DHAKA: Recently regularized five High Court division judges took oath at 10:00am Thursday.  The judges are Justice Ashish Ranjan Das, Justice Mahmudul Haque, Justice Md Badruzzaman, Justice Jafar Ahmed and Justice Kazi M Ejarul Haque Akondo. Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain

DHAKA: Five judges, who have been regular in the High Court division of the Supreme Court (SC), will take oath on Thursday.  Registrar of the Supreme Court AKM Shamsul Islam made the disclosure to banglanews on Wednesday.  Chief Justice M Muzammel Hossain will administer the oath at

COX’SBAZAR: At least five people were killed and 25 others injured in a Thai ship in the Bay of Bengal as human traffickers attacked 320 people, who were going to Malaysia “illegally”. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Coast Guard Station Commander

SUNAMGANJ: Two minor boys drowned in separate incidents on Shalla upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased were Riyad, 5, son of Abdur Rahman of Chhabbisha village and Palash, 3, son of Abdul Malek of Narkila village of the upazila. Police said Riyad drowned in the pond while

DHAKA: Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju on Wednesday said the government moved to use Bangladesh Navy for planting huge number of trees in coastal areas. The initiative came after an order from Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina with a view to preventing the natural disaster.

FENI: A Feni court on Wednesday placed Shooter Rasel, accused in Fulgazi chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram murder case, on a 5-day remand.  Senior Judicial Magistrate Khairul Amin passed the order at 3:30 pm when the investigation officer wanted 10-day remand. The Detective Branch (DB) of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Education Ministry in the Secretariat on Wednesday afternoon after the whole day power disturbance. The fire erupted in a room beside the education secretary’s room in the stair between 18th and 20th floor of No. 6 building around 4:40 pm. An electric box

KHULNA: A prize giving ceremony and a discussion were held at a hotel of the city Tuesday on the occasion of closing ceremony of Bashundhara Khata (Exercise Book) Trade Scheme-2013. Police Bureau Investigation Additional Superintendent of Police ARM Alif attended the function as the

DHAKA: Seven Bangladeshi crew members, who were released by the Somali pirates on June 6, will reach Dhaka on Thursday morning by Emirates flight No EK-582.  High officials of the government will receive them around 8:40am. Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the disclosure through a

DHAKA:  Miscreants shot at a gold shop owner in Tantibazar area of Old Dhaka on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Sumon Sutra Dhar, 35, who run a jewelry shop in the area. Shop manager Rana Mian told banglanews, “A gang of masked miscreants, numbering 6/7, stormed into the shop

DHAKA: Milk Vita, Bangladesh milk producing cooperative union limited, is now infested with massive corruption and endless irregularities. Due to the irregularities and arbitrary activities of a powerful syndicate, this institution founded in 1973, has become a breeding ground of

DHAKA: Supreme Court Appellate Division stayed High Court order that gave bail to Sadman Yasir Mahmud, an accused of Blogger and Gana Jagaran Mancha activist Rajib Haider murder. Passing the order Wednesday, Chamber Judge Hasan Faiz Siddiqui asked Sadman to surrender before court within

DHAKA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader said that the tender of much-waited metro-rail will be called in April next year. The minister said during the inaugural ceremony of metro-rail depot development project in city’s Uttara area on Wednesday. He said, appointment of

DHAKA: Wrapping up her 6-day official visit to China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned Dhaka at 2:15pm Wednesday. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying her landed at Shahjalal International Airport. Earlier, the Prime Minister and members of her entourage departed

FARIDPUR: At least two persons, including a teenage girl, were killed as storm lashes Beradi village in Boalmari upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Babul Sheikh, 44, residing in Beradi village under Satore union and Priya Akhter, 14, residing in Dadpur.

DHAKA: The UN refugee agency on Tuesday said it was receiving increasing reports of abuse and exploitation as people continue to seek safety and stability overseas two years after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state. "UNHCR estimates more than 86,000 people have

DHAKA: The UN’s development targets for the next 15 years must hold governments to account on their human rights obligations, Amnesty International has urged ahead of a crucial meeting next week which will help decide the post-2015 Development Agenda. “Our message is simple: you

DHAKA: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Huntsman, a global manufacturer of industrial chemicals, and PSES, “Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry”, a joint project of the governments of Bangladesh and Germany, implemented by Deutsche

COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) fired gunshot targeting a Bangladeshi trawler which was going to Malaysia illegally carrying some Bangladeshi fortune seekers.  The incident took place at East-South point of Saint Martin island of Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday accepted charge sheet of two money laundering cases against Destiny Group. After acceptance of the charge sheet, the court of Dhaka Senior Special Judge M Zahirul Haque also issued arrest warrant against the fugitive accused.  Later, the court directed