MYMENSINGH: Dr M Shamser Ali joined as new director general of Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) in Mymensingh.He joined here after an order issued by deputy secretary of agriculture ministry Farhana Iris on Monday.Earlier, Dr Shamser worked as chief scientific officer of

DHAKA: A total of 105 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country on Tuesday to ensure security during Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations.BGB Headquarters public relations officer Mohsin Reza confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: At least five persons were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Kishoreganj and Netrokona districts Monday evening.Two farmers, who were returning home with paddy by boat in haor areas of Itna upazila of Kishoreganj, killed in lightning strike.The victims hailed from

Dhaka: Crores of money are being laundered to Malaysia in the name of processing Second Home there. An expatriate Bangladeshi identified as Dr Sankar Chandra Poddar is the ring leader of that laundering clique.According to the rules, there is no way to take more money than the fixed

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) ordered Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to submit the list of risky readymade garment (RMG) factories in city.The HC also asked Savar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) to submit the progress report about the cases filed over Rana Plaza tragedy on April 26.A

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka on Tuesday to attend Asia-Africa conference in Indonesia capital Jakarta.The three-day conference, to be attended by some 28 heads of the states or governments from Asia and Africa, will begin on April 22.Bangladesh state minister for

DHAKA: The decision of army deployment in upcoming city polls hanged on the air as five election commissioners were split on the issue on Monday.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and another commissioner opined for army deployment, two commissioners opposed while rest one was still

DHAKA: One hundred and thirty six more Bangladeshis will be brought back to Dhaka from war-torn Yemen.A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines will land in Bangladesh Tuesday carrying them from Djibouti, where they took shelter when situation went out of control.State Minister for

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: A 7-day ultimatum has been given on Monday to arrest the harassers of women during Pahela Baishakh celebration at TSC in Dhaka University.Dhaka University Teachers Association (DUTA) president Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed made the announcement from a human chain program,

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has taken a primary decision about army deployment in the impending city corporation polls.Wishing anonymity, an election commissioner confirmed the matter to banglanews after a meeting of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) with other four commissioners

DHAKA: A 14-year-old Bangladeshi girl Sona (name changed), who was rescued by the police and was kept in an NGO home at Vijayawada city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, was sexually assaulted by some staff, report The Hindu on Monday. Sona, who was become allegedly brought to the

SAVAR, DHAKA: Police recovered human remains from Rana Plaza debris on Monday morning just four days before the second anniversary of tragic building collapse that claimed 1,137 lives and injured scores.Police sources said several urchins found the remains when they were looking for iron

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pronounce its verdict any day in war crimes cases against fugitive Syed Md Hasan Ali.Three-member tribunal led by Justice Enayetur Rahim kept the verdict CAV (Curia Advisari Vult) as proceedings ended Monday.Prosecution and defense

MOULVIBAZAR: Four people including three policemen were injured in a gunfight between law enforcers and a robber gang in Shahbandar area of Sadar Upazila of the district Sunday night.Police also detained seven robbers following the gunfight.The injured policemen were identified as

DHAKA: Four men were hurt as an Air Conditioning machine blasted during reparation in a shop at city’s Moghbazar rail-gate area on Monday morning.Employee Selim Munshi said the injured were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).DMCH Police camp SI Sentu Chandra Das confirmed

CHITTAGONG: A man was killed when a three-wheeler ran over him in Kazirhat area of the city on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Santosh Dey, 45, son of Dulal Dey of Bidgram village of Boalkhali Upazila of Chittagong district.Police sources said that a three-wheeler human

CHANDPUR: A couple was chopped dead by their son-in-law over family feud in Kamranga village under Sadar upazila early Monday.The deceased were identified as Iqbal Hossain, 45 and his wife Momtaz Begum, 40. Killer Sumon Sheikh also chopped his wife Sharmin Lucky severely.Local UP chairman

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Indian authorities on Sunday returned three Bangladeshi women who had become victim of human trafficking to the neighboring country two years back.The returnees were identified as Kalpana Das, 28, daughter of Matin Das, of Jopypur village of Gangni Upazila of Meherpur

DHAKA: Tomoko Nishimoto, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Asia-Pacific, arrived in Dhaka Sunday ahead of the second-year Rana Plaza commemoration.ILO Country Office in Bangladesh issued a press release in the afternoon regarding the visit.She is expected to meet

DHAKA: Ibrahim Fatmi, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) additional police commissioner, categorically said that the criminals of ‘Pahela Baishakh assault’ will be detected through video footage.He made the assertion to the media in Shahbagh Thana after visiting the spot on