DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday directed BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman to surrender before the court in a money-laundering case.   An HC bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haq and Justice Jahangir Hossain passed the order.     The court also directed the lower court to deal

DHAKA: Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jesmin Islam Sunday got bail for four-weeks in a case of wealth statement.  An HC bench comprising Justice Naiya Haydar and Jafar Ahmed passed the order. Barrister Rafiq-ul Haque on behalf of defendant and Advocate Khurshid Alam Khan on behalf of

FROM DINAJPUR: The road march motorcade of Gonojagoron Moncho is now on the way to Thakurgaon on Sunday.After staying night at Dinajpur Shilpokala Academy, the marchers started the march at 10:00am to visit the affected area of Goria in Thakurgaon district.They will distribute relief

DHAKA: Seven members of the parliament, who were elected in re-election on January 14, are set to take oath on Sunday afternoon.Speaker Shirin Shermin Chowdhury will administer the oath at Jatiya Sangshad around 3:00pm.Sangshad secretariat’s senior secretary Ashraful Makbul confirmed

DHAKA: The by-election of Rangpur-6 constituency will be held on February 20 which became vacated as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League president left the seat.A reliable source of Election Commission (EC) confirmed the matter to banglanews. The schedule will be announced after

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tribute to former President Ziaur Rahman, also founder of the party, by placing floral wreaths at the grave of him in capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday morning.After placing wreath, the widow of Ziaur Rahman offered fateha and monajat at the

DHAKA:A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of detained Oishee Rahman, daughter of slain SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and Swapna Rahman.After hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Noor rejected the bail plea filed by her lawyer for taking part in the ‘O’ level

DHAKA: The first Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting ofnew government is underway on Sunday morning.With Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair the meeting has started at around 10:00am in capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar NEC conference room.Meeting sources

BOGRA: Miscreants chopped a man to death with lethal weapon in Dhunat Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Asim Kumar, 25, son of Anil Kumar. Family sources said that on Saturday, the victim came out of home at around 8:00pm to realize owe money ahead

DINAJPUR: An elderly man was stabbed to death by his son in Birampur Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Aftab Uddin, 60, a retired Assistant Sub-Inspector of police, hailed from Jagannathpur Mandalpara of Birampur municipal.Sources said that Upazila

DHAKA: Two workers sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Siddik Bazar area in old part of Dhaka city on Saturday night.The injured were- Masud Mia, 28 and Sohag, 20.Sources said that the fire originated at around 10:00pm. Confirming the matter, fire control

JHENIDAH: A man was killed in a clash between two groups of local Awami League at Tikari village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, son of Tayeb Ali, hailed from Tikari village of the upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Jhenidah

NARAYANGANJ: Police arrested a man in Fatullah area of Sadar upazila on Saturday on charge of distorting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s images.The arrestee was identified as Asadullah, 35, muazzin of Killarpur Jam-e-Masjid in the city and son of one Mofazzal Hossain.Sub-inspector

DINAJPUR: Two crude bombs were hurled targeting two buses of the motorcade of Ganajagaran Mancha in Ranirbandar area Chirirbandar upazila of Dinajpur district.Ganajagaran Mancha activist Khandaker Sujan Hossain, who was in the motorcade, told banglanews that four cocktails were hurled

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned BNP-Jamaat that they would have to shun militant and terrorist activities if they want to do politics in Bangladesh.“BNP-Jamaat will have to shun militant and terrorist activities if they want to do politics and to walk through in

DHAKA: The first phase of upazila elections will be held in mid February. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed made the disclosure while talking to journalists after an inter-ministerial meeting at Election Commission secretariat on Saturday afternoon.   He said:

LAMA, BANDARBAN: A farmer was killed as a contingent of angry elephant attacked him in Ashartali of Pradhanjhiri under Nikhangchhari Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 60.Locals said that a herd of wild elephants attacked the victim

NATORE: Assailants gunned down Kolom Union Parishad Chairman, also leader of ruling Awami League, in Hazipur area under Singra upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Fazlur Rahman Funu, chairman of Kolom UP in the upazila.Police said, a gang of masked

SAVAR, DHAKA: Workers of two readymade garments in Ashulia started work abstention protesting salary and production bonus decrease on Saturday morning.Sources said that workers of Galimpur Sweater factory and Fa Apparels Limited abstained from work since last five days for paying less

NEW YORK: United States of America expressed deep concern over deaths of women and children in violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar. Spokesperson of US State Department Jen Psaki urged Myanmar to give nationality to Rohingyas. In a an exclusive interview, she said: “We are deeply