DHAKA: The High Court proscribed the commercial use of national anthem as ring tone and welcome tone of mobile phone and fined three firms a total of Tk 1.50 crore for doing so.A High Court Bench comprising Justice Jubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Farah Mahbub gave the verdict

DHAKA: A young mother reportedly burnt herself and her two children to death in a bizarre self-immolation in the city’s South Kamalapur area on Thursday noon following family feuds.Police, quoting some local sources, said Bilashi Begum, 27, along with her daughter Rajani Akhter, 8, and

RAJSHAHI:  At last police arrested agriculture officer Sheikh Mohammad Alamgir of Bagmara upazila on Wednesday night from Upashahar in the city in a cheating case for allegedly faking government-supplied fertilizer.Firoz Kabir, SI of Bagmara Thana and investigator officer, said,

JHENIDAH:  A man was killed and three others were injured in a fratricidal feuding over land ownership at Varuapara village under Sader upazila Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan alas Uzir, 30, son of Golap Rahman Joardar of Varuapara village.Officer-in-charge of

DHAKA: The government would take opinion from the public and local representatives before implementing the much-debated Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for the capital, said LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam Wednesday. He made the remark while chairing the maiden meeting of the cabinet committee

SAVAR: The administration Wednesday knocked down some establishments owned by opposition leader Khaleda Zia at North Ramchandrapur near the National Memorial during a demolition drive.Bulldozers and excavators of Roads and Highways department bulldozed the establishments on an 18-decimal

DHAKA: Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has said the government has nodded to the pressure mounted by the owners of the garment factories in declaring the minimum wages for the garment workers.“As per existing living expenses, the minimum wages for a labourer should be Tk 5,000,”

SYLHET:  Bangladesh lies within the jaws of the global earthquake zone along with Myanmar and India, but Sylhet is bearing heavy risk of tremor, says a research report.If there be a strong quake in the region, it is likely to cause devastation since the country is ill prepared for

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has defied its critics and rivals, gaining global market share for the third month running, according to new figures. Net Applications’ latest statistics show that the world’s most popular browser accounted for a 60.7 per cent share of the global

DHAKA: Police Wednesday arrested a suspected militant with seven cocktail bombs from the city’s Hijoltola area under Demra Thana.The arrested person was identified as Sohel Hossain.Duty Officer Sub-Inspector Enamul of Demra Thana told banglanews24.com.bd that the bombs were seized at

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would attend her office at Power and Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Sunday, likely with a set of directions to be handed down to the authorities dealing with the potential twin-sector.During her office time, the Prime Minister will be apprised of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would attend her office at Power and Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Sunday, likely with a set of directions to be handed down to the authorities dealing with the potential twin-sector. During her office time, the Prime Minister will be apprised

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni urged developed countries to come up with increased assistance to the developing and least developed countries in their bid to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “We want to see political will and commitment from developed countries in

SIRAJGANJ: Highway robbers looted Tk 10 lakh from five cattle traders on Sirajganj-Hatikumrul-Bonpara road early Wednesday.  The traders said the traders in a truck were going back home in Rajshahi after selling cattle-heads at Gabtoli haat in the capital. As the truck reached at

DHAKA: Chairman of the Non-government Teacher Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) Kabir Uddin Ahmed was Wednesday made OSD in a latest round of reshuffle in the administration.Separate notifications of the Establishment Ministry Wednesday said Momtaj Ahmed, OSD under the

GOPALGANJ: Police held a female trafficker and rescued four teenaged girls from Chhitkibari village in Rajoir upazila early Wednesday.  Police said acting on a tip-off, a patrol team of police raided the house of one Promoth Biswas at early hours Wednesday and rescued the girls and the

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court Wednesday accepted the charge-sheet against Mahmdudur Rahman, the former Energy Adviser and acting Editor of the Daily Amar Desh, in a corruption case he is facing for not submitting his wealth statement. Acting Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ismail Hossain fixed

DHAKA: Mirpur Model thana police Wednesday detained a fake police officer in the capital.Mirpur police said Rajib Chowdhury, has been cheating commoners for long with fake identity of an Assistant Police Super of Special Branch.Police caught him from Kalyanpur area at 2pm Wednesday. A

DHAKA: A US$ 1 billion credit agreement will be signed during the upcoming visit of Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Bangladesh next Saturday, officials said. Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had announced the credits for Bangladesh for a range of projects, including

DHAKA: Rebellious members of various departments, recording and Rifles Sports Board of the BDR headquarters were put to trial Wednesday on charges of involvement in the mass mutiny in the border force.   The special court-6 set up at Pilkhana started the trial proceedings, with BDR