BARISAL: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) on Saturday morning announced a ban on the movement of vessels under 65 feet in the internal routes of Barisal district due to rough weather.The ban will continue till the further notice.Barisal river port naval security and

FARIDPUR: The ringleader of a robber gang was killed in a gunfight with police while preparing for committing robbery in Kanaipur area of the district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as M Selim Sheikh alias Selim Dakat, son of M Mohibul Haque of Gopalpur Upazila under

LONDON: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reunited with her daughter Saima wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and her niece Tulip Siddiq on Friday for the first time since Tulip become the Member of British Parliament.Tulip met her aunt at London Hilton on Park Lane hotel around 8:00pm local

DHAKA: Bangladesh and India will implement the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) of 1974 and Protocol of 2011, in a phased manner over the next 11 months.Between July 31, 2015 and June 30, 2016, the entire process, including physical exchange of enclaves and land parcels in adverse possession

CHITTAGONG: Two college students were run over by a truck in city gate area under Akber Shah Thana of the port city on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Wahid and Shamim, BBA first year students of Mostafa Hakim Degree College in Uttar Kattali area.Following the accident,

DHAKA: Visiting India declared their rain-interrupted first innings before start of game on the fourth day of the one-off test against Bangladesh on Saturday morning.    Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay had scored 173 and 150 to anchor India to 462-6 at stumps on Friday. Vijay

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel seized 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Najirpara area under Teknaf Upazila of the on Friday late night.BGB sources told banglanews that a BGB team raided the area around 11:45pm and seized the contraband tablets, worth around Tk

DHAKA: Three people, including a man and his son, sustained burn injuries, as a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Shikkatuli area of Bangshal in city early Saturday.The victims were identified as Salauddin, 60, owner of the factory, his son Banti, 2, and Nazim Uddin, 16, an

SARIAKANDI, BOGRA: At least 50-meter of flood control dam broke down by upstream due to increase of water level in the Jamuna river in Hawrakhali Dolipara area under Sariakandi upazila of the district Friday afternoon.Kamalpur Union Parishad Chairman professor Mokhleser Rahman told

DHAKA: Nepal government has conveyed its gratitude to Bangladesh for sending aid for the victims of devastating earthquake happened recently.Nepal central Bank Governor Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, on behalf of Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, handed over a letter of thanks to Bangladesh Bank (BB)

DHAKA: Air Vice Marshal Abu Esrar officially took the charge as the Chief of Air Force Staff on Friday.The ceremony of the induction of the new Chief of Air Force was held in Headquarters if the force in the city in the afternoon.He replaced Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari.The former air

DHAKA: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) are expected to sign the motor vehicle agreement on Monday in Thimpu, Bhutan at a meeting of the BBIN transportation ministers.After signing, the agreement will permit seamless connectivity of passengers and vehicles through the roadways

DHAKA: Customs authority detained a man along with 170 gold pieces weighing 1.5kg at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Friday.The detainee was identified as Emdadul Halat Khan, 45.Airport Customs Authority Assistant Commissioner Priyanka Das confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Police has decided to tighten the security measures and traffic management system across the country ahead of holy Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr.The decision came at a conference on “law and order and traffic management ahead of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr” at the Police Headquarters in

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries in an arson attack on June 2, lost his battle for life at the burnt unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Ranjit Sharma, 59, of Sairakhali village of Mirsarai Upazila of Chittagonga. He was a former

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for London on Friday morning on a six-day personal visit.A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage, took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:02am.Commerce Minister Tofail

DHAKA: The government brought back 18 Bangladeshis from the Indonesia as they went there illegally.The Foreign Ministry with the help of International Organization for Migration (IOM) brought back the citizens.They landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 12:10am on

DHAKA: The World Day Against Child Labour observed in the country as elsewhere in the world on Friday.This year the theme of the day is 'No to Child Labour-Yes to Quality Education.'Different government and non-government organizations chalked out various programs to mark the day.To mark

CHITTAGONG: Forty more BNP leaders and activists got released in bail in Chittagong district on Thursday.However, police arrested around 300 people in a drive conducted at Nasiman Bhaban in the port city on January 5 in a case of crating violence.Earlier, 136 BNP men got released in bail

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Authorities of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd disconnected illegal gas connections in different areas in Ashulia of Savar upazila, outskirts of Dhaka city, on Thursday.However, the connections were allegedly provided by influential people.Teams of