BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Sunday awarded death penalty to three members of Purba Bangla Communist Party for their involvement in killing village police Harun-ur-Rashid. The convicts are Shamim Sheikh, Mannan Anwar Sheikh, Rony Saradar and Hobi Mollah of Fhakirhat upazila. All of them

DHAKA: The schedule of fifth phase upazila polls will be announced this week.  Election Commissioner M Shahnewaz made the disclosure on Sunday while talking to reporters at his office at Sher-e-Banglanagar in the capital.  He told the journalists the elections commission has already

DHAKA: The army will be deployed in 97 upazilas from Monday, two days before of the first phase of upazila polls to be held on February 19.  The authorities concerned have already deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel from Sunday in those upazilas to maintain law-and-order

DHAKA: Some four deputy secretaries have been transferred as directors of Prime Minister Office on Sunday.Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard.Deputy Secretary of cabinet division Begum Nilima Akhter, officer on special duty (OSD) of Public

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed authorities concerned to ensure safety, work environments, training and appropriate wage of workers.    The premier came up with the directives in a meeting with ministers and secretaries at Labour Ministry on Sunday morning.  Sheikh

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed in the High Court seeking a directive to authorities to enforce use of the Bengali language in all offices and courts, including the Supreme Court.                                                   

BENAPOLE: The Namaz-e-Janaza of seven school kids, who died after a picnic bus plunge in Benapole, was held at Gazipur primary school ground under the upazila of Jessore on Sunday noon.The deceased were identified as Suraiya Afrin, Zobaida, Akhi, Sabbir, Mithi Khatun, Shanto. Witnesses

DHAKA: Many foreign criminals are committing crimes here in the name of investment in tourism and garments sectors. In recent disclosures of Rapid Action Battalion and Detective Branch of police it has been learnt from at least fifty detained foreigners.During last four months drive, it

CHITTAGONG: At least 17 shanties were gutted at Amin colony in Amin Jute Mill area under Panchlaish Thana of the port city on Sunday morning.The cause of fire origination could not be known yet.Assistant Deputy Director of Chittagong fire service and civil defense department Jasim Uddin

DHAKA: Two suspected robbers were killed in separate gunfights with policemen in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar and Kesabpur upazila of Jessore early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Babul, 30, and Rojob, 42.Banglanews Moulvibazar correspondent reports: A suspected robber was killed

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission is quizzing Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi, elected from Cox’s Bazar-4 constituency, for his alleged involvement in attaining illegal assets.MP Bodi is being interrogated by Investigation officer and deputy-director of ACC Ahsan Ali from

DHAKA: Expressing full commitment to Bangladesh`s economic development, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that it was in the interest of India to have a democratic, stable and prosperous Bangladesh.These views were expressed by the President when Speaker of Bangladesh`s `Jatiya Sangsad`

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion men detained five members of a kidnapper gang including a former army member and assistant sub-inspector from Aminbazar area of Savar, on outskirts of the city, early Saturday.The detainees’ are---- retired army person Rezaul Haque, Savar Model Police

CHITTAGONG: A devastating fire broke out at a foreign shoe factory of Kanrafuli Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) at 12:30pm Saturday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, deputy director of Chittagong fire service Jasim Uddin said: “Ten fire fighting units are trying to douse the

DHAKA: The Saudi Ministry of Labor has lifted the ban on Bangladeshi workers transferring their sponsorship and changing their professions effective from Sunday, February 16, an official said.The move is in line with a recommendation made by a committee set up under a royal order

SIRAJGANJ: One of the prime accused of Awami League leader Saiful murder case was found dead from Jhaul over bridge area under Kamarkhand upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain, 35, son of Dela Hossain and resident of Sadar upazila of

DHAKA: A member of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was injured as a group of armed terrorists attacked on a RAB patrol team early Saturday in Aminbazar area of the capital.Later RAB arrested five criminals with a foreign revolver from the spot.RAB-4 operation officer Kamrul Hasan confirmed

DHAKA: Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of creating bad blood with neighbouring states and countries, CPI-M leader Surjya Kanta Mishra Friday ridiculed her calls for a federal front, saying such a combine can come up only if the states were on good terms."The chief

KHULNA: Leader of a robber gang, named Siraj Bahini, was killed and two police personnel were injured in a gunfight with police in Koromjol area at Sundarbans of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Siraj Shikder, the chief of his gang, resident of the area.Police

GAZIPUR: A minor boy was burnt to death as a fire broke out at a house in Bhannara area under Kaliakair upazila of the district on Friday night.The victim was identified as Mehedi Hasan, son of Sadek Ali, tenant of the area.Police sources said that the fire originated from an electric