DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Awami League Lawmaker Golam Maula Rony in three cases filed for assaulting two journalists of a private TV channel.An HC vacation bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haq Nasim and Justice Kashifa Hossain passed the order Tuesday.After the

LONDON: Two youths attempted to harass Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu in London office of the private television channel ATN Bangla on Monday night (UK time).The Information Minister attended the closing ceremony on E– Commerce at Bangladesh High Commission to London as per tour

DHAKA: The government on Tuesday sought explanation from Indian government about their plan to deploy drone on border.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Director General (external publicity) of the foreign ministry Shameem Ahsan told banglanews: “We have sought clarification from

DHAKA: Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of India once again reiterated that diversion of forest land in Mizoram for the construction of Tipaimukh Multipurpose Dam should not be sanctioned.The committee said this in a meeting with Ministry of Environment and Forest on August 13 and 14, over

CHUADANGA:  Indian Border Security Force (BSF) abducted a Bangladeshi cattle trader at Benipur border in Jibannagar upazila early Tuesday.The victim was identified as Billal Hossain, 40, son of Robi Kamal of Mosheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah.BGB and local sources said a special team of BSF

DHAKA: The High Court granted bail to Awami League Lawmaker Gulam Maula Rony in a case filed for assaulting two journalists of a TV channel.HC vacation bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haq Nasim and Justice Kashifa Hossain passed the order Tuesday.Rony also pleaded for bail in two more

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has expressed his joy as per capita income of the country crossed $1000.Joy has given a status update on his facebook page in this regard at 9:20am Tuesday.The post reads as it is below- “Today Bangladesh measured another

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion-4 arrested four muggers with ransom money from city’s Bhasantek area early Tuesday.The identity of the detainees could not be disclosed yet.The elite force, meanwhile, recovered a pair of handcuff, a toy pistol and TK 2,50,000 ransom money.RAB-4 captain

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday sought a clarification on reports that the BSF plans to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the skylines over Bangladesh frontiers even as the force said it has no "specific plans as such"."We have officially taken up with the Indian authorities for a

DHAKA: The ‘Yunus Centre’ on Monday categorically claimed that the allegations, brought by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus for dodging income tax, were groundless as per law.The Yunus centre came up with the rejoinder after the cabinet

MANIKGANJ: Two farmers were killed in two separate incidents as lightning struck them at Begunnarchi and Sridhornagar village of Poila union under Ghior upazila of the district.The deceased were identified as Thandu Mondal, 55, son of Jabed Mondal of Begunnarchi and Bheja Sardar, 65, son

DHAKA: Expressing hope for the better democratic practice in the country, US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena said Dialogue between the political parties is inevitable for setting up a level playing field for free and fair polls. The US diplomat came up the observation while talking to

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: A worker of Acme Drug factory was killed as a truck knocked him down at factory premises at Dhamrai on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Lablu Mia, 35, son of Abdul Aziz of Fatulla upazila of Narayanganj district.Sources said some workers of the factory were

DHAKA: Norway, which goes to the polls on Monday, is an island of prosperity in Europe; with so much money that it literally doesn`t know what to do with it.The Nordic country faces an embarrassment of riches as it tries to figure out how to spend its huge pile of oil money without

RIYADH: A Bangladeshi nationals died in a fire at a workshop in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 23, son of late Abdul Jabbar hailed from Kuliarcharr upazila of Kishoreganj district. He was serving for a motor workshop near

SAVAR: A school girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Savar municipality on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Tasnima Alam Tanni, 13, a class-VII student and daughter of Korshed Alam of the area.Family sources said Tasnima allegedly committed suicide by

DHAKA: Students of Jahangirnagar University on Monday formed a human chain in front of Indian High Commission in Dhaka rejecting the verdict in Felani murder case.The students urged the Indian government to stop border killing.Allude to a court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India

DHAKA: Students of Jahangirnagar University on Monday formed a human chain in front of Indian High Commission in Dhaka rejecting the verdict in Felani murder case.The students urged the Indian government to stop border killing.Allude to a court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India

DHAKA: Cabinet approved the draft of Safe Food Act-2013 keeping provision of minimum 5-year jail and Tk 5 lakh fine for food adulteration.Cabinet secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan came up with the disclosure after the meeting.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over the meeting at

DHAKA: Cabinet, in a meeting on Monday, approved the Strategy Papers for Rohingyas (Myanmar nationals) residing in Bangladesh.Cabinet secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan disclosed the matter in a briefing after the meeting.The meeting was held at secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh