BRAHMANBARIA: Miscreants chopped an election officer as he declined to enlist name in voter list at his office in the district on Monday.The victim official--Belayet Hossain, 42—was rushed to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.Belayet told banglanews that few youths came to office and asked

DHAKA: Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus addressed the opening ceremony of the 17th Micro-credit Summit in Merida, Mexico, held on September 3-5. The summit focused on the theme ‘Generation Next: Innovations in Microfinance’.Dr Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the summit where

DHAKA: During the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bangladesh will be presented as a Success Story both inside the main conference hall and also the outdoor activities. In sessions and also in forums Bangladesh’s success story on different fields will be vividly

DHAKA: A makeshift special court, set up in front of the Central Jail, recorded statement of Joj Mia’s mother Jobeda Khatun on August 21 grenade attacks on Monday .Joj Mia and his sister were also present to give their statements at the court.He was held in 2005 after the grenade

NARSINGDI: A training plane of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) made an emergency landing in Raypura of the district after two oil tankers fell down to ground at 11:00am Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, ASP Mostak Sarkar said no one was hurt reportedly.BDST: 1435 HRS, SEP 08, 2014

NARSINGDI: An oil tanker of a training plane of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) fell to ground in Raypura of the district at 11:00am Monday.Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, however the plane managed to fly safely to Dhaka and operation started to recover the fallen

DHAKA: The 122nd birthday of great Bengali leader Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy is being marked on Monday. He was remembered for his love for people and respect for democracy.He also dreamed a ‘Dominion state’ naming united Swadhin Bangla besides India and Pakistan before

HILI, DINAJPUR: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Bangladeshis to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Hili border post early Monday.The detainees are- Subhas Sarkar, 60, Lakeshwar, 60, Rameswar Sarkar, 55, Biswajit Roy, 20, Mashiur Rahman, 40 and Abdul Halim, 45. 

CHITTAGONG: Law department students of Begum Gul Chemonara (BGC) Trust University blocked Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway demanding permission to sit in advocateship registration examination. The 1.30-hour-long blockade at Biddyanagar area in Chandanysh started from 10:45am Monday

DHUNAT, BOGRA: Six people were killed and properties worth thousands of crores Taka damaged due to incessant rain and the onrush of water from river in last eleven of day in the district. Of the deceased, Abdullah Haque, 7, son of Nurul Islam, Safi Khatun, 13, Manika Khatun, 14,

KUSHTIA: Police in separate drives, nabbed 71 accused in various cases, from different areas of the district between Sunday night and Thursday morning.Of the detainees 25 were kept at Sadar Thana, five at Kumarkhali Thana, six at Bheramara Thana, eleven at Mirpur Thana, 20 at

NETROKONA: A district court on Monday awarded lifetime imprisonment to fourteen people for their involvement in killing of a youth in the district.The court also fined Tk 50,000 each, in default; the convicted have to serve five years more jail term.Additional District and Session Judge

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said proper education can encourage a girl mentally, economically and socially to be self dependent.“Women can stand against any injustice and discrimination if they get proper education,” she said.The premier said while addressing an

DHAKA: Saima Wazed Hossain, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be honored with ‘South-East Asia Region Award for Excellence in Public Health’ for her extraordinary contribution on public health development. World Health Organization will give the award for her marvelous

GAZIPUR: Eight warehouses of Jhut (garment waste) were gutted in a devastating fire in Chandura area of the district early Monday.On information, five fire fighting units from Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) fire service and others rushed to the spot and bring the fire under

FARIDPUR: A police officer was run over by a bus in front of Karimpur Highway Thana of Kotwali upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Joynul Adedin, 45, Assistant Town Sub-Inspector (ATSI) of Karimpur Highway Thana and hailed from Purba Sayedpur village of

LONDON: Veteran journalist and also former press secretary to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aminul Haque Badshaw said Bangabandhu had concluded his historic March 7 speech with the slogan 'Joy Bangla'.He is now under treatment on heart problem in London’s Prince Royal

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is quizzing ruling party MP Enamul Haque, elected from Rajshahi-4 constituency, for his alleged involvement in attaining illegal assets.   MP Enamul is being interrogated by deputy director of ACC Jatan Kumar Roy from 10:00am at ACC main

SATKHIRA: A robber sustained bullet injury and three policemen were injured in a gunfight in Moutala union under Kaliganj upazila of the district early Monday. The injured policemen are- Hafiz, Jabbar and Javed. Sources said that on information, police conducted a drive in the area

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, handed over UNESCO’s 2014 International Literacy Prizes to the awardees on Monday, an event held in Dhaka for the first time.The award giving ceremony was held at the “International Conference on