DHAKA: State prosecutors are set to take part on the hearing scheduled to be held on Wednesday morning at the appellate division of the Supreme Court on the stay order in the execution of Jamaat leader Quader Mollah, convicted in war crime cases.Additional attorney general MK Rahman made

MOULVIBAZAR: Jamaat-shibir men set fire to village home of Supreme Court Justice SK Sinha at Tilokpur village in Komolganj Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said some activists riding on three motorbikes set fire to the balcony of the house after pouring petrol. When

DHAKA: The severe cyclonic storm ‘MADI’ over west central bay and adjoining southwest bay moved southwestwards, weakened into (with estimated central pressure 996 hpa) over the same area.It was centred at 06 am Wednesday about 1160 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1105 kms southwest

DHAKA: Miscreants exploded couple of hand-bombs in city’s Karwan bazar area on Wednesday morning.Sources said that Tejgaon Swechachasebok Dal brought out a sudden procession at around 6:50am and blasted three hand-bombs which created panic in the area.On information, law enforcers

DHAKA: Gonojagoron Mancha has declared to stay at Shahbagh Projonmo Chottor until the death of war convict Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Mollah. Coordinator of Gonojagoron Mancha Dr Imran H Sarker, also convener of bloggers and online network activists, made the announcement while talking to

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted at least six cocktails at four sides of Shabagh Gonojagoron Mancha on early Wednesday.The incidents took place at around 1:00am.Eyewitnesses said miscreants blasted six cocktails in front of BIRDEM, public library, Suhrawardy Udyan while hundreds youths gathered

DHAKA: India has started supplying up to 500 MW of power on a daily basis to Bangladesh.According to a bilateral agreement, India had started selling 250 MW of electricity to Bangladesh from October 5. The supplies were stepped up after the transmission network on the Bangladeshi side was

DHAKA: Hasan Jamil, son of Abdul Quader Mollah termed the execution of his father would be a political killing.He came up with the observation while talking to journalists at Dhaka central jail gate on Tuesday evening.Jamil said government executing his father for Islamic movement and

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the tender for much-talked-about Padma Bridge would be invited on December 19.  The minister came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists after addressing a signing ceremony of multipurpose Padma Bridge’s Jajira

DINAJPUR: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between law enforcers and pickets in Nimnagar Bus Stand area of the district on Tuesday.Witnesses said the pickets were trying to blockade the rail track in the area around 11:30am during 18-party alliance’s called week long blockade

DHAKA: UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez Taranco’s Dhaka visit has been extended for one more day.United Nations Bangladesh office confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday. Sources said the press conference of Taranco would be held on Wednesday instead of

DHAKA: High Representative of European Union Delegation to Bangladesh Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on Human Rights Day, on Tuesday said the European Union committed to continue support for human rights and democracy, and those who defend them.She came up with the

CHITTAGONG: Three people were burnt as fire broke out at an oil tanker of state-owned oil company Jamuna Oil at the Chittagong port on Tuesday morning.Deputy Assistant Director of Chittagong Fire Service Jasim Uddin said that the fire originated from a gas cylinder leakage at the kitchen

DHAKA: Muggers snatched Tk 13.5 lakhs from a businessman after shooting him in Dhakeswari Temple area of the capital on Tuesday morning. The victim was Abul Kashem of resident of a house adjacent gate no 1 of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGD) headquarter in Lalbagh.Witnesses said Abul Kashem

NATORE: At least 10 people, including police constable, were injured when Jamaat-BNP men attacked police on Dhaka-Natore highway in Boraigram upazila in the distrcit on Tuesday morning.Meanwhile, Jamaat-BNP activists vandalized a pickup van carrying police and eight goods-laden trucks.

DHAKA: Ashulia Thana Police detained 10 people, including physicians and students of Gonosasthya Medical University, on Tuesday from a demonstration in front of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital of Savar.Police nabbed them while preparing for forming a human chain in protest against the death

DHAKA: The severe cyclonic storm ‘MADI’ (with estimated central pressure 990 hpa) over westcentral bay and adjoining southwest bay moved slightly northwards over the same area.It was centred at 06 am Tuesday about 1145 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1090 kms southwest of Cox’s

DHAKA: Human Rights Day continues the celebration of the 20th anniversary with 20 Years: Working For Your Rights as its theme but with the emphasis on the future and identifying the challenges that lie ahead.In a message on the eve of the International Human Rights Day, President Abdul

DHAKA:  A state witness of the case against Jamaat leader Delwar Husain Sayedee, who was attacked by miscreants, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Tuesday.The victim was identified as Mostafa Hawlader, 55, of Zianagar upazila of Pirojpur district.Deceased’s wife Hasina Begum

PABNA: Two devotees were killed in a road accident in the Naodapara area of Dasuria Union under Ishwardi Upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Kalam, 45, a trader and son of Madan Karigor from Dasuria College area and Dipu, 27, son of one Bega Mia,