BAGERHAT: A district court awarded lifetime imprisonment to five people in a murder case. Judge of District and Session Court SM Solaiman passed the order on Thursday noon. The court also fined them one lakh taka each, on default five more year imprisonment to all. BDST: 1355 HRS, MAY

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's life is going to change in more ways than one. His residence will now be the coveted 7, Race Course Road in the heart of New Delhi, and his office will be situated at South Block near Raisina Hills. There is going to be another major

DHAKA: The flights of new US-Bangla Airlines Limited are likely to fly in the domestic sky by the end of month of June with attractive fares for and some of its best service to the air travellers, said sources concerned. “The air fare will be relatively lower than that of other

ASHULIA: A tea-stall owner died early Thursday allegedly because of excessive torture in police custody in Savar industrial area, on outskirt of capital Dhaka.The deceased was identified as Ripon, 30.Victim’s relatives alleged that Ripon was beaten to death by the police at Ashulia

MONGLA, BAGERHAT: A devastating fire broke out in the east zone of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Mongla of the district from Wednesday evening. Divisional forest officer of the Sundarbans east zone M Amir Hossain Chowdhury said forest guards first spotted the

DHAKA: Department of Immigration and Passport of the country has taken initiatives to accelerate the process of making the Machine Readable Passport (MRP) ready for the Hajj pilgrims. M Siraj Uddin, additional Director General of the department, has already given instructions to its

RAMU, COX’S BAZAR: Two minor siblings drowned in Bakkhali River in Bandorjar Kom area of the upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Nargis Akther, 09, and Anisa Akther, 07, daughters of Moulana Enam Ullah of the Purbapara village of Kawarkhop union of the upazila. Ramu

DHAKA: A mild earthquake jolts Dhaka and some others parts of the country at 10:25pm Wednesday.  No casualties reported immediately. BDST: 2244 HRS, MAY 21, 2014

DHAKA: Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP called upon the member and observer countries of CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) for working together for achieving peace, security and stability in Asia through sustainable

GAZIPUR: Rail communications from Dhaka to the country’s northern region has resumed after six hours on Wednesday afternoon.                            Earlier Rangpur Express was halted at Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila’s Matikata rail crossing area due to the technical

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna, will join the oath talking ceremony of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi. State minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday evening. Earlier, PM among

DHAKA: Members of the Parliament will hold a cycle rally on Thursday to create awareness among the people about environment.     The rally will start at 10:00am from South Plaza of the parliament.   Parliament Standing Committee Chairman on Environment and Forest Ministry Dr Hasan

RAJSHAHI: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized 501 bottles Phensedyl, a cough syrup which is widely used as a drugs on Wednesday. A BGB team seized these from Khanpur area under Matihar of the district; press release said on the day same. Though, no one has been detained in

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a law suit against former Deputy General Manager AKM Azizur Rahman of state-owned Sonali Bank on charge of concealing wealth information.      ACC deputy assistant director Mohammad Joynal Abedin filed the case on Wednesday with Ramna

KHAGRACHHARI: District BNP on Wednesday called daylong road blockade for June 3 protesting the lawsuit against 25 leaders and activists, including district BNP president. Besides, they will form a human chain on May 27, as a part of the programme. The announcement came from a press

BRAHMANBARIA: Two children drowned in Titas River and a canal at Nabinagar upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.   The deceased were identified as Kalon Mia, 4, son of Humayun Mia of Dopakanda village and Javed, 2, son of Abed Mia of Panshchim union under the upazila.    Locals

SATKHIRA: Law enforcers on Wednesday detained eight Bangladeshi nationals while returning to the country from India for traveling without passports.They were nabbed from Ghoshpara of Bhomra frontier area under Sadar upazila of the district.Officer-in-Charge of Satkhira Sadar Thana Inamul

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is interrogating six people including director general (DG) of Freedom Fighter Council Syed Abul Ahsan over fake certificates of secretaries for getting job period extension. ACC Deputy Director Zulfiqar Ali is quizzing them which started from

GAZIPUR: Railway communication from Dhaka to the country’s northern region is disconnected as Rangpur Express is halted at Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila’s Matikata rail crossing area due to the technical problem of a wheel of the train. It happened on Wednesday morning. Confirming

FENI: Leaders and activists of ruling Juba League and Chhatra League on Wednesday blocked the Feni-Poshuram regional road protesting the killing of Fulgazi upazila Chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram, also upazila Awami League president. They created blockades on the road by putting bricks and