morning.Magistrate Anwar Pasha is leading the drive, started from 9:45am, along with a team of RAB-1.During the drive,

Sheikh Hasina in 22nd position

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna has been named among top 22 in the list of 100 influential Asians topped by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have been named among top 5 in the

28 Kg gold jewelries seized

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in a drive, seized 27.76 kilogram of mortgaged gold jewelries in Chakaria upazila of the district on Sunday midnight.BGB-16 and police jointly conducted the drive in presence of a magistrate in a house of businessman at 12:00am and held three

53 gold bars seized at Ctg airport

CHITTAGONG: Customs officers held a man with 53 gold bars, worth about TK 2.5 crore, from Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Monday morning. The gold consignment, weighing 6.8 kilogram, was recovered from the passenger of Bangladesh Biman coming from Dubai, United Arab

20 die in separate incidents in 12 dists

DHAKA: At least 20 people were killed in separate incidents across the country on Sunday.The death list includes three policemen, two workers, an engineer, women, children and others that caused in separate train and road mishaps, incidents at sea beach and more. Three Bangladeshi were

Children in travel quota too

DHAKA: Children under twelve will be allowed to carry up to $6,000 annually during traveling abroad under travel quota while an adult person can carry maximum $12,000 in a year.A circular was issued in this regard by the Foreign Exchange Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank on Sunday

USD 110m loan for solar power, infrastructure

DHAKA: The government has signed a loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) of 110 million US dollars for the development of infrastructure and solar power installments in the country’s remote areas.Economic Relations Department (ERD) Secretary Mohamamd Mesbahuddin and ADB

EC Mobarak receives death threat

DHAKA: Acting chief election commissioner Abdul Mobarak received death threat over mobile phone on Sunday afternoon.He got the threat at 12:10 noon.Mobarak’s personal secretary (PS) Alamgir Hossain filed a general diary (GD) with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in this

Bus catches fire in capital

DHAKA: A mini-bus of Hanif Paribahan caught fire due to engine malfunctioning in front of Notre Dame College in city on Sunday noon.Locals douse the fire before fire fighters reached the spot.Nilufar Yasmin, Mobilizing Officer of Fire Service and Civil Defenses informed banglanews that

Kids charged baton in city

DHAKA: Police charged baton on a group of kids when they began making of a flash-mob for ICC World Twenty20 in front of Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.The incident took place at 11:00am when students of Aloron International School at Mirpur tried to stage a flash-mob