DHAKA: Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam called upon the international community to look at the ‘water’ issue through a broader prism to address the issues of trans-boundary water management, technology transfer, green economy and water governance.He was

RIYAD: Two Bangladeshis were killed in gas cylinder blast in Dammam of Saudi Arabia at 1:00pm (local time) Wednesday.The blast primarily left one dead on the spot and another one injured. He succumbed to injury on way to hospital.BDST: 1816 HRS, JUNE 10, 2015AKA/SMS

DHAKA: Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq has been made new chief of Bangladesh Army.His appointment was revealed on Wednesday noon. He will be promoted to 4-star rank and take charge as Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army on June 25.Shafiul Huq, ndc, psc took over the

DHAKA: Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq has been made new chief of Bangladesh Army.His appointment was revealed on Wednesday noon.BDST: 1636 HRS, JUN 10, 2015RR/SMS

DHAKA: Police recovered hanging body of a woman from city’s Uttara area on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Afrin Bithi (28), wife of Saidul Islam.Uttara West Thana sub-inspector (SI) Abu Raihan said that after getting information from the victim’s husband police recovered the

DHAKA: Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra said he would file a petition with the High Court challenging the verdict of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 that sentenced him to one-hour imprisonment and fined Tk 5,000 for the contempt of court.Earlier in the day,

DHAKA:  The Supreme Court chamber judge upheld a High Court order that allowed three colleges of the city--Holy Cross College, Notre Dame College, St. Joseph Higher Secondary School -- to hold admission tests.So, there is no bar for the three collages to take tests for admission in

DHAKA: A writ was filed Wednesday with the High Court challenging the legality of an education ministry’s order that mandates Class XI admission for 2015-16 academic session based on the merit-list.Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ petition with the HC branch concerned

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 sentenced Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra, for one hour imprisonment and fined Tk 5,000 for the contempt of court by issuing statement against its order.The three-member ICT-2, headed by its chairman Justice Obaidul

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 16 members of a trafficking gang, including it ringleader, and seized a total of 2,295 passports from the city.Lieutenant Colonel Khandakar Golam Sarwar of RAB-3 disclosed the details at a press conference in city’s Tikatuli area around

SATKHIRA:  Four people have died and seven others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning in Shyamnagar Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as  Sajeda begum Saju, 35, wife of Amjad Ali of  Patrakhola village, Abdul Hmid, 45, of Taranipur

DHAKA: Two cyclists were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Jaigirhat area under Mithapukur area of the district on Tuesday night.Of the deceased, one was identified as Majnu, 26. Confirming the matter, Mithapukur Thana officer-in-charge Humayun Kabir told banglanews

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor asked all the financial institutions including banks to make the maternity leave for six months mandatory.He made the instruction while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of IDLC-sponsored loan project for women at a city hotel on Tuesday noon.The

BRAHMANBARIA: Bangladesh and India are set to open the fourth border haat in Tarapur area along the Kosba frontier of Brahmanbaria district on Thursday. Earlier on Sunday, the prime ministers of Bangladesh and India inaugurated the haat through video conference.However, it will locally be

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Foreign minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali stated that at least 7,000 Bangladesh nationals are in jails of different countries.He came up with this statement while responding to a star mark question in the Parliament Tuesday afternoon.Number of the imprisoned

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Foreign minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali categorically said that the rescued migrants, who were stranded at sea, will be brought back home within one month.The minister made the assertion at the National Parliament on Tuesday afternoon while answering a question placed

NARAYANGANJ: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-11 detained eight members, including two women, of a kidnapping gang from different areas of Narayanganj district on Tuesday.The detainees include Abdul Halim of Fatullah, Ranjita and Abdul Haque of Sonargaon, Tania Akhter of Comilla, Tareque,

NARAYANGANJ: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-11 detained eight members, including two women, of a kidnapping gang from different areas of Narayanganj district on Tuesday.The detainees include Abdul Halim of Fatullah, Ranjita and Abdul Haque of Sonargaon, Tania Akhter of Comilla, Tareque,

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Haque said a new act will be introduced to prevent crimes happening through blogging.Moreover, the Information and Technology Act (ICT)-2006 will be updated through necessary amendment, he added.The minister came up with this assertion while speaking at a

FENI: Two people were electrocuted to save a boy in Taltola Belal Colony in BSCIC Industrial area under sadar upazila of Feni district Tuesday noon.The deceased were identified as M Yakub Ali, 35, son of Abdur Rashid, hailed from Comilla’s Nangalkot upazila and Jogmaya, 30, wife of