DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission has started investigating into the allegation of illegal money transaction in sensational Narayanganj 7-murder. ACC secretary Foyzur Rahman Chowdhury made the disclosure at a press briefing at ACC office in the capital Wednesday. Foyzur Rahman said

KHULNA: The prize giving ceremony of “Bashundhara Cement Boshonte Oshanto Offer 2014” for retailers was held at a hotel in the town on Tuesday night in festive mood. Bashundhara Cement (BC) executive director (Account and Finance) M Rabiul Islam was present as the chief guest while

SYLHET: Two passers-by were run over by a speedy bus in Nazirpur Bazar area on Dhaka-Sylhet highway on Wednesday morning.  The deceased were identified as Sufian Ahmed, 8, Farhan Ahmed, 9, were student of a Madrasa in Nazirpur area. Following the accident, locals blocked Dhaka-Sylhet

FENI: Police detained 18 people for their suspected involvement in the killing of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Huq, also Upazila Awami League president. In 8-hour long drives from 1am Wednesday, law enforcers held the murder-suspects from different places of the district town.

FENI: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of slain Fulgazi upazila Chairman Ekramul Huq Ekram, also upazila Awami League president, was held in the district town on Wednesday morning. Feni Alia Madrassa principal Moulana Mahamudul Hasan led the prayer at Miazan Maydan at 9:00am. The second janaza

DHAKA: The handing over of Dalil (document of land) has remained stopped across the country due to discontinuation of supply of balam book, a narrow register book that is used for maintaining daily activities. In this circumstances, about 20-lakhs Dalils have remained piled up across the

COMILLA: Two people were killed and three more injured in a road accident in Mirpur area under Brahmanpara Upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Mostafa kamal Prokash, 26, son of Abdul Malek Master and Sohag Mia, 22, son of Shishu Mia.  Local

DHAKA: Anti-kidnapping squad will be formed across the country. The special squad of police has already been formed in most of the metropolitan cities and divisional levels. In the wake of sudden rise in abductions across the country and according to the directives of home ministry,

DHAKA: The recently withdrawn top 18 officials of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3, who were attached to the Headquarters, have been annexed to RAB-3 on Tuesday.  ATM Habibur Rahman, legal and media wing commander of RAB, confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday. He claimed that

DHAKA: In the spirit of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) hosted a meet and greet four Asian-American candidates running for the US House of Representatives, two of which included candidates of Indian descent.  The event, which took place at the Queens

DHAKA: Bangladesh got the full membership of Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). All the members of CICA unanimously decided to accept Bangladesh as a full member. The membership will be formalized on May 20, right before the 4th Summit of CICA. 

DHAKA: A few officials of the DGFI in 2006 made arrangement for a safe exit of Maulana Tajuddin who had supplied grenades to Mufti Hannan for August 21, 2004 grenade attack on Sheikh Hasina’s rally, a prosecution witness told the court Tuesday. The officials arranged a fake passport

DHAKA: Bashundhara, country’s leading business conglomerate, honored 130 retailers with ‘Rising Star’ certificate for achieving outstanding performance in selling Bashundhara Khata (Exercise Books) for the year 2013. They were given certificate along with crest at a restaurant in

DHAKA: Recently removed additional attorney general MK Rahman Tuesday sought release from his position as coordinator of prosecution of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). MK Rahman himself carried his letter to the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry in this regard. The

DHAKA: After a long break of 23 years, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to the Green Passport arena.  On Tuesday she received her new passport.  On behalf of her, BNP chairperson’s advisory council member and former IGP Abdul Qaiyum and Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Mahbub

CHANDINA, COMILLA: Two cleaners died after inhaling poisonous gas in a septic tank in Chandina upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Kala Chan, 30 and Jabbar Mia, 35. Sources said they went inside a septic tank of a newly made home at 1:00pm and became

DHAKA: Crime Investigation Division (CID) of Police held a man with 50-kg explosives in Keraniganj Thana of the district on Tuesday. The detainee is Swapan, 42. Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Masudur Rahman said a team of CID detained the man from that area in

DHAKA: The elite force, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Tuesday faced another allegation of murder in Bhairab of Kishoreganj district. RAB-14 commanding officer Major Sakib Siddique of Bhairab RAB Camp tortured one Shahnoor Alam to death, members of the victim’s family alleged.  They

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Tuesday granted bail to domestic help Sumi, who was held in a case of SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman murder.Dhaka First Additional Sessions Judge and Children Court granted her bail at noon by giving to custody of his father and bond of Tk. 20

DHAKA: Five people were killed and 21 others injured in separate road crashes in Rangpur and Magura districts on Wednesday morning. Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Banglanews Rangpur correspondent reports: Three passengers were killed and injured 15 others in a