DHAKA: The European Union (EU) is providing €8 million (Tk 68 Crore) to build resilience to climate change and related disasters in the most vulnerable communities of Bangladesh. Some 200,000 households in the hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh will benefit directly from the new

DHAKA: The government has approved in principle the drafts of two laws to form metropolitan police for Gazipur and Rangpur metropolitan areas.The draft laws are ‘Gazipur Metropolitan Police Act-2015’ and ‘Rangpur Metropolitan Police Act-2015’.The approval came from a regular

BOGRA: Two van drivers were killed in separate road accidents on Matidhali-Pirgacha road and Bogra-Rangpur highway in sadar upazila of Bogra on Monday.The deceased were identified as Mantu Mia, 28, son of Abul Hossain and Jamilur, 29, son of Khadem Sardar from Bogra sadar upazila.Bogra

CHITTAGONG: A dacoit was killed and seven others, including a woman, were injured in a gunfight with police at east Gungari Union of Banshkhali Upazila of Chittagong.Identity of the dead person could not be known immediately. Banshkhali Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Swapan Kumar Mazumder

DHAKA: Two unidentified people were killed in separate train crashes in Khilkhet and Khilgaon rail crossings in the city.Sources said a man, aged at 40, crushed under wheels of a Joydebpur-bound train Turag Express in Khilkehet area on Monday morning.Later, the body was sent to Dhaka

DHAKA: India recognized Bangladesh on December 6 in 1971. To commemorate that significant moment, Bangladesh deputy high commissioner has been appointed on Sunday for India’s northeastern province Tripura’s capital Agartala.Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali made this

DHAKA: Sylhet Super Stars beat Barisal Bulls by nine wickets in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday. Sylhet reached the target with 52 balls remaining.  Nurul Hasan scored 23 runs off 26 balls and Junaid Siddique 34 runs

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) director general Major Genral Aziz Ahmed said that the process of appointing at least 100 women in the paramilitary is underway.He made this disclosure at a press conference at BGB headquarters in city on Sunday afternoon.The ministry concerned

DHAKA: Liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Huq said that the allowance for martyred freedom fighters will be double soon.He made this disclosure at a discussion at Rajarbagh Police Lines auditorium in city on Sunday afternoon.The minister was present as chief guest at the

FROM KUWAIT:  Major General Mohammad Ashab Uddin ndc, psc (retd), a professional military officer, has turned into a capable and efficient diplomat while appointed to Bangladesh embassy in Kuwait on September 17 in 2013.He has skillfully welded a strong relation between Bangladesh and

DHAKA: Oishee Rahman appealed to the High Court (HC) seeking acquittal from the charge of killing her father Special Branch (SB) inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and mother Shapna Rahman.The petition has been submitted to department concerned of the HC on Sunday noon.Lawyer Afzal H Khan will

SYEDPUR, NILPHAMARI: A woman reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself after strangling her two daughters to death at Deshibari Rehabilitation Project in Jaldhaka upazila of Nilphamari district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Fency Begum, 30, wife of agro-laborer Ashraf

FARIDPUR: Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a top terrorist Afzal Hossain alias Hatkata Shahin (38) in Faridpur district.The incident took place at Koijuri union near Faridpur town around 1:15am on Sunday.Kotowali Thana sub-inspector (SI) Avijit said that after listening to the

JAMALPUR: Two people were killed and four others injured in a collision between a Leguna and an auto-rickshaw in Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Pangkha Begum, 60, from Islampur upazila and Hawa Begum, 58 from Bakshiganj upazila of the

DHAKA: The government will reopen Facebook soon in Bangladesh as its meeting with the popular social media representatives was successful on Sunday.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came up with the development while talking to journalists immediately after the meeting in city this

CHITTAGONG: Police, in special drives, arrested 59 people, including wanted accused in several cases, from different upazilas of the district.Moreover, 24 litres locally made liquor and 700 pieces of Yaba tablets have been recovered during the drives.Additional superintendent of District

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has taken several groundbreaking steps to make Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) as a world-class force.“State-of-art technology and administration will increase the skill and operational efficacy of BAF. The government will provide

DHAKA: Detective Police, in nightlong drive, detained three people on suspicion of terrorist activity from capital’s Uttara area.During the time, some jihadi books and a mobile phone jammer were also recovered from the possession of the detainees.According to SMS sent from Headquarters

DHAKA: The government will reopen Facebook soon in Bangladesh as its meeting with the popular social media representatives was successful on Sunday.Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came up with the development while talking to journalists immediately after the meeting in city this

DHAKA: The government set to meet with authority of Facebook Sunday to sign deals with this popular social media.The meeting is going to be held amid shut down of Facebook in Bangladesh for several weeks.Two officials of facebook’s Asia Pacific region are scheduled to meet with State