TANGAIL: A woman along with her daughter was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway under Mirzapur upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Kamla Begum, 27, wife of Rubel Mia and their two-year old daughter Rozina, residents of the

DHAKA: Law enforcers detained some 20 fraudulent police men and seized firearms, microbuses, police uniforms, wireless sets and handcuffs from Rampura and Keraniganj areas of the city on Sunday night.Joint Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of Police Monirul Islam made the disclosure

CHUADANA: A Chuadanga court on Monday sentenced two people to life-time imprisonment in a sensational and much-talked-about Sahanara killing case.The convicts are Milon, 35, son of Chotoburo and Ahad Ali, 43, son of Rois Uddin, hailed from Sadar upazila.Two other accused--Azizul and

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday issued a rule against Awami League leader ASM Firoz seeking explanation of retaining him lawmaker for his alleged involvement in loan defaulting. An HC bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice M Habibul Gani issued the rule after a primary

DHAKA: The High Court ordered on Monday to withdraw human haulers—locally known as Nosimon, Korimon and Bhatbhati -- from highways within a week.  HC bench of Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Mohammad Habibul Gani passed the order in a public interest litigation. The HC also

DHAKA: The government on Monday fused Post and Telecommunications and Ministry of Information and Communication Technology into one.The new ministry was named as Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology.In a press note issued on Monday, the government said,

DHAKA: The government is ready to launch ‘Switching and Access Network’ in the country’s seven divisional cities shortly as part of its agenda to build a ‘Digital Bangladesh’. China has given technological and financial aid to Bangladesh in making the dream come into

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday sent Tazrin Fashion owner Delwar Hossain to jail rejecting his bail plea and granted bail to his wife Mahmuda.Senior Chief Judicial Magistrate Ismail Hossain passed the order after bail plea hearing of Tazrin fire case that killed some 111 readymade garment

DHAKA: Senior Deputy Managing Director of Bashundhara Group, Belayet Hossain, has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the daily Jugantor Nurul Islam Babul, who is also chairman of Jamuna Group, for publishing fabricated news. The case was filed in the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

DHAKA: The Dhaka Additional District and session Judge Court fixed February 27 to hear the fresh argument in the case of General Manzur murder case.The newly-appointed judge Khandaker Hasan Mahmud Firoz on Monday passed the order. On January 22, the court fixed February 10 for

DHAKA: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday canceled bail of Jesmin Islam, the chairman of Halmark group, that granted by the High Court.   A five-member Appellate Division bench led-by chief justice Mozzammel Haque passed the order. Barrister Rafiqul Haq moved for the

SAVAR: A motorcyclist was killed and another injured in a road accident in Hemayetpur bus stand area under Savar upazila, on the outskirt of Dhaka, on Monday.The deceased was identified as Mujibar Rahman alias Azibur, 30, Son of Abdul Hye and hailed from Kurigram district.Witnesses said

BARISAL: A top terror was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Rapid Action Battalion personnel in Chalker pool area of the district Monday morning.The deceased was identified Faruk Ahmed alias Panama, now known as leader of Juba League, youth wing of Awami League,Barisal RAB-8 officer captain

MEHERPUR: Two security guards of a brick kiln were slaughtered by miscreants at Mohajanpur village under Mujibnagar Upazilla of the district early Monday.The victims were identified as Salim and Sabu. Details of them could not be known immediately.Sources said, a terror syndicate was

DHAKA: The training period of commission officers of Bangladesh Army at Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) will be extended to three years instead of two years.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came up with the disclosure in Generals’ Conference at Officers’ Mess in Dhaka Cantonment on

DHAKA: Investigation against Jamaat-e-Islami for its alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 is in its final stage. The investigation wing of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has gleaned information and data against the party for

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a six storied residential building in Paribagh area of the city on Sunday morning.Sources said that the fire originated from a gas burner at the second floor around 9:00am.On information, two fire service units rushed to the spot and doused the fire.Fire Control

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Tazreen Fashion owner Delwar Hossain and his wife Mahmuda Akhter Mita to jail denouncing bail plea.Senior Judicial Magistrate Tazul Islam of Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Dhaka passed the order after hearing of a fire accident case that killed some

DHAKA: The Bombay High Court of India asked the Maharashtra state government to explain for how long will commuters using state-run public transport pay 15 paise surcharge for relief of refugees of the Bangladesh war.The surcharge, introduced by the state government in 1971, continues to

DHAKA: People’s Republic of Bangladesh and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are set to hold bilateral talks on broadening their cooperation in the health sector in Riyadh on Sunday.Bangladesh Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mohammed Nasim and Health Minister Dr Abdullah Al-Rabeah are