CHITTAGONG: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday got 61 more days to submit its probe report on the sensational 10-truck arms haul case in the port city. Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Acting) Enamul Haque Bhuiyan Sunday asked the CID to submit the report by

DHAKA: Dogs bite around a hundred thousand people in Bangladesh a year, mostly in rural areas, and some 2,000 of them die a dreadful death from rabies. “Mostly poor people, and especially children under 15, are being affected by the disease which comes from dog bite. Some 85 percent of

DHAKA: The High Court Sunday stayed for two months all proceedings of two cases filed against two Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders on charges of sacrilege of Islam.   The accused are Dhaka Metropolitan Chhatra Shibir leader Md Yeahia and former Shibir president Shafiqul Islam Masud.  

DHAKA: The government decided to deploy army for policing the Cricket World Cup matches to be played in Dhaka next year to ensure better security for the sporting extravaganza.   Home Minister Sahara Khatun told reporters Sunday after a meeting at her ministry that the government would

DHAKA: The probe committee Sunday submitted report on the question leakage of secondary school assistant teacher recruitment test, identifying 11 culprits involved in the racket.Committee chief Additional Secretary of the Education Ministry SM Golam Faruque submitted the report to

RAJSHAHI: Two children drowned and five cattle traders went missing as a mechanized boat capsized in the River Padma in Char Majardia area under Poba upazila on Sunday morning. Thirteen cattle on board the trawler also drowned, said Sector Commander Col Mominur Rahman of BDR 37 rifles

COMILLA: Bakhrabad Gas Systems Ltd (BGSL) Contractors’ Forum on Sunday formed a human chain in front of BGSL office at Chapapur on the Comilla-Feni Highway demanding resumption of gas supply to residential consumers. Forum leader Abul Hossain alleged that the authorities have

DHAKA: The belated trial of war crimes of 1971 opened Sunday as the prosecutors’ panel submitted petition to the International Crimes Tribunal for putting the detained four top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in the dock first. After doing the spadework for quite a long time, the International

DHAKA: Monitoring the militant groups topped the agenda of a conference of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her administrative representatives in divisional and district headquarters Sunday, as sweeping action against Islamist activities is on steam across the country. The Prime Minister

SAVAR: Despite authorities announcement of reopening all the four garment factories of Nasa Group here, three remained closed Sunday. Meanwhile, 12 more workers of the group have been suspended on charges of vandalism and assaulting officials. About 4,500 workers came to the factories in

DHAKA: The international crimes tribunal began its work Sunday with its lawyers’ panel submitting petition against Jamaat-e-Islami leaders Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mujaheed, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla. Three lawyers of seven-member panel led by Syed Al Malum

SAVAR: ‘Dada Savar’, a Korean-owned garment industry in Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), retrenched all its remaining 428 workers Sunday in the process of packing their bags.Competent sources of the company told banglanews24.com.bd that the closing process of the factory got

DHAKA: The government has decided in principle to connect five new areas with railway network to offer efficient and affordable transport service for goods and passengers, official sources said.As planned, the five new routes are Dhaka-Maoa-Jajira-Bhanga, Kashiani-Gopalganj-Tongipara,

DHAKA: Musa Ibrahim, the first Bangladeshi Everest conqueror, was accorded a reception by Dhaka University (DU) Alumni Association at Senate Bhaban on Sunday.Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed distributed Musa a crest.In the programme, Musa shared his

MANIKGANJ: A total of 27 cows drowned in a head on collision of two trawlers at Hazratpur under Singair upazila in the district Saturday.Witnesses and cattle traders said 27 cows drowned as a trawler owned by Abdus Samad capsized collided another trawler carrying cows.Affected cattle

DHAKA: Bangladesh makes a big stride in digitizing in October when the government is going to introduce digital sign in online information exchange, financial transactions and e-tender. “Important government information will be exchanged using the digital sign from October,” Mahfuzur

DHAKA: A 3-day Deputy Commissioners` conference begins Sunday with problems facing the district-admin chiefs on the table for directions from the highest level of government. Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina would inaugurate the meet at the international conference centre Shapla in

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku Saturday asked the police personnel to be more sincere in monitoring overtaking and overloading tendency of vehicles to avoid road accidents. “Police personnel should strictly check overtaking, overloading and high speed of

DHAKA: A coordination meeting on overall security of the upcoming ICC World Cup cricket-2011 will be held in the conference room of the Home Ministry Sunday, as preparation gets underway for hosting the extravaganza.Home Minister Sahara Khatun will chair the meeting to discuss overall

DHAKA: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafiq Ahmed said more suspects would be run in to stand war- crime trial based on investigation findings.He made the comment to journalists following a discussion meeting on ‘Role of Marriage Registrars in Preventing