SUNAMGANJ: Two people were killed after being hit by thunderbolt at Shimulbak and Laxmipur villages of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Syed Miah, 30, son of late Kaptan Miah of Gazinagar village under South Sunamganj upazila and Lutfur Rahman, 45, son of Abdus

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted the charge sheet against five people including Sub-Inspector (SI) of Rampura Thana Manjurul Islam for gold bar embezzlement.ACC Deputy-Director and also investigation officer of the case Mirza Jahidul Alam submitted the charge sheet on

MALAYSIA: Bangladesh foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali is set to visit Malaysia on Friday (May 15) to attend a joint commission meeting of foreign minister level.The minister is expected to reach Malaysia at 8:15am on the day.Sources said foreign ministers of two brotherly countries will

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 will deliver its order on contempt charge against 23 eminent personalities for issuing statement against British journalist David Bergman’s punishment on June 10.The three-member ICT-2, headed by its chairman Justice Obaidul   Hasan,

DHAKA: The government officials are taking preparation to receive India premier Narendra Modi in Dhaka.Ministries concerned are passing busy time to complete the preparation without any flaw. Moreover, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s office is directly supervising all the preparation

DHAKA: Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800 migrants including Bangladeshis despite appeals by the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, international aid agencies and rights activists, who warned lives were at risk.Thousands of migrants including Bangladeshis and

DHAKA: Indian Parliament ratifying the India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) is a major milestone in good neighborly relations of the two countries. It was one of the major irritants that sourced the relation and was impeding multitude of mutual trade, investment, and other

RANGAMATI: At least five people died of diarrhoea in Sajek area under Baghaichhari upazila of the district from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.More 25 people have been affected by the disease. Some of them are in critical condition.Headman of Shialdah Mouja Juipku Thang Tripura

DHAKA: Customs authorities detained a man along with six gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city early Thursday.The detainee was identified as Humayan Kabir, 45, hails from Comilla.Assistant Commissioner of Airport Customs M Alamin confirmed the matter to

LALMONIRHAT: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot a Bangladeshi cattle trader to death in Burimari frontier in Patgram upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Antar Islam, 27, son of Aminur Islam of Burimari Colony Para area of the upazila.Quoting locals

DHAKA: A free speech group of Sweden, PEN, slammed the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka for not granting a visa to recently hacked author and blogger Ananta Bijoy Das despite invitation.PEN issued a statement on Wednesday that said the organization had invited blogger Ananta more than a month ago

DHAKA: The Resident Coordinator of United Nations (UN) in Bangladesh Robert Watkins condemned the brutal killing of yet another online activist in Bangladesh Ananta Bijoy Das.A press release was issued by the Bangladesh resident office of UN on Wednesday regarding the matter.The release

DHAKA: The newly appointed Ambassador of Germany to Bangladesh Dr. Thomas Prinz met for the first time with Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the Foreign Ministry in city Wednesday.During his visit to the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Prinz also met with State Minister Shahriar

DHAKA: Unidentified miscreants killed a woman and her uncle-in-law entering into their house at Pallabi Easter Housing area of the capital on Wednesday noon.The deceased were identified as Sweety Islam, 25, wife of Jahidul Islam and her uncle Aminul Islam, 40.Jahidul Islam, who is a

DHAKA: Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander A Nikolaev on Wednesday handed over a letter by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina while paying a courtesy visit at her office in city.Confirming the matter, the premier’s press secretary

JESSORE: Law enforcers arrested three ‘Jessore razakars’ from Kesabpur Thana area as accused for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation in 1971. The arrestees are Akram Hossian, Uziar Morol and Billal Hossain, hail from three village of Kesabpur

DHAKA: A mother of two children allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from ceiling at her residence in South Pirerbag area of Mirpur in city Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Sonia, 35, wife of M Sharif, hailed from Baniachang Upazila of Habiganj district. The couple has

DHAKA: Pay Commission submitted its report recommending a payment of highest Tk 75,000 and lowest Tk 8,250 as salary of government officials.Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the disclosure on Wednesday.He said cabinet secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan submitted the report in the morning

DHAKA: The United States, the European Union and France condemned the killing of writer/blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet, the latest attack against writers and bloggers in Bangladesh.Acting Deputy Spokesperson Jeff Rathke of U.S. Department of State, in daily press briefings on Tuesday,

DHAKA: Cost of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge project has increased by around Tk 8,286.35 crore and deadline of completion extended by two more years.The bridge project would now cost Tk 28,793.38 crore as government has allocated the additional money for the mega project once again.Now,