DHAKA: Over 22,000 bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup, valued at Rs 30 lakh, have been seized by customs officials at Siliguri in northern West Bengal’s Darjeeling district.The preventive and intelligence unit of Siliguri Customs seized the consignment – set to be smuggled to Bangladesh

DHAKA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has said no Bangladesh national were affected in the recent terrorist attack at the Westgate Shopping Centre of Nairobi in Kenya.The disclosure came from a statement of Foreign Ministry signed by director general of External Publicity of MoFA M

DHAKA: Land Reform Board Secretary Nurul Haque was made Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and two other secretaries were transferred their offices.A gazette notification from public administration ministry disclosed the matter on Sunday.As per the government order, Textile and Jute Ministry

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two people were killed and 18 others injured in a clash between two groups over establishing supremacy at Narayanpur of Sadar upazila in the district Sunday.The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 45, son of Entaj Ali, hailed from Joulia Sardar Para and Potol, son of

GOPALGANJ: At least 25 persons were injured in a clash over eve teasing at Nijra High School ground of Sadar Upazila at around 10.00am Sunday.The injured could not be identified immediately. Two of them were critically injured.Local sources said that there was an altercation between two

DHAKA: Morshed Jahan Mithun, newsroom editor of banglanews24.com, was injured as miscreants attacked him at Mirpur in the city on Saturday night.A general diary was filed with Pallabi Thana in this connection.Journalist Mithun said he was returning home from his office around 11:30pm on

DHAKA: In a first, BSF will organize a retreat ceremony at the Petrapol border in North-24 Paraganas on October 2.Home Affairs Ministers from both countries will attend the programme. The retreat ceremony is organized as a symbol of friendship between India and Bangladesh.The border

SIRAJGANJ: Two children drowned in a pond at Bahuli of Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.The deceased were identified as Akayed, 3, son of Nurunnabi and Etimoni, 4, daughter of Khurshid Alam of Chhabbisha village under the upazila.Sources said Akayed and Etimoni were playing

NARAYANGANJ: A police constable was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Sonargaon upazila in the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahid Mia, 30, hailed from Gazaria of Munshiganj district.Sources said Shahid was performing his duty in Meghna

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a contempt of court rule to seven persons, including deputy commissioner of Chandpur district.An HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Rezaul Haque and ABM Altaf Hossain issued the rule.Chandpur District Deputy Commissioner Ismail Hossain, Environment

DHAKA: As part of the government target to ensure education for all by 2015, the national coordination committee concerned is set to prepare a report reviewing the Education for All (EFA) programme by December.Earlier, UNESCO requested its member countries to submit a national level

DHAKA: At least 15 RMG workers were injured in a clash with police in Uttarkhan and Dokkhinkhan area of capital’s Uttara on Sunday noon.Sources said that agitated workers brought out a procession at around 12:30pm demanding minimum Tk8000 salary per month. At one stage workers started

DHAKA: Home Minister MK Alamgir categorically said that BNP would be prevented strictly if they tried to stage any movement.He also said that BNP was no more capable of staging hard movement.The minister came up with the observation to journalists after a meeting with high-ups of law

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce any day the verdict of BNP leader Abdul Alim for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war as arguments of both sides completed.The tribunal also cancelled the bail of the accused in response to an appeal

DHAKA: Aimed at improving trade and cultural ties, the West Bengal government has approved setting up of four border "haats" on the India-Bangladesh border.A Border Security Force (BSF) officer came up with the disclosure in Kolkata on Saturday. "As a confidence building measure, we had

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to fly for New York on Sunday night on a seven-day official tour to join the 68th general assembly of United Nation.For the first time, the president and general secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), student wing of ruling Awami League,

RANGPUR: The Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University Professor Dr Nurun Nabi got released early Sunday after a 5-day confinement at his office. The teachers called off their siege programme including and fast-unto-death program after getting assurance of salary hikes of teachers and

KUSHTIA: An outlawed party leader was killed in a gunfight with police at Uthulia Bridge in Khoksa upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman, 35, regional leader of outlawed group Gono Mukti Fauz.Police sources said Acting on a tip-off, a team of

DHAKA: The long-awaited commercial and entertainment complex meant for expatriate workers in Qatar`s capital Doha is set to open in the first week of October.The complex is built for workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines. The facility would be

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said opposition BNP would stop the onward war crimes trial if they assume power in next general polls.The primer, also ruling Awami League president, came up with the allegation while exchanging views with party’s district,