DHAKA: The High Court Wednesday granted anticipatory bail for six months to former BNP lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu in a case of “misappropriating” CI sheets sanctioned for distributing as relief among the poor.   An HC bench comprising justice Syed Dastagir Hossain and justice AKM

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court on Wednesday accepted charge against Mahmdudur Rahman, the detained acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, in a corruption case filed for not submitting wealth statement to the ACC. Acting Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ismail Hossain passed the order and fixed September

SIRAJGANJ: A housewife was electrocuted at Bilgajaria village in Sadar upazila Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Chaina Begum, 25, wife of Abdul Momin of the village. Witnesses said China came in contact with a snapped electric wire while cutting banana leaves nearby her

DHAKA: A woman was seriously injured in one of two bomb explosions at Arambag Club Para under Motijheel thana in the city on Tuesday night.  The injured was Monoara Begum, 32, a sweeper of ‘Arambag Wonderers Club’. Both her legs were scorched from the blast.    Locals rushed her

DHAKA: The International War Crimes Tribunal Wednesday asked Dhaka Central Jail authorities to produce Delwar Hossain Sayedee, Nayeb-e-Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami, before it on August 10 when hearing on the war-crime cases against the detained top leaders of the party will resume. The

DHAKA: A Deformed body was found from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) bathroom on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Firoza Begum, 50, wife of Kabir Ahmed, hailed from Amangonda village of Chouddagram upazila in Comilla district. The hospital source told

KUSHTIA: An extortion case was filed against two journalists - Rashedul Islam Biplob, editor and publisher of the local newspaper “Arshinagar”, and Shamsul Alam Swapan, Kushtia Correspondent of the daily Amader Shomoy.  Khondakar Ariful Islam Ripon, a Kushtia Judge Court lawyer,

DHAKA: Two bombs exploded in Arambagh area of the city on Tuesday night that left a woman injured. According to police, one explosion occurred at about 9:30 pm in front of Wanderers Club while the second one blew off in front of a mosque in a close sequence.The critically injured woman,

DHAKA: The government decided Tuesday to appoint 20,000 parttime teachers for government primary schools across the country following the shortage of teachers.A government announcement said of the total, 40 teachers will be appointed for each upazila.Besides, one nightguard each will be

DHAKA: Leftwing protestors Tuesday alleged that the government is violating the constitution through the handover of power and energy sector to the private sector.  They said the government has to keep power and energy turfs under the public sector if it wants to abide by articles 7, 13,

DHAKA: The government is going to introduce online system for submitting government treasury challan and for visitors’ entry into the secretariat, as the nation goes digital. Officials said this move is part of the process of implementing ‘vision 2021’, which talks about building a

DHAKA: The Department of Environment (DoE) is going to adopt a modern technology to monitor and forecast about air quality when heavy air pollution is a major problem, particularly for the city-dwellers who can scarcely breathe fresh air.Under the donor-aided arrangement, DoE will use new

DHAKA: Shop owners seek to do after-hours business to cash in on a buying binge during the upcoming Ramadan, the month of fast and festivals.  Leaders of the Shop Owners Association in Dhaka Tuesday urged the government to allow them to keep their shops open after the 8pm deadline during

COX’S BAZAR: A speeding bus drove over a private car carrying holidaymakers on the Cox’s Bazar-Chittagong Highway in Chokoria Upazila Tuesday, killing three members of a family and their driver.The deceased were identified as Abul Bashar, 75, of Khulshi in Chittagong, his wife Kohinur

  NARAYANGANJ: Police here filed a case on Monday against 44 people on charge of vandalism and create labour unrest.   Fatulla Thana sub-inspector Shahidul Islam filed the case for vandalism, attack and obstructing police duties.   Police and RAB so far arrested a total of 10

DHAKA: A court granted an 11-day remand for arrested lewyear Montu Ghosh in 5 separate cases for creating chaos in the garment industry.Police arrested labor leader Montu Ghosh from Narayanganj on Saturday.BDST: 1410, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: A Nigerian citizen, who was arrested with 60 kg heroin at the Shahjalal International airport, was taken into a 3-day remand.   Metropolitan Court magistrate Abdullah al Mamun granted the remand on Tuesday.   BDST: 1400, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court on Tuesday granted a 4-day remand for Bhagne Shahid in a case filed for the attempt to murder Dr Humayun Azad. Shahid allegedly took an attempt to kill Dr Azad. Metropolitan magistrate S.K. Tofael Hasan granted the remand.   BDST: 1355, Aug 3, 2010

DHAKA: The government has taken a fresh initiative to trace out the NGOs financing the militants and ensure stern legal action against their patrons.   Besides, the government would bring out booklet under the Education Ministry to propagate against militancy.     Home Ministry’s

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni said the developed countries had miserably failed to provide 0.7% of their GNP as Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the developing countries.   Addressing the Special Ministerial Meeting for MDG`s Review in Asia and the Pacific Run Up to