NARAYANGANJ: Unidentified miscreants slaughtered a man and his wife at their house in Fatullla of Narayangaj on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Aman Ullah, 50 and his second wife Hosne Ara, 35. Confirming the matter to banglanews Fatullla Thana OC Akter Hossain said that two

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court on Sunday placed 15 people on remand in different terms in the sensational seven murder case in Narayanganj. Senior judicial magistrate of the district court KM Mohiuddin handed down the orders after police produced them before the court. Six will taken

DHAKA: A minor girl died after she slipped into an open manhole on Green Way lane near Nayatala Park area in the city on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Ananna, daughter of Serajul Islam, a resident of the area. Ramna Thana Sub-Inspector Imdadul Haque said, “The girl

DHAKA: Bhutanese Ambassador to Dhaka Bangladesh Aum Pema Choden paid a courtesy call on foreign ministry secretary Shahidul Islam in the city on Sunday. During their call, the ambassador asserted the secretary that she would work on enhancing the bilateral relation between two countries.

DHAKA: The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) claimed that GDP target in upcoming budget may decrease and it would remain under six percent. The CPD made the assertion at a media briefing at its budget recommendations for fiscal year 2014-15 at BRAC Inn Centre in the city on Sunday.  

DHAKA: Home-bound people, including businessmen, who travel regularly by bus on Dhaka-Barisal route have to suffer a lot as Eagle Pribahan (EP), one of the leading service providers, are using unfit vehicles on the vital route.Passengers accuse EP of lacking minimum service and showing

COMILLA: Three minors drowned in a pond in Nangolkot and Daudkandi upazilas of the district on Sunday.   The deceased were identified as Jannatul Ferdous, 6, daughter of Abdus Sattar and Samia Akhter, 7, daughter of Master Abdus Salam, residing of Nangolkot upazila and 18-moth-old

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has observed that online media is very much important as it provides news within a very short time. The minister came up with the observation while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a new online news portal at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in the

DHAKA: A teenager allegedly committed suicide in Gajamahal area under Hajaribagh area of the capital on Sunday.   The deceased was identified as Basir, 14, son of Abdur Rahman, hailed from Nariya upazila of Shariyatpur district.   Father of the deceased Abdur Rahman told banglanews

DHAKA: Customs intelligence officials held a man along with six-kilogram gold bars from a flight of Malaysia at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday. The arrestee is Abdur Razzak, a passenger of the flight. Customs intelligence Deputy Director Mustafizur Rahman told

DHAKA: Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan on Sunday said Marine Police force is going to start its journey comprising 730 personnel primarily. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially inaugurate soon and all necessary activities have already been completed in this regard, he added.

MYMENSINGH: A Mymensingh court on Sunday placed eight members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a 10-day remand for their alleged involvement in killing police constable and militant-snatching incident of Trishal upazila.  The accused are Kamal Hossain Sabuj, Yunus Ali Sohag,

NARAYANGANJ: Police raided the office of Nur Hossain, key accused in panel mayor Nazrul killing, and seized a car from there Sunday. Besides, supporters of Nazrul vandalized illegal shops and office of Nur protesting the murder. Earlier, police raided Nur’s house, seized a

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the physicians to serve patients with dedication and service mentality. She said, not only medicine, a doctor’s touch of care or behavior can cure a patient. ‘We want this kind of service from you,’ the premier added. Sheikh Hasian told

DHAKA: Unicef has invited news, articles, features items on children issues run by print or electronic media from Bangladeshi citizens to compete in the Meena Media Award 2014. Introduced in 2005, Meena Media Award has stepped the ten year in 2014. The award recognizes excellence in

DHAKA: Brazilian superstar Neymar has vowed he will be fit for the World Cup and is dreaming of lifting the trophy on home soil. “There’s no problem with my injury. The only problem is that I can’t help my Barcelona team-mates, he said. Neymar picked up a foot injury in

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce any day the verdict of Jamaat Leader Mir Kashem Ali, for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war as arguments of both sides completed Sunday. The Tribunal kept the judgment on CAV (curia advisari vult,

DHAKA: Eminent economist Professor Abul Barkat claimed that there are training camps of different militant groups, including United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), in North-East region of India. The economist made the assertion while addressing a two-day international seminar on

DHAKA: Law enforcers have taken additional security measures around National Press Club as BNP is staging mass hunger strike there Sunday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has deployed a water canon and a prison van in front the gate of press club. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

PATUAKHALI: A five-member investigation committee was formed over Golachipa Launch capsize incident in the district that killed 13 people on Sunday. Following the directives of Shipping Ministry, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Director Md Hossain will lead the