DHAKA: Death convict war criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman will be hanged anytime after 10:00pm Saturday, said reliable sources from Dhaka Central Jail.Jail authority is all set to execute the verdict and high ups of the jail including IG Prison Syed Iftekhar, DIG Prison Golam Haider and

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the government took initiatives to construct 60 more bridges in the western part of the country with the view to smooth vehicular movement.She further said the construction work of four-lane Dhaka-Mymensingh highway would be complete

DHAKA: Foreign secretary M Shahidul Haque on Saturday said with the help of Indian ships, Bangladesh foreign ministry evacuated a total of its 360 nationals from war-torn Yemen to Djibouti in two phases.He further said among them, Indian Navy ship rescued 340 and the rest 20 Bangladeshis

DHAKA: Death convict Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman met his family members Saturday for the last before being hanged for committing crimes against humanity during Liberation War 1971.Twenty-one people, including his family members, relatives, met him at Dhaka Central Jail in the

DHAKA: Four people were killed and three others injured in two road accidents in Dinajpur and Naogaon districts Saturday afternoon.Banglanews Dinajpur Correspondent said two motorcyclists were killed on Dinajpur-Phulbari highway in Kaogao area under sadar upazila as a truck knocked the

BARISAL: Police have arrested bus driver Zakir Hossian in a case filed over the fatal road accident that killed 25 people in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur.Zakir was arrested from Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital in Barisal on Saturday noon while undergoing treatment there.Earlier

DHAKA: Expressing hope of more Japanese investment in Bangladesh in future, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government is ready to give full support to the investors.She came up with assurance while talking to outgoing Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Shiro Sadoshima at

NARAYANGANJ:  A doctor and his sister were killed and two others injured in a collision between a covered van and a private car in Chanpara area under Araihazar Upazila of the district Friday night.The deceased were identified as Dr. Nuruzzaman Khokon, 40, an orthopedic surgeon of

DHAKA: Executive Order from the Home Ministry arrived at Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday afternoon to execute the death sentence against war criminal Kamaruzzaman.Earlier, state minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal signed on the order.Besides, Jail authority asked family members to meet

DHAKA:  Government is thinking for alternative arrangements if Bangladeshi expatriates will not get their machine readable passports (MRP) within the stipulated time.Malaysia-based IRIS Corporation Berhad has been working on the project of enrolling and supplying MRPs to expatriate

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama greeted to all Bengali-speaking people around the world on the occasion of Pahela Boishakh celebration. John Kerry, US Secretary of State, issued a press statement in this regard on Friday (April 10).In the statement, John Kerry wrote, “On behalf of

DHAKA: Jail authority asked family members to meet death row war criminal Kamaruzzaman for the last at Dhaka Central Jail in between 4pm to 5pm Saturday.Defense counsel Shishir Muhammad Munir confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1346 HRS, APR 11, 2015AKA/SMS

JHENAIDAH: Police held 28 persons including two Jamaat activists in overnight drives conducted across Jhenaidah district Friday night.Confirming the matter, district additional police super Hasanuzzaman said that on a tip-off, police conducted a drive and nabbed two Jamaat men Abdur

DHAKA: Though there is no formal announcement, the administration seems determined in giving no more time to death row war criminal Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman for seeking clemency.State Minister for Home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told a news daily on Friday that Kamaruzzaman would be

DHAKA: The member states of the UN are now negotiating on Post-2015 Development Agenda, focusing mainly on preliminary global indicators, approaches to implementation of the goals, coordination with the financing for development process and technology facilitation mechanism. President of

DHAKA: Eight members of gang, who allegedly cheat people identifying themselves as law enforcers, were detained from different places of the city on Friday night.Alongside the detention of the fake DB police, Metropolitan Detective Branch of police seized two microbuses in several drives

BENAPOLE, JESSORE:  Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two Bangladeshi cattle traders in Ghonar Maath area in Putkhali border of Benapole in the district early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Aku, 28, son of Azizul Islam, and Shanto, 35, son of Abdus Sattar of

DHAKA: With the help of Indian ships, Bangladesh so far evacuated a total of its 328 nationals from war-torn Yemen to Djibouti in two phases.All rescued Bangladeshis will be brought to Indian port city Kochi of Kerala state, said sources concerned. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka

GAZIPUR: The much-awaited Mawna flyover constructed at Mawna point on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway is set to open to traffic Saturday afternoon.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to open the 450-metre flyover at 4.00 pm, said sources concerned.  After the inauguration, the PM will

DHAKA: The head of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) mandated to defend press freedom denounced the murder of Washiqur Rahman Babu, a Bangladesh-based blogger, and reiterated the call for local authorities to defend freedom of expression and public debate in