DHAKA: Miscreants shot a man to death at a hotel in Dainik Bangla intersection area of the city on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Abdul Hamid, 48, hailed from Chittagong district.Sources said two anonymous miscreants were looking for Abdul Hamid at the hotel in the

DHAKA: The government has appointed new directors general to Directorate of Jute, National Science and Technology Museum and Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).Besides, the government relocated eight additional secretaries including the chairman of Bangladesh Sugar & Food

DHAKA: High Commission of India in Dhaka opened a new Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) to cater the needs of the visa applicants in city’s Dhanmondi Thursday.  The center was inaugurated by acting High Commissioner Sandeep Chakravorty in presence of State Bank Country Head Pinak

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government is committed to reduce poverty 10 percent more from existing 24 percent in the country.The premier said, “At present, poverty rate has been deceased to 24 percent from 40 percent of 2005 and we will reduce 10

DHAKA: India’s West Bengal government is awaiting approval from the Ministry of External Affairs to introduce Dhaka-Kolkata river route by this year. State Transport Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay disclosed the matter to reporters.While talking to reporters on Wednesday, Alapan said that

COMILLA: An auto-rickshaw driver and a passenger were killed, and three others injured in a road accident in Nimsar area in Burichang at 12:30pm Thursday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Officer-in-Charge of Moinamoti Highway

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Col (retd) Oli Ahmed over allegation of attaining illegal wealth. Deputy-director of ACC Ram Mohon Roy started interrogating him for two and half an hour from 11:00am at its head

DHAKA:  The Armed Forces Pay Committee recommended TK 1 lakh highest salary for the General and equivalent ranks of Armed Forces and Tk 8,200 for lowest rank officials. Committee president lieutenant general Anwar Hossain handed over the new pay structure to Finance Minister Abul Maal

DHAKA: A defamation suit was filed against Women and Children Affairs state minister Meher Afroz Chumki for making defamatory remarks against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and its senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman.Advocate Sabina Yasmin Chudhury, law affairs secretary of BNP woman’s

COMILLA: A Juba League activist was chopped to death by unidentified miscreants in Baufur area under Monohorganj early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 32.Sources said a group of miscreants chopped Shah Alam severely in the area. He was rushed to Laksam Upazila Health

DHAKA: Thousands of people are celebrating the New Year across Bangladesh as elsewhere of the world on Thursday. People cheerfully welcomed New Year’s Eve at the very fist moment of 2015, painfully saying goodbye to the very last moment of 2014.In the city, revelers converged at

Year 2014 was bitter sweet memory for me and my family. It started with a bang with memorable experience of Murray river cruise, visit to Adelaide Zoo, New Years Fireworks at Elder Park adjacent to Adelaide Oval and it ended with visit to Monato Safari Park, Mounty Lofty Fountains and

DHAKA: With the verdict of many war criminals, the outgoing year 2014 was eventful to the people of the country. Followed by the year 2013 when the verdict of the war criminals first passed by the ICT, the year 2014 as a result was historical for the nation as well.A large number of

DHAKA:  Four people were killed in separate road accidents at different places in the city early Thursday, the first day of 2015,The deceased were identified as Amir Hossain Babu, 45, resided in Kaptan Bazar area of old Dhaka, Dulal, 20, an employee of pen factory, Sohag, 30, and

DHAKA: The nation welcomed the year 2015 with a new pledge to advance the country on a higher growth track after some exciting political developments in the previous year.In the year that has just gone, the country experienced remarkable happenings that Bangladesh expected to sign

DHAKA: The year ‘2014’ witnessed many groundbreaking achievements as well as some failures. Country’s situation was neither too volatile nor stable. Number of killings often drew media’s attention.Sometimes international media was curious to know what was going on inside

DHAKA: The Joint United Nations and Government of Bangladesh Sunderbans Oil Spill Response Mission suggested that the traffic through the Sunderbans should be avoided.The committee made the suggestion in a press briefing at a city hotel in the afternoon.The committee also said that the

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed case against Major General (retd) Jalal Uddin, also president of Dhara Multi-Purpose Co-Operative Society Limited, and his family members for embezzling Tk 59 crore.ACC deputy director Zahangir Alam filed the law suit with Banani

DHAKA: The government has appointed Amzad Hossain as new director general (DG) of Bangladesh Railway Department.The railway ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Wednesday afternoon.Former additional director general Amzad Hossain replaced M Tafazzal Hossain following

DHAKA: Like other years, 2014 has also observed the demise of a good number of people, in which some were exceptional and gave a new definition of life on their respective fields.While remembering them, banglanews family is praying for their departed souls.Maqsudul AlamScientist