BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Thursday awarded death penalty to three people and lifetime imprisonment to another one for their involvement in killing a shrimp trader in the district.The convicts are Satya Baroi, son of Pulin Baroi, Tapan Majumder, son of Nirmal Majumder, of Chitalmari

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-1 fixed Sunday for issuing order on allegation of contempt charge against Bangladesh Bar Council vice-chairman Advocate Khandakar Mahabub Hossain.The three-member tribunal led-by ATM Fazle Kabir fixed the date on Thursday after the hearing on the

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) in a nightlong drive arrested 10 drug peddlers with huge heroin and other related equipments from capital’s Uttara area early Thursday.Seven of the detainees are Chinese nationals while rests are Bangladeshi citizens.RAB-1 sources said that acting

FROM JATIYA SANGSHAD BHABAN: The 19th session of the ninth parliament is set to resume on Thursday afternoon after a two-day break. The sitting of the parliament is scheduled to begin at around 5:00 pm. But opposition party MPs including BNP would not join the session, said sources

DHAKA: The examinations of honours fourth year (2011), scheduled to be held on October 7 under Nation University (NU), have been postponed due to unavoidable reason. And the exam will be held on October 9.The disclosure came from a press release signed by Acting NU Director of Public

DHAKA: Drug traders went on a 16-hour strike across the country, including the capital to press their eight-point demands on Thursday.All medicine shops across the country will remain closed from 6:00am to 10:00pm.Bangladesh Chemist and Druggist Union’s Chairman said that they were

CHITTAGONG: Workers of a sweater factory staged protest in Kalurghat BISIC (Bangladesh Institute of Small Industry and Cottage) Industrial area in the port city on Thursday morning.Sources said protesting of sudden announcement of closure of the factory; workers took to the roads and

Sylhet: Train communication of Sylhet resumed with Dhaka and Chittagong at 2:30pm after 5-hour halt on Thursday.Earlier the two compartments of an oil tanker train derailed in Mugla Bazar of Sylhet at 9:30am halting communication.Sylhet station master Muhibur Rahman confirmed the matter

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed seeking the High Court directives to hold next two general elections under Caretaker Government System.Lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the petition with the court department concerned on Thursday morning.Petitioner Yunus Ali told banglanews, “The hearing on

SAVAR: At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire at Motaleb super market in Savar, on outskirts in the city Wednesday midnight.Witnesses said the fire broke out at a tin shed shop at around 11:00pm and soon engulfed the whole market.On information, four fire fighting units rushed to the

DHAKA: Director of the Centre for Vaccine Sciences at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Firdausi Qadri, won the CNR Rao Prize 2013, one of the awards conferred annually by TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least 100 workers of a shoe factory fell sick after causing inhalation problem as toxic air spread from poisonous chemical at Durgapur of the industrial area on Wednesday noon.The ailing workers were admitted to Ganashasthya Hospital and Women and Child care Hospital.

DHAKA: A case was filed with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court against four persons, including Sub-Inspector of Ramna Thana, on Wednesday.Prabir Ghosh from Malancha residential area under Savar Thana filed the lawsuit.The accused are Sub-Inspector Mohiuddin of Ramna Thana and

DHAKA: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demanded investigation into the leak of verdict of BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.General Secretary of SCBA Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan came up with the demand in a general meeting at the association office on Wednesday.BNP and

KISHOREGANJ: President Abdul Hamid was accorded mass reception at a programme on Itna College ground of the district on Wednesday. In the programme, Abdul Hamid said all political parties have to work unitedly for the greater welfare of the country as well as the nation.The President

NARAYANGANJ: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said both the parties would find out a way for free and fair elections.The US diplomat came up with the observation while talking to journalists after visiting the power station of Summit Power Limited (SPL) in Meghna Ghat

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 opined that it has been invested a lot for leaking verdict of BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury on various websites and it is a deep plot against the tribunal.The tribunal also opined that it is a matter of sorrow and also a heinous step

DHAKA: Long queue of people were seen for railway advance tickets at city’s Kamlapur Railway Station at the first day of advance ticket selling on Wednesday.Many expressed their frustration for not getting tickets from the railway counter.However the passengers gave a mixed reaction on

KISHOREGANJ: The rail communications on Kishoreganj-Bhairab-Mymensingh route resumed on Wednesday night after 11 hours halted.Kishoreganj Station Master Joyanta Kumar Saha told banglanews: “Wheels of a wagon of the Mymensingh-bound train veered-off the tracks in Ekrampur area around

RUPPUR, PABNA: The Premier of the country Sheikh Hasina termed Rooppur Nuclear Power Project a ‘milestone’ of science and technology.She came up with assertion while delivering her speech as a chief guest at Rooppur Nuclear Project Field, at Rooppur of Pabna district on Wednesday