DHAKA: UN Women Bangladesh has launched a new project to address sexual harassment in four universities of Bangladesh.As part of the project, a two-day long workshop has begun on Saturday at Bangabandhu International Convention Center (BICC), Dhaka.The workshop helped build links between

SYLHET: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Saturday morning after attending the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.She arrived in Sylhet after making a one-day stopover in the British capital.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying

HABIGANJ: At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Nabiganj upazila on Friday night.Three of the deceased were identified as Morsheda Begum, 40, of Kanaighat in Sylhet, Tarikul, 35 of Bagerhat and bus supervisor Mahsin Ali Tipu,

LONDON: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left London on Friday night after one-day stopover here on way to home after attending the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage members left

DHAKA: According to 2015 Gallup law and order index released recently, Bangladesh is well ahead of Australia, the USA, Italy, France and India in terms of ‘personal security’.Singapore ranked top scoring 89 in the survey while the score of Bangladesh, Japan and New Zealand scored 78

KUALA LUMPUR: A new Malaysian manpower company -- Synarflux sdn bhd -- is set to start monopoly business with the Bangladeshis ignoring G2G and B2B.A Putrajaya source has informed that privately run Bestinet Company engaged in the activities with the expatriates in Malaysia is going to

DHAKA: A total of 146 countries, representing almost 87 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, have submitted their intended national climate action plans to the United Nations.This means that so far over 75 percent of all member countries to the UN Framework Convention on Climate

FENI: A rival group beat and hacked a young man to death over a trifling issue in Olma Bazar area under Sonagazi upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased was identified as Gias Uddin, 32, son of Abul Hashem of the area.Quoting locals, police said Gias and shopkeeper Safiulla

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh seized 60 gold bars from a house located near Kakdanga frontier of Satkhira on Friday noon. A team of BGB-38 battalion conducted a drive in the area around 1:30pm and recovered the gold bars, weighing seven kilograms from the house of one Jahirul

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been elected as the new Chairman of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The new Chairman was ceremonially handed over the responsibility of leading the 49 LDCs at New York on Thursday, said a foreign ministry press release.  

DHAKA: A radio jokey (RJ) of ABC Radio was found dead at his Shialbari residence in city’s Rupnagar Thana area on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Prottoy, resident of Shialbari area under Rupnagar Thana in the city. Rupnagar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Rezaul Hasan

DHAKA: University Grants Commission (UGC) Assistant director Omar Siraj, 32, who was earlier detained by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for alleged link with question paper leak, has died of cardiac arrest on Thursday night. He breathed his last at National Institute of Cardiovascular

DHAKA: Italy, US have been lift red notice issued earlier on traveling of their citizens following the killing of a Italian citizen in the city.The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka has lifted the shelter-in-place order that was in effect until Tuesday morning September 29. Embassy employees have

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard detained 180 fishermen with 60 mound of Hilsa from outer anchorage of chittagong port. Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guard conducted a drive in the Bay between Thursday night and Friday morning and seized 12 fishing boats, five-mound brood hilsa from each

LONDON: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached London after attending the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The flight BA-178 of British Airways carrying the Bangladesh premier and her entourage landed at Heathrow Airport around 8:10pm Thursday (local

SUNAMGANJ: A man allegedly chopped his mother and son to death in Dirai Upazila of the district Thursday evening.The alleged killer was identified as Ekram, 35, hailed from Nachni Chandipur village of the upazila.Local people handed over Ekram to police.Dirai Police Station

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have fallen into a deep trouble at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah as the return schedules of Biman Bangladesh Airlines disrupted on Thursday. Sources said the BG 4018 flight was scheduled to leave at 12:50pm of Wednesday but it could not

ISHWARDI (PABNA): Two minors drowned in two villages of Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna Thursday.The deceased were identified as Sourav, 5, son of one Abdul Aziz, hailed from Naudapara and Mofassir, 3, son of one Mokles Uddin, from Khalispur village.Dashuria Union Parishad chairman Aminul Islam

SYLHET: The trial of 13-year-old boy Samiul Alam Rajon murder case has began at a Sylhet court on Thursday.Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court judge Akbar Hossian Mridha started recording deposition of first witness of the case.Earlier on September 22, the same court framed charges

GAZIPUR: Two people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhogra bypass area of the city on Thursday morning.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Naojorh highway police outpost in-charge sub inspector Baharul Alam confirmed the matter to