DHAKA: The Christian community in Bangladesh and all around the world are celebrating holy Christmas, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, on December 25 with festivity and religious fervor.Also called ‘Boro Din’ in Bangla, the day is being celebrated by decorating Christmas trees

DHAKA: Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), is being celebrated on Friday (December 25) across the country with religious zeal and fervor.The celebration started on the eve of 12 Rabiul Awal of Hijri calendar with discussions, milad-mahfil and

DHAKA: Seven including three Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants were arrested and huge explosives including 17 grenades and one pipe bomb were seized in a drive at a JMB den in city’s Mirpur area on Thursday.The drives, which began early Thursday, ended around 4:00pm amid

Dhaka: Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said that the country’s fuel crisis will be solved within the next two years.He expressed his optimism while addressing a seminar organized by BCI at Sonargaon Pan Pacific hotel in city on Thursday noon (December 24).The minister said,

KHAGRACHHAHI: The driver and helper of a pickup van were killed and two others injured as the vehicle turned turtle in Jaliapara Missiontila area in Guimara upazila of Khagrachhari district.The accident took place on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as pickup van driver Nasir

DHAKA: The law enforcing agencies have chalked out a security plan to ensure the security during the upcoming Biswa Ijtema.More than 16,000 police and RAB personnel, in uniform and plain cloths, will be deployed in the ijtema ground and around Tongi upazila of Gazipur district to keep law

DHAKA: Law enforcers have been conducting drives at a den of Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a banned extremist outfit, in city’s Mirpur-1 area amid their threat to explode the building.Several hundred members of police, RAB and detective branch (DB) of police members have been

RANGPUR: Police recovered the body of a slain journalist from the adjacent area of Rice Research Institute at Dharmadaspur area under Sadar Upazila of the district Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Utsa Rahman, 35, senior staff reporter of a local Bangla daily ‘Juger

DHAKA: Country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group has organized Winter Camp-2015 for special children on Thursday.Bashundhara Group’s Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and, Director Yeasha Sobhan inaugurated the program titled “Winter Camp-2015 with Naiton Child” at Eye

TANGAIL: Three activists of outlawed Purbo Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) died in gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion at Omarpur of the district early Thursday. The deceased were identified as Omar, Saddam and Kashem.RAB-12 Company Commander Mohiuddin Faruki confirmed the matter. The RAB

DHAKA: Two Malaysian citizens were detained along with six-kg gold bars from their possession by a preventive team of Dhaka customs house at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city Wednesday night.The detainees were identified as Chan Kok Wai, 24 and Chen Shim Shep, 58.Assistant

RIYADH: A Bangladeshi was stabbed to death and four others injured by a group of muggers in front of Jamal Commercial Center at Al Batha in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday evening (local time).The deceased was identified as Abdul Halim Pathan, 42, hailed from Chhaliakandi

DHAKA: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, US ambassador to Bangladesh called on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Wednesday in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.During the call on, ambassador Bernicat expressed her happiness over the security measures taken by the

Chittagong: Police arrested more than 100 people in a nightlong operation in different parts of Chittagong district.Many of detainees were warranted accused in different lawsuits.Moreover, police also seized 200-ltr of locally-made liquor, 2-gm heroin and 340 pieces of yaba

DHAKA: Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has withdrawn its second secretary (Political) Fareena Arshad over her alleged links with militants.She left Dhaka on Wednesday noon.A source in Bangladesh foreign ministry said, she was removed following an informal pressure from Bangladesh as the

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 10 Bangladeshi nationals who were trying to enter Bangladesh illegally from India through Kolaroa border area in Satkhira district.They were held at around on Wednesday morning (December 23).The arrestees included Shakil Hossain

DHAKA: The US Ambassador to Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has praised the measures, taken by the law enforcers for the security of diplomats and foreigners residing here.She made the remark to reporters after separate meetings with state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam

DHAKA: Customs officials of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport detained four persons, including two women, along with 14.5-kg gold bars on Wednesday.Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate director general Dr Moinul Khan confirmed the matter to banglanews.The arrestees have

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dreamt of a strong navy for the country.He also demanded to set up naval headquarters in Dhaka in the historic 6-point Demand during Pakistan rule, the PM added.The PM made this

BAGERHAT: Ringleader of a gang of sea robbers was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with a combined force of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-8 and Detective Branch (DB) of police at Panirghat area of Sharankhola Range of the Sunderbans on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Sagir Bhandari, 35,