DHAKA: Bangladesh lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury has been elected to the post of the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) with a staggering 169 votes.The IPU elections were held in Geneva Thursday in the 131st IPU General Assembly.His closest contender the Australian

SATKHIRA: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested six people and recovered two tiger hides in front of Sangram Tower on Satkhira-Kaliganj road on Thursday night.The detainees are Gazi Selim, 35, of Sumuria thana, Sheikh Baktiar Uddin, 42, of Ashashuni upazila, Rabiul Islam,

SYLHET: A jeweler died at a city hospital on Thursday night after he was critically injured as a pick-up van hit him at the Surma Market Point in the city.The deceased was identified as the Avijit Kumar, 35, son of late Falgoni Singh. He was a resident in Kakali Residence Area of the

TANGAIL: At least three people were killed and 9 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck on Bangabandhu Bridge highway at Gharinda village under Sadar upazila of the district early Friday.Details of the deceased and the injured could not be known immediately. 7 out of

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained 13 Malaysia-bound fortune seekers with two brokers from near to the Rezu river of the district on Thursday afternoon.The two detained brokers are Lalu Driver, 42, Shamsu Mia, 22, of Chakatia upazila of the district.Major

DHAKA: German Chancellor Angela Markel praised the momentous leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and expressed satisfaction over the existing political situation and stability across Bangladesh.Markel’s appreciation and satisfaction came when Hasina held a bilateral meeting

DHAKA: At least 66 percent out of total children of Bangladesh get married before reaching at the age of 18 meaning that 2 of 3 marriages of the country falls under child marriage.Of the children, 48 percent get married before reaching at adolescence while 5 percent are married

DHAKA: The attack of Bangladesh Chhattra League (BCL) on Banglanews24.com journalist drew protests and reactions among the political party and the journalist community at the different parts of the country.A group of BCL armed ‘cadres’ numbering 8/10 attacked Abdullah Al Noman,

TANGAIL: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday arrested four people for killing a mother and 3-daughter by torching a house pouring petrol.The arrestees are Asif, Kawsar, Abul Kashem alias Kachhed, 50, and Nur Mohammad alias Nipu, 24.Tangail RAB-12 company commander

DHAKA: A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in city’s Gulshan area on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Nayar Sultana, 30, resident of the area.Police sources said that Nayar might have committed suicide at her house over family feud in the area.However, on

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury was elected as the president of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the next three years on Wednesday in Geneva.Saber Hossain Chowdhury got 169 votes while his nearest candidate Bronwyn Bishop MP, the Speaker of Parliament

SYLHET: Banglanews24.com Sylhet correspondent Abdullah Al Noman was injured as the “cadres” of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) attacked him on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place in front of MC College auditorium around 1:15pm.Witnesses said some 8/10 armed BCL cadres led

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking permission to keep the dead body of BRAC University Professor Piash Karim on Central Shaheed Minar premises so that people can pay tribute to him.Lawyer Dr Mohammad Yunus Ali Akanda filed the writ petition on Thursday

HABIGANJ: Three machine guns, four barrels, eight magazines, eight magazine-holder chains and a Very High Frequency (VHF) radio set have been recovered from Satchhari National Park in Habiganj.These firearms were recovered at 12:30pm Thursday. The special arms recovery drive that

DHAKA: Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained gang leader of thieves who allegedly steal luggages of passengers from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning. Airport Armed Police senior ASP Alamgir Hossain confirmed it to banglanews. He said Joynal was held

CHITTAGONG: Police detained 39 Malaysia-bound fortune seekers from Shah Amanat Bridge area of the port city on Thursday morning. Details of the detainees could not be known immediately. Sources said that acting on a tip off, police stopped a passenger bus in the area around 11:00am and

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman denied some $5,000 equal to Tk 40 lakhs as compensation for lost husband who was on board in the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370).Dennisa Wix, wife of Australia citizen Paul Wix, disagreed to take the compensation and told that it is necessary to

Somewhere around the world, two to three people are poisoned by pesticides every single minute. The overall death toll adds up to some tens of thousands of people, mainly farm workers, according to the World Health Organization. In Bangladesh, as in other developing countries, many

CHANDPUR: The fishermen started fishing on Thursday in the Meghna and Padma Rivers after 11-day ban on catching and selling of Hilsa fish.   Sources said that hundreds of fishermen started catching fishes in full swing as the ban was withdrawn. District Fisheries Office sources said

KHULNA: An outlawed man was killed and four police men were injured in a ‘gunfight’ with police at Kodla Gazir intersection in Terokhada Upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Babul Sheikh, 30Sources said that Babul with his cohorts snatched Tk