DHAKA:  International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) investigation agency has sought information of general elections in 1970 for mobilizing the ongoing trial of crimes against humanity committed during the war of independence in 1971.   Regarding the matter, the probe agency sent a letter

NEW YORK: Bangladeshi-American scientist professor Dr. Maqsudul Alam, who invented genomes of Papaya, Rubber, Jute and Fungus, passed away in Hawaii of United States on Saturday. He was 60.Maqsudul, who had long been suffering from liver cirrhosis, breathed his last at the Queen's

KHULNA: Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s information affairs adviser, on Saturday said an independent wage board would be formed for the journalists working at private television channels. The senior journalist made the disclosure while exchanging views with

CHITTAGONG: Six people were killed in a road accident in Pathaniapool area under Satkania upazila of the district on Saturday evening.The deceased were identified as M Syed, 35, M Shoaib, 22, son of one Shamsul Islam, hailed from Anarpara village, Shahriar Suvo, 16, son of a late M

DHAKA: Airport customs intelligence seized a huge amount of abortion medicines and 320 cartons cigarettes of different brand from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Saturday. The medicines and cigarettes were seized from a flight of Pakistan Airways coming from

DHAKA: REHAB Winter Fair-2014, a five-day exposition of real estate and housing services, will begin Wednesday (December 24) at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the capital. Fair standing committee chairman Rabiul Haque made the disclosure at a press conference at

DHAKA: Outgoing US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Saturday said his country does not try to bring any particular political party of Bangladesh to state power. The US diplomat was addressing a press conference at American Centre of US Embassy in the city’s Baridhara area. Mozena

MUNSHIGANJ: A driver and helper were killed as a stranded truck started running all of a sudden and ran over them in Baluakandi area at Gazaria upazila in the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Nilu Mia, 27, the driver of the truck and helper Firoz, 23.

DHAKA: A get-together of International level Sylhet-origin people is going to be held in Kolkata on the occasion of three-day long Sylhet Utsav, which will begin from December 26. Sources said the Indo–Bangla Sylhet Utsav, arranged by Jalalabad Association, a platform of Sylhet people

DHAKA: Bangladesh Missions in abroad celebrated 43rd anniversary of the Victory Day on 16 December in a festive and befitting manner.  A press release, signed by the ministry’s External Publicity Wing director (media) Nripendra Chandra Debnath, said on Saturday.  Victory Day was

DHAKA: The Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU), a platform of former students of Mass Communication & Journalism department of Rajshahi University, will organize an annual river cruise on January 9, 2015.The decision was taken at a general meeting of the forum at

DHAKA: The namaz-e-janaza of veteran politician and former minister Sardar Amjad Hossain was held at south plaza of Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday morning. Deputy Speaker M Fazle Rabbi Mia, Chief Whip ASM Firoz, Workers Party MP Fazle Hossain Badsha, ruling Awami League MP Nahim Razzak,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is more dynamic and modern than ever before.The premier also said the BGB has reinstated its fame with courage in protecting borders and also in assisting law enforcing agencies. Sheikh Hasina, also

KISHOREGANJ:  Three people were killed and 30 others injured in road accident in Agarpur area under Kuliarchar upazila of the district early Saturday.  Two of the deceased were identified as Umeda Begum, 52, wife of late Abdul Mannan, Jasim Uddin, 60, son of late Dulal Mia.   

DHAKA: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee told his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid that India attaches the highest importance to bilateral relations with Bangladesh, a close friend and neighbour.“India always believed that a strong, stable and prosperous Bangladesh is in its

CHITTAGONG:  Two brothers were killed in an attack by rivals over dispute related to business in port city’s Badamtoli area on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Faridul Alam, 45, Abu Siddique, 42, sons of late Abdus Sabur and resided in Badamtoli area under Chandgaon

DHAKA: Islam means peace, not war. Militants are misinterpreting the religion to world community. Moreover, they are killing innocent people mercilessly in the name of Islam.Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Ahmed Hossain Dayo came up with the assertion in an exclusive interview to

TANGAIL: District Anti-Social Activities Prevention Committee called a daylong hartal on Wednesday protesting the reopening of a brothel in Kandapara area of the district. Maulana Shamsuzzaman, imam of central Jame-e-Masjid in Tangail, declared the hartal after jumma prayers on Friday.

NARAYANGANJ: A college student was killed in Mizmizi area of Siddhirganj upazila Friday noon allegedly on love affairs. The deceased was identified as Rubel, 19, son of Nidu Miah of the area and a second year student at Government Adamjee Nagar MW College in Narayanganj. Sources said

DHAKA: Customs intelligence officials held a person with 800g gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city Friday afternoon, hours after detaining another person with 812g gold. Sources told banglanews that the authorities found the gold, worth about Tk 40 lakh, from Rashed,