Tuesday, 21 Jan, 2025

National

2 killed in Mymensingh clash

MYMENSINGH: Two people were killed in a clash over property boundary at Nandail upazila in the district on Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Hasim Uddin, 60 and Abdus Sattar, 50.Officer-in-Charge of Nandail Model Thana Saiful Islam confirmed the matter

3 cops among 4 sued for murder

DHAKA: A murder case was filed against four people, including three police officers of Pallabi Thana, with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday.The accused are Pallabi Thana sub-inspectors Jahidur Rahman Khan, Abdul Baten, Shovan Kumar Saha and a police source Suman.

ACC finds lawmakers guilty

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found “many disparities” in the wealth statements of several ministers and MPs, according to the electoral affidavits. ACC Commissioner M Sahabuddin Chuppu came up with the assertion on Wednesday.He said many of the parliament members were

16,000 pieces Yaba seized in Teknaf

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 16,000 pieces yaba tablets from Bara Habir Para area under Teknaf upazila of the district on Wednesday.BGB sources said, acting on a tip-off, BGB personnel conducted a special drive in the morning and seized the huge amount

DI, UNDP convene roundtable in city

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) convened a roundtable on ‘Women’s Political Leadership in Celebration of International Women’s Day’ in a city hotel on Wednesday.Senior representatives from different political parties, including

JS sitting resumes

DHAKA: The 16th day of the first session of the 10th parliament resumed at 5:05pm Wednesday.          The session started with speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.                      Earlier on Tuesday, deputy speaker Fazley Rabbi Mia adjourned

Bangladesh progresses for GSP

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena said that Bangladesh has progressed by fulfilling the terms of Generalized System of Privilege (GSP) in readymade garments sector.The sector in Bangladesh can boost exports of garments to the USA and EU countries with low cost apparel.The US

Burn victim succumbs at DMCH

DHAKA: A worker, who was badly burnt in the fire incident at depot of Jamuna oil, a state-owned oil marketing institution, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday noon.The deceased was identified as Shamdul Islam.Family sources said that Shamsul along with six other

Mozena to join ‘Chief of the Mission Conference’

NEW YORK: US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena will attend ‘Chief of the Mission Conference’ in Washington.He is also expected to meet expatriate Bangladeshis in the United States. US State Department spokesperson Emily Horne confirmed it to banglanews on Tuesday evening (US

Cop killed by his colleague

RANGAMATI: A police constable was shot dead by his colleague in Baghaihat outpost of Sajek Thana under Baghaichari Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Anwar, 24, constable of Bangladesh Police.Police sources said that Anwar and his colleague

Dinajpur-Rangpur highway blocked

DINAJPUR: Farmers put barricade on Dinajpur-Rangpur highway demanding water supplying front Teesta Barrage on Wednesday morning. Agitating peasants took position on road in Bekipool bazaar area under Chirirbandar upazila from 11:00am that halted traffic movement on the highway. Hundreds

12 get lifetime imprisonment

KHULNA: A district court on Wednesday awarded lifetime imprisonment to 12 people for killing Koya UP chairman Jamil Hossain.Khulna speedy trial court Judge Aktar Hossain passed the order at around 10:30am.The identity of convicts could not be known instantly.The court also fined Tk 25,000

ACC quizzes Expatriate welfare secy

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday is quizzing Expatriate welfare secretary Dr Khandakar Shawkat Hossain for the allegation on irregularities in plot allocation of Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (RAJUK). ACC Deputy Director Jatan Kumar Roy started interrogating him at ACC

JnU students resume protests

DHAKA: Students of Jagannath University started fresh protest for demanding recapture of the hall, building new hall and removal of Bangladesh Bank branch from campus.On the 18th day of protest, hundreds of students besieged Bangladesh Bank Sadarghat branch for second time from 11:00am

BERC for hiking 6pc power tariff

DHAKA: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) recommended considering increasing retail tariff by 6 percent on average for DPDC customers.Earlier in the day, Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) and Dhaka Electricity Supply Company (DESCO) have proposed increasing

ACC quizzes AL MP Aslam

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing ruling party MP Aslamul Haque, elected from Dhaka-14 constituency, for his alleged involvement in attaining illegal assets.  MP Aslam is being interrogated by deputy director of ACC Mejbahur Rahman from 10:00am at ACC main office.

Outlaw leader killed in Chuadanga

CHUADANGA: A leader of banned outfit Purba Banglar Communist Party was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police under Damurhuda upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Kashem alias Mekur Kashem, 35, regional commander of the outlawed party, son of Juron

PM returns home from Myanmar

NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR: After two-day visit to Myanmar for attending summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in Nay Pyi Taw, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned Dhaka on Tuesday night.       A Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Nepal gets BIMSTEC chairmanship, Lankan SG

DHAKA: After a 4-day long summit of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) at Nay Pyi Taw of Myanmar, Nepal was given chairmanship while first Secretary General was chosen from Sri Lanka.Next BIMSTEC summit of the seven-nation forum of

Cop among 4 injured in Laxmipur clash

LAXMIPUR: Four people, including a police man, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and miscreants at Sonapur under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon. Police and local sources said that a group of miscreants threw brickbats aiming at police while the police