NEW YORK: ShahriarAlam MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, visited the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York on Monday.  Shameem Ahsan, ndc, Consul General, and other Officers and Officials of the Mission welcomed him there.  While interacting with the Mission officials, he

COMILLA: A youth was electrocuted in Dowapara village of Gouripur union parisahd under Daudkandi upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Akhter Hossain, 25, son of Almas Mian of the village. Local sources said Akhter died after he had come in contact with live

NATORE:  12 people, out of 33 victims who were killed in Monday’s road accident, were laid to rest at local graveyard of Shidhuli village of Gurudaspur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.  Earlier, the namaz-e-janaza of the 12 people of Shidhuli village was held on Shidhuli

DHAKA: A total of 56,048 people were killed and 44,588 others severely injured in countrywide road accidents from 1994 to March 2003. In an average, eight people died everyday and most of the road mishaps took places from 1997 to 2008. This shocking data was revealed by private

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader visited assured to give compensation to the victim’s family members who were killed in a road accident on Banpara-Hatikumrul road at Baraigram upazila in Natore. Baraigram Circle Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

DHAKA: The European Commission (EC), executive body of European Union, praised the ‘much progress’ in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry of Bangladesh on Monday. The EC said the country has made ‘much progress’ in improving the country’s labor rights, working

DHAKA: A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in city’s Dakkhinkhan-Jamtola area on Monday.The deceased was identified as Israt Jahan Nipa, 19.The victim’s father Yusuf said Nipa got married two and half months ago and she had many allegations against her

DHAKA: A three-member investigation committee was formed to look into the tragic road accident at Baraigram upazila on Monday afternoon that left 35 people killed and 40 injured.The committee, headed by Natore additional district magistrate Mohammad Ali, was asked to submit report

DHAKA: A two-day long workshop on Vision 2020 began in the city on Monday, marking the World Sight Day.Professor Deen Mohd. Noorul Huq, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), was present at the inaugural session as the chief guest and Dr Abu Raihan, Co-chair for South East Asia

GAZIPUR: Two people were killed in a road accident at Sreepur on Rajendrapur-Kapasia road of the district on Monday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said the a rashly driven truck crushed into a motorbike in front of Rajabari in the afternoon,

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint 157 andidates of the 33rd special batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in several sectors.The Ministry of Public Administration issued an order to this effect on Monday as per recommendations from Bangladesh Public Service Commission.However,

NATORE: At least 33 people were killed and 40 others injured as two passenger buses collided head-on on Banpara-Hatikumrul road at Baraigram upazila in the district on Monday afternoon.Of the deceased, some 29 were identified as Gurudaspur upazila civil engineer Hafizur Rahman, 50,

DHAKA: There is no official barrier in transmitting Bangladeshi channels in India, said the country officials.But, private Indian cable operators were unwilling to broadcast them for commercial reasons, reports the ABP Live on Sunday.They disclosed the information following a rule by the

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday fixed November 5 for the hearing on charge against three war crimes suspects of Bagerhat district in eight charges. A two member tribunal led-by Justice M Inayetur Rahim fixed the date for next hearing. Meanwhile, Justice

DHAKA: Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) on Monday demanded to stop planning construction of 16 more barrages on Ganga River by India and removal of other structures from trans-boundary from all rivers.BAPA made the demand at a press conference, organized by BAPA and Bangladesh

NETROKONA: A district court on Monday awarded life-time imprisonment to two people in a freedom fighter (FF) murder case in the district.The convicts are Ruhul Amin, son of Jalil Shah Fakir of Mendipur village of Khaliajuri upazila and Rafiqul Islam, son of Abdul Gani of Garaunda

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court framed charges against BNP Standing Committee member MK Anwar under the ICT Act after holding a hearing Monday morning.Senior Special Judge M Jahurul Haque also fixed November 23 as the deposition date in presence of the defendant MK Anwar.On May 6, 2013, MK Anwar,

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday ordered the concerned authorities to take steps to identify Ebola virus carrying people at all the ports including the international airports of the country.An HC bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice M Jahangir issued the order after

DHAKA: A Dhaka court issued another arrest warrant against Abdul Latif Siddique, recently removed as minister for Telecommunications, for hurting religious sentiment.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar issued the arrest warrant against him on Monday. Earlier, on October 15, Dhaka

NEW YORK: Bangladeshi citizen Rajib Ahmed Sizar admitted to bribing a former agent of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to get personal and secret information of a top Bangladeshi politician stored to US law enforcing agency.US Department of Justice confirmed the matter.Rajib,