LALMONIRHAT: The victim—Bijoy Kumar Barman—is a cattle trader.Sources said BSF-21 battalion personnel picked him up near Durgapur BOP camp while he was returning home from India with contingent of cattle at around 7:00am.Lalmonithat Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-15 battalion

DHAKA: US Ambassador Dan Mozena visited Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the city on Wednesday morning to observe different development works funded by USAID.He visited Intensive Care Unit for neonatal, Center for Nero Development Autism in children, Centre for

FROM NEWYORK:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would likely to reach in the United States on September 23 to attend the 68th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters in New York.Premieres from more than 150 countries will attend the assembly to discuss about the future

DHAKA: Fresh-baked cookie chain Cookie Man has launched its first outlet in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The store will stock the entire range of Cookie Man`s products available in India including cookies, muffins, donuts and brownies, and has received a very encouraging response from customers in

BENAPOLE, JESSORE:  Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 14 people from Putkhali border area at Benapole land port in the district on Tuesday night.The detainees hailed from Jessore, Narail, Gopalganj, Kushtia and Chittagong districts of the country.Khulna-23 BGB battalion Commanding

DHAKA: The Chinese government said it secured a stronger working relationship with the Bangladeshi military during bilateral talks in Beijing.Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan met Tuesday in Beijing with Bangladeshi Army Chief of Staff Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan.Chang stressed the Asian

SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including a minor girl, drowned at Shahajadpur municipality in the district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Nayan Tara, 28, wife of Chan Mia and Rashida, 6, daughter of Shital Pramanik.Local sources said that epilepsy patient Nayan Tara drowned while

DHAKA: The Hindu community will celebrate Shuva Janmashtami on Wednesday to mark the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna.According to the Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day, the eighth day of ‘Shukla Pakkha’ (bright

KHULNA: A Khulna court on Tuesday awarded life term imprisonment to 13 people for abduction and killing a businessman Abdur Rahman from Shovna village at Dumuria upazila under the district.Additional Judge Mujibur Rhaman of Khulna district court passed the verdict. The court also fined

MEHERPUR: At least ten people, including two police personnel, were injured in a clash between villagers from Khalishkundi and Rajapur villages over a dispute on ruining crops in farmland at Gangni upazila in the district. The injured police personnel Kamal, 45, and Jaher Ali, 46, were

DHAKA: The Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday recorded deposition of three more people in a case of killing tailor Biswajit Das.Dr Maksud, shopkeeper Azizul Hakim and Hawker Motaleb gave their deposition before Dhaka-4 Speedy Trial Tribunal on Tuesday.Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge ABM Nizamul

DHAKA: A total of 90 Bangladeshi workers left for Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday under a government-to-government agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia.The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment arranged an orientation programme at city’s Hajj Camp ahead of the

SAVAR: A total of 23 police personnel, including one Sub-Inspector and three Assistant Sub-Inspectors, were closed from Aminbazar Outpost for their alleged involvement in extortion and torture on businessmen on Tuesday.The closed police officials are Sub-Inspector Yunus, ASI Farooque,

TANGAIL: A lover couple allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves with one rope at Chakdia Bari village in Ghatail upazila of the district on Tuesday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Rusel, 20, son of Fazlul Haque of the area, however, the identity of another one could not

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greeted Hindu community people on the occasion of Janmastami (birth day of Lord Sri Krishna), one of the biggest religious festival of them.In a message Khaleda paid her greetings on Tuesday.Khaleda said, “I greet all Hindu people and

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) brought back Tk 7.46 crore, which was siphoned off to Singapore by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman CoCo.Attorney general Mahbube Alam handed over the dummy cheque at a programme organized by ACC in a city hotel on

NATORE: Two siblings among three drowned in pond in Mojompur village under Bagatipara Upazila of the district Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Julekha Khatun, 8 and Saheb Ali, 5, children of Abdul Kuddis and Sultana Sahara, 8, daughter of Aber Ali.Local ward member Mojnu told

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal-1 deferred till September 26 to pass an order n contempt charge against the two journalists of The Economist for interfering in the ongoing ICT trial and violating the privacy of a judge.ICT-1 led by ATM Fazle Kabir passed the deferment order

DHAKA: Egypt authorities released two Bangladeshis, who were held on August 19 and sent to jail for violating curfew, from the jail on Monday night.The Bangladeshi nationals are--- Belayet Hossain, a student and M Nasir Majumder, a worker.Nasir Majumder will have to return to Bangladesh

DHAKA: For the first time, seven city corporations of the country are going to introduce Digital Automation System to increase the collection of taxes and give services to the receivers quickly.Sources said that the implementation of the system would reduce the tax fraudulence. Even