DHAKA: State Minister for Law Qamrul Islam expressed satisfaction over the verdict of much-talked-about BDR carnage case.The ruling Awami League lawmaker said the government is satisfied over the verdict of BDR carnage case.The minister came up with the content while expressing official

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is set to visit Keraniganj upazila of the district on Thursday.Lawmaker of Dhaka-3 constituency Nasrul Hamid Bipul and PM’s personal assistant Mojahidul Islam Mamun confirmed the matter to banglanews on

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted at least 14 cocktails in different points of the city on Tuesday evening. Sources said hartal supporters blasted the cocktails at Dhaka university campus, in front of Dhaka club, Bangladesh secretariat gate, Moghbazar and Jurain.Sources said pickets blasted four

DHAKA: Some 20 journalists of different print, electronic and online media have been awarded for their outstanding contribution in specialized field of journalism.The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and Grameen Phone arranged the award giving ceremony titled ‘DRU-GP Award’ in a city hotel

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a person for killing his two daughters in Chitalmari upazila of the district.The convict is Shah Alam Kazi, 35, son of Zinnat Ali Kazi.District Session Judge SM Solaiman passed the verdict.The case statement reads: On August

MYMENSINGH: Police arrested a youth on charge of distortion of image of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.The arrestee is Shafiqul Islam Shafiq.Acting on a tip-off, Gauripur Thana police arrested him on Tuesday dawn from Shahganj under the

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted three cocktails aiming Awami League procession at Dhanmondi in the capital on Tuesday afternoon.The incident took place around 4:00pm at Dhanmondi-15 bus stand.Witnesses said Awami League and Chhatra Shibir activists locked into clash in the area when both groups

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against three people, including SEMB project director Shajahan Mia, on charge of misappropriating money of the project.Deputy Directors of the ACC Monirul Islam and Gulshan Anwar Prodhan filed the case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Thana on

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project for developing the socio-economic condition of Rangpur Division through rural infrastructural development involving Tk 700 crore.The approval came from a meeting at NEC conference room in

FROM ALIA MADRASA GROUND: Former BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu and local Ward Awami League leader Torab Ali were awarded life-term imprisonment in much-talked-about BDR carnage case They also were fined Tk 500,000 each, in default, five more years to serve in the jail.Additional

DHAKA: A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday awarded death penalty to 152 jawans for their involvement in 2009 mutiny in border force.Besides, the court awarded life term in jail to 160 members under section 302 of the penal code and 10 years more in jail under section 382 of penal code.The

DHAKA: A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday awarded death penalty to 152 jawans for their involvement in 2009 mutiny in border force.Besides, the court awarded life term in jail to 160 members under section 302 of the penal code and 10 years more in jail under section 382 of penal code.The

GAZIPUR: The authorities concerned declared 20 readymade garments factories of Konabari, Kaliakoir, Ashulia and Sataish closed due to workers unrest on Tuesday.Sources said hundreds of workers of some garment factories blockaded Baroipara-Jalsuka road and staged protest around 10:00am

DHAKA: A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday sentenced 204 jawans to different jail-term up to 17 years for their involvement in 2009 mutiny in border force. While 271 were acquitted from the charge as their involvement was not proved.Third Additional Metropolitan Session Judge Dr M

NARAYANGANJ: Two workers of readymade garments were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Lolati area under Sonargaon Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Selina Begum, 27,  operator of Supreme Sweater of Adamjee EPZ and Bahar Hossain,

CHITTAGONG: Two journalists were injured in a cocktail explosion while capturing photos of a pro-hartal procession in port city’s station road area on Tuesday morning, the second day of 18-party’s 60-hour hartal.The injured were identified as Shamsul Alam Babu, 35, cameraperson of

BOGRA: At least 25 people were injured as hartal supporters threw cocktails and brick-chips at a mail train at Bogra railway station on Tuesday morning, the second day of 18-party’s 60-hour hartal.The incident took place at around 8:15am when the Lalmonirhat-bound Padmarag mail train

RIYADH: Inspection squads from the ministries of labor and interior on Monday started massive raids across the Kingdom to catch labor and residency law violators following the end of the amnesty period.Sources concerned said thousands of illegals were arrested in various regions of the

DHAKA: A special court set up at Bakshibazar Government Alia madrasa ground is reading out the verdict of sensational Pilkhana carnage case on Tuesday.Third additional metropolitan session Judge Dr M Akhtaruzzaman started reading out the judgment at 12:35pm. Earlier in the morning, the

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Awami League advisory council member Suranjit Sengupta, also minister without portfolio, proposed to hold talks over all-party government with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.The lawmaker came up with the proposal while addressing the parliament in point