DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the masterminds behind the August 17 countrywide serial bombings in 2005, at the height of militancy, would be brought to justice in the process of stamping out the menace.Hasina squarely blamed the then ruling BNP-led four-party alliance for the

BOGRA: Workers dug up a cache of six grenades and 682 bullets in a chance find in the Eidgah field of Sutrapur in the district Tuesday.    Police said construction workers found the grenades and bullets dumped in a pot under the soil while they were working at the house of Dr Gazi

DHAKA: A team of investigators and prosecutors of the International Crimes Tribunal Tuesday visited suburban Alokdi locality under the capital’s Pallabi police station to observe firsthand the killing ground where hundreds of innocent Bangladeshis were slaughtered by the Pakistani junta

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday bitterly criticised country’s teachers, guardians and student leaders for a lack of ideals, their mean mentality and commercial approach that apparently caused a setback on the educational front. “Teaching was a noble profession in the

CHITTAGONG: Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said the proceedings of war crimes trial are being interrupted through conspiracy at home and abroad, backing up his observation with the latest legal challenge.“But the trial process cannot be impeded ether by carrying out propaganda

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two Bangladeshi cattle traders were shot down by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Shingnagar border in Shibganj upazila on Monday night. BDR sources said the bodies of Fatik, 30, son of Tarajal Mia of Parchauka village, and Ismail Hossain, 25, son of

DHAKA: A child was killed in a road accident in the city’s Bakhsnagar area under Shah Ali thana Tuesday, triggering public outrage against the latest instance of reckless driving.Police and witnesses said Tripti, 7, was crushed under the wheels of a passenger bus while crossing the road

NATORE: Police recovered two unidentified bullet riddled bodies Tuesday morning from Sherkol Shahibazar area of Singra upazila in the district.Adesh Ali, Sherkol UP chairman told banglanews24.com.bd that the locals informed the police after they found two unidentified bodies early inside

PIROJPUR: An investigation team of the International Crimes Tribunal visits here Tuesday to probe into the allegations of war crimes against detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee. Pirojpur’s Police Super AJM Nasirul Islam said four members of the team will investigate

DHAKA: Khas land worth Tk 320 crore in the capital’s Tejgaon industrial area has gone into the grabbers’ grips thanks to a section of suspected corrupt in the Land Ministry.An investigation by banglanews24.com.bd revealed that a total of 32.20 acres of ‘khash’ land has been

DHAKA: Gas stations across the country went off for six hours Monday under a daily 3pm-9pm closure order amid fuel crunch as the owners hailed the government decision with a threat of movement if the embargo is not lifted after the Ramadan rush.Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and

DHAKA: Gas stations across the country went off for six hours Monday under a daily 3pm-9pm closure order amid fuel crunch as the owners hailed the government decision with a threat of movement if the embargo is not lifted after the Ramadan rush.Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and

DHAKA: The Netherlands government will provide strategic assistance to Bangladesh for drinking water and dredging its rivers. The assistance will be provided for adaptation to climate change challenges under the Global Water Programme, Netherlands’ Ambassador to Bangladesh Alphons

DHAKA: With top leaders of the party now in the dock on war-crime charges, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami challenged some provisions of the tribunal law and appealed to the High Court for ordering a halt in the trial process.   Two of the detained top leaders of the party in the petition

DHAKA: A group of bicyclists in Kolkata have started rallying from Jadavpur Hospital premises towards Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Monday eyeing on cultural ties between the two next-door neighbours. The bicycle rally entitled ‘India-Bangladesh Friendship Cycle Rally’ is aimed at

DHAKA: The deadline set by the government for removing stockpiles of inflammable chemicals in factories and storehouses from the residential areas expires Tuesday, with no compliance in sight so far.  However, Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BPGMEA)

DHAKA: As government authorities signaled off mobile-court operation, the High Court order resuming the drive and catching offenders under the stringent Special Powers Act for food faking and jacking up prices.The inspector-general of police (IGP) was directly directed to ensure the

DHAKA: The government will file another contempt-of-court charge against detained acting editor of the daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman Tuesday, as the apex court gave a direction Monday in this regard. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court asked deputy attorney-general M K Rahman

DHAKA: A Dhaka City Corporation official shot himself dead with his own licensed pistol at Banani in the capital on Monday morning for reasons not known yet.The deceased, Shahidur Rahman, 45, was terminal manager of DCC and resident of Banani area.Gulshan thana SI Mukul said Shahid fired

CHITTAGONG: A man was crushed under the wheels of a speedy truck in Ispahani gate area under Khulshi thana in the city Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 50.Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ali of Khulshi thana said a truck ran over Islam, a father of two sons, at around 9am