DHAKA: The 26th annual parliamentary seminar of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is set to begin in city on May 18 with the spirit of strengthening the parliamentary democracy.The four-day seminar will be inaugurated at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) at

DHAKA: India power secretary PK Sinha on Thursday said Bangladesh will receive 1100MW electricity from his country within 2017.He was talking to the journalists after attending Bangladesh-India Joint Steering Committee Meeting at Bidyut Bhaban in city this afternoon.The committee held two

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday issued rule upon the government regarding formation of a permanent taskforce to look into the allegations against law enforcers over human rights violation.The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi M Ijarul Haque passed order after preliminary

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday issued rule upon the government regarding formation of a permanent taskforce to look into the allegations against law enforcers over human rights violation.The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Kazi M Ijarul Haque passed order after preliminary

DHAKA: A plastic factory in Borobazar of Ashulia caught fire on Thursday afternoon.The fire originated at Horijon Plastic Limited around 5:00pm.EPZ fire service senior station officer Abdul Hamin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said on information, three fire fighting units rushed

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) quizzed Taksim A Khan, managing director of Dhaka WASA (Water Supply and Sewerage Authority) on allegation of irregularities and corruption in Padma-Jasholdia water treatment plant.Avoiding the media, the WASA boss secretly faced interrogation of

MOULVIBAZAR: Three motorcyclists were killed as a passenger bus rammed into them in Shreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district.The accident took place at Yousufpur area of the upazila at 4:00pm on Thursday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police sources said the

DHAKA: Clashes over land dispute killed a college student and injured three in city’s Pallabi area on Thursday.The deceased has been identified as Abdur Rahman Chanchal (20), a degree student of Bangabandhu University College, and injured as Rajib (27), Shahin Uddin (30) and Mohammad

DHAKA: The country has registered 6.51 per cent GDP (Gross domestic product) growth in the first nine months (July-March) of the current 2014-15 fiscal.The rate of GDP growth was discussed in the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

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