BAGERHAT: Some 29 Indian fishermen were sent to jail on charge of infiltrating the water-body of Bangladesh on Saturday noon. After detaining the fishermen, police produced them before a Bagerhat court. Later, Rampal-Mongla Magistrate Court sent them to jail.Assistant Sub-Inspector of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday categorically said Khaleda Zia is suffering from “frustration” as Awami League is well organized and determined to participate in the 10th parliamentary polls.The premier made the assertion while addressing a discussion in city’s

KUSHTIA: Members of Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a farmer from Daulatpur frontier area of the district on Saturday noon.The victim is Ripon Mollah, 34, son of Badu Molla, hailed from Mohammadpur Charpara village of Ramkrishnapur Union of Daulatpur upazila.Ramkrishnapur UP

DHAKA: Current progress and prospects of Russia-US cooperation in the field of energy was reviewed in a recent meeting, held in Washington DC, between Sergei Kirienko, Director General of Russia’s State Corporation-Rosatom and E Moniz, US Secretary of Energy.The issues like nuclear

BOGRA: Miscreants blasted seven cocktails in Satmathamore area of the district town on Saturday morning.                    Witnesses said that miscreants exploded seven cocktails at around 10:50am leaving a journalist named Firoz Poshari Rana and a passer-by

DHAKA: The first namaj-e-Janaza of Mizanur Rahman Khan Dipu, ruling Awami League lawmaker of Dhaka-6, was held at south plaza of national parliament on Saturday noon.After the Janaza at around 12:00pm, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid floral wreaths to his body. Meanwhile, Prime Minister

DHAKA: Miscreants blasted two cocktails in front of an Army patrol van in Gabtoly bus terminal area of the capital on Saturday morning.Witnesses said that miscreants riding on CNG-run-auto-rickshaw blasted two cocktails in front of Army patrol van and left the scene at around 11:45am.

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered huge explosives including 32 hand-bombs, One Kilogram gunpowder and two cocktails from capital’s Mohammadpur on Saturday.RAB-2 Operation Officer Rayhan told banglanews, “In a night-long drive RAB personnel recovered the explosives from

DHAKA: The body of eminent actor Khaled Khan has been taken to central Shaheed Minar where people of all walks of life will pay their last tribute.Poet Syed Shamsul Haque received the body at around 10:30am at Shaheed Minar where actor Mamunur Rashid, Combined Cultural Alliance president

DHAKA: Awami League Lawmaker of Dhaka-6 constituency Mizanur Rahman Dipu breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals early Saturday due to brain hemorrhage. He was 49. His secretary Abu Ahmed Lipu said that Dipu fell ill suddenly on Friday night and he was rushed to Apollo Hospitals where he

DHAKA: The European Union (EU) has decided to halt ‘for now’ the preparations for the deployment of an Election Observation Mission in Bangladesh as main political parties here could not create the necessary conditions for transparent, inclusive and credible elections.“The High

DHAKA: Army will be deployed from December 26 to January 9 to maintain law & order during the 10th general election.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed came up with the disclosure to the journalists after a meeting of Law and Order Committee of Election Affairs on

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-42) personnel seized a total of 108,260 pieces of Yaba tablets from Sluice Gate area of Naf River under Teknaf upazila of the district on Friday.BGB Battalion-42 Commander Lieutenant Cornel Abujar Al Jah confirmed the matter to banglanews.He

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized at least 100 crude bombs, huge explosives and nabbed two people from a residence near Babar road in Mohammadpur area in the city.The explosives were seized by RAB-2 personnel and arrested two people were allegedly involved with the sabotaging

DHAKA: Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali expressed deep shock at the demise of Zohra Tajuddin, wife of first prime minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmed. In separate condolence messages, they said in Zohra Tajuddin’s death, AL and nation has lost a skilful

DHAKA: A man was killed in a road accident in capital’s Adabar area on Friday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that a vehicle knocked the victim down in front of Shaheen petrol pump while he was crossing road at around 5:00am, leaving him

DHAKA: A newly trained assistant police super committed suicide at capital’s Mohammadpur on Thursday night, said Mohammadpur thana police. The deceased is identified as Tauhidul Islam Imon, 27, son of Nurul Islam Bablu.Sources said that Imon committed suicide by hanging himself from

DHAKA: The second Namaz-e-Janaza of Syeda Zohra Tajuddin, Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and wife of the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tajuddin Ahmad, held at the party office at city’s Bangabandhu Avenue on Friday afternoon.Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid her

MUNSHIGANJ: Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi river route halted for five and half an hours for poor visibility due to dense fog since early Friday.Later, the ferry services resumed at around 9:30am after visibility returns.Confirming the matter BIWTC Mawa Office Manager Sirajul Haque

DHAKA: Greek Cyprus handed over a sum of 51 illegal Bangladeshi migrants to Bangladesh immigration police early Friday.Airport sources said that a special flight of AZI-628 carrying the migrants arrived at Shahjalal International Airport amid tight security at around 3:20am.Later, they