DHAKA: Former BNP leader Abdul Alim was taken to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Wednesday moring.The tribunal is set to pronounce the verdict in the charges brought against him for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the war of liberation in 1971.The tribunal

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 is set to pronounce the verdict in the charges brought against former BNP leader Abdul Alim for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the war of liberation in 1971 on Wednesday.The tribunal led-by Justice Obaidul Hassan will

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested two people including son of Mufti Izharul Islam for their alleged involvement in the deadly explosion at the dormitory of a madrasa in port city’s Lalkhanbazar area.The detainees are Harun Izharul, son of Mufti Izharul and one of his associate.Kotwali police

GAZIPUR: At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in devastating fire at Asowad Garment in Sreepur of Gazipur on Tuesday night.The death toll may rise in the accident. One of the deceased was identified as AGM of the factory Rashidul Islam while identity of other deceased

DHAKA: The government has appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benzir Ahmed and CID Chief Mokhlesur Rahman as Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP).Home Affairs Ministry published a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday evening.At present, both the high

DHAKA: The gazette notification of the 32nd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination has published.The Ministry of Public Administration issued the notification on Tuesday evening.The government has finalized the appointment of 1,619 BCS cadres through the notification.On October 20 in

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out at a readymade garments factory of Palmal Group near Chala area at Sreepur upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.Sources said fire service and civil defense along with locals rushed to the spot to douse the fire.Mawna Highway Thana Officer-in-Charge Sanwar

MYMENSINGH: A Mymensingh court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to two people in a sensational case of farmer Shahed Ali murder.The court also sentenced jail to nine others people in various term in the same case.District Special Sessions Judge Humaiyun Kabir passed the verdict.The

DHAKA: Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman was freed on a 6-month interim bail on Tuesday afternoon after two months of his arrest under ICT act. On August 10, Adilur was arrested under ICT Act.It was alleged against him that Odhikar, a human rights organization, published a report saying 61

DHAKA: The government has appointed nine deputy commissioners in nine districts in a latest reshuffle in the public administration.The Public Administration Affairs issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.As per the order, the ministry appointed Director of Prime

JHENAIDAH: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, is set to address a mass rally in the district on Tuesday afternoon.The helicopter carrying the PM landed at the helipad of Jhenaidah Cadet College at around 2:30pm.Later, she inaugurated a sculpture of

DHAKA:  A pedestrian was crushed under wheels of a train in capital’s Nakhalpara area on Tuesday noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said a train hit the man, aged at 50, at around 1:00pm while passing through the East Nakhalpara rail crossing,

CHITTAGONG: Police filed two separate cases against 12 persons including Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury under explosives act and acid control act with Khulsi Thana of the port city on Tuesday over Monday blasts.Confirming the matter, additional deputy commissioner of Chittagong

DHAKA: Mujibur Rahman, who owns Fakenham Tandoori restaurant, is trying to raise £100,000 aiming to build a concrete bridge to connect the villages of Konaraibazar and Khaighatbazar in rural north east Bangladesh.People risk their lives daily crossing the Basia River on a

CHITTAGONG: Three labourers sustained serious burn injuries as melted iron fell on them from the furnace of Shitalpur Auto Steel Mills (SASM) Limited in Sitakundu upazila of the port city early Tuesday.The critically injured, who were identified as M Nabi, 26, M Rubel, 27 and M Tawhid 27,

BHOLA: At least 11 people were injured in sporadic clashes over spreading fishing nets in the Meghna River of Najhir Majhi area of the district on Tuesday morning.Injured Zakir, 24, Rubel, 20, Nur Nahar, 20, Kalu, 26 and Yasin 30 were admitted to Bhola Sadar Hospital while rests were

DHAKA: Police held 12 robbers from capital’s Shewrapara area on Monday midnight.Dhaka Metropolitan Police deputy commissioner Masudur Rahman confirmed it to banglanews.He said a team of detective branch of DMP in a drive held the gang of robbers while they were preparing for conducting

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 fixed Wednesday for issuing the verdict in the charges brought against   former BNP leader Abdul Alim for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the war of liberation in 1971.On September 22, the tribunal led-by Justice Obaidul

DHAKA: To enhance Indo-Bangla trade relations, a permanent market for Bangladesh traders was inaugurated at a trade centre in Agartala of neighboring India on Monday.The market would remain a milestone in improving trade relations in particular and neighbourly relations in general,

DHAKA: Finally, acknowledging their wrong treatment as ‘negligence’, Labaid Hospital authority agreed to take the responsibility of better treatment of Masum, a Dhaka University student.The hospital authority will send Masum to Singapore and compensate his family if the doctors in