SAVAR: Robbers looted 200 tolas of gold, cash and valuables from a gold trader’s house in Savar municipal area of the district early Thursday.The gang also chopped seven members of the house during the robbery, leaving them critically injured.Sources said a group of some 15/20 masked

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing ICL Group Managing Director, also Jatiya Party Vice-Chairman HNM Shafiqur Rahman in a money embezzlement case.An ACC team, led by deputy director Naris Uddin, is quizzing him at ACC office in capital’s Segunbagicha Thursday.On

SATKHIRA: A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was injured in a clash with a gang smuggler on Kakdanga border under Kalaroa upazila of the district early Thursday.The injured is Nayek Sebedar Amir Ali of Kakdanga BoP.BGB, however, held driver of the human hauler, carrying smuggled

BRAHMANBARIA: Country’s first Y-shaped bridge is going to build on the estuary of Titas River in the district.Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) sources confirmed to banglanews that the construction work of a 771.2-metre bridge over the river Titas at Bancharampur upazila of

RIYADH: Majid Al-Dosari, a Saudi national who weighed 380 kg, died of acute pneumonia, in Dammam Central Hospital in Saudi Arab on Tuesday. The Health Affairs of the Eastern Province in Dammam announced on Tuesday morning the death of an extremely obese patient, Majid.Majid had been

DHAKA: Emirates airline has resumed passenger flights to Tripoli, the capital and largest city of Libya.  Adil Al Ghaith, Emirates’ Vice President Commercial Operations Northern and Western Africa, said, “Libya is showing healthy economic growth and the re-launch of our flights to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at her office, Wednesday inaugurated newly established Information Technology Laboratories (IT labs) in model schools in the 64 districts of the country.This is in fulfillment of the commitment made by Prime Minister of India Dr Manmohan Singh, during

DHAKA: The investigators charged two top officials of Odhikar, a human rights organization, for their involvement in publishing a false report and photographs over death toll of a police crackdown of Hefajat-e-Islam rally in the city.The officials are ‘Odhikar’ secretary Adilur Rahman

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claimed that the ruling Awami League would handover power in peaceful manner. She was addressing a view-exchange meeting with grassroots level leaders and activists of Awami League at Ganabhaban on Wednesday.Hasina, also president of Awami League, said

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday criticized opposition BNP as the party opposed the cabinet’s decision to bar Jamaat-e-Islami from polls.The adviser to premier made the observation through his facebook post on Wednesday afternoon.He said, “One

DHAKA: Speakers at a meeting on Monday said that while stating national and regional surveys on food adulteration and food safety should be carried out and a series of programs should be taken to focus on the negative effect of formalin on public health.The meeting was held at a ceremony

DHAKA: Pink City Managing Director Mahmuda Khadiza Akter was granted bail hours after she was arrested in checque forgery case.The members of law enforcement agency arrested from her residence in Kalabagan Lake Circus area in the city on Tuesday evening.Kalabagan Thana duty officer Debraj

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s state grain buyer issued an international tender on Wednesday to buy 50,000 tonnes of wheat, the third for the financial year started in July.The deadline to submit offers is September 19, with validity up to September 30, and the wheat is to be shipped in 40 days of

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 18 Malaysia-bound people from Mochni area in Teknaf upazila of the district early Wednesday.BGB filed a case with Teknaf Thana against broker M Foyez Ahmed, 32, son of Abdur Rahman hailed from Nayapara of Hnila Union under

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed 2-day remand to Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, the terrorist’s group leader Ansarulla Bangla Team, in Blogger Rajib Haider killing case. Metropolitan Magistrate Keshob Roy passed the order in response to a 10-day remand plea.Barrister Munif and

BRAMHANBARIA: A boat carrying 140 students capsized in Titash River near Srirampur area of Nasirnagar upazila in the district on Wednesday.All of passengers managed to swim ashore while Farzana Akhter, 12, a class-VI student, went missing.Head Master of Kunda High School Shahidul Haque

KHULNA: Mahendra Owners’-workers-passengers withdrew blockade from Khulna-Satkhira highway after 3-hour with the assurance of Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Assistant Police Super on Wednesday.Earlier, Khulna-Shatkhira highway in Dumuria upazila was blocked demanding recommence of Mahendra

The first group of Bangladesh pilgrims will arrive at the Haj Terminal on Saturday from Dhaka, according to Bangladesh Ambassador Mohammed Shahidul Islam.He spoke to Arab News on Tuesday following his meeting with Haj Minister Dr. Bandar Al-Hajjar in Jeddah earlier in the day.Around

DHAKA: The Norwegian government has committed up to NOK14.3m (US$2.3m) in funding to improve conditions for textile workers in China, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh.The money will go to the Ethical Trading Initiative Norway (ETI) and will fund courses for manufacturers on decent work. It

CHITTAGONG: An Ansar member was stabbed to death by snatchers in port city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Belayet Hossain, son of Shamsher Ali, hailed from Tangail district.Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost officer Pankaj Barua told banglanews that some