DHAKA: International Crime Tribunal (ICT) took cognizance the case against eight ‘rajakars’ from Mymensing’s Muktagachha Thana for their crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971. A three-member ICT bench led by Justice Anwarul Haque took the case into cognizance

KHAGRACHHARI: A district special tribunal sentenced three members of outlaw militant outfit Jamaat-ul Mujaheedin Bangladesh (JMB) for 10-year of imprisonment. They are also fined Tk 2,000 each, in default they will have to stay in jail for more two years. A special tribunal of

KOLKATA (INDIA): Among India’s top political parties Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and India National Congress will send their representatives to Bangladesh ruling Awami League (AL)’s upcoming national council. Earlier, AL invited Indian political parties

KHULNA: Asadul Islam Arif, a leader of a banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), was hanged to death in Khulna district jail on Sunday night (October 16) for killing two judges in Jhalakati. Super of Khulna district jail Kamrul Islam told Banglanews that the

SIRAJGANJ: A female suicide squad member of banned extremist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was detained from Koddar Mor area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday (October 16). The arrestee was identified as Aklima, 25, daughter of Abdul Aziz hailed from Kazipur

RAJSHAHI: A Jubo League activist was killed in a road accident at Amasho village under Tanore upazila of the district Saturday noon (October 15). The deceased was identified as Osman Gani, 25, son of late Shamsuddin Mandal of the upazila. Tanore Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mirza

Bureau Editor KHULNA: Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leader Asadul Islam alias Arif is set to be hanged around 10:30pm Sunday (October 16) for Jhalkathi judges murder. Khulna Deputy Magistrate M Nur-e-Alam confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Saturday morning (October 15).

DHAKA: Former chief election commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda on Saturday (October 15) categorically said BNP made a historic mistake by not participating in the last general elections. He made the opinion as chief guest while addressing a roundtable on reforming the election

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urged the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping for ceaseless cooperation in Bangladesh development programs. The BNP chief came up with this assertion while meeting with the China president at Hotel Le Méridien Dhaka on Friday evening (October 14).

DHAKA: Politicians from 15 countries will join the upcoming 20th National Council of ruling Awami League (AL). The council is scheduled to be held on October 22-23. Road Transport and Bridges minister and AL presidium member Obaidul Quader made the disclosure while monitoring the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday (October 14) greeted the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and expected the bilateral relation between Bangladesh and China will be deeper through the visit. She further said: “People of Bangladesh have always believed that the

RANGAMATI: A 48-hour hartal, enforced by five Bangali organizations, is underway in three Chittagong Hill Tracts districts on Thursday (October 13). They have called the strike protesting the parliament approval to Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission

JESSORE: Miscreants shot a Godkhali Union Parishad (UP) member to death in Jhikargacha upazila of the district on Thursday morning (October 13). The deceased was identified as Rahajjan Sardar, 40, a local leader of ruling Awami League, hailed from Mathbari-Gadkhali village of the

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday (October 10) expressed her greetings to Hindu community on Durga Puja. A message, signed by party joint-secretary general Advocate Moazzem Hossain Alal, expressed the greetings on the eve of Bijaya-Dashamai. In the message, BNP chief

GAIBANDHA: Police detained four neo-JMB members from Sadar upazila of the district Sunday (October 9). They were identified as Faisal Khan Fagoon (17), son of Yusuf Khan; Nazrul Islam Khan (35), son of Abdul Wahab; Ashiqul Islam (16), son of Abdul Hamid Mia and Shahid Mia (11), son of

DHAKA: Major (retd) Zia, the main mastermind of the terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant in Dhaka, is under close observation of the government as and will be arrested at anytime. Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the observation during a cloth

GAZIPUR: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said as much as 78,000 BNP activists were sent to jail in last two years while 1,000 activists shot to death by police. More than 5,000 activists including BNP leader Ilias Ali, Laksam MP Parvez went missing for a long time and

JHENAIDAH: Police arrested five activists of Jamaat-e-Islam in sabotage case in Kotchandpur upazila of the district on Thursday (October 5). Kotchandpur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Ahmed Kabir told Banglanews that acting on a tip-off police conducted the drives in several places under

DHAKA NORTH BUREAU (SAVAR): Police recovered body of an activist of local unit Jubo League, an associate body of ruling Awami League, from Savar upazila, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital early Thursday (October 6). The deceased was identified as Al Arafat Sajal, 22, son of a

NETROKONA: Detective Branches (DB) of police detained four members of extremist outfit Hizb-ut Tauhid from Netrokona municipality area early Tuesday (October 4). The detainees were identified as Moniruzzaman, 33, hailed from Shariatpur district sadar and his wife Sumaiya Akhter, 23,