Dhaka: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 issued a show-cause notice to New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW).The Tribunal asked HRW to explain within three weeks about why it should not bring allegation of ‘contempt of court’ against it for making comment over verdict and war

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered one Kilogram heroin from a bus of Cox’s Bazar on Monday.Sources said that BGB members conducted a drive in a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan in the area at around 10:30am and recovered about one kilogram heroin in abandoned

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Transport workers blocked Jessore-Benapole road demanding to stop hijacking in Benapole bus stand, railway station and road transport station of the district.The blockade began from 08:00am in the morning. Meanwhile, all types of export-import oriented vehicles stuck

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in the killing of Dhobaura upazila chairman Furkan Uddin Selim Mridha alias Pahari Selim, 45, also general secretary of upazila Awami League.In separate drives, police held them from different areas of the upazila

DHAKA: A total of 2,433 illegal immigrants were nabbed by Malaysian government within 24 hours since the kick off of the Ops 6P Integrated Programme to crackdown on unwanted foreigners in the country.Those nabbed were among 8,105 people who were investigated by the authorities in 40

GAZIPUR: Police in a drive, held seven people with firearms from Kaliganj upazila of the district early Monday.The detainees are---Amir Hossain, Anwar Hossain, Jillur Rahman, Jhinuk Mia, Kutub Uddin, Masud and Amir Ali.Locals said that acting on a tip-off police held the criminals from a

DHAKA: North American and European-led retailers and apparel brands created separate plans to try to inspect and improve workplace conditions in Bangladesh, with significant differences, as these comparison shows--The North American PactCompanies plan to develop a common safety standard

DHAKA: Police arrested 115 illegal immigrants from Myanmar, Bangladesh and Africa in a villa, Banjarwangi Subdistrict, Garut, West Java Sunday.Head of the Criminal and Investigation Unit of the Garut Police Adj. Commissioner Dadang Garnadi said the police were able to take the illegal

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) personnel on Monday held five persons from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while they were trying to fly to Malaysia with fake Visas.The detainees are-- Monjur, 32, Shahjahan Sheikh, 34, Shaheen Hossain, 21, Mizanur Rahman, 25, Abdul-al-Mamun,

DHAKA: After verifying all claims for missing people, Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) of Bangladesh Army informed that actually 261 people are missing in Savar Rana Plaza collapseISPR came up with the disclosure in a press note, signed by ISPR assistant director M Nur Islam on

MYMENSINGH: An upazila chairman was killed and around 50 people injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League at Dhobaura upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Furkan Uddin Selim Mridha alias Pahari Selim, 45, chairman of Dhobaura upazila, also

KUSHTIA: Two children were killed as a roof of a under construction gate collapsed on them at Barbaria village of Sadarpur union under Mirpur upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 10, son of Seken Uddin and Jubaer Ahmed, 9, son of Eken Uddin of the

NOAKHALI: At least 15 activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Noakhali University of Science and Technology (NUST) were injured in a factional clash.The clash took place around 4:00pm on Sunday centering supremacy on the campus.Witnesses said students of Applied Chemistry and Food

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday categorically said people of the country get something during the regime of Awami League government.The premier, also Awami League president, came up with the observation while addressing a rally in Ashulia School and College field in

SYLHET: A lover couple, students of Leading University, committed suicide at own residence in Hawapara and Nayapara areas of the city on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Nafijur Rahman from Haoapara area and Tanzina Jahan Liza from Nayapara area in the city.They both were student of

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain within two weeks why the bail of Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jesmine Islam should not be cancelled.An HC vacation bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haque and Kashifa Hossain issued the rule in response to a writ

FROM NARSINGDI: The opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is scheduled to come here on September 8, after 21-year, to attend a mass rally on anti-government movement.She last visited to Narsingdi In 1992.The district town has got a festive look on this occasion. Some 5,000 arches and

CHITTAGONG: Terrorists issued a letter containing a threat to blow out the Chittagong Court, Customs House and Police Commissioner’s office if BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury is not released immediately. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Chittagong court Mir Rahul Amin received the

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: At least four people were killed and four others injured as lightning struck them at Pachua Baor under Benapole Port Thana on Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Imran, 14, son of Jubayer, Tuhin, 17, son of Billal, Saddam, 21, son of Vutto from Raghunathpur

DHAKA: Election Commissioner M Shahnewaz said that the national election would be held within January 24 of next year.He came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at election commission secretariat in Sher-e-bangla Nagar of the capital on Sunday noon.M Shahnewaz said: “If