DHAKA: In the second month of 2013-14 Fiscal Year (August) expatriate Bangladeshis have sent $100 crore as remittance which is around $17 crore less than August of 2012-13FY.On the other hand, this amount is worse $23 crore than July of 2013-14FY.Sources from Foreign Exchange Policy

KUSHTIA: Two persons were killed in a road accident on Kushtia-Ishwardi highway of Shimultola area under Mirpur upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as bus driver Rana, son of Joynul Abedin, hailed from Milpara area of Kushtia suburb and helper Khokon, son of

DHAKA: A police official was killed in a road accident in Dhour intersection area of Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 49, a Constable of Turag Thana, hailed from Ashulia.Officer-in-Charge of Turag police station

RUMU, COXS BAZAR:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, arrived in Ramu upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The helicopter carrying the PM landed at helipad set up adjacent of Ramu Rubber Garden at around 11:30am.According to the tour schedule, after

DHAKA: Ansarulla Bangla Team Chief Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani gave a confessional statement before the court blogger Razib murder case.Chief Metropolitan Court (CMM) on Monday recorded the deposition of Mufti Jasim.On August 27, detective police took him on seven-day remand produced before

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan Mozena on Monday categorically said all the stakeholders in Bangladesh’s apparel sector should ensure the rights of workers to get back GSP facility.  The US diplomat came up with the assertion while addressing an event arranged by Dhaka Chamber of

DHAKA: Police submitted charge sheet against five policemen including a Sub-Inspector (SI) in the businessman Shamim murder case.Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Toiabul Hasan received the charge sheet and fixed September 5 for hearing.Ashulia Thana SI Emdadul Haque, ASI Akidul Islam,

DHAKA: Detective Branch police arrested Jamiote Ulamay-e-Islam Ameer and Islami Ain Bastobaiyon Committee Secretary General Mufti Wakkash.He was arrested from Malibagh Chowdhurypara in the capital around 2:30pm on Monday.DMP Media Centre Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman confirmed the

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Transport workers withdrew the road-blockade programme on Jessore-Benapole route demanding to stop hijacking in Benapole bus stand, railway station and road transport station of the district.The blockade halted all export-import oriented vehicles which created five

NARAYANGANJ: Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined Tk 43.5 lakh to five factories for polluting environment using malformed Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).A team led by DoE director (Monitoring and Enforcement) M Alamgir passed the order after hearing in presence of factory

DHAKA: M Belal Hossain Akand, father of M Imran Ali, newsroom editor of banglanews24.com, died of cardiac arrest at his Jatrabari residence on Monday noon.He was 65.Belal Hossain left his wife, two sons and one daughter. Imran Ali is youngest son of him.He will be buried at his village

MOULVIBAZAR: A police sub-inspector was killed in a road accident in Bhoirabbazar area of Srimangal upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Montush Datta Sabuj, 45, son of Mohadeb Dutta of Kamalganj upazila. He worked at Bahubal Thana as Sub-Inspector.Sources said

NARAYANGANG: A court here sentenced two persons to death in the sensational Sadia Akter murder case.District Additional No-2 and Sessions Judge Fouzul Azim delivered the verdict on Monday.Convicts are Abu Mia, son of Abdus Sattar and Nasir son of late Abdur Rahman of Nagarpara Faitadi

PABNA: An outlaw leader was lynched by the mob at Faridpur village of the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Kazem Uddin, 35, son of Suhrab Ali of Dublapara village under Chatmohar upazila.Sources said mob beat up Kajem mercilessly when he demanded extortion from a villager

DHAKA: The government has taken a decision to provide national identity card to any Bangladeshi people under 18-year old.The decision came from a regular cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The cabinet gave the final approval the

DHAKA: The government has approved the draft of Voter List (2nd Amendment)-2013 keeping provision to exclude the names of convicted war criminals from voter list.The approval came from the cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at secretariat Monday.After the

RANGPUR: A Rangpur Special Court awarded death penalty to a man for killing his one and half year-old son.The convict is Nasirul, hailed from Sri Rampur village of Sadullapur upazila in Gaibandha district.Judge Robiul Alam passed the order Monday.Court sources said that Nasirul killed his

DHAKA: The government has approved the draft of De Oxy- Ribonucleic Acid (DNA) Act-2013, to ensure speedy justice in cases of repression of women and rape.The approval came from the cabinet meeting at secretariat Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The draft Act will be

Dhaka: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 issued a show-cause notice to New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW).The Tribunal asked HRW to explain within three weeks about why it should not bring allegation of ‘contempt of court’ against it for making comment over verdict and war

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered one Kilogram heroin from a bus of Cox’s Bazar on Monday.Sources said that BGB members conducted a drive in a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan in the area at around 10:30am and recovered about one kilogram heroin in abandoned