DHAKA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to send one battalion soldiers and necessary equipments for peacekeeping operation in South Sudan.The UN chief called the premier over phone on Tuesday evening. Information Affairs Adviser to the premier Iqbal

GAIBANDHA: A minor schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Nuniagari village in Palashbari upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Prianka, 12, a student of class-VI at Piari Girls’ High School and daughter of Ram Chandra Saha, resident

DHAKA: A domestic help was mysteriously killed at a house in Wari area of the city on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Khairun Akter Munni, 16, hailed from Sunamganj district.Householder Saumitra Majumder said Munni had been working at his house for last four-year. Munni

DHAKA: US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Tuesday said USA doesn’t expect any anarchy, violence and political gridlock in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming 10th national polls.The US diplomat made the disclosure while talking to journalists after a meeting with communication

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday placed some 43 people, including 37 foreign nationals, on remand in different terms in a case of their involvement in VoIP trading illegally.Of them, some 42 were granted for two-day and another for one-day remand. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge

COMILLA: At least 13 people, including five policemen, were injured in a clash between Jamaat-Shibir men and law enforcers in Municipal Bazar area under Nangalkot upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.Witnesses said that Jamaat-Shibir men brought out a procession and vandalized vehicle

COX’S BAZAR: A listed criminal was killed in a gunfight with law enforcers in Mohuripara area under Moheskhali upazila of district early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Khalilur Rahman, 30, son of Chand Miah of Nonachori area of the upazila. Moheskhali Thana Officer-in-Charge

DHAKA: A female was run over by a bus in front of Malibagh Supermarket in the capital on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Sufia Begum, 45.Witness sources said that a bus of Torag poribahan rammed Sufia while she was crossing road at around 12pm, leaving her seriously injured.

DHAKA: Police sought seven days remand of 43 people including 37 foreign nationals.Uttara West Thana Sub-Inspector Mamunur Rahman filed the remand plea to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday noon.The hearing on the petition is likely to hold at the court of Magistrate Rezaul

DHAKA: A compensation fund to benefit the mostly female victims of an April factory building collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 people is being created.The fund, estimated at US$40 million would compensate injured workers and dependents of those of who died.Retailers El

SIRAJGANJ: Two suspected robbers were killed in a gun-battle with police in Baniaghati area under Kamerkhanda upazila of the district on early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Al Mahmud, 28 and Monshur, 26.Confirming the matter, Sirajganj Sadar Circle Assistant Superintendent of

MOULVIBAZAR: Two siblings were chopped to death by their rivals over land dispute at Bordhapasha village under Kulaura upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Alfo Mia, 45, and Masuk Mia, 45, son of late Zoad Mia.Cormadha UP chairman Abdus Sahid told

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court Tuesday placed BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka and its standing committee member leader ASM Hannan Shah on a two-day remand in a case filed in connection with Hefazat mayhem on May 5.Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur passed the order after police produced

DHAKA: Human Rights Watch said the Bangladeshi authorities should urgently set up an effective mechanism to protect witnesses in cases before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).  Prosecution witness Mustafa Howlader died on December 10, 2013, after being attacked in his home.

MYMENSINGH: Internee doctors of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital vandalized door and window glass of managing director’s room and locked emergency department of the hospital on Monday night.Later, they called work abstention programme for Tuesday.Hospital sources said to

HABIGANJ: A Bangladeshi national was killed in a road accident in Porania Hospital area of Kuwait city, the political and economic capital of Kuwait, on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Monjab Ali, 37, hailed from Baniachang upazila of Habiganj district in Bangladesh.

MANIKGANJ: Two people were killed in a road accident in Kushtia area under Shibaloy upazila of the district early Tuesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Highway police sub-inspector Nazmul Ahsan told banglanews that a furniture-loaded truck plunged into a

DHAKA: The government increased gratuity and other retirement benefits for public service holders.The finance ministry issued a gazette notification regarding the fresh remuneration matter on Monday.It would be effective from December 1, this year.According to the gazette, some 50 percent

MUNSHIGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Lauhajang and Sreenagar Thana of the district on December 7.She is likely to join there as chief guest of election campaign rally for the Munshiganj 1 & 2 constituencies.Deputy Commissioner of the District Saiful Hasan Badal

NARAYANGANJ: Two persons were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Rupganj upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Babu Mia, 22, son of Asad Ali and Abir Hossain, 23, son of Babul Hossain, residents of the area.Police sources said