DHAKA: The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have been published Saturday morning with overall pass percentage of 87.04 which is 4.3 percent lower than that of last year. A total of 1,11,901 students had secured GPA-5.Education

DHAKA: Seven people of a family sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out at a tin-shed house in city’s Kalabagan area Saturday morning following an explosion in gas pipeline of the house.The injured were identified as Mamata, 50, Rubi, 40, Sumon, 30, Reshma, 25, Aoyan, 20, Bithi, 15,

DHAKA: Bangladesh takes a pragmatic approach to the protection of civilians (POC) mandate for UN peacekeeping operations, and considers it to be an important yardstick for the legitimacy and credibility of peacekeeping missions.State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam said this

DHAKA: After being accorded civic reception for giving services to the country, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said it is the countrymen who deserve the recognition.  The premier was addressing the reception ceremony accorded by ‘Jatiya Nagorik Committee’ at Suhrawardy Udyan of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi would jointly inaugurate second border haat (market) in Kasba of Brahmanbaria through video conferencing during the latter’s visit to Dhaka next week.Officials of Brahmanbaria district and Tripura’s

TANGAIL: Rail Communication of northern region in the country with Dhaka resumed after one and half hours’ halt following broke down of a tree on rail line near Mahera Rail Station under Mirzapur Upazila Friday afternoon.Gharinda Railway Station Master Jalal Uddin told banglanews that

GAZIPUR: An 18-year-old worker of Pran-RFL group was raped allegedly by her two colleagues in a boat on Shitalkshya River under Kaliganj Upazila of the district Wednesday night.Police, however, arrested two accused-- M Faruk, 22, and Sharif Miah, 25 --for allegedly raping a fellow

DHAKA: Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq alleged that authorities of National Bank Limited are not cooperating with the efforts to minimize the risk in the area of partially collapsed under-construction NBL Twin Tower.The newly elected mayor came up with the remarks

DHAKA: Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal visited Kolkata to watch final match of Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 24 at the invitation of Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya. On arrival at Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Jagmohan

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a showroom of Transcom Electronics in Gulshan-1 in the city on Friday afternoon. The fire originated at the showroom around 3:30pm, said Nilofer Yasmin, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Control Room.On information, two fire-fighting units from

DHAKA: The United Nations (UN) urged all the countries that are ‘implicated’ to sit around the table and come up with a solution regarding ongoing human trafficking.“The issue of migration that we've been seeing in that part of the world is one that demands a regional solution,”

DHAKA: Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Md. Shahidul Haque on Friday categorically said Bangladesh was determined to go all the way to stop and reverse the trend of human trafficking.He also said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Government considers the unfolding humanitarian tragedy in

DHAKA: Executive engineer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) M Siddiqur Rahman on Friday said the partial collapse of under construction NBL Tower left the entire tower area risky and prone to collapse.He made the observations while talking to journalists after visiting the

NARSINGDI: Rescuers on Friday recovered bodies of five people, including a child, who went missing when a boat sank off the Meghna River in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday.Details of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sadar Thana Officer-In-Charge Abul Kashem confirmed

BAGERHAT: Two persons were killed in a road accident on Bagerhat-Mawa highway at Kanar Pukur area under Fakirhat Upazila early Friday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Bagerhat Highway Thana Abdul Mannan Farazi told banglanews that a hen-laden pick-up

MUSCAT: Dreams of 564 Bangladeshi migrant workers for a better living were shattered when they were stopped on their way to work at the gates of Muscat airport expansion project site Sunday morning (May 24).The workers were arrested and jailed on charges of accepting to do jobs contrary

BANDARBAN: Four members of a family, including two minors, were hacked to death atMotaleber Pahar area under Kuhalong Union of the Sadar upazila of the district early Friday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Bandarban Sadar Thana Amir Hossain told

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vowed to do everything to modernize the Bangladesh Army. Besides, she expected more involvement of army in national development works.The PM was addressing the ‘Generals Conference’ of Bangladesh Army at Army Headquarters Conference Room at Dhaka

KHULNA: Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country halted due to derailment of three bogies of a container train in Daulatpur area of the town Thursday Evening.Daulatpur Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Shafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Khulna Railway Thana

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ruled out the uncertainty over her Dhaka tour as a member of Indian Prime Minister Naredra Modi’s entourage.Mamata said, “I will go to Bangladesh. There is no uncertainty. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the