DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the dream of ‘Digital Bangladesh’, introduced in 2009, has mostly been fulfilled.People of the remote areas are now being able to communicate with relatives living abroad through video conference, she added.The PM made this assertion on

DHAKA: A city court on Tuesday ordered to send cricketer Shahadat Hossain Rajib to jail after rejecting the bail plea over torturing a domestic help.Court of Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Qamrul Islam passed the order.Earlier, Mirpur Model Thana officer-in-charge (OC-Operation) Shafiq

DHAKA: Death row convict Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed will appeal on Wednesday to review his final verdict.The convict’s lawyers informed the media after meeting him in Dhaka Central Jail in city on Tuesday.A team of five lawyers, led by Shishir Monir

DHAKA: Malaysian high commissioner in Bangladesh Norlin Binti Othman commented that her country is not worried about the security issue in Bangladesh.She made this comment at a press conference at Pan Pacific Sonargaon in city on Tuesday afternoon.Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit the Netherlands for four days on November 3.The premier will visit the European country at the invitation of its Prime Minister Mark Rutte.Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday.The visit is expected

DHAKA: Five lawyers of death row convict Jamaat-e-Islami secretary, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, sought permission from the Dhaka Central Jail authority to meet him at the jail at 3:00pm on Tuesday.Mujahid’s lawyer Shishir Monir confirmed the matter to banglanews through a short message

GAZIPUR: At least five people, including three women, were killed and several others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Signboard area under Kaliakair Upazila of the district Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Mirzapur Gorai Highway Thana

DHAKA: Police recovered body of a 13-year old boy from the pond of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters in city Monday night.The boy was identified as Mahian Masrur, Class-VII student of Bir Shreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College and son of one Dr. Masrur Hossain, resident of

BRAHMANBARIA: Two robbers were beaten to death by angry mob at Loshiara village under Kasba Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Kasba Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mohiuddin Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said

DHAKA: Shafiullah, hailed from Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar, is languishing in a temporary shelter in Langsa of Aceh province of Indonesia for the last five months has earnestly appealed to the government to help return to the country.Shafiullah was rescued by Indonesian authorities in last

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged everyone, including the parliamentarians, cabinet members and party leaders and activists, to remain alert about the aftermath of two foreigners’ murder.She also said that government was trying to figure out the motives of the murder of Italy

DHAKA: Customs house authorities detained a man with 2-kg gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Monday afternoon.The detainee has been identified as Mohammad Mamun (40) of Shariatpur district.Customs house assistant commissioner (AC) Santosh Saren told banglanews that

DHAKA: Alison Blake has been appointed British High Commissioner to Bangladesh in succession to Robert W Gibson.According to the British government website, outgoing high commissioner Robert W Gibson will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.Blake will take up her

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Monday brought back another batch of 103 trafficking victims, rescued from the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea by Myanmar authorities.A 21-member Bangladesh delegation comprising BGB, district administration and police force brought back the trafficking victims

DHAKA:  Police arrested five members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including its regional commander, in a case filed for attempt to murder of a Baptist Christian mission priest.Pabna police super (SP) Alamgir Kabir said this at a press conference around 12:00pm Monday.The

SAVAR: A readymade garments (RMG) worker was killed in a road accident in Ashulia of Savar on Monday morning that resulted vandalism on highway.The deceased was identified as Phoolbanu (32), an operator of Ayesha Clothing of Palman Group and wife of one Ayub Ali of Gopalpur village of

DHAKA: Government has taken decision to arrange local government elections using party banners and symbols.The cabinet approved the drafts of Union Parishad (Amendment) Law-2015, Upazila Parishad (Amendment)-2015 and Zila Parishad (Amendment) Law-2015 and City Corporation

DHAKA: Government has decided to recruit 10,000 more senior staff nurses aiming to provide better services patients in hospitals across the country.Besides, age limit of staff nurses and senior staff nurses has been increased by six years.Cabinet secretary Mohammad Mosharaf Hossian

DHAKA: A group of miscreants chopped a youth and snatched Tk nearly 2 lakh from him in city’s Banani area Sunday night.The victim was identified as Belal Hossain (22).Belal’s accompany Al Amin said that they, employees of M/S Rumana Traders and Mayer Doa Enterprise, were returning

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) framed charges against five ‘razakars’ of Kirshoreganj district for their alleged crimes against humanity in 1971.The three-member tribunal led by chairman Justice Mohammad Anwar ul Haque passed the indictment order on Monday.Seven war