DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated nine bridges in different districts of five divisions on Thursday.She inaugurated them through videoconferencing from her Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka this morning.The bridges include 7th China Bangladesh Friendship Bridge (Achmat Ali Khan

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 12 aggyan party members, three of whom were hajj grafters, from various areas in city early Thursday.Aggyan party leader Abdul Gafur was also among the detainees.DMP deputy commissioner (media) Muntasirul Islam

PATUAKHALI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the newly constructed Sheikh Russel Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata Highway over the river Khaprabhanga with the view to ease the communication of tourists.The premier inaugurated the 408.36-meter-long bridge through a video

DHAKA: Latif Siddiqui Thursday sought stay on the High Court order that directed him to attend the hearing of election commission over legitimacy of his parliament membership on August 23.Earlier in the day, an HC bench comprising Justice M Emdadul Haq and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam

DHAKA: The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, will arrive in Dhaka on a three-day official visit in the third week of August.During the visit, the OIC Secretary General will hold several meetings with the government high ups, says a

BANDARBAN: A two-year old boy was killed and a woman sustained injury in a landslide at New Gulshan area of the sadar upazila Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Imon, 2.Bandarban Sadar Hospital physician Lokesh Chandra Das confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1146 HRS,

DHAKA: Two people, who were injured in a road accident in city, died under treatment at Kurmitola Hospital early Thursday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Biman Bandar Thana officer-in-charge Kamaluddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He further said a passenger bus

NOAKHALI: A Bangladeshi businessman was shot to death in Johannesburg of South Africa on Tuesday (August 18) night for declining to pay extortion.The deceased was identified as Alauddin Jewel, son of one Khaja Main Uddin, hailed from Baliakandi village under Senbagh Upazila of the

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: At least four suspected robbers were killed in a mob-beat in Shibganj Upazila of the district Wednesday night.Of the deceased, one was identified as Golam Rabbani, 40.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gomastapur Thana Firoz Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews.Police,

KHULNA: Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country was restored after eight hours halt due to derailment of two bogies of a freight train in Daulatpur area of the town Wednesday morning.The communication returned to normalcy around 3:00pm.Daulatpur Thana

DHAKA: The 20th Bashundhara City Grand Eid Raffle Draw-2015 was held at the atrium of Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital on Wednesday.The holder of coupon serial number ‘W-145801’ won a Toyota VIOS-1500cc car as first prize this year.Besides, the coupon holder of

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday placed three lawyers, including daughter of BNP leader Syed Wahidul Alam, on four-day remand to each for their alleged financing to militant organization ‘Shahid Hamza Brigade’.Banshkhali senior judicial magistrate passed the remand

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her India counterpart Narendra Modi put emphasis on exploration of the large markets of the two neighboring countries by expanding trade between them.They reached the consensus in a bilateral meeting at Modi’s office in New Delhi on

FROM NEW YORK: A three-day conference of Federation of Bangladesh Association in North America (FOBANA) will begin in New York City in the USA on September 4.A festive mood has been created among the Bangladeshi expatriates in the USA regarding the conference. Moreover, booking at local

DHAKA: A court here granted 7-day remand to the mastermind and his two accomplices of the bloggers Avijit and Bijoy killings.Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan passed the order on Wednesday when police produced them before the court with 10-day remand plea.Rapid Action

KHULNA: Eleven people have been jailed for life in a case filed for killing farmer Abdus Samad.Judge Abdur Rab Hawlader of District Session Speedy Trial Tribunal passed the order Wednesday. BDST: 1522 HRS, AUG 19, 2015AKA

DHAKA: Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal termed the killing incidents of ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders as ‘gunfight’ not ‘crossfire’.City’s Hazaribagh Thana unit BCL president Arzu Mia and Magura municipality unit BCL former

DHAKA: Suvra Mukherjee, wife of India President Pranab Mukherjee, has been cremated at Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi on Wednesday.The funeral ceremony was attended by Pranab Mukherjee, their children Sharmistha, Abhijit and Indrajit, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina placed floral wreaths at the coffin of Suvra Mukherje, wife of India President Pranab Mukherjee.She went to 13, Talkatora Road, the residence of Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee to lay a wreath on the body.The premier is scheduled to attend the funeral

FARIDPUR: Senior journalist Probir Sikdar was released on bail from the district jail Wednesday afternoon.He was released from the jail at 1:47pm.Earlier, the court of senior judicial magistrate Hamidul Islam granted bail at noon to Probir Sikdar in a case filed with Faridpur Kotowali