DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent a former Major to jail for five-day for contempt of court on Thursday.Metropolitan Joint Session Judge of Dhaka-1 Nur Nahar Sheuli passed the order against former Major Mahbubul Haque, the plaintiff of a cheque fraudulent case.Sources said that the

KISHOREGANJ: A Kishoreganj court awarded death penalty to three youths for killing madrasha a student, Nadira Akter.The convicts are Rubel son of Nayan Mia, Mamun, son of Bulbul Ahmed and Abdul Momen, son of Sirajul Haque of Hosendi Purbopara village under Pakundia upazila.District

GAZIPUR:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Thursday asked the people of the city to cast vote for her party to complete the unfinished works of her government.“I hope you will cast vote again for the Awami League like last parliament to complete our

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce the verdict on November 3 in the cases against Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan for their alleged involvement in killing of intellectuals during 1971 liberation war. The three-member ICT-2 headed-by Justice

FROM LONDON: President Abdul Hamid was accorded a mass reception by Bangladeshi expatriate in London on Wednesday evening (London Time).The reception giving programme was held at Westminster central hall in the capital of United Kingdom with Eminent journalist and litterateur Abdul Gaffar

Bangladesh is planning to sell a dollar-denominated bond worth $500 million to $1 billion next year, the central bank`s chief economist said Thursday.The bond sale will likely come toward the end of 2014, after getting the blessing of the incoming administration, Hassan Zaman told The

NEW YORK: Bangladesh got elected as a member of to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for next 3 years (2014-2016) receiving second highest votes in the Asia-Pacific region. Bangladesh received 181 votes out of 187 votes in the election held at general assembly room of United

DHAKA: The government is set to urge the opposition BNP not to enforce protest programmes including hartal and blockade during examinations.  On behalf of government, the Education Ministry will request the main opposition party in this regard.Sources concerned of the ministry confirmed

NARAIL: Two school boys were killed in a road accident in Noragati Upazila of the district on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Sakib Mollah, 16, son of Babu Mollah if Dumuria village of the upazila and Mehedi Hasan Fakir, 16 of Pumari village.Mohammad Roni, a witness of

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-1 personnel held an Indian separatist from Vatara area of the district on Thursday morning.The identity of the detainee could not be known immediately.RAB-1 Operations Officer Major Mustak Sarkar told banglanews, “Acting on a tip off, law enforcers

NOAKHALI: Two suspected robbers were lynched and 10 others injured in Nolerchar area under Hatiya Upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased were identified as Safi Alam, 38 and Aminul Islam, 40.Witnesses said that locals protested robbers while they attacked businessmen in

DHAKA: Employees of Grameenphone (GP), the leading private mobile phone operator of the country, threatened to go on work abstention if their demands are not met by Thursday.The agitating officials and staffers of GP declared the program from their sit-in demonstration on Thursday morning

BRAHMANBARIA: Two people were killed and 30 others injured as a compartment of train derailed at Akhaura in the district early Thursday that halted rail link of Chittagong with other parts of the country.The deceased were identified as Nurul Amin, 45 of Mymensingh and Mustakin, 25 of

DU: Miscreants blasted three cocktails at Dhaka University campus on Wednesday.Two cocktails were blasted at in front of Salimullah Muslim Hall and one in front of Zia Hall around 6:30pm.DU acting proctor Amzad Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1952 HRS, OCT 30, 2013GR/AKA/MZR

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted four cocktails in front of BRAC University in Mohakhali Commercial Area of the city on Wednesday afternoon.Police sources said a pedestrian was injured and locals started running to and fro in the area after the blast around 4:15 pm.Besides, Shibir activists also

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: Seven people including a woman were killed and 50 others injured in a triangular collision between two buses and a truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Joypura Bus Stand of Dhamrai upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.The deceased were identified as Delwara, 50, Majid,

DHAKA: Dr AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, said UN Peacekeeping Department paid Bangladesh a total of $39 million US dollars for service that was due.Bangladesh was about to receive $49.7 million from UN-DPKO for our

JHENIDAH: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Kusumpur frontier area at Maheshpur upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The victim was identified as Potol Mia (28), son of Hobi Mondol, resident of Kusumpur village of the upazila.Company

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 20 gold bars weighing around 2.8-kg from a Dubai back Bangladeshi national’s on Wednesday morning. Shahjalal Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Quamrul Hasan told banglanews that Sohel Ahmed was held by customs officers as they found at least 20 gold

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Wednesday categorically said the Permanent Pay Commission and Pay & Service Commission for the government officials and employees would be formed by November 15.The finance minister came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists after a