DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to see the condition of fire victims of Tejgaon chemical container burst and Kamrangi Char shoe making factory.He went to the hospital’s burnt unit Thursday night and talked to the

CHITTAGONG: Police nabbed one for gas cylinders cheating in Bayzid Bostami Thana in Chittagong port city.Police in a drive on Thursday evening arrested one member of the racket, engaged in branding cylinders with several reputable companies including Bashundhara.Police also seized 18

DHAKA: Veteran journalist ABM Musa was buried at 9:50pm on Thursday at Kutubpur village in Fulgazi upazila in Feni.He was buried by his mother’s grave.Earlier at 8:00pm Musa’s dead body reached at his home village, where his fourth namaz-e-janaza was held.His third namaz-e-janaza was

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday inaugurated 20 BRTC buses on Motijheel-Uttara route in the city with live tracking and free Wi-Fi internet connection advantages.The buses will run with the technical help from Access to Information (A to I) Programme of the Prime

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Presidium Member Ziauddin Bablu has been made new secretary general of the party replacing Ruhul Amin Hawlader.Chairman of the party HM Ershad made the appointment as per the constitution of the party on Thursday. In this regard, in a statement sent to media, Ershad

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Thursday awarded death penalty to two forest robbers in a killing case of two fishermen sibling.  District and Sessions Judge SM Solaiman passed the verdict in absence of the convicts.The convicts are Julfikar Ali alias Julfu, son of Habib Matubbor and Oli

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) kicked off its fourth political fellowship program on Monday consisting of 25 mid-level political leaders.This is the first all female class of fellows consisting of 25 mid-level political leaders and it will continue till September 2014, said a press

DHAKA: The American Embassy will be closed on April 14 on the occasion of Bengali New Year. Besides, the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the Education USA Student Advising Center will also remain closed.Emergency services for

GAZIPUR: A man and his son were killed in a clash over land dispute in Kaliganj of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Mamtaj Uddin, 75 and Saijul Islam, 35.According to police, opponent Sharif Hossain gang attacked with locally-made weapons on Mamtaj Uddin gang while

RANGPUR: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Thursday said the dream of building ‘Sonar Bangla’ would be possible if all of country’s resources can be utilized properly.Bangladesh would be a middle income country, if all worked together, he added.The ambassador was addressing a

DHAKA:  A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to the Tazreen Fashions Chairman Mahmuda Akhter Mita in the much talked Tazreen fire tragedy case.Dhaka district and session judge court judge Abdul Majid passed the order after hearing the bail plea.Earlier, the bail hearing was held in the

DHAKA: The prosecutors Thursday concluded hearing on appeal petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee challenging the verdict that sentenced him to death for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.After hearing, the five-member Appellate

DHAKA: Two more female candidates were elected uncontested for reserved seats in the 10th National Parliament.They are- Awami League nominated Sabiha Nahar Begum and Jatiya Party (JP) nominated Khorshed Ara Haque.Election Commission (EC) declared that these two female candidates were

GAZIPUR: Five people, including a 10-years-old boy, were found dead in different places under Sadar, Sreepur, Kaliakor upazilas in the district on Thursday.Being informed from locals, police recovered slaughtered body of Sayem Mian, 10, a class V student of AL Madian Pre-cadet School, son

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a six-storied building of Dhaka District and Metropolitan Session Judge Court at 11:45am Thursday.Witnesses said that the fire originated from an electric short circuit from under the stairs of the Khash Room of Environment Appeal Court of the building around

FENI: A suspected robber was beaten to death and two others injured in a mob beating in Meher Ullaharpol area under Daganbhuiyan Sadar of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Bachchu Miah, 45, son of Samsul Haque of Matubhuiyan union of the upazila.Yakubpur Union

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on early Thursday arrested four people including the prime accused of a journalist killing case in Narayanganj. RAB Headquarters’ Media Wing confirmed the matter to banglanews.Details of the arrestees will be disclosed at a press at RAB Headquarters

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque currently visiting Geneva to attend the 20th session of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families in his capacity as an independent expert of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of

CHITTAGONG: Workers brought out demonstration and vandalized a garment factory in the Export Processing Zone area of the port city Thursday demanding payments of their dues.Workers of APS Pearls Limited staged demonstration at 10:30am.CEPZ Thana Sub-Inspector Alamgir Hossain told

DHAKA: The second Namaz-e-Janaza of veteran journalist ABM Musa was held at the National Press Club premises of the city after Johr prayer on Thursday.He is being taken to Kutubpur village of Fulgazi upazila of Feni for burial then.Earlier, Musa’s body was taken to Press Club premises