DHAKA: The government has given approval of the draft of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari Hill District Parishad (Amendment) Act 2014.The approval came from a regular weekly cabinet meeting at the secretariat with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.After the meeting,

DHAKA: Five Ansar members were injured as slum dwellers of city’s Banani area attacked them after being protested from establishing illegal settlements on Monday.The injured Ansar members are Shimul Chandra, Saiful Islam, Abdul Aziz, Shahidul Islam and M Firoz.One of the victims, Saiful

RANGPUR: At least 20 people were injured in a clash between truck drivers and toll collectors of Rangpur City Corporation in Babukha area of the district on Monday noon.Sources said that the toll collectors of City Corporation went to collect TK 50 toll but truck drivers refused to pay

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday has summoned Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman and two others in a defamation case claiming TK200 crore as compasasion for running defamatory news items.Dhaka-4 Joint District Judge Md Abu Taher passed the order after taking the case into

DHAKA: The government housing offices are likely to be set up in five more divisional cities for the sake of accommodation facility of the government employees.The public employees of Dhaka and Chittagong cities are getting the facility under the management of government housing division

CHITTAGONG: Some 19 illegal Bangladeshi migrants were sent back by governments of Middle East countries on Monday morning.A flight of Air Arabia carrying the expatriate Bangladeshis landed at Shah Amanat International airport in the port city.Confirming the matter, Airport Manager

DHAKA: Former Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is set to arrive in Dhaka on March 15 on a two-day visit. He will attend the convocation of University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS) as a distinguished speaker.Meanwhile, President Abdul Hamid, also

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday rejected bail petition filed by three accused in killing of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.A HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Jafar Ahmed passed the order after hearing.The three accused Bakul Mia, Rafiqul Islam and Kamrul

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at Olympia Jhut Market in mill gate area of Tongi in city early Monday.The cause of fire origination could not be known yet.Witnesses said the blaze originated at 12:45am and instantly spread to adjacent area. On information, five fire fighting units

DHAKA: A person was killed and four other were injured in a road accident in Chairman Bari area of Banani of the city on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 35, son of Syed Ali.Sources said that a Gabtoli-bound goods-laden truck tunred turtle on the street as its

DHAKA: Newsroom Editor of banglanews24.com Mahmudul Islam Roni died of a massive heart attack on Monday morning.He was 25. Mahmudul Islam breathed his last at capital’s Apollo Hospital around 7:30am.Colleagues said that Roni on his way to office covered news of a road accident in

DHAKA: Moderated talk and open Q&A with one of Germany’s top journalists, Matthias Nass, will be held at the Goethe-Institut’s premises in Dhanmondi. German Embassy in Dhaka will organize the programme at 7.00pm on March 11.As one of Germany’s leading international correspondents,

DHAKA: The Secretary General (SG) of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani called on Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at Foreign Ministry in the capital Sunday.The Foreign Minister welcomed the Secretary General on his first visit to Bangladesh. He remarked that,

DHAKA: A construction worker was electrocuted at his workplace in city’s Badda area on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Amjad Hossain, 45, hailed from Rangpur district.A co-worker of the victim Masum said Amjad came to contact electric wire while he was working at a

 DHAKA: Law enforcers seized 60 pieces of gold bars and detained three people from capital’s Banani on Sunday afternoon.  The detainees are Shabuddin, Shahin and Abul Kashem.Gulshan Zone police commissioner Nur-e Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Police seized the huge amount of

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Sunday awarded death penalty to two people on charge of killing a school student over land dispute.    The convicts are Fulmia Hawlader, son of Matu Hawlader and Shahidul Mallik, son of Mafez Mallik of Baharbunia village under Morelganj upazila of the

MOULVIBAZAR: A local businessman was killed in road accident at Kulaura upazila in the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abed Ahmed, 38, hailed from Rautgaon of the upazilla.Local sources said a rashly driven microbus crushed into motorbike of Abed while he going

DHAKA: A rickshaw puller was killed after falling brick from a under construction building in Meradiya area at Khilgaon in the city on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Sekander Ali, son of Late Mofazzal Hossain, hailed from Jaldhaka of Nilphamari district.Local sources said Sekander

DHAKA: Police recovered five hides of different animals including tiger and bear and huge arms and ammunitions and narcotics from city’s Banani area on Sunday morning.The law enforcers, however, nabbed five including two women in this connection.Acting on tip off, police raided at a

DHAKA: Myanmar citizens, who took shelter in Bangladesh, have to return to their homeland, said Iyad Ameen Madani, secretary general of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Madani said on Sunday morning at a meeting with foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali and foreign secretary Shahidul